Old Subways (And Elevateds)

This page was last updated on August 18, 2019.

Compiled by Andre Kristopans.

This section gives histories of systems that existed as of 01/01/1946, thru the current day or until abandonment.

As with any database of this nature, errors and omissions are bound to occur. If you can add anything, please contact me at: andrethebusman99@msn.com

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BOSTON ELEVATED RY
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTH (08/29/47)
MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSP AUTH (08/30/64)

Red Line (Cambridge/Dorchester)

01/01/46 Service between ASHMONT and HARVARD, some extended from Harvard to STADIUM for football games.

11/18/67 Closed Stadium stop.

09/01/71 Began alternate service from Harvard to QUINCY CENTER. Opened intermediate stops at NORTH QUINCY, WOLLASTON.

03/24/79 Extended service from Harvard to temporary HARVARD/BRATTLE.

03/22/80 Extended service from Quincy Center to BRAINTREE.

01/31/81 Closed Harvard, opened temporary HARVARD/HOLYOKE.

09/06/83 Closed temporary Harvard/Brattle and Harvard/Holyoke, reopened HARVARD.

09/10/83 Opened intermediate stop at QUINCY ADAMS.

12/08/84 Extended service from Harvard to DAVIS SQUARE. Opened intermediate stop at PORTER SQUARE.

03/30/85 Extended service from Davis Square to ALEWIFE.

12/14/88 Opened intermediate stop at JFK/UMASS for Braintree service.


Fleet:

01400-01491 SE MP Pullman-Standard 1963 (retired)
01500-01523 DE SU Pullman-Standard 1969 (converted to SE MP)
01600-01651 SE MP Pullman-Standard 1969
01700-01757 SE MP UTDC 1987-89
01800-01885 SE MP Bombardier 1993-95 
1900-2151 SE MP CRRC 2019->


Orange Line (Main Line)

01/01/46 Service between FOREST HILLS and EVERETT.

04/07/75 Closed elevated between Haymarket and Everett, began service via new route to SULLIVAN SQUARE. Opened new intermediate stops at NORTH STATION, COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

09/06/75 Extended service from Sullivan Square to WELLINGTON.

12/27/75 Extended service from Wellington to MALDEN CENTER.

03/19/77 Extended service from Malden Center to OAK GROVE, Mon-Sat only.

02/01/81 Cut back Sundays from Malden Center to Wellington (restored 12/16/81)

05/01/81 Closed Essex stop (reopened 05/15/81)

03/03/82 Closed Essex stop (reopened 04/17/82)

05/04/87 Closed elevated Chinatown to Forest Hills, began service via new route to FOREST HILLS. Opened new intermediate stops at NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER, BACK BAY/SOUTH END, MASSACHUSETTS AV, RUGGLES, ROXBURY CROSSING, JACKSON SQUARE, STONY BROOK, GREEN ST.

09/02/14 Opened intermediate stop at ASSEMBLY


Fleet:

01100-01199 SE MP Pullman-Standard 1957 (retired)
01200-01319 SE MP Hawker-Siddley 1980
1400-1552 SE MP CRRC 2018->


Blue Line (East Boston Tunnel)

01/01/46 Service between BOWDOIN and MAVERICK.

01/05/52 Extended service from Maverick to ORIENT HEIGHTS. Opened intermediate stops at AIRPORT, DAY SQUARE (later WOOD ISLAND PARK, then WOOD ISLAND).

04/21/52 Extended some service from Orient Heights to SUFFOLK DOWNS on racing days only.

01/19/54 Extended service from Orient Heights to WONDERLAND, opened intermediate stops at BEACHMONT, REVERE BEACH.

02/14/76 Closed EB platform at Suffolk Downs account fire.

01/03/81 Closed Bowdoin stop (reopened 01/11/81 Mon-Fri daytime only)

02/01/81 Cut back Sunday service from Wonderland to Orient Heights (restored 12/16/81)

03/03/82 Closed Bowdoin stop (reopened 04/20/82 Mon-Fri daytime only)

01/03/84 Opened new Suffolk Downs station.


Fleet:

0548-0587 SE MP St Louis 1951 (retired)
0600-0669 SE MP Hawker-Siddley 1978-80

01/07/14 


PHILADELPHIA TRANSP CO
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSP AUTH (09/30/68)

Blue Line (Market/Frankford)

01/01/46 Service 69TH ST to BRIDGE/PRATT.

11/06/55 Replaced elevated with subway 46th St to 22nd St. Opened new intermediate stops at 40TH ST, 34TH ST, 30TH ST.

01/29/56 Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush.

05/16/77 Replaced elevated structure with service in expressway median 2nd St to Girard. Opened new intermediate stop at SPRING GARDEN.

06/16/91 Discontinued owl service.

07/25/03 Cut back from Bridge/Pratt to Margaret/Orthodox

08/04/03 Extended service from Margaret/Orthodox to FRANKFORD TRANSPORTATIN CENTER

Fleet:

601-646 DE SU Budd 1960 (retired)
701-924 SE MP Budd 1960 (retired)
1001-1220 SE MP Adtranz 1996-98


Orange Line (Broad St)

01/01/46 Service OLNEY to SNYDER, additional Ridge Av line service GIRARD to 8TH/MARKET, extended evenings, Sundays to BROADWAY via Bridge Line.

02/15/53 Cut back evening and Sunday Ridge Av Line service from Broadway to 8th/Market.

09/13/53 Resumed evening, Sunday Ride Av Line service to Broadway.

09/09/56 Extended service from Olney to FERN ROCK.

09/28/59 Began express service Mon-Sat daytime, extended Ridge Av Line service from Girard to Erie Mon-Sat  daytime, began local service Erie to Snyder Mon-Fri rush.

1962 Discontinued Erie to Snyder local service

02/65 Discontinued express service and cut back Ridge Av Line from Erie to Girard Mon-Fri midday.

06/20/65? Discontinued express service and cut back Ridge Av Line from Erie to Girard Saturday.

08/27/68 Cut back Ridge Av Line service from Broadway to new 8TH/MARKET.

04/08/73 Extended service from Snyder to PATTISON. Opened intermediate stop at OREGON

09/05/76 Discontinued Ridge Av Line service Sunday.

11/18/79 Discontinued express service and cut back Ridge Av Line from Erie to Girard Mon-Fri rush. 

02/15/81 Suspended Ridge Av Line due to construction interference.

01/03/83 Began Mon-Fri rush express service Olney to Walnut/Locust.

09/06/83 Resumed Ridge Av Line service Girard to 8th/Market day & early evening, extended to Erie Mon-Fri rush.

09/10/89 Closed Spring Garden station on Ridge Av Line

06/16/91 Discontinued owl service.


Fleet:

501-576 DE SU Kawasaki 1982-83
601-699 SE SU Kawasaki 1982-83


12/22/12 


DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY (Camden)


01/01/46 Service between BROADWAY CAMDEN and 8TH/MARKET, thru to Girard via PTC Ridge Av Line evenings, Sundays.

03/31/52 Reopened Franklin Square station (had been closed since 07/10/39?)

02/15/53 Extended service from 8th/Market to 16TH/15TH. Opened intermediate stops at 10TH/9TH, 13TH/12TH. Discontinued evening, Sunday service to Girard.

09/13/53 Made shuttle 8th/Market to 16th/15th, resumed service to Girard evenings, Sundays.

10/31/53 Closed Franklin Square station

01/10/54 Discontinued shuttle service Sundays.

08/27/68 Discontinued evening, Sunday service to Girard.

12/28/68 Discontinued service.

01/04/69 Began service LINDENWOLD to BROADWAY CAMDEN. Opened intermediate stops at ASHLAND, HADDONFIELD, WESTMONT, COLLINGSWOOD, FERRY AV CAMDEN.

02/15/69 Resumed service Broadway Camden to 16th/15th.

05/14/76 Reopened intermediate stop at FRANKLIN SQUARE (had been closed since 10/31/53).

09/07/79 Closed Franklin Square.

02/01/80 Opened intermediate stop at Woodcrest.


Fleet:

101-125 DE SU Budd 1968 (116 retired, 101-115,117-125 rebuilt, r# 1101-1124)
201-250 SE MP Budd 1968-69 (rebuilt, r# 1001-1050)
251-296 SE MP Canadian Vickers 1980-81 (rebuilt, r# 1051-1096)

07/15/02 


PHILADELPHIA & WESTERN RY
PHILADELPHIA & SUBURBAN TRANSP CO (merged 12/31/53)
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSP AUTH (09/30/68)

100-NORRISTOWN HIGH-SPEED LINE (PURPLE LINE)

01/01/46 69th St to Norristown (express Mon-Fri rush only), also 69th St to Stafford.

1953 Opened intermediate stop at PARKVIEW.

1954 Relocated Gulph Mills stop.

03/23/56 Discontinued service to Stafford. Closed Radnor, Ithan, Wayne/St Davids, West Wayne stops. 

1956 opened intermediate stop at RADNOR.

1957 Relocated Bridgeport stop.

1959 Relocated Haverford stop, closed Haverford College stop.

1960 Replaced Stadium stop.

08/24/86 Suspended service account accident and lack of equipment.

10/06/86 Resumed limited service Mon-Fri rush only, making all stops.

12/22/86 Resumed normal schedule.

09/10/90 Suspended express service account lack of equipment.

01/14/91 Resumed Mon-Fri rush express service.


Fleet:

476-479 St Louis 1950-51 SE MP (ex CTA 6069-70, 6175-76; acq 1987, retired)

480-489 St Louis 1950-51 SE MP (ex CTA 6079-80, 6089-90, 6139-40, 6151-52, 6161-62; acq 1986, retired)

601,602,605,609,619 Budd 1960 SE SE (borrowed from Market-Frankford Line 1990, retired)

130-155 ABB 1993-94 SU DE (ordered as 450-475, 450-451 actually completed as such)

07/15/02 


HUDSON & MANHATTAN RR
PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORP (09/01/62)

01/01/46 Hudson Terminal to Penn Station/Newark, Hudson Terminal to Hoboken, 33rd St to Hoboken, 33rd St to Journal Square.

08/54 Closed 19th St stop.

04/28/68 Discontinued Hudson Terminal to Hoboken and 33rd St to Hoboken services nights and weekends, rerouted 33rd St to Journal Square service via Hoboken nights and weekends.

07/06/71 Replaced Hudson Terminal with WORLD TRADE CENTER.

04/27/97 Resumed World Trade Center to Hoboken service Sat-Sun.

10/26/97 Discontinued World Trade Center to Hoboken service Sat-Sun evening, also discontinued routing 33rd St to Journal Square service via Hoboken Sat-Sun daytime. Resumed 33rd St to Hoboken service Sat-Sun daytime.

09/11/01 World Trade Center destroyed. Rerouted Penn Station/Newark service to 33rd St. Discontinued Hoboken to World Trade Center service. Closed Exchange Place stop.

06/29/03 Reopened Exchange Place stop. Rerouted Penn Station/Newark service to Exchange Place, resumed Hoboken to Exchange Place service.

11/23/03 Resumed service Exchange Place to World Trade Center.

