Oct 18, 2007 8:56 am US/Eastern
'7' & 'L' Subway Lines To Get Boosts In Service
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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The 7 line will get 10 more round trips each weekday beginning in December. (File)
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A busy subway line is slated to get what transit officials say is one of the biggest boosts to service in recent years.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief executive Elliot Sander says the agency is adding 23 new round-trip runs per weekday on the L line. Some 30 or more round trips are being added on weekends.
Meanwhile, the 7 line is getting 10 more round trips each weekday.
The additional service is set to start in December. Together, the increases will cost about $2.6 million a year.
The L travels between parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan, and the 7 between areas in Queens and Manhattan. Ridership on both lines has surged in recent years, and passengers have complained about crowding on recent surveys.
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