So what about the train station?
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Nov 10, 2008 
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I should let you guys do mailbags. I asked if anybody knew about the new train station at the new Stadium and here is what we learned:
This blog all a bunch of info. I’m also told, via a MTA mole, that the station is a little behind schedule and will not open until May.
The overpass that will lead to the Stadium is just north of 153rd Street. Another reader sent this info along:
On game days, fans riding the Hudson Line to the stadium get a one-seat ride. Riders on the New Haven and Harlem lines will need to make a simple transfer at certain times. On the way to the weekday and night games, New Haven and Harlem line riders heading south will be directed to get off at the 125th St. station and walk across the platform to a waiting shuttle train to the stadium. Heading home during the work week, those fans will be able to simply board a train at the new station for direct service to their destinations. On weekends, fans from Manhattan will have to take shuttle trains. The different travel patterns are necessary because of the large number of trains – 700 – running to and from Grand Central Terminal on weekdays.
So there you go.
NJ Transit+Number 4 subway for me…..
tom- going from Jersey stinks!! I want a direct train!
Going from Jersey is like 2 hours each way.
At least give us a train from the Junction.
Delta for me.
Is there a heli-pad for my transfer?
mel-
Are you going to make it to the new stadium? Still can’t believe you never made it to the old one. Didn’t you grow up in CT?
I’m with everyone else they need to do something about getting fans from New Jersey. Some other option than coming into the city or taking the ferry. I cant believe that new Jersey transit has not yet come up with a bus or an easy way to getting to the stadium without having to drive.
From last thread
I was reading some of the last thread and there was a discussion about Blalock being clutch. I believe he had a clutch hit in an all star game a couple years ago. That should get him the clutch label. Being that now days-IT COUNTS!!
If all fails how about Casey Blake at first? I noticed Big Mouth Schill is #100. I thought he already retired?
Out of this list. I would sign Flash and turn aroung and trade him for minor leaguers or future picks. It seemed to work the last time.
jennifer-
I took the ferry once from sandy hook. it was quick, but, the price was not worth it.
Buddy,
LOL.
Grew up in TX.
Pretty sure that the NYS will still be standing by the time I make it.
My son chose to go west coast rather than NYC, so it’ll be later than sooner. There might even be a little patina!
If it makes the # 4 a little less crowded, I hope it’s the best rain ride of their lives.
Anybody ever take the Yankee Clipper?
mel-
Ok, I thought when you explained the Patriots, Lakers, Yanks thing you said you lived in New England at some point. I also thought you were male too. Haha!
Don’t get me started on public transportaion in NJ. It makes no sense.
There is no NJ Transit line to Giants Stadium or CAA. Nor is there any to the PNC bank arts center. It’s quite the hassle driving to concerts and\or games.
Plus how many of the fans are driving off plastered out of their minds….
looks like im stuck with driving
rain = train
Buddy,
LOL. Is that how it started? “It’s Mel, not Melvin”?
Just like the book, “Bud, Not Buddy”
Jennifer and I thought you were a real ball player, too.
Ah. Good times before the crazies started coming out at night.
i went to one game in ’08. a monday game and i drove from pennsylvania. about an hour and a half door to parking lot. i was surprised.
From texas and not a Texas longhorn fan? Whats up with that melv i mean mel? Tough to find state loyalty these days.
Jennifer had me crying when she was convinced I played professionally. I just always loved the name Buddy Biancalana.
saucy,
What happened to PSU? I was sure they would be in the championship game.
Now the question is can Texas make it to the championship without playing in the conference championship? I believe it happened once with Nebraska. It looks like Florida or Oklahoma would leap frog them if they upset one of the top 2 teams.
sos, i blame the bye week. their defense looked like crap and they couldn’t do a thing in the red zone. what a depressing saturday night.
i do think they deserve a better ranking than 8th though.
OU vs. Texas Tech winner will likely be in the BCS champ. vs. Florida and Alabama winner of the SEC champ. I don’t think Texas can stay in front of OU if OU beats TT, who is ranked 2 in the BCS. It would give OU enough points to jump Texas, in all likelihood.
Oklahoma could beat Texas Tech, and very well could lose to Okla St or in the Big 12 champ, putting Texas in the BCS champ.
