New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-01
MORE RUSH HOUR TRAINS
TO END BRIDGE CRUSH
B. R. T. Holds Out Dazzling
Hope to Brighton Beach and
9th Ave. StraphangerS.
CENTRE ST. LOOP A SUCCESS
Connections Between Williams
burg and Old Brooklyn Spans,
Both Sides of River, To
Be Ready Jan. 1.

The new $4,000, 900 Centre street
loop" which when completed will con-
meet the Brooklyn and Williamsburg
bridges. has been in operation less than
four weeks. but officials of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit already pronounce IT sue
cess in solving the transit problem. a
comparatively small number Of passen-
gers have been diverted by the new loop
n the Williamsburg Bridge. but the con-
gestion has been sufficiently lessened 10
warrant plans for an increase of the pres
ent train service over the Brooklyn
Bridge on two of the lines.
The increase I'm service. to be made
within thirty days. In trains operating
from the old bridge will be on the
Brighton Beach and Fifth avenue lines,
when the Roadway Of trains from O'Clock
10 80 o'clock in the evening will be re-
duced from ten minutes TO seven and
half minutes. No extra trains VIII De
added i'm the morning rush hours.
The railway company is convinced from
observations Of the present workings OF
the loop" that by connecting the bridges
the rush hour congestion will he entirely
a matter Of the past The work now go
ing on at the Manhattan end OF the ola
bridge will be completed. II is expected
by January. and the company is already
making plans to perfect the service. The
construction Of an incline from the Myrtle
avenue line 10 the Broadway line. where
the two roads cross at uneven grades. VIII
b. completed at the same time. further
improving conditions.
Before the opening OF the Centre street
loop" on August .. there was an aver
age q sixty-seven trains an hour during
the rIsh over the old routes. Under the
present operation hfty-three trains run
over the old routes from the Brooklyn
Pridee. thirty-six trains diverting the pas
sengers through the Centre street loop
This means that 2I6 cars an hour run
unde- the new system. as against l2o
cars an hour over the old bridge before
the opening Of the loop
Aporoximately $4,000 passengers are
carried through the new loop daily III
each direction. As tho Williamsburg
Bridge trains carried 10000 passengers
daily from the old Delaney street sta
ton. an increase Of only 10000 passen-
gers each way daily is shown. This rep
reserts approximately the number OF pas
senccrs diverted from the old routes.
OF the four stations on the new loop
the greatest number of passengers use
that AT Essex street, which is at the loot
Of the williamsburg Bridge. where about
% 600 20 and come day. The smallest
number get on at Canal street. where the
records show about 5000 coming and 60
ing. At the Bowery. the centre or the
catshops. I'm the neighborhood OF $4,000
use the station. Twelve thousand use the
Chambers street station. Before the open
ing Of the loop the swoatshop workers
now using the Bowery and Canal street
stations walked 10 the old Delaney street
station or 10 the Brooklyn Bridge. while
the users Of the Chambers street station
are almost entirely made up Of those who
used the old routes. \ few thousand in
crease Is thought TO represent those who
formerly used the Brooklyn trolley lines
The elevated lines Of the Brooklyn
Kapid Transit system carry approximate
~ lG0.O 900 passengers each way daily over
tho TWO bridges. 100000 OF these going
over the old bridge and 10000 over the
Williamsburg Bridge. Even with the
Roadway unincreased over the bridges, the
freedom Of circulation IN the movement
Of trains. according 10 the prediction or
the company. will be such that congestion
viii be- practically eliminated when the
uresent improvements are completed, in
January. The problem Of a spcedier ser
vice will still remain but the railroad
company hopes 10 solve that by third
tracking system. which will permit an eX-
press service.
The company is working now to obtain
consents from property owners along the
lines, with a view 10 the third track sys-