The BMT Brighton Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The BMT Broadway Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan, New York City, United The Sixth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with The Fourth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under 4th Avenue in the New York City Myrtle Avenue is an abandoned Rapid transit station on the Manhattan Bridge subway tracks ( south of the bridge in Brooklyn, New York City The Fourth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under 4th Avenue in the New York City The following New York City Subway stations are named DeKalb Avenue: DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line, also serving the BMT Brighton Line in Downtown Brooklyn The Fourth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under 4th Avenue in the New York City The Crosstown Line or Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn The IND Fulton Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, the BMT Brighton Line and The Eastern Parkway Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn south along Flatbush Seventh Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Flatbush Avenue The Eastern Parkway Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn south along Flatbush The BMT Franklin Avenue Line (also known as the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and the Brighton-Franklin Line) is a Rapid transit line of the New York City Prospect Park is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush Parkside Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Church Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Church Avenue near East 18th Street in the Flatbush Beverley Road is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Cortelyou Road is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Cortelyou Road between Marlborough Road (East 15th Street Newkirk Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Avenue H is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Avenue J is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Midwood Avenue M is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Kings Highway is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Avenue U is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Avenue U between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Homecrest Neck Road is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Sheepshead Bay is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Brighton Beach is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Ocean Parkway is a station on the New York City Subway 's BMT Brighton Line. The Culver Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. The West End Line, now a subway line in Brooklyn, New York City, is a branch line from the Broadway ( Manhattan)-Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn subway The BMT Sea Beach Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major Rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters ( A, B, C, The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Local service is provided full-time by Q trains, and B trains run along the express tracks during the daytime, Monday to Friday. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q begins at the south end of the Brighton Line, at Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, and travels over the Manhattan Bridge south tracks and along the BMT Broadway Line to Midtown Manhattan, while the B begins at Brighton Beach, running via the bridge's north tracks and the IND Sixth Avenue Line to Bedford Park, Bronx during rush hours and Harlem, Manhattan at other times. Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major Rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with The BMT Broadway Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan, New York City, United See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial Brighton Beach is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The Sixth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. Bedford Park is a working class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx between the New York Botanical Garden and Lehman College. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center
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Brief history
The Brighton Line opened from the Willink entrance of Prospect Park (modern intersection of Flatbush and Ocean Avenues and Empire Boulevard) to Brighton Beach (modern Coney Island Avenue at the shoreline) on July 2, 1878 and the full original line on August 18. Prospect Park is a 585 acre (24 km² public Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn located between Park Slope, Flatbush Avenue is one of the major avenues in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. BrightonCOOPsJPG|thumb|Newly built luxury condos on Brighton Beach]]BrightonSchool1438 Coney Island Avenue is a roadway in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that runs for a distance of roughly five miles almost parallel to Ocean Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was an excursion railroad — the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway — to bring beachgoers from downtown Brooklyn (via a connection with the Long Island Rail Road) to the seashore at Coney Island on the Atlantic Ocean, at a location named Brighton Beach at the same time the railroad arrived. Coney Island is a Peninsula, formerly an island in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA with a Beach on the Atlantic Ocean BrightonCOOPsJPG|thumb|Newly built luxury condos on Brighton Beach]]BrightonSchool1438 It has been known since its opening as the Brighton Beach Line but is now described as the Brighton Line in MTA literature and in public usage.
After losing its connection with the Long Island Rail Road in 1883, the railroad fell on hard times, reorganizing as the Brooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad. Seeking a new route for its excursion business and its local trade in communities along the way, it formed an agreement with the Kings County Elevated Railway to connect to its Fulton Street Line, which gave access to the new Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan passengers. The Kings County Elevated Railway Company (KCERy was a builder and operator of Elevated railway lines in Kings County, New York, now coextensive with the The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the This was accomplished in 1896.
A series of mergers and leases put the Brighton Beach Line in the hands of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT), a holding company which eventually controlled most of the rapid transit, streetcar and bus lines in Brooklyn and part of Queens. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT was a Public transit Holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The line was electrified with trolley wire and, for a time, trolleys from several surface routes and elevated trains operated together on the line.
