Head-end View wrote:The Brooklyn passengers are getting screwed; losing the cross-platform transfer to have to go up and over to and from Platform F. Ridiculous.......
Rumor has had it in recent years that MTA may try to spin-off the Brooklyn Service to either the subway system or a kind of separate division of LIRR. We'll see. But either way it stinks for those riders.
Platform access at Jamaica shoukdn’t be an issue. Right now the LIRR connection from Jamaica to Airtrain requires a changeover and they are working to make transfers more seamless.
The same can be done with the new Brooklyn platforms. Having dedicated platforms is necessary considering population growth of Brooklyn right now and the usage of those trains. Sure, more inconvenience for transfers but also more dedicated trains and train service. Transfers is a different issue that can be worked on with better navigation and platform access.
What I want is higher speed switches finally installed at Jamaica.