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Service[edit]

Being a Luddite I can't seem to figure how to include MTA's Train to the Game Sunday event train on the New Haven Line in the infox. It is an important aspect/development for mass transit in NY Metro. Can you help? Much appreciated.Djflem (talk) 15:55, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The answer, simply put, is to not include it. No New Haven line trains actually reach the Meadowlands station, as there's no direct track connections between New York Penn Station and the Meadowlands Rail Line. All passengers coming from Connecticut to the Meadowlands must transfer at Secaucus Junction in order to reach there. The shuttle trains that they would utilize are already covered by the existing route boxes, so one for the New Haven Game trains aren't needed.

As an additional point, they aren't needed at the Penn Station or Secaucus Junction articles, either, because once the trains reach NYP from New Haven, the Metro-North crew hands the train (which is made up of NJT equipment) to an NJT crew, and it then proceeds to either Trenton or Long Branch as a regualrly scheduled NJ Transit train, (no train actually terminates at Secaucus). So from the standpoint of those two stations, there's nothing unique about those trains. oknazevad (talk) 16:13, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What I understand is that passengers can take a one seat ride to/from Secaucus/New Haven on certain Sundays via Penn Station on NJT equipment riding on Metro North right of ways with a change of crew. It's a fact that merits mention. If one considers, as I do, that factual information, including all service information, takes priority over infoboxes or jurisdictional details (which could be included) and makes for a complete well-rounded article, ommision would do disservice to itDjflem (talk) 16:37, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Meadowlands Rail Line[edit]

Would it not seem an article Meadowlands Rail Line would be appropriate?Djflem (talk) 16:50, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some info as its now out there: New Haven Line#Meadowlands Game Day Service Meadowlands Game Train Meadowlands Service

The problem with a separate Meadowlands line article is it would be a duplicate of this article, which covers the line as well as the station. That's waranted, as it's the only unique station on this line, which was built purely to serve this station. In short, one article can cover both, as there's no independance of each.

Also, regarding the links, the second is a redirect to the first, which works as the game trains are really a special New Haven Line service (at least until they reach NYP), while the third is simply a copy of the Northeast Corridor Line article, and shouldn't even exist. I don't know what the editor was hoping to accomplish there, but it is a true waste of server space. I think I'll redirect it to here. oknazevad (talk) 19:29, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Super Bowl XLVIII Sets Record for Ridership[edit]

Not surprisingly: http://www.nj.com/super-bowl/index.ssf/2014/02/super_bowl_2014_chants_of_jersey_sucks_as_train_ridership_hits_record.html Fan Railer (talk) 04:01, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Station layout[edit]

The table inserted here is redundant and inferior to the existing succession template and other descriptive text information. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Tables#When tables may not be appropriate re Prose. I have added that the platforms "have an enclosed passenger overpass, which provides an accessible connection." What else would be needed more than that? Secondarywaltz (talk) 21:29, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I created a new section specifically to diagram the layout because it is more complex than other stations. Also, this is not a list. Epicgenius (talk) 16:07, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

MOS: "Prose is preferred in articles as prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, in a way that a table may not."

There is no complexity in this station. It is a terminus with all the trains on one route going in one direction to one place.

There is no " Mezzanine" level, only a bridge over the tracks for passengers.

What does the table add that is not already covered by text descriptions and existing succession templates? Secondarywaltz (talk) 17:31, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but this is a visual. Epicgenius (talk) 02:33, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]