The BRT was reorganized as the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) in 1923. The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United In 1940, the BMT was purchased by the City of New York, and operation passed to the city's Board of Transportation, which already operated the city-built Independent Subway System (IND). Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U The Independent Subway System ( IND or ISS) formerly known as the Independent City–Owned Subway System ( ICOS) or the Independent City–Owned
Physical description
The original line was a two-tracked high-speed surface steam railroad operating from Bedford Station, at Atlantic Avenue near Franklin Avenue in the City of Brooklyn, at which point it made a physical connection to the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch. The Atlantic Branch is an electrified Rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U From Bedford the line ran on a surface private right-of-way several blocks south to Park Place, which it crossed at grade, and then in an open cut with street overpasses through what is now Crown Heights and Flatbush, as far as Church Lane (now Church Avenue) in the Town and Village of Flatbush. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U From that point the line continued on the surface to a point at current Beverley Road between Marlborough Road (East 15th Street) and East 16th Street, curving southeast and running on the surface between the lines of the latter streets through the Towns of Flatbush and Gravesend to Sheepshead Bay, then turning southerly to reach the beach at Brighton Beach on Coney Island in the Town of Gravesend.
Grade crossing eliminations, 1903-08 and 1918-20
Between 1903 and 1908 the Brooklyn Grade Crossing Elimination Commission (BGCEC) oversaw the elimination of all grade crossings on the line. A short piece of two-tracked elevated railroad was built from the ramp connecting to the Fulton Street Elevated as far as Park Place, where the original 1878 open cut began. From the end of that original cut south of Church Avenue, the line was wholly rebuilt as a four-track railroad with express and local stations to a point south of Neptune Avenue at the border of Coney Island, continuing along its original right-of-way to Brighton Beach station. The portion from Church Avenue to Avenue H was placed in a depressed open cut, while the portion from Avenue H to south of Sheepshead Bay was raised onto an earthen embankment, primarily with earth excavated from the open-cut portion and from the Bay Ridge Improvement of the Long Island Rail Road.
The above work by the BGCEC left the line between Park Place and Church Avenue in substantially its original condition from steam railroad days. Between 1918 and 1920, however, further work rebuilt the portion between Prospect Park and Church Avenue as a four-track line. At the same time, the remaining portion of the line south of Neptune Avenue was replaced with a four-track elevated structure, including a four- to six-track elevated line extension, connecting the Brighton Line to the new Coney Island terminal at Surf and Stillwell Avenues. This same work rerouted mainline Brighton Beach trains from the Fulton Street elevated line via a new deep tunnel under Flatbush Avenue to connect to the Fourth Avenue subway at DeKalb Avenue station, where trains could access the new BMT Broadway subway.
Brighton–Franklin Line
Upon the opening of service by the new subways to midtown Manhattan on August 1, 1920, the original portion of the line between the Fulton Street Elevated and the link to the new subway at Prospect Park became a secondary line, known as Brighton–Franklin, and now known as the Franklin Avenue Shuttle. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn. At times through services (including expresses) operated on mainline Brighton tracks to Coney Island. Some special weekend trains even operated beyond Coney Island back to Manhattan via the BMT Sea Beach Line express tracks and the BMT Fourth Avenue Subway. The BMT Sea Beach Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway The Fourth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under 4th Avenue in the New York City This service was variously known as Franklin–Nassau and as the Coney Island Express, but its popular name was the "Sunny Sunday Summer Special," because it was only supposed to operate as needed on the hottest beach-going days.
Through services gradually diminished on the Brighton–Franklin, and after 1963 it became a pure shuttle, operating between Franklin Avenue station at Fulton Street and Prospect Park station, where it connects with mainline Brighton Beach trains.
During the era of route contraction from 1940 to about 1975 the Franklin Avenue Shuttle, as it is now known, seemed a prime candidate for abandonment; its physical structure had been allowed to deteriorate and its service steadily curtailed. The Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn. The New York City fiscal crisis of the '70s and the recession in 1990 contributed to plans to discontinue the line.
