No Late Night Queens Bound F Train Service From Manhattan to Roosevelt Island Monday Thru Friday from 11 PM - 5 AM - Will Tram Be Running During Late Night Subway Disruption? Update, Answer is Yes
Image of Blurred, Moving F Train From Venus in FursMore late weeknight's without F train service to Roosevelt Island from Manhattan starting later today. The MTA is reporting that there will be no Queens bound F trains from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island starting at 11:00 PM - 5 AM beginning Monday April 11 through Friday, April 15 From the MTA:
F Jamaica-bound trains are rerouted via the M from 47-50 Sts to Queens PlazaLast time this happened at the end of March, a reader asked:
Nights, 11 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, April - Apr 15
... For service to Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge, take the F to Roosevelt Av
and transfer to a Coney-Island bound F.
For service from 57 St, Lexington Av-63 St, Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge,
take a Coney Island-bound F to 47-50 Sts and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F .
... My SO works nights and this disruption badly affects his commute home as he can’t get the Tram which stops working at 2 am, so he has to take F train to Queens and then to Roosevelt Island which adds additional 30-60 minutes to the commute because F trains run very infrequently at night. He inquired whether RIOC plans to operate the Tram at night this week and was said, NO.No official word yet from the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) if the Tram will be operating during the hours when there is no late night F Train Service to Roosevelt Island. This past weekend when there was no F train service from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island, the Tram did operate on a 24 hour basis.
But a train operator said that last week RIOC did operate the Tram the WHOLE NIGHT on days there was no F train service from Roosevelt Island.
So why does RIOC run the Tram all night if there is no Manhattan-bound F train at nights, but not at nights when there is no Queens-bound F train???
This is very unfair for RI residents returning home at night.
UPDATE 3:30 PM - Just received this announcement from RIOC:
During the week of April 11, Tram and Red Bus service will be extended until 5 AM
4 comments :
Ms. Torres and Mr. Martinez continue to fail to acknowledge and address the fact that when there is NO F train service -- in either direction at any time, adjusting or increasing Tram service is definitely required, with appropriate notifications via ALL media, not just e-mails. Radio and TV -- all have transit updates and our forms of transportation should be on it...
With Q 102 service to and from Queens Plaza so infrequent and barely available overnight, Island residents and employees require SAFE and dependable access to and from their homes and employment.
There are posters all over the place and we have e-mail. Everybody who wants to be kept up-to-date has to make the effort to keep their eyes open. It's called personal responsibility.
It's great that RIOC offered the Tram this week at night because F train is not stopping at RI. It will also be nice if RIOC will also provide the timing of the Tram, so people have an idea when to get the Tram at night and not wait in rain.
If I am not mistaken, the tram runs every 15 minutes during non-rush hours. Extended tram service to cover the Jamaica bound F subway service interruption at RI overnight this week is definitely appreciated!
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