Thats what im affraid of Mark. I think its about time to do an 8 team playoff(psu would make it). With all the time off that these teams have between that last game of the year and the bowl game. It would generate the schools more money and we would finally have a REAL champion. I dont get how OU can leapfrog a team that beat them this year. Time to change this broken system. Hell. Start with a 4 team playoff if they want to test it out.
I would love an 8 team playoff. Have the teams play the first rd as the Rose Bowl, Sugar, etc. Still keeping the big bowls, but now they would all mean something instead of just the BCS game. Also, because 4 teams would play an extra game, and 2 teams would play 2 extra, cut at least 1 game from the regular season so they aren’t nearly playing a pro schedule.
However, Florida plays at FSU, Alabama plays Auburn, and USC plays at UCLA, so anybody in the top 7 or 8 in still in it if their chips fall right.
SoS,
I only remember hearing, “Go Aggies” (Texas A&M) when I was growing up.
Shane Victorino is fond of saying his 2nd home, Vegas, is the 9th island.
So that makes SoCal the 10th island.
Get where I’m going with this? My hate for Texas grew exponentially when Vince Young and the Longhorns ripped our hearts out in the championship game.
Dude, sorry to hear about Tony Parker. Every Spurs fan must be feeling pain in their left ankle.
As a Texas fan. I would want Alabama to hold serve. Have OU beat TTech. Then lost to Mizzou. Therefore Texas would play bama in the bcs. I think they would have an easier time against them than anyone else in the top 8. They have no offense and Texas should be able to put up points.
Best Game IMO:
Gators vs. ‘Horns
“My hate for Texas grew exponentially when Vince Young and the Longhorns ripped our hearts out in the championship game.
Dude, sorry to hear about Tony Parker. Every Spurs fan must be feeling pain in their left ankle.”
Best game i have ever seen. I would have hated to be on the other end of that game. Second best was the OU vs. Boise State the same year. In SoCal we have an excuse. There isnt as much passion for college or professional teams like in the east or Texas(accept for laker fans). That i would say is because all the outsiders that move to Cal. So its o.k. to be a fan of an outer state team. Aggies? I guess i can give you a pass on not rooting for them. Even though their defense were power houses in the early 90′s(especially LB’s Qauriyat and Dat wyn).
Spurs better hope that the west beats each other up or their is a franchise player to be had in the lottery draft. Freakin ankles. Whats the point of wearing high tops?
Mel,
You can paraglide or parachute into the stadium. You probably won’t get to watch the game from your jail cell but at least you can say that you’ve been to the new stadium.
ray,
lol. I think I read that the brig in the new stadium has plasma tv’s you can watch through the bars.
On mlbtraderumors.com it says according to si.com that the Oakland A’s have acquired Matt Holliday. It doesn’t say for what yet.
If you have to transfer at 125th from the New Haven line it’s not really much more convenient than getting off at 125th and getting on the 4.
Hey Pete – I’m a big fan of your blog, but this last post, from a reader, is not accurate. The MTA said that there will be direct service on the Harlem and New Haven lines on game days – no transfer needed at 125th Street. It’ll be extremely easy for Westchester residents to come to the game via train. On non-game days, only the Hudson line will stop at the Stadium.
Pete, as someone who already frequently trains in from fairfield (the fare vs gas + parking + the pain of fighting traffic evens out), I’m wondering how much more convenient this will be than making the transfer at 125th, which isn’t that big of a pain but it is far from ideal. Reading the post seems a bit confusing in regards to shuttles, transfers etc… My dream scenario was boarding a train in fairfield and being directly dropped within blocks of the stadium, any idea if that will be possible once construction is complete?
James, I train in from Fairfield too, and I agree that this doesn’t seem like an upgrade at all. This is very disappointing, as I was under the impression that the new station would indeed provide direct service via the New Haven line.
Pete–
The writer for Second Avenue Sagas is also one of the writers from River Ave. Blues, if you didn’t notice already.
Do you think if it wasn’t so hard to get to the stadium, more people would want to go? Or do you think people that are Yankees fans would go see a game no matter how difficult it is to get there?
Melissa, if you make it easier to go it’s obvious more people would go and more often, along with buying bigger ticket plans. If the stop eventually offers direct service in and out of the metro north new haven line I’d upgrade from a partial season ticket to a full, and I’m sure many other would as well…