Consistent community pressure prevented the line's abandonment and eventually led to its rehabilitation and reconstruction, closing the line in 1998 and reopening it in 1999.
The Brighton Beach Line today
Today's line shows an interesting mix of its various rebuildings. The 1920 subway portion from the DeKalb Avenue connection to the Fourth Avenue subway is a typical New York City subway tunnel of the Dual Contracts era. DeKalb Avenue is a station shared by the BMT Fourth Avenue Line and the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection The Fourth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under 4th Avenue in the New York City The Dual Contracts of 1913 also known as the Dual Subway System, were Contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of Rapid transit
The most interesting parts of the line involve the original routing.
The Franklin Avenue Shuttle
Prospect Park to Church Avenue
Though this part of the route is on the alignment of the 1878 open cut, it was rebuilt in 1918 to 1920 to a four track line with an express station at Prospect Park, a local station at Parkside Avenue (replacing the original station at Woodruff Avenue) and another express station at Church Avenue. Prospect Park is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush Parkside Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Church Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Church Avenue near East 18th Street in the Flatbush
The construction features of the portion of the line resemble those of the BMT Sea Beach Line, which reopened as an open-cut line in 1915. The BMT Sea Beach Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway Both lines feature slightly sloped and capped reinforced concrete walls and subway-like tunnels underneath cross-streets.
From this point, the Brighton Beach Line is a four-track line for the remainder of its route. Currently, the B and Q trains come off Flatbush Avenue to join the line at Prospect Park; the B uses the central tracks to run to Brighton Beach station, serving express stations, while the Q provides local service on the outer tracks to the end of the line at Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Terminal. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway.
Church Avenue to Avenue H
This part of the line is a result of the BGCEC rebuilding program of 1903–1907. Just south of the tunnel which carries the line under Church Avenue, the construction of the cut wall visibly changes. The subway-like street crossings of the former section give way to steel trestles for the streets, giving the line a more open appearance. Cottage-style station houses are suspended over the line at local stations at Beverley and Cortelyou Roads, and at the express station at Newkirk Avenue. Past Newkirk Avenue the line continues in an open cut, then begin to rise to street level at the north end of Avenue H station.
Avenue H to Sheepshead Bay
The station house at Avenue H is unique. Avenue H is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Placed at the east side of the tracks, it is a wooden structure built in 1905 and originally used a real estate office. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom The building was threatened with demolition as part of an upgrading of stations along the line, but the community intervened and, on June 29, 2004, the station house was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
The line now runs on an earthen embankment with local stations at Avenue H, Avenue J and Avenue M, an express station at Kings Highway, local stops at Avenue U and (Gravesend) Neck Road, and an express station called Sheepshead Bay at Sheepshead Bay Road (former Shore Road). Avenue H is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Avenue J is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Midwood Avenue M is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Kings Highway is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Avenue U is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Avenue U between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Homecrest Neck Road is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Sheepshead Bay is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. All of the station houses for these stops are located beneath the tracks at street level.
Sheepshead Bay to Brighton Beach
The line continues south on the 1907 embankment to a bridge over Neptune Avenue. At this point the BGCEC roadbed ends, and the line used to descend to the surface on two single track concrete and steel ramps to operate on the surface to Brighton Beach. Brighton Beach is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. As part of the 1918–1920 Dual Contracts work, all four tracks now continue on a steel elevated structure to the junction of Coney Island and Brighton Beach Avenues, where the line turns west onto Brighton Beach Avenue and enters the Brighton Beach station.
