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Wintermute7 t1_j5yg0tx wrote

I never would have assumed that they built another train station underneath Grand Central. Instead I would have thought it was a very expensive extension. Reading that it’s so far underground, hard to find and takes forever to get street level, it makes laugh through the pain.

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Ok-Strain-9847 t1_j5yhqn4 wrote

They have been building a subway extension down the Van Wyck Expressway since the 1950's. Partial tunnel still there. Just depends on which new administration takes an interest in it.

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Stefan_Harper t1_j5yqxpo wrote

They never consider the depth.

This is not a NYC problem exclusively.

My Métro station in Montreal is four escalators below ground, one of which is the second longest escalator in Canada.

Ottawa just finished the Rideau station, which after DC, has the longest escalator in North America.

It’s a single station with no shopping or arena at the top, and both are like 12 min to ground level.

It’s fucking ridiculous. And that’s just baby subway systems in Canada and they still fuck this up.

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Topher1999 t1_j5ym0th wrote

Yeah I feel like the amount of time it takes to get to street level definitely lessens the time saving impact

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mowotlarx OP t1_j5ypun2 wrote

Especially when half the escalators will probably be broken/out of order for the majority of the time this station is in service.

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