By Tara Kyle
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — For patrons of the V and W subway lines, the time has come to take a final step away from the closing doors.
The two trains, which run from lower Manhattan to Queens, are getting the axe as part of the MTA’s $93 million budget slash. The M27, M30, B23, B39, Q74 and B14 bus lines are making their final journeys Sunday.
Although the changes are slated to go into effect on Monday, neither the V nor the W run over the weekend. After Friday, V riders will transition to an extended M line, while W passengers must stick to the N, Q and R.
At stops around the city, V and W subway sign had already begun to disappear by Friday morning.
Some commuters said they would miss the relative serenity of the under-used V line.
“You had a chance to read a book, no one hovers over you,” said Sigalit Menashe, 39, a saleswoman from Queens.
Menashe said she feared cutting the V would worsen rush-hour congestion and safety levels on the platforms.
“I feel for the people who rely on the W,” said Brian Greenberg, a 38-year-old lawyer from Gramercy who said he occasionally takes the train but would not personally miss it. “I think it’s important to be able to provide local service to New York residents, and it’s unfortunate that service has to be cut.”
Others were apathetic, citing the heavy overlap of both routes with other lines.
“We got along before the W and V came,” said Rich Apicella, 67, who lives in Peter Cooper Village. “We’ll live without it.”