Fleet:

1200-1205 SLC 1958-59 DE SU (retired)
1206-1229 SLC 1958-59 SE MP (retired)
1230-1233 SLC 1958-59 DE SU (retired) 
1234-1249 SLC 1958-59 SE MP (retired)

600-709 SLC 1965 SE SU
100-151 SLC 1965 NDM

710-723 SLC 1967 SE SU
152-181 SLC 1967 NDM

724-769 Hawker-Siddeley 1972 SE SU

800-894 Kawasaki 1986-87 SE SU

12/11/06 





CHICAGO RAPID TRANSIT CO
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTH (10/01/47)

RED LINE (North-South)

01/01/46 service:

1) HOWARD to JACKSON PARK Express via Subway, all times, some Mon-Fri rush, all owl extended Howard to LINDEN.
2) KIMBALL to LOOMIS Express via Subway, all times, part of each train diverted to 69TH
3) WILSON to 42ND PLACE Local via Elevated, all times.
4) WILSON to LOOP Express via Elevated, Mon-Fri rush.
5) KIMBALL to LOOP Express via Elevated, Mon-Fri rush, PM rush from NORTH WATER ST to KIMBALL NB only.
6) INDIANA to STOCK YARDS shuttle all times except Sundays.

07/31/49 Reorganized service. All service operates Howard to alternately Jackson Park or Loomis. Kimball service becomes Ravenswood route. Begin shuttle service Indiana to 42nd Place (Kenwood) and Harvard to 69th (Normal Park). Begin Mon-Sat skip-stop express service. Closed stops at Buena, Grace, Clark, Wrightwood, Webster, Halsted, Larrabee, Schiller, Division, Oak, North Water St, Congress Stub, Roosevelt, 18th, 26th, 29th, 31st, Pershing, Princeton, Parnell. 33rd made auxiliary entrance to 35th.

01/01/50 Began skip-stop express service Sundays, also discontinued Normal Park Shuttle service nights.

01/06/52 Discontinued skip-stop express service Sundays.

05/04/52 Closed Wallace stop (Stock Yards Shuttle)

05/18/52 Reduced Normal Park Shuttle service to Mon-Fri rush only.

01/29/54 Discontinued Normal Park Shuttle. Closed 65th, Marquette, 69th stops.

10/07/57 Discontinued Stock Yards Shuttle. Closed Halsted, Exchange, Racine, Swift, Packers, Armour stops.

12/01/57 Discontinued Kenwood Shuttle. Closed South Parkway, Vincennes, Cottage Grove/Drexel, Ellis/Lake Park, 42nd Place stops.

05/06/69 Extended service from Loomis to  ASHLAND, closed Loomis.

01/13/73 Closed Dorchester  stop.

09/02/73 Closed State  stop.

09/12/76 Closed Cermak evenings, nights, and Sundays.

01/08/77 Closed Cermak Saturdays.

09/09/77 Closed Cermak  stop.

03/04/82 Cut back service from Jackson Park to 61st account bridge failure.

12/12/82 Resumed service from 61st to University.

07/14/84 Discontinued skip-stop express service Saturdays.

01/14/91 Discontinued skip-stop express service except Mon-Fri rush.

02/09/92 Closed Wentworth and Harvard stops.

06/12/92 Discontinued Howard to University service Sundays, began shuttle 58th to University Sundays.

02/21/93 Rerouted all times Howard to 95th via Dan Ryan route.

04/28/95 Discontinued skip-stop express service. 

11/18/97 Opened LAKE as a separate stop at existing Washington station

10/23/06 Closed Washington stop for construction

06/12/12 Temporarily closed Granville station for major rehabilitation, the first of seven North Side Main stations to be rehabilitated

06/30/12 Temporarily closed Morse station for rehabilitation

07/13/12 Reopened Granville station

08/11/12 Reopened Morse station

08/18/12 Temporarily closed Thorndale station for rehabilitation

08/25/12 Temporarily closed Argyle station for rehabilitation

09/28/12 Reopened Thorndale station

10/05/12 Reopened Argyle station

10/06/12 Temporarily closed Berwyn station for rehabilitation

10/20/12 Temporarily closed Lawrence station for rehabilitation

11/01/12 Temporarily closed Jarvis station for rehabilitation

11/16/12 Reopened Berwyn station

12/01/12 Reopened Lawrence station

12/13/12 Reopened Jarvis station, station rehabilitation program completed

05/29/23 Rerouted all trains to 63rd/Ashland, Dan Ryan line closed for rebuilding

10/20/13 Reopened Dan Ryan line, reroute all trains to 95th

04/03/17 Rerouted some Mon-Fri rush trains to 63rd/Ashland in connection with construction at 95th

10/02/17 


BROWN LINE (Ravenswood)

07/31/47 Began operation as separate service KIMBALL to OUTER LOOP day & evenings, KIMBALL to FULLERTON nights. Began skip-stop express service Mon-Sat.

01/15/50 Rerouted via Inner Loop late evenings and Sundays.

07/28/51 Rerouted via Inner Loop Saturdays

10/01/51 Discontinued skip-stop express service except Mon-Fri rush.

05/18/52 Cut back Sundays from Inner Loop to Fullerton, also rerouted via Inner Loop except Mon-Fri rush.

10/29/61 Cut back nights and Sundays from Fullerton to Belmont.

09/29/69 Rerouted all service via Outer Loop.

09/20/70 Closed Grand stop.

01/13/73 Closed Sedgwick stop (reopened 04/23/73)

09/02/73 Closed Paulina stop (reopened 10/17/73 Mon-Fri day only).

09/04/73 Closed State/Van Buren stop.

09/12/76 Discontinued owl service.

08/25/81 Cut back Mon-Sat late evening service from Loop to Belmont.

11/02/87 Reopened Paulina stop Mon-Fri evenings as dropoff only.

11/29/87 Reopened Paulina stop at all hours.

02/06/95 Discontinued A-B skip-stop express service.

07/17/95 Closed Randolph/Wells stop, opened WASHINGTON/WELLS intermediate stop.

06/22/97 Opened LIBRARY/STATE-VAN BUREN intermediate stop.

12/21/98 Extended Mon-Fri late evening service from Belmont to Loop. 

07/16/00 Extended Saturday late evening, Sunday day & evening service from Belmont to Loop. 

02/02/06 Closed Kedzie and Rockwell stations for rebuilding as part of program to rebuild all stations on route

08/16/06 Reopened KEDZIE and ROCKWELL stations

09/15/06 Closed Kimball and Francisco stations for rebuilding, Kimball remained in use as the turnback point

12/02/06 Closed Montrose and Addison stations for rebuilding

01/02/07 Reopened KIMBALL station for passenger use

03/09/07 Reopened FRANCISCO station

04/02/07 Closed Southport station for rebuilding

06/25/07 Closed Diversey station for rebuilding

11/12/07 Completed rebuilding of Sedgwick station, which was not closed

11/26/07 Closed Damen station for rebuilding, reopened MONTROSE station

12/03/07 Closed Irving Park station for rebuilding, reopened ADDISON station

03/30/08 Closed Paulina and Wellington stations for rebuilding, reopened SOUTHPORT and DIVERSEY stations, Diversey using temporary control area

06/05/08 Completed rebuilding of Armitage station, which was not closed

08/04/08 Completed rebuilding of Diversey station

09/21/08 Completed rebuilding of Chicago station, which was not closed

12/06/08 Reopened IRVING PARK station

12/19/08 Reopened DAMEN station

04/03/09 Reopened PAULINA station

07/30/09 Reopened WELLINGTON station

12/31/09 Completed rebuilding of Belmont and Fullerton stations, which were not closed. This completed the station rebuilding project.

03/16/15 Closed Madison/Wabash station for replacement

08/31/17 Opened WASHINGTON/WABASH station

09/03/17 Closed Randolph/Wabash station

10/02/17


LOOP SHUTTLE

09/29/69 Began service around Inner Loop Mon-Sat day & evenings.

06/29/70 Discontinued late evening service.

06/28/71 Discontinued evening service.

09/04/74 Closed State/Van Buren stop.

07/06/76 Discontinued Saturday and Mon-Fri AM rush service.

09/12/76 Discontinued Mon-Fri midday service.

09/30/77 Discontinued service.

12/21/12 



PURPLE LINE (Evanston)

10/01/46 Operates LINDEN to LOOP Express day & evenings.

07/31/49 Revised service to shuttle LINDEN to HOWARD at all times, extended to OUTER LOOP Mon-Sat rush.

07/01/50 Cut back all Saturday service from Outer Loop to Howard

11/28/55 Extended some Mon-Fri midday service Howard to Inner Loop.

07/05/57 Cut back all Mon-Fri afternoon service from Inner Loop to Howard. Discontinued stops at Wilson and Chicago.

09/29/69 Rerouted clockwise via Inner Loop.

07/16/73 Closed Isabella stop.

09/02/73 Closed State/Van Buren stop.

12/20/76 Discontinued stops at Morse and Loyola.

01/30/89 Began stopping at Belmont, Fullerton, and Chicago.

04/16/90 Cut back all Mon-Fri forenoon service from Loop to Howard.

06/23/97 Made local south of Belmont.

06/22/97 Opened LIBRARY/STATE-VAN BUREN intermediate stop.

04/26/98 Discontinued owl service.

04/02/07 Rerouted via Outer Loop in connection with Belmont/Fullerton station rebuilding

12/29/08 Resumed routing via Inner Loop

03/16/15 Closed Madison/Wabash station for replacement

03/16/16 Began stopping at Wilson and Sheridan stations SB in AM rush only

08/31/17 Opened WASHINGTON/WABASH station

09/03/17 Closed Randolph/Wabash station

10/02/17


BLUE LINE (West-Northwest)

01/01/46 services:

1) Garfield Park (22ND/MANNHEIM to INNER LOOP, express Mon-Fri rush, coupled to Forest Park trains east of Laramie non-rush except owl; also DESPLAINES to INNER LOOP local day & evening; also DESPLAINES or LARAMIE to WELLS ST local (AM rush local/express) Mon-Fri rush)
2) Douglas Park (OAK PARK AV to INNER LOOP, alternate express Mon-Fri daytime; additional local LAWNDALE to INNER LOOP Mon-Fri midday, to WELLS ST Mon-Fri rush)
3) Logan Square (LOGAN SQUARE to INNER LOOP local, skip-stop express Mon-Fri rush)
4) Humboldt Park (LAWNDALE to INNER LOOP local, coupled to Logan Square trains east of Damen, except Mon-Fri rush LAWNDALE to WELLS ST skip-stop express)

GARFIELD PARK:

02/19/50 Cut back service from 22nd/Mannheim to Roosevelt except Mon-Fri rush shuttle.

12/19/51 Cut back service from 22nd/Mannheim to Desplaines. Closed 22nd/Mannheim, Canterbury, Roosevelt, Harrison, Bellwood, 25th Ave, 17th Ave, 11th Av, 5th Ave, Laflin, Wells St stops. Cut back Sunday service from Desplaines to Laramie. Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush.

06/10/52 Closed Sacramento stop.

09/14/52 Closed Hannah stop.

09/20/53 Discontinued skip-stop express service. Extended Sunday service from Laramie to Desplaines. Began using temporary trackage Aberdeen to Sacramento westbound only, also at Desplaines. Closed Lombard, Home, Kilburn, Garfield Park stops. Moved Desplaines stop from east to west side of street. Closed old alignment between Sacramento and Paulina.

09/27/53 Began using temporary trackage Sacramento to Aberdeen eastbound. Closed California, Western, Hoyne, Ogden, Marshfield, Racine stops.

08/29/54 Began using temporary trackage Central to Lombard. Replaced Central and Austin stops.

10/11/55 Began using temporary trackage to connect with the Loop. Closed Franklin stop.

07/08/56 Began using new temporary trackage at Central westbound. Opened new temporary Central stop.

07/15/56 Began using new temporary trackage at Central eastbound. Closed old temporary Central stop.

09/06/57 Began using temporary trackage Austin to Oak Park westbound. Opened temporary Oak Park and Ridgeland stops.

09/17/57 Began using temporary trackage Oak Park to Austin eastbound. Closed old Oak Park and Gunderson stops.

