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The 7 operates with 11-car sets; the number of cars in a single 7 train set is more than in any other New York City Subway service. These trains, however, are not the longest in the system , since a train of 11 "A" Division cars is only 565 feet (172 m) long, while a standard B Division train, which consists of ten 60 foot (18 m) cars or eight ...
The 7 Subway Extension is a subway extension of the New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line, which is served by the 7 local and <7> express services. The extension stretches 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest from its previous terminus at Times Square, at Seventh Avenue and 41st Street, to one new station at 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue.
It carries trains of the 7 local service, as well as the express <7> during rush hours in the peak direction. [2] It is the only currently operational IRT line to serve Queens. It is shown in the color purple on station signs, the official subway map, and internal route maps in R188 cars.
A schematic map of New York City's subway lines (i.e., Sea Beach, West End, ...) as opposed to services (i.e., N, D, ...). The Queens Boulevard viaduct of the IRT Flushing Line. The New York City Subway is a heavy-rail public transit system serving four of the five boroughs of New York City.
The Mets–Willets Point station is a rapid transit station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway.Located near the Citi Field baseball stadium, it is served by the 7 train at all times and by the express <7> train during rush hours in the peak direction or after sporting events. [5]
[15] [16] The platforms at the station were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains. [17] However, nine-car trains continued to run on the 7 route until 1962, when they were extended to ten cars. [18] In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. [19]
Some trains in a.m. non-peak direction short turn at Parkchester when the <6> operates. Short turns in p.m. peak direction at Parkchester when the <6> operates. Pelham Bay Park Express [7] IRT Pelham Line IRT Lexington Avenue Line: Pelham Bay Park: Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall: Operates rush hours and midday only, in the peak direction
[12] [13] The platforms at the station were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains. [14] However, nine-car trains continued to run on the 7 route until 1962, when they were extended to ten cars. [15] With the opening of the 1964 New York World's Fair, trains were lengthened to eleven cars. [16] [17]