Brighton Beach to Coney Island
On May 30, 1919, Brighton Beach Line service was extended west to the area once known as West Brighton, now the heart of what is left of the entertainment area of Coney Island, where it occupied part of New West End Terminal, better known as Stillwell Avenue Terminal, the structure which serves as a union terminal for the four subway lines that run to Coney Island. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Coney Island is a Peninsula, formerly an island in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA with a Beach on the Atlantic Ocean Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major Rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn For other meanings see Union Station. See List of Union Stations for a specific station with the name Coney Island is a Peninsula, formerly an island in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA with a Beach on the Atlantic Ocean
On September 8, 2002 Brighton passenger service was suspended west of Brighton Beach due to the complete rebuilding of the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal station, which had deteriorated due to the effects of salt water corrosion and deferred maintenance. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major Rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn On May 23, 2004, one week short of the 85th anniversary of the Brighton Beach Line's original entry into Stillwell Avenue terminal, service resumed between Brighton Beach and the terminal. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Travelling west from Brighton Beach station, the line operates on an unusual six track elevated structure over Brighton Beach Avenue, the former right-of-way of the Sea View Railway which originally provided service west of Brighton Beach. Only the outer two tracks are currently used for revenue service Q trains, the inner four are train yard tracks. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway.
Two of the yard tracks end before Ocean Parkway station, after which the four remaining tracks merge into two to climb up and over two more tracks of the Culver Line (F train), which enter from the north. Ocean Parkway is a station on the New York City Subway 's BMT Brighton Line. The F Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Both lines then share West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station, a double-level steel structure with two tracks on each level. West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. The Brighton trains occupy the upper level and the IND Culver Line trains the lower. The Culver Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island
Both lines then enter the new 8-track Stillwell Avenue terminal where the Brighton trains occupy tracks 3 and 4.
Service patterns
Since 1920, the primary service on the line has been through to Manhattan rather than over the tracks now used by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle. The Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn. Local service has run all the time, while express service has generally been provided during weekday rush hours and later middays. Until the 1960s, all service on the line north of Prospect Park was labeled 1. Prospect Park is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway.
Standard local service ran through the Montague Street Tunnel and along the BMT Broadway Line local tracks; service instead crossed the Manhattan Bridge north tracks and ran express under Broadway during theatre hours (7:30 pm to midnight). The Montague Street Tunnel carries the and trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn The BMT Broadway Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan, New York City, United The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Over the years, the local bridge service was expanded, and the local tunnel service ended up only from 6 am to 7 pm. Express service over the bridge to the Broadway express tracks, initially during rush hours, was also expanded to 6 am to 7 pm. The three patterns were assigned latter designations in the early 1960s: Q express via bridge, QT local via tunnel, and QB local via bridge. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway.
The Chrystie Street Connection opened in late 1967, and almost all Brighton Line trains were removed from Broadway. The Chrystie Street Connection is a major connecting line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few connections between lines of the (former BMT and The Q and QB were both combined with the D on the IND Sixth Avenue Line, running express during the day and local at other times. The D Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Sixth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. The daytime QT local was combined with the J and JJ to form the QJ, running through the tunnel to the BMT Nassau Street Line. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system The only Brighton-Broadway service was a new QB, running in the peak direction at rush hours on the local Brighton and express Broadway tracks. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. (Note that the old QB had run at non-peak times; this new QB had the same name and almost the same route but was a different service. )
The QJ's Brighton section was replaced with an extension of the M in 1973, but no other major changes were made until 1986, when reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge subway tracks began. The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with Though the same general service patterns remained on the Brighton Line, all trains were sent over the bridge and onto the Broadway or Sixth Avenue Line, depending on which set of tracks was open. From 1986 to 1988, the south side (Broadway) was in service, and the D continued to serve the line at all times, while the M was rerouted away from the Brighton Line, replaced by a greatly-increased daytime Q service that absorbed the old QB as part of a 1986 elimination of double letters. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. For two years, the D and Q provided skip-stop service on the four-track portion of the Brighton Line during the day, Monday to Friday. Skip-stop is a Public transit service pattern which reduces travel times by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route
Bridge trains ran over the north side (Sixth Avenue) from 1988 to 2001; at this time, the skip-stop pattern was eliminated, and the D became a full-time local service, while the Q ran express during the day. The 2001 shifting of trains back to the south side (Broadway) led to the D only running north of Midtown Manhattan; the Brighton express portion of the D became the diamond Q. See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial When both sides of the bridge were finally reopened in 2004, the diamond Q became an extension of the B rather than the D; the B had already run only during the day, and allowed the Q to remain a full-time local service. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. This Brighton-Broadway combination was made permanent, rather than a return to the pre-1986 patterns where most Brighton Line trains ran along Nassau Street or Sixth Avenue, because Brighton Line residents preferred Broadway service, and West End Line residents wanted full-time access to Grand Street on the Sixth Avenue Line. Grand Street is a station in Manhattan on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway.
