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INTERACTIVE: Here's Where People Like to Stand and Sit on the L Train

By Nigel Chiwaya | April 27, 2016 3:31pm

NEW YORK CITY — Riding the L train can be a harrowing experience, between crowded platforms, threats of a full-scale shutdown and frequent suspensions.

In March, we asked DNAinfo New York readers to share their favorite spots on the L train, be they seats by the door or standing spots mid-car. Here's what we learned.

Of the nearly 7,000 DNAinfo readers who have participated in the interactive, L train riders — like most straphangers citywide — chose the seat near the doors right in the center of the train.

L Train Screenshot

What's interesting about L train riders is where they choose to sit or stand when their favorite seats are taken.

On trips less than 15 minutes with all the door seats filled, the most popular spot on the train becomes a standing spot in the rear. It's only once a trip becomes longer than 15 minutes that the middle seat becomes the most selected location.

L Train Screenshot

For short rides, a rear corner standing spot is more popular than middle seats.

Overall, for all trains, about 59 percent of riders said they rode during the morning rush hour, between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Most readers said their ride was of moderate length, as 63 percent said their commutes were between 15 and 45 minutes.

Click the image below to see the full results for yourself, or click any of the links to see our summaries of other train lines. 

► INTERACTIVE: These Are the Most Popular Spots on 1, 2 and 3 Trains

► INTERACTIVE: These Are the Most Popular Seats on the 4/5/6 Trains

► INTERACTIVE: Here Are the Most Popular Spots on the 7 Train

► INTERACTIVE: Here's Where People Like to Ride on the A, C and E Trains

► INTERACTIVE: These Are the Most Popular Spots on the B, D, F and M Trains

► INTERACTIVE: Here's Where People Like to Sit and Stand on the G Train

► INTERACTIVE: Here's Where People Like to Stand and Sit on the L Train

► Here Are the Most Popular Spots on the N,Q and R Lines