10/17/57 Began using new temporary trackage at Desplaines. Opened new temporary stop at Desplaines. 

11/27/57 Began using temporary trackage Kenilworth to Beloit westbound. Opened temporary stop at Harlem.

12/11/57 Began using temporary trackage Beloit to Kenilworth eastbound. Closed old stop at Harlem.

04/27/58 Began using permanent trackage at Desplaines.

06/22/58 Became part of West-Northwest route. Closed stops at Canal, Halsted, Kedzie, St Louis, Pulaski, Tripp, Cicero, Laramie. Closed old alignment from east of Central to Loop.


DOUGLAS PARK:

07/10/49 Cut back Sat-Sun service from Oak Park to Cicero.

12/09/51 Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush. Discontinued service to Wells St. Closed Wells St, Laflin, 14th Place, Homan, Drake, Lawndale, Kenton stops. Opened new intermediate stop at CENTRAL PARK. 

02/03/52 Cut back Mon-Fri service from Oak Park to 54th Av, extended Sat-Sun service from Cicero to 54th Av. Closed Oak Park, Ridgeland, Lombard, Austin, 58th Av, 56th Av stops.

05/04/52 Closed Roosevelt, Douglas Park stops.

05/25/52 Closed 54th Av stop. Opened CICERO/BERWYN TERMINAL (now 54TH/CERMAK)

04/04/54 Rerouted to Loop via former Logan Square alignment and Lake St. Closed old alignment between Paulina and Aberdeen. Closed Franklin, Canal, Halsted, Racine, Marshfield stops. Began using Clinton/Lake and Halsted/Lake (Mon-Fri rush only) stops. 

05/19/57 Closed Wood stop.

06/22/58 Became part of West-Northwest Route, Discontinued skip-stop express service. Ended service on old alignment Harrison to Lake. Closed Clinton/Lake, Halsted/Lake stops.


LOGAN SQUARE:

02/25/51 Rerouted via Dearborn Subway to LASALLE. Opened intermediate stops at DIVISION, CHICAGO, GRAND, LAKE TRANSFER (later CLARK/LAKE), WASHINGTON, MONROE, JACKSON. Renamed "Milwaukee Route". Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush. Closed Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake Transfer, Madison, Marshfield, Laflin, Racine, Halsted, Canal, Franklin stops on old alignment. 

02/27/51 Discontinued skip-stop express service.

06/22/58 Became part of West-Northwest Route.


HUMBOLDT PARK:

08/29/48 Cut back to shuttle Lawndale to Damen except Mon-Fri rush to Wells St. Ended coupling and uncoupling from Logan Square trains at Damen non-rush hours.

02/19/50 Cut back to shuttle Lawndale to new Damen shuttle platform stop. Discontinued night and late evening service.

05/03/52 Discontinued service. Closed Lawndale, St Louis, Kedzie, Humboldt Park, California, Western, Damen shuttle platform stops.


WEST/NORTHWEST ROUTE:

06/22/58 Began service LOGAN SQUARE to alternately CICERO/BERWYN and DESPLAINES, combining former Milwaukee, Garfield Park, and Douglas Park routes. Opened new alignment in expressway median to Central and new intermediate stops at CLINTON, HALSTED (later UofI/HALSTED, then UIC/HALSTED), RACINE, MEDICAL CENTER, WESTERN, CALIFORNIA, KEDZIE (later KEDZIE/HOMAN), PULASKI, CICERO. Began skip-stop express service Mon-Sat.

07/26/59 Replaced temporary stop with permanent stop at DESPLAINES (later FOREST PARK).

10/16/59 Began using permanent trackage Parkside to Pine eastbound. Opened new temporary stop at Central.

10/19/59 Began using permanent trackage Pine to Parkside westbound. Closed old temporary stop at Central.

03/19/60 Began using permanent track Desplaines to Parkside eastbound. Opened new temporary Harlem and Austin stops, permanent OAK PARK stop.

03/20/60 Began using permanent track Parkside to Desplaines westbound. Closed old temporary Harlem, Oak Park, Ridgeland, Austin stops.

07/29/60 Replaced temporary stop at Harlem with permanent HARLEM stop.

10/10/60 Realigned trackage at Central westbound. Opened permanent CENTRAL stop.

10/11/60 Realigned trackage at Central eastbound. Closed temporary Central stop.

12/27/60 Replaced temporary stop at Austin with permanent AUSTIN stop.

08/05/62 Opened intermediate stop at KOSTNER.

02/01/70 Extended service from Logan Square to JEFFERSON PARK. Closed old Logan Square stop. Opened new intermediate stops at LOGAN SQUARE, BELMONT, ADDISON, IRVING PARK, MONTROSE.

09/02/73 Closed California, Kostner, Central (Congress), 50th Av (Douglas) stops.

01/06/74 Reopened 50th Av stop.

01/18/78 Relocated CICERO (Douglas) stop, closed 50th Av stop.

02/27/83 Extended service from Jefferson park to RIVER ROAD. Opened intermediate stops at HARLEM, CUMBERLAND. Discontinued skip-stop express service Saturdays.

09/03/84 Extended service from River Road to O'HARE.

12/16/90 Discontinued skip-stop express service except Mon-Fri rush.

02/09/92 Closed Laramie and Grand stops.

05/01/95 Discontinued skip-stop express service.

04/26/98 Rerouted all night and Sat-Sun service to Forest Park.

06/25/99 Reopened Grand stop.

02/25/02 Closed 54th/Cermak station (Douglas), reopened Laramie as a temporary 54TH/CERMAK station beginning a project to rebuild most Douglas branch stations 

06/17/02 Closed Pulaski and Kildare stations (Douglas), opened temporary PULASKI/KILDARE station

08/12/02 Closed Central Park and Kedzie stations (Douglas), opened temporary CENTRAL PARK/KEDZIE station

10/14/02 Closed California station (Douglas), opened temporary CALIFORNIA station

12/02/02 Closed Western and Hoyne stations (Douglas), opened temporary WESTERN/HOYNE station

07/17/03 Opened new KOSTNER station (Douglas)

08/18/03 Opened new 54TH/CERMAK station (Douglas), closed temporary 54th/Cermak (Laramie) station

01/13/04 Opened new PULASKI station (Douglas), closed temporary Pulaski/Kildare station

01/29/04 Opened new CENTRAL PARK station (Douglas)

03/29/04 Opened new KEDZIE station (Douglas), closed temporary Central Park/Kedzie station

06/04/04 Opened new WESTERN station (Douglas)

07/22/04 Opened new CALIFORNIA and DAMEN stations (Douglas), closed temporary California and Western/Hoyne stations

01/01/05 Rerouted alternate Sat-Sun day & evening service to 54th/Cermak

06/25/06 Reduced service to 54th/Cermak to Mon-Fri rush only

04/25/08 Discontinued service to 54th/Cermak

12/21/12 


PINK LINE (Douglas)

06/25/06 Began service 54th/Cermak to Inner Loop day & evenings, replacing Blue Line service

03/16/15 Closed Madison/Wabash station for replacement 

08/31/17 Opened WASHINGTON/WABASH station

09/03/17 Closed Randolph/Wabash station

10/02/17 


GREEN LINE (West/South)

01/01/46 Service: Forest Park to Loop all times, some Mon-Fri PM rush Madison/Market to Forest Park.

04/04/48 Closed Lombard, Menard, Kostner, Sacramento, Campbell, Oakley, Damen, Ashland, Racine, Morgan, Randolph/Market, Madison/Market stations. Began A/B skip-stop express service Mon-Sat daytime. All service operates Forest Park to Loop

02/25/51 Closed Lake Transfer and Ogden stations, Reopened Ashland station.

03/05/51 Reopened Ogden station.

04/04/54 Closed Ogden station.

03/18/56 Closed Hamlin station.

10/28/62 Began using elevated right-of-way west of Laramie. Closed ground-level Central, Austin, Ridgeland, Oak Park, Marion, and Forest Park stations, opened above-ground CENTRAL, AUSTIN, RIDGELAND, OAK PARK, HARLEM stations.

09/28/69 Extended service from Loop to 95TH. Opened intermediate stations at CERMAK/CHINATOWN, SOX/35TH, 47TH, GARFIELD, 63RD, 69TH, 79TH, 87TH.

04/08/72 Discontinued A/B skip-stop express service Saturdays.

12/16/90 Discontinued A/B skip-stop express service Mon-Fri midday.

02/09/92 Closed California station.

02/21/93 Rerouted to 63rd/Ashland or 63rd/Cottage Grove. 63rd/Cottage Grove shuttle to 58th Sunday day & evenings, 63rd/Ashland shuttle to Clark/Lake nights. Discontinued A/B skip-stop express service.

11/01/93 Opened ROOSEVELT/WABASH intermediate stop.

01/09/94 Suspended service. Closed Laramie, 58th, Racine, 61st stations permanently.

05/12/96 Resumed service Harlem to 63rd/Cottage Grove all times, Harlem to 63rd/Ashland day & evenings, Clark/Lake to 63rd/Ashland nights. 

02/02/97 Reopened Laramie station.

04/28/98 Discontinued owl service.

06/30/01 Opened CONSERVATORY/CENTRAL PARK intermediate station.

05/18/12 Opened MORGAN intermediate station

05/29/13 Rerouted all trains to Cottage Grove in connection with Dan Ryan line rebuilding

10/20/13 Rerouted alternate trains to 63rd/Ashland, Dan Ryan line rebuilding completed 

02/08/15 Opened CERMAK-McCORMICK PLACE intermediate station

03/16/15 Closed Madison/Wabash station for replacement

08/31/17 Opened WASHINGTON/WABASH station

09/03/17 Closed Randolph/Wabash station

10/02/17 


ORANGE LINE (Midway)

10/31/93 Began service MIDWAY station to Loop. Opened intermediate stops at PULASKI, KEDZIE, WESTERN, 35TH/ARCHER, ASHLAND, HALSTED.

11/01/93 Opened intermediate stop at ROOSEVELT/WABASH

01/30/94 Closed Madison/Wells stop.

07/17/95 Replaced Randolph/Wells stop with WASHINGTON/WELLS.

06/22/97 Opened intermediate stop at LIBRARY-STATE/VAN BUREN

03/16/15 Closed Madison/Wabash station for replacement

08/31/17 Opened WASHINGTON/WABASH station

09/03/17 Closed Randolph/Wabash station

10/02/17 


YELLOW LINE (Skokie)

01/01/46 Shuttle Dempster to Howard all times.

03/27/48 Discontinued service, closed Dempster, Main, Oakton, Kostner, East Prairie, Dodge, Asbury, Ridge stops.

04/20/64 Began service Mon-Fri only between DEMPSTER (later SKOKIE, the SKOKIE-DEMPSTER) and Howard, no intermediate stops. 

04/25/64 Added Saturday service.

02/15/92 Discontinued Saturday service.

