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Unusual_Letter61 t1_jcv0a6w wrote

Check out Newport Middletown and Portsmouth. Given you said schools are important that probably rules out Newport and would push you more towards Portsmouth.

Also look at barrington.

Train to NYC is easy from any of these towns, Boston driving is easier imo.

Fellow NYC transplant and New England native so happy to talk through our experience.

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Familiar_Ad1485 t1_jcv3m7l wrote

That’s not necessarily true. A train to NYC from Barrington requires driving into Providence and then good luck parking there. Same story from Bristol, not such an easy process getting to the train. From East Greenwich you have Kingston Station for trains to NYC or Boston, with an easy drive to the station & plentiful parking.

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listen_youse t1_jcvdazx wrote

Half hourly bus from Bristol and Barrington to PVD station so - driving not "required."

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Familiar_Ad1485 t1_jcvkp37 wrote

No offense, but I don’t think anyone wants to take a half hour bus ride into Providence before their 3 hour train ride. Especially if someone is looking for a house specifically to be close to a highway and train stations… when there’s plenty of more preferable options to recommend (i.e. Kingston Station).

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listen_youse t1_jcvmufy wrote

>I don’t think anyone wants to take a half hour bus ride into Providence

Ever tried it?

What makes a half hour bus ride so much worse than a 25 minute car ride plus finding and paying for days of parking?

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Familiar_Ad1485 t1_jcvruua wrote

Oh I don’t know… maybe the fact that you can get in your car & go when you’re ready, on easy nice backroads & your car will be ready to go when you arrive back. Versus being ready to go, then having to wait 15-25 minutes outside in the freezing cold for the bus… dealing with people coughing & sneezing all over you the whole way. Then when you arrive back on the train you better hope it coincides with the bus schedule, otherwise you’re waiting outside in the freezing cold in Kennedy Plaza (the gem of the state 🙄) for another half hour in the freezing cold with panhandlers & cigarette smokers surrounding you… only to Uber home because you’re bus never showed up.

Gee, I just can’t figure out why someone would recommend to someone looking to move to RI why an easy backroad drive to the train versus a hellish bus ride to Kennedy Plaza would be a preferred option.

Take a lap, your goofy ass makes no sense.

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Many-Froyo9699 OP t1_jcxz7l8 wrote

What are the logistics to train from there to NYC? How long does it take and how many transfers?

Middletown and Portsmouth both look very nice I was honestly just reluctant to sign up for challenging commutes (albeit infrequent) so that’s why I figured the islands would be harder

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Unusual_Letter61 t1_jczqrjt wrote

I’m near the border of Newport and Middletown and it’s a 30 minute drive to the Kingston train station where you can park for free and hop right on Amtrak. Depending where in Middletown Portsmouth the drive can be a little longer than that, particularly some parts of Portsmouth.

There’s an early 7am train out that I take pretty often, it’s great…until you have to walk through Penn Station haha

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Many-Froyo9699 OP t1_jczssnd wrote

Ooph penn station…that’s not so bad. It won’t be all the time I need to go to NY so definitely doable. And Boston is also easy from there for a drive so have best of both worlds. I can look this up but do you happen to know if that Kingston station is the Acela or is it the slower Amtrak service?

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Unusual_Letter61 t1_jczynqu wrote

It’s the slow one. Providence is Acela, but the track regulations on speed and stops are so frequent that the Acela is like 20 minutes faster or something relatively insignificant.

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