The rolling stock used for the Q was changed in 1997 from the R68As to the R40s (switching cars with the B, which was at that time on the BMT West End Line). Rolling Stock was a Newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado R68A is a class of New York City Subway cars that were built in Kobe Japan by Kawasaki Rail Car Company. The R40 (sometimes referred to as R40 Slant to distinguish it from the later R40M) is a New York City Subway IND &ndash BMT car built The West End Line, now a subway line in Brooklyn, New York City, is a branch line from the Broadway ( Manhattan)-Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn subway This happened because West End residents were complaining about the noise.
Chaining information
The entire main line of the Brighton Line (excluding the Franklin Avenue Shuttle) is chained BMT A. The Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn. In the US, chaining is a method by which Railroads precisely measure and specify locations along the line This has no relation whatever to the letters assigned to the services on the Brighton Line, which are B for the express service and Q for the local. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway.
Chaining zero
Chaining zero is BMT Southern, located just north of the 57th Street (BMT Broadway Line) station of the BMT Broadway Line via the Manhattan Bridge. 57th Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway, located in Midtown Manhattan at the intersection of 57th The BMT Broadway Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan, New York City, United The Brighton Line picks up this chaining south of DeKalb Avenue station. DeKalb Avenue is a station shared by the BMT Fourth Avenue Line and the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection
Railroad directions
Railroad north is toward Manhattan, generally corresponding to compass north-northwest. Railroad directions are used to describe train directions on railroad systems A compass, magnetic compass or mariner's compass is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the earth's Magnetic poles It consists
Track numbering
- Odd numbered tracks are away from Manhattan (southbound)
- Even numbered tracks are toward Manhattan (northbound)
- Tracks 1 and 2 are usually local (outside tracks, shown in Roman type)
- Tracks 3 and 4 are usually express (inside tracks, shown in bold type)
- Non-revenue tracks are shown in italic type)
| From | To | Track arrangement | Line orientation | Comments |
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| DeKalb Avenue | Prospect Park | A3-A4 | NNW | no local tracks |
| Prospect Park | Brighton Beach | A1-A3-A4-A2 | NNW | local tracks for Franklin Avenue Line in Prospect Park station only |
| Brighton Beach | Ocean Parkway | A1-A5-A3-A4-A6-A2 | WSW | A3-A4 were originally express tracks; A5-A6 are layup tracks |
| Ocean Parkway | West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium (upper level) | A3-A4 | WSW | |
| Ocean Parkway | West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium (lower level) | A1-A2 | WSW | abandoned 1954; trackbeds only |
| West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium (upper level) | Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (C-D tracks) | A3-A4 | WSW | All Brighton trains |
| W8 Street (lower level) | Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (E-F tracks) | A1-A2 | WSW | now used by IND Culver only |
Telegraphy ID
Brighton Beach terminal's BMT telegraphy call letters were BC and in the past the entire Brighton Line had been referred to by the letters BC as a shorthand notation in internal documents. DeKalb Avenue is a station shared by the BMT Fourth Avenue Line and the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection Prospect Park is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush Prospect Park is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush Brighton Beach is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Brighton Beach is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Ocean Parkway is a station on the New York City Subway 's BMT Brighton Line. Ocean Parkway is a station on the New York City Subway 's BMT Brighton Line. West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Ocean Parkway is a station on the New York City Subway 's BMT Brighton Line. West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major Rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major Rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn This has gradually diminished and is now uncommon.