04/27/08 Added Saturday and Sunday service

04/30/12 Opened SKOKIE-OAKTON intermediate station

06/20/12 


Fleet:

5001-5002 PS-1947 3-section articulated (ordered by CRT, r# 51-52 1964) (retired)
5003-5004 SLC-1947 3-section articulated (ordered by CRT, r# 53-54 1965) (retired)
6001-6130 SLC 1950-51 married pairs (retired)
6131-6200 SLC 1951 married pairs (retired)
6201-6470 SLC 1954-55 married pairs (retired)
6271:2 SLC 1957 (replacement car) (retired)
6471-6550 SLC 1956-57 married pairs (retired)
6551-6600 SLC 1957 married pairs (retired)
6601-6670 SLC 1957-58 married pairs (retired)
6671-6720 SLC 1959 married pairs (retired)
1-50 SLC 1959 single one-man units (retired)
6721-6722 (rebuilt 1968 from 6454, 6310) (retired) 
2001-2180 PS 1964 married pairs (retired)
2201-2350 Budd 1969-70 married pairs (retired)
2401-2600 BV 1976-79 married pairs (retired except 8 retained as relics)
2601-3200 Budd 1981-87 married pairs
3201-3456 MK 1992-94 married pairs
3457 MK 1994 "extra" car
3458 (ex 3030), mated to 3457
5001-5706 BBD 2013-2016 married pairs

6731-6742 (r# from 6511-6720 series 1983) (retired)
6771-6788 (r# from 6201-6470 series 1983) (retired)
6797-6798 (r# from 6479, 6478 1983) (retired) 
61A,B-65AB (r# from 1-50 series 1984) (retired)
2181-2184 (r# from 2129, 2040, 2157, 2032 1990) (retired)
2351-2352 (r# from 2307, 2316 1983) (retired)

08/30/14 





BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION, CITY OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM)
NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY 06/15/53 

BRIGHTON (#1, then Q/QB/QT) 
1946:

Local - 57th St to Coney Island via Tunnel, extended to Queensboro Plaza Mon-Sat rush, via Bridge and express in Manhattan evenings and Sundays; Express - Times Square to Brighton Beach via Bridge Mon-Sat daytime

10/17/49 Extended Local Mon-Sat rush Queensboro Plaza to Astoria, extended other times 57th St to Queensboro Plaza

04/27/50 Extended Local Mon-Fri midday Queensboro Plaza to Astoria

06/26/52 Extended Express Times Square to 57th St

12/01/55 Rerouted Local Mon-Fri daytime to 71st/Continental Avs via IND, extended Mon-Fri daytime Express from 57th St to Astoria

05/04/57 Cut back Local Saturday daytime to Chambers St via Tunnel and Nassau St

10/24/57 Rerouted Local nights via Bridge, still local in Manhattan

05/28/59 Mon-Fri Express made local in Brooklyn

06/06/59 Cut back Local Sat daytime to Franklin Av via Franklin Shuttle, Express made local in Brooklyn Sat daytime

01/01/61 Rerouted Local Mon-Fri daytime to Astoria, cut back Express Mon-Fri daytime to 57th St

04/02/62 Discontinued Express Sat daytime

04/21/62 Extended Saturday daytime via Bridge to Astoria

1962 Designated Q (express), QB or QT (local)

11/26/67 Discontinued express service, replaced by D. Most local service replaced by QJ. Remaining local service Mon-Fri rush AM NB, M SB designated QB, rerouted via Bridge to 57th St/7th Av, express in Manhattan

01/19/76 Extended AM rush service from 57th St to Astoria, PM rush service from 57th St to Queensboro Plaza

08/30/76 Cut back all service to 57th St, began service NB in PM rush

04/26/86 Revised service account construction, operates Mon-Fri daytime 57th St/7th Av to Brighton Beach via Bridge, express in Manhattan and skip-stop express in Brooklyn, redesignated Q

12/11/88 Rerouted to 57th St/6th Av, express in Manhattan

10/29/89 Extended from 57th St/6th Av to 21st/Queensbridge, began Mon-Fri evening shuttle service 21st/Queensbridge to 2nd Av

09/30/90 Discontinued Mon-Fri evening shuttle service

05/01/95 Revised service account construction. Extended Mon-Fri midday service Brighton Beach to Coney Island and rerouted via Tunnel, made local in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Added Sat-Sun (including Sat overnight) service 21st/Queensbridge to Coney Island Local via Tunnel and Broadway

11/12/95 Discontinued Sat-Sun service, rerouted via Bridge and 6th Av, made express in Manhattan and Brooklyn Mon-Fri midday

07/22/2001 Separated route from Uptown D. Operates all times Coney Island to 57th St/7th Av via Tunnel local in Manhattan and Brooklyn, additional Mon-Fri daytime service operates Brighton Beach to 57th St/7th Av via Tunnel local in Manhattan and express in Brooklyn 

09/11/01 Extended Local to 71st/Continental Aves day & evenings

10/28/01 Cut back Local to 57th St/7th Av

09/08/02 Cut back from Coney Island to Brighton Beach account construction

02/22/04 Revised service, 57th St/7th Av to Brighton Beach via Bridge all times, express in Manhattan and local in Brooklyn

05/23/04 Resumed service to Stillwell Av/Coney Island

06/28/10 Extended weekday day & evening service to Ditmars Blvd, local north of 34th St

12/07/14 Made local 57th St/7th Av to Canal St nights

11/06/16 Cut back from Ditmars Blvd to 57th St/7th Av, bypass 49th St

01/01/17 Extended day & evenings from 57th St/7th Av to 96TH ST/2ND AVE, opened intermediate stations at 72ND ST and 86TH ST

01/09/17 Extended nights to 96th St/2nd Av 

01/10/17 


BROADWAY (#2, later RR) 

1946:

Queensboro Plaza to 95th St local via Tunnel, some Mon-Sat AM rush service NB 95th St to Broad St via Bridge, express 86th St to Chambers St 

10/17/49 Extended service from Queensboro Plaza to Astoria

06/29/50 Began Mon-Fri PM rush express service Broad St to 95th St via Bridge

06/21/52 Discontinued Sat Broad St service

06/28/59 PM rush Broad St service made local

01/01/61 Rerouted Mon-Fri daytime to Continental Av, cut back other times from Astoria to 57th St/7th Av

11/26/67 Rerouted all times to Astoria, rerouted Nassau St service via Tunnel to 168th St local, added service SB in AM rush, NB in PM rush, designated RJ

07/01/68 Cut back former RJ service from Jamaica to Chambers St, operates NB in AM, SB in PM rush only, designated RR

05/06/86 Redesignated R

04/27/86 Discontinued Chambers St service

05/24/87 Rerouted to Continental Av

09/30/90 Extended service from Continental Av to 179th St Mon-Fri rush, cut back service from Continental Av to 36th St/4th Av nights

10/25/92 Cut back service from 179th St to Continental Av Mon-Fri rush

09/11/2001 Cut back day & evenings to shuttle 95th St to Court St

09/17/01 Service suspended except nights 36th St to 95th St

10/28/01 Resumed pre-9/11/01 service

09/08/02 extended nights from 36th St to Pacific St, express 36th St to Pacific St

02/22/04 cut back nights to shuttle 36th St to 95th St, express 59th St to 36th St northbound

08/02/13 Cut Mon-Fri service to two sections, Continental Av to Whitehall St and Court St to 95th St, Reroute Sat-Sun service via Bridge

09/15/14 Resumed thru service Mon-Fr Continental Av to 95th St

11/06/16 Extend nights from 36th St/4th Av to Whitehall St

01/10/17 


WEST END LINE (#3, then T/TT) 
1946:

Mon-Sat rush Times Square to Bay Parkway via Bridge, L car shuttle Bay Parkway to Coney Island. Express on 4th Av and Broadway, bypass DeKalb and Myrtle Avs. Other times Times Square to Coney Island via Bridge. Express on 4th Av and Broadway, local on 4th Av nights. Additional Mon-Sat rush service Bay Parkway to Chambers St via Tunnel NB AM, SB PM 

06/24/50 Discontinued Sat AM rush Chambers St service

06/29/50 Made express on 4th Av nights

12/10/53 Extended Mon-Sat rush from Bay Parkway to Coney Island replacing shuttles, Sat rush trains stop at DeKalb and Myrtle Avs

10/28/54 Made local on 4th Av nights

05/02/57 Extended from Times Square to 57th St

10/24/57 Rerouted nights to Chambers St via Tunnel and Nassau St

05/28/59 Rerouted Mon-Fri midday to Chambers St via Tunnel, cut to shuttle 36th St to Coney Island nights, evenings, Sundays

01/02/61 Extended Mon-Fri rush from 57th St to Astoria

1962 Designated T (Express) and TT (Local)

11/26/67 Mon-Fri rush T rerouted to 168th St/Washington Heights via IND as B, Mon-Fri midday TT, Saturday daytime T rerouted to West 4th St via IND as TT, discontinued Chambers St service

07/01/68 Rerouted TT Mon-Fri midday and evening, Sat-Sun, nights to 57th St/6th Av as B, express on 4th Av except evenings and nights

12/31/72 Made express on 4th Av evenings

08/30/76 Rerouted some Mon-Fri rush service to 57th St/6th Av

08/28/77 Cut back nights to shuttles, 57th St/6th Av to 49th/50th Sts, also 36th St to Coney Island

04/27/86 Service revised account construction. Rerouted via Bridge and express on Broadway to Queensboro Plaza day & evenings, extended to Astoria Mon-Fri rush. Discontinued night shuttle 57th St/6th Av to 49th/50th Sts. Uptown portion 168th St to 34th St/6th Av Mon-Fri rush, also shuttle 57th St/6th Av to 2nd Av all times

05/24/87 Cut back evenings, Sat-Sun from Queensboro Plaza to 57th St/7th Av

12/11/88 Resumed thru service, rerouted Mon-Fri midday and evening to 168th St 

10/29/89 Extended Sat-Sun day & evening 57th St/6th Av to 21st/Queensbridge

09/30/90 Rerouted Mon-Fri evening to 21st/Queensbridge

04/30/95 Cut back Mon-Fri midday, Sat-Sun to shuttle Pacific St to Coney Island 

11/12/95 Resumed Mon-Fri midday service to 168th St, Sat-Sun day & evening service to 21st/Queensbridge

09/01/96 Began OPTO on night shuttle 36th St to Coney Island

08/30/97 Began night shuttle service 21st/Queensbridge to 2nd Av 

03/01/98 Reroute Mon-Fri rush to Bedford Park Blvd, cut back Mon-Fri midday to 145th St,
cut back Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening from 21st/Queensbridge to 57th St/6th Av, discontinued night shuttle 21st/Queensbridge to 2nd Av, began shuttle all times 21st/Queensbridge to 57th St/7th Av

04/06/98 Extended 63rd St shuttle from 57th St/7th Av to 34th St/Broadway Mon-Fri daytime

05/24/99 Resume Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening service to 21st/Queensbridge, replacing shuttles to 57th St/7th Av, resume night shuttle service 21st/Queensbridge to 2nd Av

11/05/2000 Reroute Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening to 145th St, begin Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun, night shuttle service 21st/Queensbridge to 34th St/Broadway

07/22/01 Rerouted Mon-Fri daytime via Bridge and express on Broadway to Astoria, express Astoria to Queensboro Plaza SB before noon, NB after noon, Mon-Fri evening via Bridge and express on Broadway to 57th St/7th Av, Sat-Sun day & evening cut to shuttle Pacific St to Coney Island, redesignated W. Uptown service separated as B.

