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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
I predict MTA will quietly scuttle the name and when it does need to refer to the deep LIRR area of GCT as a physical location it will just be called the Madison Concourse or the LIRR platforms.
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Are the LIRR tracks numbered in the same scheme as the rest of the GCT tracks?
Honestly I don't love GCT - it's a rabbit warren just like Penn, just with a Beaux Arts veneer. The core of the station is beautiful obviously and it extends the city into the building, but the concourses are confusing / no spatial hierarchy. Signage is awful, it complements the architecture I guess but terrible to actually use. I spent 20 minutes trying to find a Metro-North train last year because the track it was on was not even mentioned in any of the directional signage.
Very clearly this was set up for commuters who use the station daily and can afford to memorize the layout, not much thought given to any other users. The "genius" of the station's designers is vastly overrated.