Station listing
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Stops all times |
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Stops all times except late nights |
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Stops late nights only |
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Station | Tracks | Services | Opened | Transfers and notes |
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DeKalb Avenue | all | B  Q  |
August 1, 1920 | D  M  N R  (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) |
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Atlantic Avenue | all | B Q |
August 1, 1920 | 2 3 4 5 (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) D M N R (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)LIRR at Flatbush Avenue |
| Seventh Avenue | all | B Q |
August 1, 1920 | ||
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Prospect Park | all | B Q |
July 2, 1878[1] | S (BMT Franklin Avenue Line) |
| Parkside Avenue | local | Q |
by 1895 | ||
| Church Avenue | all | B Q |
July 2, 1878[1] | ||
| Beverley Road | local | Q |
by 1899 | ||
| Cortelyou Road | local | Q |
by 1902 | ||
| Newkirk Avenue | all | B Q |
July 2, 1878[1] | ||
| Avenue H | local | Q |
1896 or 1897[2][3] | ||
| Avenue J | local | Q |
August 23, 1907 | ||
| Avenue M | local | Q |
by 1888 | ||
| Kings Highway | all | B Q |
July 2, 1878[1] | ||
| Avenue U | local | Q |
by 1898 | ||
| Neck Road | local | Q |
July or August 1878[4] | ||
| Sheepshead Bay | all | B Q |
July 2, 1878[1] | ||
| Brighton Beach | all | B Q |
July 2, 1878[1] | ||
| Ocean Parkway | all | Q |
April 22, 1917 | ||
| West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium | all | Q |
May 19, 1919 | ||
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Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue | all | Q |
May 29, 1919 | D (BMT West End Line) F (Culver Line)N (BMT Sea Beach Line) |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Finished", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 1, 1878, p. __FORCETOC__ Current services As of May 28, 2005, the New York City Subway system has 26 lettered or numbered route designations DeKalb Avenue is a station shared by the BMT Fourth Avenue Line and the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The D Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. The Fourth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under 4th Avenue in the New York City Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, the BMT Brighton Line and The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Eastern Parkway Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn south along Flatbush The D Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. The Fourth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under 4th Avenue in the New York City Flatbush Avenue, also called the Atlantic Terminal, is the westernmost stop on the Long Island Rail Road 's Atlantic Branch at Flatbush Avenue Seventh Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Flatbush Avenue The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Prospect Park is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn. The BMT Franklin Avenue Line (also known as the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and the Brighton-Franklin Line) is a Rapid transit line of the New York City Parkside Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Church Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Church Avenue near East 18th Street in the Flatbush The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Beverley Road is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Cortelyou Road is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Cortelyou Road between Marlborough Road (East 15th Street The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Newkirk Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Avenue H is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Avenue J is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Midwood The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Avenue M is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Kings Highway is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Avenue U is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Avenue U between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Homecrest The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Neck Road is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Sheepshead Bay is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brighton Beach is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ocean Parkway is a station on the New York City Subway 's BMT Brighton Line. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major Rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The D Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The West End Line, now a subway line in Brooklyn, New York City, is a branch line from the Broadway ( Manhattan)-Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn subway The F Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Culver Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The BMT Sea Beach Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway Coney Island is served by four lines of the New York City Subway, as well as numerous buses and Ocean Parkway, Belt Parkway and their associated bike The Brooklyn Eagle, also called The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from October 26 "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2.
- ^ "Flatbush Notes", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 16, 1896, p. The Brooklyn Eagle, also called The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from October 26 Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 7.
- ^ "Parkville Notes", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 27, 1897, p. The Brooklyn Eagle, also called The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from October 26 Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 10.
- ^ "Killed on the Rail", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 25, 1878, p. The Brooklyn Eagle, also called The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from October 26 Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 4.
External links
- Brighton Beach Line in words and pictures
- The New Stillwell Avenue Terminal
- Videos taken from Brighton Line Trains
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