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The West End Line shuttles were also made part of the B route. [8] On June 1, 1976, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced changes in subway service that were expected to save $12.6 million annually and were the third phase of the agency's plan to realign subway service to better reflect ridership patterns and reduced ridership.
These lines and services were operated by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) and city-owned Independent Subway System (IND) before the 1940 city takeover of the BMT. B Division rolling stock is wider, longer, and heavier than those of the A Division , measuring 10 or 9.75 ft (3,048 or 2,972 mm) by 60 or 75 ft (18.29 or 22.86 m).
The BMT Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan.As of November 2016, it is served by four services, all colored yellow: the N and Q trains on the express tracks and the R and W trains on the local tracks during weekdays (the N and Q trains make local stops during late nights, as do the N and R trains on weekends).
The BMT Brighton Line, also known as the Brighton Beach Line, [2] is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York.Local service is provided at all times by the Q train, but is joined by the B express train on weekdays.
For the 2022 holiday season, the train, signed as the 1 train, traveled via IRT trackage between 137th Street and Chambers Street. [29] During Saturdays in December 2023, the IND version was back in the daytime, with 145th Street being the northern terminal.
In January 1932, the city announced an agreement with the New York City Water Supply Board. The IND wanted to start construction on the Sixth Avenue line by June so that some of the projected train traffic on the Eighth Avenue line, which was slated to open that year, could be rerouted through Sixth Avenue instead. [22]
The 116th Street station is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 116th Street and 8th Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, it is served by the B train on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only. [4] [5] [6]
The New York City Subway uses a system known as Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) for dispatching and train routing on the A Division [237] (the Flushing line and the trains used on the 7 and <7> services do not have ATS.) [237] ATS allows dispatchers in the Operations Control Center (OCC) to see where trains are in real time, and whether each ...