09/11/01 Increased service to day & evenings Astoria to Coney Island, nights Astoria to 34th St and 36th St to Coney Island, express Pacific St to 36th St 

10/28/01 Resumed 07/22/01 service 

01/17/02 Discontinue express service between Astoria and Queensboro Plaza

09/08/02 Extend all times to Astoria, nights and Sat-Sun via tunnel and local on Broadway, discontinued OPTO nights 

02/22/04 Revised service, Astoria to Whitehall St weekday daytime only

06/25/10 Discontinued W service

11/06/16 Resumed W service Mon-Fri day & evening Ditmars Blv to Whitehall St local

01/10/17


SEA BEACH LINE (#4, later N) 
1946:

Times Square to Coney Island via Bridge all times, bypass DeKalb and Myrtle Avs, express on 4th Av except nights

06/29/50 Made express on 4th Av nights

07/16/56 Closed Myrtle Av station

05/02/57 Extended from Times Square to 57th St

01/01/61 Made local on 4th Av evenings, Sundays, and nights. Bypass DeKalb Av Mon-Fri rush only

1962: Designated N

11/27/67 Began Mon-Fri rush NX service AM NB, PM SB 57th St to Brighton Beach, express 59th St to Coney Island

04/12/68 Discontinued NX service

12/31/72 Made express on 4th Av north of 36th St evenings and Sundays, also between 36th St and 59th St SB Mon-Fri early evening, NB Sat-Sun evening

08/30/76 Extended Mon-Fri daytime 57th St to 71st/Continental Av, begin additional Mon-Fri rush AM SB, PM NB service 71st/Continenal Av to Whitehall St. Made local 57th St to Canal St Mon-Fri AM rush SB, PM rush NB

08/28/77 Cut back nights to shuttle 36th St to Coney Island, express 59th St to 36th St NB 

04/26/86 Revised service account construction. Rerouted Mon-Fri daytime via Tunnel, local in Manhattan and on 4th Av

05/24/87 Rerouted all times Astoria to Coney Island, via Tunnel Mon-Fri daytime, via Bridge other times, local in Manhattan all times 

12/11/88 Rerouted all times via Tunnel

09/30/90 Rerouted day & early evening via Bridge, express in Manhattan and on 4th Av

12/27/90 Rerouted all times via Tunnel, local in Manhattan and on 4th Av

05/29/94 Made express on 4th Av Mon-Fri daytime

09/11/2001 Suspended service

10/28/01 Service resumed, Cortlandt St station remains closed

11/03/01 Cut back from Coney Island to 86th St account construction

09/08/02 Cut back Sat-Sun to shuttle Pacific St to 86th St, OPTO nights

09/15/02 Reopened Cortlandt St station

02/22/04 Revised service Ditmars Blvd to 86th St all times, via bridge day & evenings, via tunnel nights. Express 34th St to Canal St Mon-Fri day & evenings, bypass DeKalb St day & evenings, express Pacific St to 36th St day & evenings, 36th St to 59th St Mon-Fri daytime SB, day & evening NB 

05/29/05 Resumed service to Stillwell Av/Coney Island

06/28/10 Made local 57th St to Canal St weekdays

08/02/13 Rerouted via Bridge nights

09/15/14 Resumed night service via Tunnel

11/06/16 Made express Times Square to Canal St Mon-Fri day & evening

01/10/17


CULVER LINE (#5, then SS) 
1946:

Chambers St to Coney Island local via Tunnel all times except Mon-Sat rush, Bridge-Nassau St-Tunnel loop to Kings Highway Express Mon-Sat rush, non-stop 9th Av to Kings Highwayin non-rush direction, Elevated car shuttles 9th Av to Coney Island Mon-Fri rush

06/24/50 Discontinued Sat rush express service and elevated shuttle service, replaced with Chambers St to Coney Island ia Tunnel local service 

11/01/54 Cut back from Coney Island to Ditmas Av, rest of line transfered to IND division. Cut evening, night, Sat-Sun to shuttle 36th St to Ditmas Av. Discontinued elevated service.

05/28/59 Cut to shuttle 9th Av to Ditmas Av all times

12/12/60 Began using only the southbound track in both directions

11/27/67: Designated SS

05/11/75 Discontinued service

05/11/03 


FRANKLIN (#7, later SS) 
1946 - Franklin Av to Prospect Park all times, extended to Coney Island Sunday day & early evening, also Saturdays during summer, express in summer, some extended from Coney Island to Chamers St via Sea Beach Line and 4th Av express and via bridge Sundays in summer

1953 Discontinued service to Chambers St

1956 Made Coney Island summer service local 

06/06/59 Extended Saturday daytime from Prospect Park to Coney Island year-round

01/01/61 Cut back Sunday service to shuttle Franklin Av to Prospect Park, cut back Saturday service from Coney Island to Brighton Beach

02/23/63 Cut back Saturday service to shuttle Franklin Av to Prospect Park

11/27/67 Designated SS

05/06/86 Redesignated S

09/10/95 Closed Dean St station

09/01/96 Began OPTO operation

05/11/03 


ASTORIA SHUTTLE (#8) 
1946 - Queensboro Plaza to Astoria all times, using elevated cars

10/17/49 discontinued service, replaced by thru #1 service 

05/08/03 


FLUSHING SHUTTLE (#9) 
1946 - Queensboro Plaza to Main St/Flushing all times, using elevated cars

10/15/49 Discontinued service

05/08/03 


MYRTLE ELEVATED (#10, later MJ) 
1946 Bridge/Jay Sts to Metropolitan Av all times

01/21/53 Closed Grand Av station

11/26/67 Designated MJ

10/04/69 Discontinued service

05/11/03 


MYRTLE/CHAMBERS (#11, later M) 
1946 - Metropolitan Av to Chambers St, Mon-Sat daytime, express Myrtle Av to Essex St Mon-Sat rush, AM WB, PM EB

12/01/51 Saturday service made local

06/28/58 Discontinued Saturday service

05/28/59 Discontinued Mon-Fri midday service

02/23/60 Express service began stopping at Marcy Av

11/26/67 Designated M

07/01/68 Extended from Chambers St to Broad St

10/04/69 Began Mon-Fri midday service Metropolitan Av to Broad St, evening, night, Sat-Sun service Metropolitan Av to Broadway/Myrtle (account Myrtle L closed)

01/02/73 Extended Mon-Fri daytime from Broad St to Coney Island via Brighton Line

08/30/76 Made local between Marcy Av and Myrtle Av

04/28/86 Rerouted Mon-Fri rush service to Bay Parkway via West End Line or to 95th St via 4th Av Line, Mon-Fri midday service to 9th Av via West End Line, express in Brooklyn

11/21/87 Discontinued service to 95th St

05/29/94 Made local in Brooklyn

05/01/95 Cut back Mon-Fri midday from 9th Av to Chambers St

07/22/01 Extended Mon-Fri midday from Chambers St to 9th Av 

09/11/01 Cut back to shuttle Metropolitan Av to Myrtle Av all times

09/17/01 Extended to Coney Island via Sea Beach all times

10/28/01 Resumed pre-9/11/01 service pattern

09/22/02 Began OPTO Sat-Sun

02/22/04 Cut back Mon-Fri midday to Chambers St

07/27/08 Extended Mon-Fri evening service from Myrtle Av to Broad St

06/28/10 Rerouted Mon-Fri day & evening to 71st/Continental Aves via 6th Ave

06/08/14 Extended Sat-Sun service to Delancey/Essex Sts, discontinued OPTO

08/30/14 


LEXINGTON AV ELEVATED (#12) 
1946 - Bridge/Jay Sts to 111th St or Lefferts Blvd Mon-Fri rush, Sat AM rush, Bridge/Jay Sts to Grant Av Mon-Sat midday, Bridge/Jay Sts to Eastern Pkwy evenings, nights, Sunday

10/13/50 Discontinued service 

05/09/03 


FULTON ST ELEVATED (#13) 
1946 - Rockaway Av to Lefferts Blvd all times

06/26/52 Rerouted evenings, nights, Sat-Sun to Eastern Pkwy, Rockaway Av open weekday daytime only

04/27/56 Discontinued service. West of Hudson/80th Av absorbed by IND

05/09/03 


BROADWAY (#14, later KK) 

1946:

Canal St to Rockaway Pkwy Mon-Fri rush, Sat AM rush, Canal St to Atlantic Av Mon-Sat midday

11/24/51 Discontinued Saturday service

06/26/52 Discontinued midday service

08/23/56 Rerouted some service to Crescent St

06/18/59 Extended AM rush service to 168th St, began skip-stop express service 168th St to Eastern Pkwy AM rush only WB only

11/26/67 Designated JJ

07/01/68 Extended PM rush service to 168th St, began skip-stop express service EB in PM rush, rerouted to 57th St/7th Av, discontinued PM rush service to Rockaway Pkwy, redesignated KK

07/14/69 Discontinued PM skip-stop express service

01/02/73 Discontinued service east of Eastern Pkwy, redesignated K 

08/27/76 Discontinued service

05/11/03 


JAMAICA (#15, later JJ/QJ/RJ) 
1946:

Broad St to 168th St all times, express Delancey St to Eastern Pkwy Mon-Sat AM rush and forenoon WB, Mon-Fri afternoon and PM rush EB

12/01/51 Discontinued Saturday express service

06/26/52 Discontinued Mon-Fri midday express service

06/18/59 Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri AM rush only WB only between 168th St and Eastern Pkwy

11/26/67 Extended Mon-Fri daytime service from Broad St to Brighton Beach, designated QJ, also some Mon-Fri rush from Broad St to 95th St designated RJ. Other 168th St-Broad St service designated JJ. QJ trains began skip-stop express service Eastern Pkwy to 168th St Mon-Fri PM rush EB only 

07/01/68 Discontinued RJ service, JJ redesignated QJ

08/19/68 Extended Mon-Fri daytime service Brighton Beach to Coney Island

07/14/69 Discontinued skip-stop express service in PM rush

12/31/72 Cut back Mon-Fri daytime service from Coney Island to Broad St. Began alternating train skip-stop service between 168th St and Eastern Pkwy Mon-Fri AM rush WB, redesignated J

08/30/76 Discontinued express service Myrtle Av to Eastern Parkway, began skip-stop express service Eastern Pkwy to Myrtle Av Mon-Fri AM rush WB

05/02/77 Express service began stopping at Marcy Av

09/11/77 Cut back service from 168th St to Queens Blvd

12/01/80 Discontinued skip-stop express service

04/13/85 Cut back service from Queens Blvd to 111st St

04/21/85 Extended service from 111th St to 121st St

12/11/88 Extended service from 121st St to PARSONS BLVD/JAMAICA CENTER. Began skip-stop express service Parsons Blvd to Myrtle Av Mon-Fri rush AM WB, PM EB only, with alternate trains designated Z. Began Mon-Fri midday express service Marcy Av to Myrtle Av, WB until noon, EB after noon

09/30/90 Cut back Sat-Sun from Broad St to Canal St

12/19/93 Extended Sat-Sun from Canal St to Chambers St 

09/11/2001 Suspended express service, extended day & evenings to 95th St/4th Av

10/28/01 resumed pre-9/11/01 service pattern

05/11/03 


14TH/CANARSIE LINE (#16, later LL) 
1946: 

8th Ave to Rockaway Parkway all times, some express Mon-Sat AM rush WB, Mon-Fri PM rush EB, additional express service 8th Av to Lefferts Blvd Mon-Sat AM rush WB, Mon-Fri PM rush EB

07/01/50 Discontinued Sat AM rush express service

12/01/51 Discontinued Sat AM rush service from Lefferts Blvd

04/27/56 Discontinued service to Lefferts Blvd

08/23/56 Discontinued express service

11/26/67 Designated LL

05/06/86 Redesignated L


6 AVE/WEST END (B)



BROADWAY/WEST END (W)

07/22/01 Began Mon-Fri daytime service Coney Island via Bridge and express on Broadway to Astoria, express Astoria to Queensboro Plaza SB before noon, NB after noon, Mon-Fri evening via Bridge and express on Broadway to 57th St/7th Av, Sat-Sun day & evening cut to shuttle Pacific St to Coney Island, replacing B

09/11/01 Increased service to day & evenings Astoria to Coney Island, nights Astoria to 34th St and 36th St to Coney Island, express Pacific St to 36th St 

10/28/01 Resumed 07/22/01 service 


05/04/03 


IND DIVISION 
A - 8th Ave Express

1946:

207th St to Rockaway Av all times, express 168th St to Canal St

12/30/46 Extended from Rockaway Av to BROADWAY/EAST NEW YORK

11/28/48 Extended from Broadway/East New York to EUCLID AV

10/24/49 Made express Hoyt/Schermerhorn Sts to Broadway/East New York Mon-Fri rush

04/28/56 Extended from Euclid Av to LEFFERTS BLVD over former BMT Fulton El Line, shuttle Euclid Av to Lefferts Blvd Sat-Sun day & evening

06/28/56 Began shuttle service Euclid Av to FAR ROCKAWAY and ROCKAWAY PARK over former LIRR all times except Mon-Fri rush

09/16/56 Eliminated Sat-Sun Euclid Av to Lefferts Blvd and Euclid Av to Far Rockaway shuttles, Began thru service to Lefferts Blvd all times, to Far Rockaway day and evenings, and to Rockaway Park Mon-Fri rush, made express Broadway/East New York to Euclid Av Mon-Fri rush

01/27/57 Rerouted all Mon-Fri midday and evening, Sat-Sun day & evening service to Lefferts Blvd, resumed Euclid Av to Far Rockaway shuttle service all times except Mon-Fri rush

09/08/58 Rerouted all service to Euclid Av, combined night and Sat-Sun Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park shuttles

10/11/58 Resumed separate Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park shuttle service Sat-Sun daytime

09/08/59 Made local in Brooklyn

02/01/62 Rockaway shuttles designated HH 

07/09/67 Rerouted alternate Mon-Fri midday and evening, Sat-Sun daytime service to Far Rockaway, replacing shuttles, cut back day & evening except rush Rockaway Park shuttles to Broad Channel

01/02/73 Rerouted alternate Mon-Fri rush to Far Rockaway, made express Hoyt/Schermerhorn Sts to Euclid Av Mon-Fri rush

08/28/77 Made local 168th St to Canal St nights

05/06/86 Redesignated Rockaway Park shuttle H

12/11/88 Made local 168th St to 145th St Mon-Fri evenings, Sat-Sun day & evenings, made express Hoyt/Schermerhorn St to Euclid Av Mon-Fri midday

10/25/92 Rerouted nights to Far Rockaway, began night shuttle Euclid Av to Lefferts Blvd, discontinued Euclid Av-Rockaway Park/Far Rockaway shuttle nights, began Broad Channel-Rockaway Park shuttle all times, redesignated Mon-Fri shuttles A, began Mon-Fri rush 207th St-Rockaway Park service NB AM rush, SB PM rush

05/29/94 Made express 168th St to 145th St Sat-Sun day & evening

09/01/96 Began OPTO on Rockaway Park shuttles

03/01/98 Made express 168th St to 145th St Mon-Fri evening

05/01/99 Made express Hoyt/Schermerhorn St to Euclid Av Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening

10/29/12 Suspended service to Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway

11/09/12 Resumed service to Howard Beach

11/20/12 Begin shuttle Beach 90th St to Far Rockaway day & evenings

05/30/13 Resume normal service to Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park


AA - 8th Ave Local

01/01/46 - 168th St to Chambers St all times except Mon-Fri rush, Sat AM rush and forenoon

01/05/52 Added Sat AM rush and forenoon service

08/28/77 Discontinued night service

05/06/86 Redesignated K

12/11/88 Discontinued service


BB - 6th Ave Local

01/01/46 - 168th St to 34th St/6th Av Mon-Fri rush, Sat AM rush and forenoon

12/29/51 Discontinued Saturday service

11/24/67 Discontinued service


B - 6th Av Local

11/26/67 Began Mon-Fri rush service Coney Island to 168th St/Washington Heights replacing BB and T

07/01/68 Began Mon-Fri midday and evening, Sat-Sun, night service Coney Island to 57th St/6th Av replacing TT, express on 4th Av daytime

12/31/72 Made express on 4th Av evenings

08/30/76 Rerouted some Mon-Fri rush service from Coney Island to 57th St/6th Av

08/28/77 Cut back nights to shuttles, 57th St/6th Av to 49th/50th Sts, also Coney Island to 36th St/4th Av

04/27/86 Service revised account construction. Rerouted via Bridge and express on Broadway to Queensboro Plaza day & evenings, extended to Astoria Mon-Fri rush. Discontinued night shuttle 57th St/6th Av to 49th/50th Sts. Uptown portion 168th St to 34th St/6th Av Mon-Fri rush, also shuttle 57th St/6th Av to 2nd Av all times

05/24/87 Cut back evenings, Sat-Sun from Queensboro Plaza to 57th St/7th Av

12/11/88 Resumed thru service, rerouted Mon-Fri midday and evening to 168th St 

10/29/89 Extended Sat-Sun day & evening 57th St/6th Av to 21st/Queensbridge

09/30/90 Rerouted Mon-Fri evening to 21st/Queensbridge

04/30/95 Cut back Mon-Fri midday, Sat-Sun to shuttle Pacific St to Coney Island 

11/12/95 Resumed Mon-Fri midday service to 168th St, Sat-Sun day & evening service to 21st/Queensbridge

09/01/96 Began OPTO on night shuttle 36th St to Coney Island

08/30/97 Began night shuttle service 21st/Queensbridge to 2nd Av 

03/01/98 Reroute Mon-Fri rush to Bedford Park Blvd, cut back Mon-Fri midday to 145th St, cut back Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening from 21st/Queensbridge to 57th St/6th Av, discontinued night shuttle 21st/Queensbridge to 2nd Av, began shuttle all times 21st/Queensbridge to 57th St/7th Av

04/06/98 Extended 63rd St shuttle from 57th St/7th Av to 34th St/Broadway Mon-Fri daytime

05/24/99 Resume Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening service to 21st/Queensbridge, replacing shuttles to 57th St/7th Av, resume night shuttle service 21st/Queensbridge to 2nd Av

11/05/2000 Reroute Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening to 145th St, begin Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun, night shuttle service 21st/Queensbridge to 34th St/Broadway

07/22/01 Resumed service as separate route Bedford Park Blvd to 34th St/6th Av Mon-Fri rush, 145th St to 34th St/6th Av Mon-Fri midday and evening, shuttle service all times 21st/Queensbridge to Broadway/Lafayette, also Broadway/Lafayette to Grand St. Brooklyn service see W.

12/16/01 Discontinued 21st/Queensbridge shuttle, extended Grand St shuttle from Broadway/Lafayette to W 4th St

02/22/04 Extended Mon-Fri daytime 34th St/6 Av to Brighton Beach, made express 34th to West 4th, discontinued Grand St shuttle 


C - Concourse/8th Av Express

01/01/46 - 205th St to Hoyt/Schermerhorn Sts Mon-Fri rush, Sat AM rush, express Tremont Av to 145th St in rush direction only, 145th St to Canal St

10/24/49 Discontinued service


CC - Concourse/8th Av Local

01/01/46 - Bedford Park Blvd to Chambers St Mon-Fri rush, Sat AM rush and forenoon

10/24/49 Rerouted to Broadway/Lafayette Mon-Fri rush

12/29/51 Discontinued Sat service

10/30/54 Rerouted to Chambers St

08/30/76 Extended from Chambers St to Rockaway Park

05/06/86 Redesignated C

12/11/88 Began Mon-Fri midday service 145th St to Euclid Av, Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening service 145th St to Chambers St

10/25/92 Cut back Mon-Fri rush service from Rockaway Park to Euclid Av

05/29/94 Extended Sat-Sun day & evening service from 145th St to 168th St 

04/30/95 Extended Mon-Fri midday service from 145th St to 168th St

11/12/95 Cut back Mon-Fri midday service from 168th St to 145th St

03/01/98 Extended Mon-Fri midday and evening service from 145th St to 168th St 

05/01/99 Extended Mon-Fri evening, Sat-Sun day & evening service from Chambers St to Euclid Av


D - Concourse/6th Av Express

01/01/46 - 205th St to Chambers St all times, express 145th St to Columbus Circle, also Tremont Av to 145th St Mon-Sat AM rush SB, Mon-Fri PM rush NB only

12/29/51 Made local Sat Tremont Av to 145th St

10/30/54 Extended to Stillwell Av/Coney Island via former BMT Culver Line

11/26/67 Extended to Stillwell Av/Coney Island via BMT Brighton Line, express Prospect Park to Brighton Beach Mon-Fri daytime, express 34th St to W 4th St Mon-Fri rush

07/01/68 Made express 34th St to W 4th St all times

08/19/68 Cut back from Stillwell Av to Brighton Beach Mon-Fri daytime

04/26/86 Split route account construction. Bronx D operates all times 205th St to 34th St/6th Av, Brooklyn D operates all times 57th St/7th Av to Coney Island via Bridge, express in Manhattan, skip-stop express Mon-Fri daytime in Brooklyn. 

12/11/88 Thru-routed 205th St to Coney Island all times, made local in Brooklyn

05/01/95 Cut back service to 34th St/6th Av Mon-Fri midday, Sat-Sun including Saturday overnight account construction. 

11/12/95 Resumed service to Coney Island all times

07/22/2001 Cut back service to 34th St/6th Av all times

02/22/04 Extended from 34th St/6 Av to Coney Island via West End Line. Bypass DeKalb Av and express Pacific St to 36th St day & evenings, also express 34th St to West 4th all times 


E - Queens/8th Av Express

01/01/46 - 169th St to Broadway/Lafayette all times, express Continental Av to Queens Plaza

10/24/49 Extended to Broadway/East New York Mon-Fri rush

12/11/50 Extended 169th St to 179TH ST

10/30/54 Rerouted to Chambers St except Mon-Fri rush, made express 42nd St to Canal St Mon-Fri rush

06/28/56 Extended Mon-Fri rush from Broadway/East New York to FAR ROCKAWAY and ROCKAWAY PARK over former LIRR

09/16/56 Cut back Mon-Fri rush to Euclid Av

09/08/58 Extended Mon-Fri rush from Euclid Av to Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park

09/08/59 Made express Hoyt/Schermerhorn Sts to Euclid Av

06/06/60 Rerouted some service to Lefferts Blvd, NB AM, SB PM only

01/02/73 Discontinued service to Far Rockaway

08/30/76 Cut back Mon-Fri rush to Chambers St, made local 42nd St to Canal St Mon-Fri rush

12/11/88 Rerouted to Parsons Blvd/Jamaica Center, express Jamaica/Van Wyck to Continental Av

05/29/94 Made local Jamaica/Van Wyck to Continental Av except Mon-Fri daytime

08/31/97 Made local Continental Av to Queens Plaza nights 

12/16/01 Rerouted some Mon-Fri rush trains to 179th St/Jamaica as express


EE - Queens/Broadway Local

11/27/67 Began service Mon-Fri daytime Continental Av to Whitehall St

08/27/76 Discontinued service


F - Queens/6th Av Express

01/01/46 - Parsons Blvd to Church Av all times, to 169th St evenings and nights, express Parsons Blvd to Queens Plaza

12/11/50 Extended evenings and nights from 169th St to 179th St

05/13/51 Extended from Parsons Blvd to 179th St except Mon-Fri rush, local

12/18/51 Extended from Parsons Blvd to 179th St Mon-Fri rush, express 

10/30/54 Cut back to Broadway/Lafayette, made local Continental Av to 179th St evenings, nights, Sat-Sun

04/29/56 Extended from Broadway/Lafayette to 2nd Av

10/06/57 Cut back evenings, nights, Sat-Sun from 2nd Av to 34th St/6th Av

11/10/58 Cut back Mon-Fri daytime from 2nd Av to Broadway/Lafayette 

07/11/66 Extended Mon-Fri daytime from Broadway/Lafayette to 2nd Av, made local Continental Av to Parsons Blvd Mon-Fri midday

