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The L was originally given the LL designation when letters were assigned to the BMT division. From 1928 to 1967, the same service was assigned the BMT number 16.. In 1924, part of the eventual 14th Street–Canarsie Line opened, called the "14th Street–Eastern District Line" (commonly the "14th Street–Eastern Line"), and was given the number 16.
Before becoming a BRT elevated line in 1906, the Canarsie Line operated as a steam dummy line. It was first owned by the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad, chartered December 24, 1863, and opened October 21, 1865, [5]: 101 from the Long Island Rail Road in East New York to a pier at Canarsie Landing, very close to the current junction of Rockaway Parkway and the Belt Parkway, where ferries ...
The BMT Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street–Eastern Line) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system, named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the L train at all times, which is shown in medium gray on the New York City Subway map and on station signs.
BMT Canarsie Line L The BMT Canarsie Line on the surface south of Rockaway Parkway became a streetcar line on October 26, 1917 with a free transfer to the Canarsie Line. On November 21, 1942, the private right-of-way was closed, and the transfer was instead given to the Rockaway Parkway Line, now the B42 bus route.
The following subway stations serve Rockaway Parkway: The Rockaway Parkway station is the southern terminus of the BMT Canarsie Line (L train).; The Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road station is located one block away from the intersection of Rockaway Parkway and Rutland Road, over East 98th Street.
South terminal for J trains at all times, [18] and Z trains during rush hours in the peak direction [18] Eighth Avenue: BMT Canarsie Line: North terminal for L trains at all times [22] Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues: Some northbound a.m. rush hour L trains begin at this station Some southbound a.m. rush hour L trains terminate at this station [22 ...
The BMT Canarsie Line began on October 21, 1865, as the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad, a surface steam excursion railroad line for beachgoers. Once acquired by the BRT in 1906, it was split between a mostly elevated rapid transit line from Rockaway Boulevard and Broadway Junction , and the Canarsie Shuttle streetcar line south of ...
The 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the BMT Canarsie Line.Located at Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan, the station is served by the A, E, and L trains at all times and the C train at all times except late nights.