Gothamist: The Number 9 Train's Final Days

wheatbread

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:52:56 -0500

Its been 3 years since they took away the 9. I don't know who the people are on this page, but when you live in harlem or the heights the 1 train sucks! It's always packed, it's hot, and dirty. and it seems like that is the only train that tourist know. People who live on express stops need the 9 train back. you should check out where you live to live near the express stops. Thank god I live on an express stop so i can take the d,a,c trains.

George

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 22:29:11 -0500

Sorry to post again so soon, but your clock needs work; it's showing about 20 minutes slow.

George

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 22:21:40 -0500

Sorry to hear it's gone. I took the 9 recently to South Ferry (weekend, almost waited 20 min for it, but it worked), going to SI on the ferry. Guess I'll have to make do with the 1. (Coming in from Jersey, I start from 34 St./Penn) I like the NYC subway system, there's a certain amount of redundancy built into it - like getting up to the Bronx Zoo, you can take the 5, or the 4 and the 2. Now it looks like I don't have that backup *grr*.

yoko

Wed, 25 May 2005 16:31:23 -0500

i've been so used to saying "the 1/9" that i dunno what i'll do when the 9 is out.

sp

Wed, 25 May 2005 16:21:06 -0500

I HATE the 9 train and will be dancing on its grave.

anonymous

Wed, 25 May 2005 10:22:38 -0500

Skip stop has always been useless. This quote from the Times shows exactly why: With the No. 9 being eliminated and the No. 1 making all local stops, riders at two stations in the Bronx, 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park and 231st Street, will have their commuting lengthened by 2.5 to 3 minutes. But overall, 12,000 riders will see their frequency of train service double. Based on patterns of use, the transit agency estimated that most riders would have no more than one extra stop added to their commuting. The Nos. 1 and 9 lines have a combined weekday ridership of 500,000. I won't miss the 9 train.

sam

Wed, 25 May 2005 09:34:35 -0500

as of last weekend, it looked like all the "9" signs between Times Square and the UWS had already been removed or decaled over. Which was weird, since the train was still running this week...