![]() ![]() Commuters ride the escalators up at Jamaica on Thursday as they navigate controversial new schedules. “Evaluation of the new operation on the existing conditions indicates an inability of the current infrastructure to accommodate the higher volume of service during the morning peak period and evening westbound direction due to cascading delays,” the analysis determined. The dire prediction came in an analysis of the Jamaica, Queens station’s capacity, completed in 2012, that simulated service changes nearly identical to the one launched by the MTA this week to its new $11 billion terminal on the East Side of Manhattan and found it would overwhelm operations at the station. The MTA was warned a decade ago that the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica hub would be overwhelmed and face frequent commute meltdowns - like the ones commuters have been forced to endure all week, The Post has learned. Hell-LIRR: For $15 billion, EVERY commuter should get better service ![]() Hell on wheels: MTA adds Brooklyn shuttles, longer trains but still leave LIRR riders fuming MTA staffs up weekend LIRR trains more than weekdays despite low ridership MTA promises Jamaica can fit Grand Central schedule after rush-hour meltdowns ![]()
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