08/30/66 Cut back Mon-Fri daytime from 2nd Av to Broadway/Lafayette

11/26/67 Extended to Stillwell Av/Coney Island via Culver Line (replacing D) 

08/19/68 Made express Bergen St to Church Av Mon-Fri rush, Coney Island service express Church Av to Kings Hwy Mon-Fri rush AM NB, PM SB

06/16/69 Made Kings Hwy service local Bergen St to Church Av Mon-Fri rush

12/31/72 Made local Bergen St to Church Av Mon-Fri rush AM NB, PM SB, also made express Continental Av to Parsons Blvd Mon-Fri midday

01/19/76 Made all service express Bergen St to Church Av Mon-Fri rush AM SB, PM NB

08/30/76 Made local Bergen St to Church Av

08/28/77 Made local Continental Av to Queens Plaza nights 

05/24/87 Rerouted nights to 57th St/6th Av

09/30/90 Extended nights 57th St/6th Av to 21st/Queensbridge

10/25/92 Made local 179th St to Continental Av

08/31/97 Rerouted nights to 179th St, local

12/16/2001 Rerouted via 63rd St tunnel, made express Continental Av to 21st/Queensbridge all times

09/08/02 Cut back service to Avenue X account construction

05/23/04 Resumed service to Stillwell Av/Coney Island


GG - Queens/Crosstown

01/01/46 - Continental Av to Smith/9th Sts all times

08/19/68 Extended from Smith/9th Sts to Church Av Mon-Fri rush

08/30/76 Cut back to Smith/9thSts Mon-Fri rush

08/28/77 Cut back from Continental Av to Queens Plaza nights

05/06/86 Redesignated G

05/24/87 Cut back from Continental Av to Queens Plaza evenings, Sat-Sun

09/30/90 Extended from Queens Plaza to 179th St nights

03/23/97 Cut back from Queens Plaza to Court Square Sat-Sun

08/31/97 Cut back from 179th St to Court Square nights

03/01/98 Began OPTO Sat-Sun

12/16/01 Discontinued OPTO operation, cut back Mon-Fri daytime from Continental Av to Court Square, extended evenings, nights, Sat-Sun from Court Square to Continental Av

02/22/02 Extended Sat-Sun daytime from Smith/9th St to Church Av, lite south of Smith/9th 

07/05/09 Extended all service to Church Av

04/19/10 Cut back all service to Court Square


HH - Fulton Shuttle

01/01/46 - Court St to Hoyt/Schermerhorn Sts Mon-Sat daytime 

06/01/46 Discontinued, Court St closed


HH - JFK Shuttle

09/23/78 Began service 57th St/6th Av to Howard Beach day & evenings, limited stops and extra fare

04/15/90 Discontinued service


Q -Broadway/Brighton - see BMT #1


V - Queens Blvd/6th Av

12/17/01 Begin service Continental Av to 2nd Av via 53rd St, Mon-Fri daytime, local

06/25/10 Discontinued service


W - Astoria/Broadway/West End 

07/22/01 Begin service Coney Island to Astoria via Bridge Mon-Fri daytime, Coney Island to 57th St/6 Av Mon-Fri evening, Coney Island to Pacific St Sat-Sun day & evening, Coney Island to 36th St nights, express in Manhattan, express in Queens Mon-Fri rush in rush direction

09/11/01 Revised service Coney Island to Astoria via Bridge day & evenings, nights Astoria to 34th St/Broadway and 36th St/4th Av to Coney Island shuttles, local in Manhattan

10/28/01 Resume previous service

01/15/02 Extend Mon-Fri evening service 57th St/6th Av to Astoria, made local in Queens

09/08/02 Began service Coney Island to Astoria all times, via Bridge Mon-Fri day & evening, via Tunnel nights and weekends

02/22/04 Reduced service to Astoria to Whitehall St Mon-Fri day and evening, all stops

06/25/10 Service discontinued

11/07/16 Resumed service Astoria to Whitehall St Mon-Fri daytime, all stops


01/24/16


IRT division

#1 - BROADWAY/7TH AVENUE 
1946:

Express - 242nd St to New Lots Av Mon-Sat day & evening, 242nd St to Flatbush Av or New Lots Av nights and Sundays (alternating), local stops nights

Local - 137th St to South Ferry day & evening

05/10/46 Made night service express

12/20/46 Rerouted all express service to Flatbush Av nights

06/12/49 Discontinued Sunday local service

03/05/50 Resumed Sunday day & evening local service 137th St to South Ferry, rerouted all express service to New Lots Av Sunday day & evenings 

03/15/54 Discontinued Saturday and Sunday local service, rerouted Saturday and Sunday express service to Flatbush Av

01/14/55 Alternate Mon-Fri rush express trains operated via middle track 137th St to 96th St SB in AM rush, NB in PM rush

06/28/56 Rerouted all express trains via local tracks north of 96th St

12/20/57 Rerouted Mon-Fri express service to Flatbush Av

05/23/58 Discontinued weekday evening local service

02/06/59 Discontinued express service, began 242nd St to South Ferry local service all times, began partial local/express service Mon-Fri rush, AM SB, PM NB, operating express Dyckman St to 137th St (except 168th St)

02/08/59 Discontinued local/express service in PM rush

01/08/62 Revised local/express stops, express 225th St to Dyckman St, also 168th St to 137th St

05/24/76 Discontinued local/express service

08/21/89 Began Mon-Fri daytime skip-stop express service north of 137th St, alternate trains designated #9

09/04/94 Discontinued skip-stop express service midday 

09/11/2001 Cut back to 42nd St, ,made express south of 96th St, suspended #9 service

09/19/01 Resumed local service south of 96th St, extended to New Lots Av day & evenings, to Chambers St nights

09/15/02 Rerouted to South Ferry all times, resumed #9 service Mon-Fri rush

05/27/05 Discontinued skip-stop express service, discontinued #9 

03/16/09 Rerouted into new South Ferry station

10/29/12 Closed new South Ferry station, trains use old South Ferry loop, last stop at Rector St

04/04/13 Resumed stopping at old South Ferry Station

06/27/17 Reopened new South Ferry station, closed old South Ferry station

09/29/17


#2 WEST FARMS/7TH AVENUE 
1946:

180th St/Bronx Park to Flatbush Av Mon-Sat day & evening, 180th St/Bronx Park to South Ferry Sunday day & evening, 241st St to South Ferry nights, express 96th St to Chambers St day & evenings

03/05/50 Rerouted Sunday day & evening service to Flatbush Av

12/26/50 Extended alternate rush service to 241st St, SB in AM, NB in PM rush

06/26/52 Discontinued Mon-Fri PM rush service to 241st St

08/04/52 Closed 180th St/Bronx Park station, rerouted all service to East 180th St

10/02/53 Cut back Mon-Fri AM rush 241st St service to Gun Hill Rd

03/19/54 Rerouted Sat-Sun day & evenings to New Lots Av

05/04/57 Extended daytime service from East 180th St to Dyre Av, began shuttle service East 180th St to Dyre Av evenings. discontinued Mon-Fri AM rush service to Gun Hill Rd

12/20/57 Rerouted day & evening service to New Lots Av

06/27/58 Began shuttle service East 180th St to Dyre Av nights

12/12/58 Rerouted nights to Flatbush Av, began express service nights

02/06/59 Extended nights from East 180th St to 241st St 

04/08/60 Rerouted daytime service 241st St to Flatbush Av, rerouted nights to New Lots Av

04/18/65 Rerouted all service 241st St to New Lots Av

07/10/83 Rerouted to Flatbush Av

10/03/99  Made local 96th St to Chambers St nights

09/11/2001 Made local 96th St to Chambers St all times

09/15/02 Made express 96th St to Chambers St day & evenings

12/07/13 



#3 LENOX/7TH AVENUE 
1946:

145th St to South Ferry day & evenings, 145th St to 96th St nights, local

01/14/55 Discontinued night shuttles, began Mon-Fri rush express service 145th St to Flatbush Av

12/20/57 Rerouted express service to New Lots Av

02/06/59 Made all service express 96th St to Chambers St , rerouted all service to Flatbush Av

04/08/60 Cut back Mon-Fri evening to shuttle 145th St to 135th St, rerouted all other service to New Lots Av

04/18/65 Rerouted Mon-Fri day, Sat-Sun day & evening to Flatbush Av

10/17/65 Cut back Sat-Sun evening service to shuttle 145th St to 135th St

05/05/68 Extended from 145th St to 148TH ST/LENOX TERMINAL

12/15/68 Began night shuttle service 148th St to 135th St

07/10/83 Rerouted daytime service to New Lots Av

08/05/90 Discontinued night shuttle service

09/04/94 Resumed night shuttle service 

09/10/95 Discontinued night shuttle service

09/11/2001 Made local 96th St to Chambers St

09/19/01 Cut back service to 14th St, made express 96th St to 14th St

09/15/02 Resumed service to New Lots Av

07/27/08 Resumed night service 148th St/Lenox Terminal to 42nd St, express 96th St to 42nd St

12/05/13 



#4 JEROME/LEXINGTON 
1946:

Woodlawn to Utica Av Mon-Fri rush, Saturday forenoon, Woodlawn to Atlantic Av Mon-Fri midday, nights, Woodlawn to South Ferry evenings, Saturday afternoon, Sunday day & evening, express 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge day & evenings, also Atlantic Av to Utica Av

05/10/46 Began express service 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge nights

12/20/46 Extended nights Atlantic Av to New Lots Av, express Atlantic Av to Franklin Av

1950 Cut back Saturday forenoon from Atlantic Av to South Ferry

12/15/50 Rerouted some Mon-Fri rush service to Flatbush Av, cut back Mon-Fri midday service from Atlantic Av to South Ferry

01/18/52 Rerouted Mon-Fri midday service to Atlantic Av

03/19/54 Made local Atlantic Av to Franklin Av nights

06/29/56 Made express Atlantic Av to Franklin Av nights

05/03/57 Discontinued Mon-Fri rush service to Flatbush Av, rerouted Mon-Fri evening, Saturday day & evening, Sunday afternoon and evening service to Utica Av, Sunday morning service to Atlantic Av 

03/01/60 Made local 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge nights

04/08/60 Rerouted night and Mon-Fri evening service to Flatbush Av, made local Atlantic Av to Franklin Av nights and Mon-Fri evenings, rerouted some Mon-Fri rush service to Flatbush Av

10/17/65 Rerouted Sat-Sun evening service to Flatbush Av, local in Brooklyn

10/17/65 Made express 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge evening and nights

05/23/76 Extended Sunday morning service from Atlantic Av to Utica Av, express in Brooklyn

01/13/80 Made local 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge nights 

07/10/83 Rerouted nights to New Lots Av, rerouted all Mon-Fri rush service to Utica Av

08/29/88 Extended Mon-Fri midday service from Atlantic Av to Utica Av 

01/21/90 Made express 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge nights

08/05/90 Made local 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge nights

05/11/15 


#5 WEST FARMS/LEXINGTON 
1946:

241st St to Utica Av Mon-Fri rush and evening, Saturday day & evening, Sunday evening, 241st St to Atlantic Av Mon-Fri midday, Sunday morning, 241st St to New Lots Av Sunday afternoon, express 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge, Atlantic Av to Utica Av

12/22/46 Extended Sunday morning service from Atlantic Av to New Lots Av

03/05/50 Cut back Sunday service from New Lots Av to Utica Av

04/23/53 Began using middle track East 180th St to 149th St Mon-Fri rush, AM SB, PM NB

