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Usually the 6 train in manhattan goes from 33 to 28 to 23 to 14. But Im trying to figure out why sometimes it goes from 33rd straight to 14th street. And I dont find out until the doors are about to close and the announcer says "next stop 14th st" and then I have to run out and wait for the next one. Is there an easier way to know if its an express train?
If the train is very late, it's not odd to find your local train running express. You'll just have to wait for the next one behind. Happens to me once in a while on the G. If I remember correctly, it would run from Hoyt-Schermerhorn followed by Bedford-Nostrand, from B-N followed by Metropolitan Av., from Metro. Av. followed by Greenpoint then regular to Court Sq.
I've been by-passed a few times while waiting for the A train at 190th Street. When the train goes through the station, it has passengers on board, so I assume that folks at the 207th Street station get on, and then the train skips a bunch of stations until it's more-or-less back on schedule.
I also recall taking a train (let's say the F) and it would switch completely to another line's tracks and, for all intents and purposes, become that train. Easy enough to deal with if you are used to it but I always wondered how some nervous tourist on their first morning in New York might react.
Usually the 6 train in manhattan goes from 33 to 28 to 23 to 14. But Im trying to figure out why sometimes it goes from 33rd straight to 14th street. And I dont find out until the doors are about to close and the announcer says "next stop 14th st" and then I have to run out and wait for the next one. Is there an easier way to know if its an express train?
That's done because there's lateness along the line, and they need the train at the terminal. The #6 is not supposed to run as an express--and if it's getting a skip, then the conductor is supposed to announce that fact. (As the former conductor posting in this forum, I advise you to talk to the conductor on your train next time this happens!)
There are a variety of reasons why trains will skip stations,1)sometimes they are very late making it necessary for service adjustment to have them skip ahead,2) if there is track work being done either planned or emergency that necessiatres trains running down one track as opposed to another.3)police/emergency situation.4)another train either stalled or not moving on the local track or the express track,it is better to move a train to the express track and still have service running than to have it stuck behind a train that cannot move.plus anything else taht could cause a service disruptions
DC does do this. I've been an almost daily Metro rider for the past 5 years and never had it happen to me personally, so I'll assume it's somewhat rare, but I've seen complaints on washingtonpost.com about trains skipping stations to get back on time.
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I've been wondering the same thing, but with the 4. When i'm waiting at the 170 st stop, sometimes the train passes the station. I have no idea why. It's annoying when it does that. When that happens, we have to wait another 10 minutes for another train.
I've been wondering the same thing, but with the 4. When i'm waiting at the 170 st stop, sometimes the train passes the station. I have no idea why. It's annoying when it does that. When that happens, we have to wait another 10 minutes for another train.
Most often, it's on account of lateness. It also happens a lot on the F line in Brooklyn. One of the advantages to a 24-hour system, of course, is that there's always another train--nobody likes having to wait for it, but it'll be there.
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