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The 14th Street–Union Square station is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the BMT Broadway Line, the BMT Canarsie Line and the IRT Lexington Avenue Line.It is located at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 14th Street, underneath Union Square Park in Manhattan.
On August 28, 1991, a 4 Lexington Avenue Express train on the New York City Subway's IRT Lexington Avenue Line derailed as it was about to enter 14th Street–Union Square station, killing five people. It was the worst accident on the subway system since the 1928 Times Square derailment.
It is patrolled by the 13th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. [11] The New York City Subway's 14th Street–Union Square station, served by the 4, 5, 6, <6> , L , N, Q, R, and W trains, is located under Union Square.
A current New York City Transit Authority rail system map (unofficial) The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
14th Street–Union Square: 14th Street–Union Square: BMT Broadway Line N Q R W The BMT Broadway Line, BMT Canarsie Line, and IRT Lexington Avenue Line are linked by passageways at Union Square. The two BMT lines were connected on June 30, 1924, when the Canarsie Line opened. [14]
A CBS New York helicopter captured a man discharging a fire extinguisher on a crowd of people. [19] The NYPD called on an estimated 1000 officers to respond. [20] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) had subway trains bypass the 14th Street–Union Square station.
A vintage New York City subway train will begin weaving its way across Manhattan starting Sunday and returning every Sunday through December -- transporting straphangers back 120 years.
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