![]() Weekday evenings (necessitating a shuttle from 57 th to 2 nd Av)., but this was also soon sent toġ0-29-89, 57 th st. ![]() weekdays), and resumes service to 57 th weekends. The Uptown half ("BX" for "Bronx" as both it and the new K now used Concourse yard) returned to the 1940-67 pattern of terminating at 34 th St rush hours, and then turning back into K other times.ġ2-11-88 both halves of line rejoined with all trains going uptown during rush (The Q now runs The Brooklyn half was "BK" ("K" for "Kings" or "BKlyn"). During the longest of these, from '86-88, the TA (having just eliminated double letters), had to institute a double letter designation for Rapid Transit Operations (RTO) office use to distinguish the two halves of the split route. "B" became more fixated to it's southern (BMT) end, and when Manhattan Bridge reroutes would sever the route, the West End service would still be called "B" no matter where it went (Broadway, shuttle to 36 th or Pacific. Portion was full time, it was routed to W4th St, at first, and then to 57 th St/6th Avenue (7-1-68) off hours.Ĩ-30-76 When K service is discontinued, B runs between Coney Island and 57th at all times, and rush hours, alternating trains ran uptown and to 57 th.Ĩ-27-77 Through late night service discontinued and replaced by shuttles from Coney Island to 36th St. Still interchanged trains, were now based in Coney Island yard. Manhattan, and it earlier was proposed to be called the "BT"). Since this was express in Brooklyn (and from W4th-34th, rush hoursafter 7-68), the double letter was dropped (It was still local in upper This remained the same until the Chrystie St.Ĭonnection, 11-26-67, in which the trains were extended onto the BMT West End line (See "T"). (Now Concourse)Īs mentioned, this service started on 12-15-40 when 6 th Avenue service began and rush hour AA's were routed to the 34 th St. 12-11-88 it was discontinued for good when the B and C were expanded to middays (and the C to weekend service to WTC) "A", it was changed to "K", a retired BMT letter. In '85-86, double letters were eliminated, and since you couldn't make it This continued unchanged until the 8-27-77 changes, when late night service was replaced byĪn all local A service. Rush hours, the trains changed to BB (later B) and switched over toĦ thAvenue. service to Chambers (Hudson Terminal platform, what we today call When C and E service began (7-1-33), it was suspended until the 6 th Av. 2-1-33, it operated there too, at the same times, when the A didn't run, and terminated at Chambers when the A did run. ![]() It ran all times, and was extended to 207th nights and Sunday when the A didn't run. ![]() So this was the A local from 168 th St to Chambers, beginning the same day as the A. In this system, double letters represented locals. Hurricane Sandy Service Changes, see below and Sun.ġ972 A extended to Rockaways, replacing HH shuttle.Ĩ-27-77 Late nigh service begins running local when AA ceases late night service.ġ2-12-88 Fulton express expands to midday (C extended to Euclid)ġ0-92 special rush hour trains from Rockaway Park added along with full time service to Far Rockaway. I never knew it was once like this!ħ-9-67 extended to Far Rockaway middays, evenings and all day Sat. (Under this scenario, the Franklin Shuttle would have been rebuilt to full capacity-double track, 600 ft stations!) would have the higher capacity A trains instead of the lower capacity C service. In the late 90's East River Crossings (ERC) study, it was proposed to restore this arrangement in the event of full Manhattan Bridge closures, so riders transferring from the Brighton at Franklin Av. "Round-robin" service from Euclid to both Rockaway terminals began, non-rush hours, while through A service runs to Lefferts.ĩ-59 runs local in Brooklyn all times, as E becomes express.ġ963/64 E replaces A in Rockaways, rush hours, again. This may also be the time that the E replaced the A again in the Rockaways.ġ-16-58 New Terminal created at Mott Avenue, Far Rockaway (LIRR connection severed)ĩ-8-58 Replaced E in Rockaways again. Alternate trains continued running to Lefferts.ġ-27-57 non-rush hour through service to Rockaways discontinued. Weekends, they terminated at Euclid with a shuttle to Lefferts.ĩ-16-56 Extended to Rockaways replacing E. Weekdays (except midnights), alternate trains terminated there and at Euclid. 3-20-33 extended to Bergen 10-7-33 extended to Church Av.ġ2-30-46 extended one stop to Broadway ENYġ0-29-49 Express service in Brooklyn to Broadway-East NY begins, when the E is extended to pick up the local, rush hours.Ĥ-29-56 Grant Avenue opened, and line extended over BMT Fulton St el. The initial segment of the IND opens 9-10-32 From 207 th St.
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