10/02/53 Began using middle track Gun Hill Rd to East 180th St Mon-Fri rush, AM SB, PM NB

03/19/54 Cut back evening and Sunday morning service from Utica Av to Atlantic Av

05/03/57 Rerouted some Mon-Fri rush service to Flatbush Av, rerouted Mon-Fri evening, Saturday afternoon thru evening, Sunday day & evening service to South Ferry

03/01/60 Made local evenings 125th St to Brooklyn Bridge

04/08/60 Discontinued Mon-Fri evening service, rerouted all Mon-Fri rush service to Utica Av 

04/18/65 Rerouted daytime service to Dyre Av retaining Mon-Fri rush service to 241st St SB in AM, NB in PM rush, cut back Sat-Sun evening service from 241st St to East 180th St, began evening and night shuttle service East 180th St to Dyre Av, rerouted Sat AM rush service to South Ferry 

05/03/65 241st St trains rerouted via local tracks Gun Hill Rd to East 180th St

05/24/76 Rerouted Mon-Fri midday service to South Ferry

02/13/77 Closed South Ferry station for Lexington service

05/15/80 Rerouted Mon-Fri midday service to Atlantic Av

07/10/83 Rerouted Mon-Fri rush service to Flatbush Av

01/18/88 Rerouted Mon-Fri midday service to South Ferry Loop

09/01/96 Began OPTO on night shuttle

05/11/03 



#6 PELHAM/LEXINGTON 
1946:

Pelham Bay Park to City Hall Loop day & evening, Pelham Bay Park to 125th St nights

05/10/46 Extended nights from 125th St to City Hall Loop

10/14/46 Alternate trains rerouted via middle track Mon-Fri SB AM, NB PM East 177th St to 3rd Av

12/15/50 Extended Mon-Fri rush service to South Ferry

12/22/50 Cut back Mon-Fri rush service to City Hall Loop

06/23/56 Rerouted all Saturday trains via local tracks East 177th St to 3rd Av 

04/08/60 Extended night, Mon-Fri evening service to South Ferry

10/17/65 Extended Sat-Sun evening service to South Ferry

05/23/76 Cut back night, evening service to City Hall Loop

01/13/80 Rerouted alternate Mon-Fri midday trains via middle track East 177th St to 3rd Av, SB until noon, NB after noon, cut back nights from City Hall Loop to 125th St

01/21/90 Extended nights from 125th St to City Hall Loop

08/05/90 Cut back nights from City Hall loop to 125th St

10/03/99 Extended nights from 125th St to City Hall Loop

12/07/13



#7 FLUSHING 
1946:

Times Square to Main St, some express Main St to Queensboro Plaza Mon-Sat daytime, WB until noon, EB after noon

03/20/54 Discontinued express service Mon-Fri midday and Saturday

11/29/71 Resumed Mon-Fri midday express service, WB in morning, EB in afternoon

08/29/75 Discontinued Mon-Fri midday express service

05/13/85 Discontinued express service

08/21/89 Resumed Mon-Fri rush express service, WB in AM, EB in PM

09/13/15 Extended Times Square to 34TH ST/HUDSON YARDS

05/10/03 



#8 ASTORIA 
1946:

Times Square to Astoria local

07/24/49 Discontinued service, route turned over to BMT Division

05/10/03 



S - SHUTTLES 
DYRE AV

1946:

Dyre Av to East 180th St (NYW&B station) day & evenings, using elevated cars and IND crews

10/56 Began using subway cars

05/04/57 Discontinued service, absorbed by #3



BOWLING GREEN

1946: 

Brooklyn Bridge to South Ferry nights, Mon-Fri daytime, Saturday AM rush and forenoon (#4 service Mon-Fri evening, Saturday afternoon and evening)

1949 Replaced shuttle with #4 service Saturday forenoon

12/15/50 Replaced shuttle with #6 service Mon-Fri rush, #4 service Mon-Fri midday

12/23/50 Resumed shuttle Mon-Fri rush

01/18/52 Resumed shuttle Mon-Fri midday

05/03/57 Replaced #4 with #5 service

04/08/60 Replaced shuttle with #6 service nights, replaced #5 service with #6 service Mon-Fri evenings

10/17/65 Replaced #5 with #6 service Sat-Sun evenings

05/22/76 Replaced shuttle with #5 service Mon-Fri midday, resumed shuttle service evenings and nights 

02/13/77 Discontinued shuttle service, closed Lexington platform at South Ferry 


42ND STREET

1946:

Times Square to Grand Central all times

09/10/95 Discontinued night service

09/01/96 Began OPTO

05/11/03 


THIRD AVENUE ELEVATED 
1946:

129th St-South Ferry Local - Mon-Sat day & evening
241st St-City Hall (South Ferry Sun evening) - all times, express in Manhattan Mon-Sat SB AM rush thru noon, NB after noon thru evening, express in The Bronx Mon-Sat AM rush SB. Mon-Fri PM rush NB, shuttle 241st St-Fordham Rd Mon-Sat AM rush NB, PM rush SB
Bronx Park-City Hall or South Ferry- Mon-Sat day & evening, express in Manhattan SB AM rush thru noon, SB after noon thru evening 
Bronx Park-South Ferry Local - Sunday day & eve
Canal St-South Ferry shuttle - nights
Canal St-City Hall shuttle - Sun evening
Freeman St (West Farms El)-South Ferry (City Hall Sat afternoon rush) Local/Express service Mon-Sat rush, AM SB, PM NB 

11/05/46 Discontinued Freeman St-South Ferry Local/Express service

1947 Sat 241st St-City Hall trains made local in the Bronx AM rush SB, local in the Bronx and Manhattan all other times Sat, cut back Sat Bronx Park-City Hall/South Ferry trains from Bronx Park to Tremont Av, Extended Sat 129th St-South Ferry Locals to Bronx Park 

06/26/48 Made Sat afternoon rush NB South Ferry/City Hall-Bronx Park trains locals

04/22/50 Made 241st St-City Hall and Bronx Park-City Hall/South Ferry trains local Sat AM 

04/30/50 Rerouted all Sunday daytime service to South Ferry, eppanded Sun Canal St to City Hall shuttle to day & evenings

07/01/50 Closed 129th St station

07/13/50 Cut back service from 241st St to Gun Hill Rd except Mon-Fri rush, Sat AM rush, rerouted all Mon-Fri rush Local/Express service to City Hall, rerouted all evening, Sat afternoon, Sun and night service to City Hall, began evening, Sat afternoon, Sunday, night shuttle service Canal St to South Ferry

12/22/50 Discontinued service Chatham Square to South Ferry, cut back Mon-Sat rush local service to Chatham Square

11/14/51 Closed Bronx Park station, rerouted Local/Expresses to Fordham Rd in AM rush, Gun Hill Rd in PM rush, Locals to Gun Hill Rd except to Fordham Rd in PM rush

03/14/52 Cut back service to shuttle Gun Hill Rd to 149th St evenings, nights, Sat-Sun

05/29/52 Made all Mon-Fri midday service local Gun Hill Rd to City Hall

06/26/52 Cut back Mon-Fri PM rush Local-Expresses from 241st St to Gun Hill Rd

11/21/52 Cut back Mon-Sat AM rush locals from Chatham Square to Canal St, cut back Mon-Fri PM rush locals from Fordham Rd to 129th St (re-extended to Tremont Av 12/03/52)

12/31/53 Closed City Hall to Chatham Square

05/12/55 Closed 149th St to Chatham Square, shuttle Gun Hill Rd to 149th St all times

04/28/73 Discontinued all service

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fleet - IRT (A) division:

5703-5802 AC&F 1948 R-12 (retired)
5803-5952 AC&F 1949 R-14 (retired)
5953-5999 AC&F 1950 R-15 (retired)
6200-6252 AC&F 1950 R-15 (retired)
6500-6899 SLC 1955-56 R-17 (retired)
7050-7299 SLC 1956-57 R-21 (retired)
7300-7749 SLC 1957-58 R-22 (retired)
7750-7859 AC&F 1959-60 R-26 (married pairs) (retired)
7860-7959 AC&F 1960-61 R-28 (married pairs) (retired)
8570-8805 SLC 1962 R-29 (married pairs) (retired)
8806-9305 SLC 1962-63 R-33 (married pairs) (retired)
9306-9345 SLC 1963 R-33 (retired)
9346-9769 SLC 1963-64 R-36 (married pairs) (retired)
1301-1625 Kawasaki 1984-86 R-62 (originally singles, now in 5-car sets)
1651-2475 Bombardier 1986-88 R-62A (originally singles, all except 1901-2155 now in 5-car sets)
8001-8010 Kawasaki 1992 R-110A/R-130 (test train, 5-car sets) (retired)
6301-7180 Bombardier 1999-2003 R-142 (5-car sets)
1101-1250 Bombardier 2003 R-142 (5-car sets)
7211-7730 Kawasaki 2000-2002 R-142A (5-car sets) (7211-7590 [380 cars] converted to R-188 2014-16)
7731-7810 Kawasaki 2004-2005 R-142S (5 car sets)
7811-7898 Kawasaki 2012-2014 R-188 (8 5+6 car sets)
7899-7936 Kawasaki 2014-2016 R-188 (C cars for insertion into 7211-7590 sets)

fleet - IND/BMT (B) division:

1803-1852 AC&F 1948-49 R-10 (r# 2950-2999 1970) (retired)
3000-3349 AC&F 1948-49 R-10 (retired)
8010-8019 Budd 1949 R-11 (retired)
6300-6499 SLC 1954-55 R-16 (retired)
2900-2924 SSC 1925 (bought from SIRT 1955) (retired)
8020-8249 SLC 1960-61 R-27 (married pairs) (retired)
8250-8569 SLC 1961-62 R-30 (married pairs) (retired)
3350-3949 SLC 1964-65 R-32 (married pairs)
3950-4149 SLC 1966-67 R-38 (married pairs)
4150-4249 SLC 1968 R-40 (married pairs)
4250-4349 SLC 1969 R-40M (married pairs) (r# 4450-4549 1970)
4350-4549 SLC 1968 R-40 (married pairs) (r# 4350-4449 1970)
4550-4949 SLC 1968-69 R-42 (married pairs)
100-399 SLC 1971-73 R-44 (even # - A cars, odd #'s - B cars) (most cars r# 5202-5479 series 1990-91, made into 4-car sets) 
500-1227 PS 1975-77 R-46 (even # - A cars, odd #'s - B cars) (most r# 5482-6207 series 1994-95, made into 4-car sets)
1228-1278 even PS 1977 R-46 (A cars) (r# 6208-6258 even series 1994-95, made into 2- car sets) 
2500-2924 Westinghouse/Amrail 1986-88 R-68
5001-5200 Kawasaki 1988-89 R-68A
3001-3009 Bombardier 1992 R-110B/R-131 (test train, M-T-M sets) (retired)
8101-8312 Kawasaki 2001-03 R-143 (four car sets)
8313-8652 Alstom 2006-08 R160A-1 (four car sets)
8653-8712 Alstom 2005-08 R160A-2 (five car sets)
8713-9232 Kawasaki 2005-09 R160B (five car sets) 
9233-9802 Alstom 2008-10 R160A-2 (5 car sets)
9803-9942 Kawasaki 2009-10 R160B (5 car sets)
9943-9974 Alstom 2010 R160A-1 (4 car sets)
3010-3049 Bombardier 2016-19 R179 (5 car sets)
3050-3237 Bombardier 2017-19 R179 (4 car sets)
3238-3327 Bombardier 2017-19 R179 (5 car sets)


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