Services that use the BMT Broadway Line through midtown and downtown have been colored yellow since 1979.

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 States. 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 Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of 2007, it is served by four services, all colored yellow: the N and Q on the express tracks and the R and W on the local tracks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The N 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 R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. The W Broadway Local is a Rapid transit service of B Division of the New York City Subway. The line is often referred to as the "N and R",^[1][2] since those were the only services on the line during the long years that the Manhattan Bridge south tracks were closed for rebuilding. The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with The Broadway Line was built to give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (later the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation) access to Midtown Manhattan. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT was a Public transit Holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, 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 The BMT Broadway Line currently consists of mostly R160B, R68, R68A, and R46. The R160B is a heavy-rail subway car model for New York City Transit Authority ( New York City Subway) built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The R68 is a type of New York City Subway car. The 425-car contract was a joint venture of Westinghouse AM-Rail Company ANF Industrie of Paris and other R68A is a class of New York City Subway cars that were built in Kobe Japan by Kawasaki Rail Car Company. It also consists of R32 and R40 as well as some R40M and R160A. The R40A is a New York City Subway car order built by St Louis Car Company in 1968&ndash69 The R160A is a class of 760 New York City Subway cars being built by Alstom Transportation.

The line is named for its location under Broadway between Vesey Street and Seventh Avenue (Times Square). Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Seventh Avenue / Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West It also passes under Vesey Street, Whitehall Street, Trinity Place, and Church Street in Lower Manhattan, and Seventh Avenue, 59th Street, and 60th Street in Midtown. Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the 59th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs east-west from York Avenue to the West Side Highway, with a discontinuity See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial The local tracks stretch the entire length between the two East River tunnels: the Montague Street Tunnel to the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn and the 60th Street Tunnel to the BMT Astoria Line and 60th Street Tunnel Connection in Queens. The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end 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 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 Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The 60th Street Tunnel carries the,, and trains of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan The Astoria Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, serving the neighborhood of Astoria Queens. The 60th Street Tunnel Connection or 11th Street Connection is a short Rapid transit line of the New York City Subway connecting the BMT Center express tracks exist between Canal Street and 57th Street, turning off at Canal Street to feed the south tracks on the Manhattan Bridge, and continuing north and east under Central Park as the BMT 63rd Street Line (presently unused, but planned to connect with the Second Avenue Subway). Canal Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line 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 Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The BMT 63rd Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway system The Second Avenue Subway ( SAS) is a Rapid transit subway line currently under construction underneath Second Avenue in the borough of The Broadway Line was the only Manhattan outlet north of Delancey Street for the BMT's Brooklyn lines until 1967, when most BMT Brighton Line and BMT West End Line trains were moved to the IND Sixth Avenue Line via the new Chrystie Street Connection. Delancey Street is one of the main thoroughfares of Manhattan 's Lower East Side, running east from the Bowery to connect to the Williamsburg Bridge 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 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 Sixth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. 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

Extent and service

BMT Broadway Line

Legend BMT Astoria Line 60th Street Tunnel Connection 60th Street Tunnel Lexington Avenue Fifth Avenue BMT 63rd Street Line 57th Street 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Eighth Street–NYU Prince Street Canal Street (Manhattan Bridge station) Canal Street (Main line station) Manhattan Bridge BMT Fourth Avenue and Brighton Lines City Hall City Hall Yard Cortlandt Street Rector Street Whitehall Street–South Ferry BMT Nassau Street Line Montague Street Tunnel BMT Fourth Avenue Line

The BMT Broadway Line begins at the 60th Street Tunnel from Queens. The Astoria Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, serving the neighborhood of Astoria Queens. The 60th Street Tunnel Connection or 11th Street Connection is a short Rapid transit line of the New York City Subway connecting the BMT The 60th Street Tunnel carries the,, and trains of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan Lexington Avenue/59th Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. Fifth Avenue/59th Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. The BMT 63rd Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway system 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 49th Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Times Square–42nd Street is the busiest station complex of the New York City Subway, joining four lines (three trunk lines plus the Shuttle) with a free transfer 34th Street–Herald Square is a New York City Subway station complex on the BMT Broadway Line and the IND Sixth Avenue Line and is the third busiest station 28th Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway, located at 28th Street and Broadway in the Gramercy 23rd Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Eighth Street–New York University is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Prince Street is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Canal Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line Canal Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line 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 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 City Hall has a single island platform serviced by the BMT Broadway Line local currently consisting of the,, and late-night trains Cortlandt Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway, located under Church Street beteween Fulton and Cortlandt Streets in Rector Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Whitehall Street–South Ferry is a Rapid transit station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system 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 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 60th Street Tunnel carries the,, and trains of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan It runs west under 60th Street as a two-track subway line, with stations at Lexington Avenue–59th Street and Fifth Avenue/59th Street. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway Lexington Avenue/59th Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. Fifth Avenue/59th Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. It then turns south to Seventh Avenue into the local tracks at 57th Street. Seventh Avenue / Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. 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 This segment of the line carries the N and W services from the BMT Astoria Line and the R service from the IND Queens Boulevard Line. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The W Broadway Local is a Rapid transit service of B Division of the New York City Subway. The Astoria Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, serving the neighborhood of Astoria Queens. The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City

At the 57th Street station, the line joins two express tracks that enter the station from the north via the BMT 63rd Street Line. 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 63rd Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway system There is no scheduled BMT service on the 63rd Street Line at present. The BMT 63rd Street Line will carry the Q service across 63rd Street and up the proposed Second Avenue Line, when and if it is built. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The express tracks at 57th Street are currently used as terminal tracks for the Q train. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway.

The BMT Broadway Line proceeds as a four-track subway down Seventh Avenue to its intersection with Broadway, and then continues down Broadway to a point north of Canal Street, where the express tracks carrying the N and Q services are lowered and turn sharply east into the Canal Street (formerly Broadway) station of the BMT Broadway Bridge Line. Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Canal Street is a major street in New York City, crossing lower Manhattan to join New Jersey in the west (via the Holland Tunnel The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Canal Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line

Immediately after Canal Street, the express tracks resume again (originally they had been intended to run through) and serve as storage and turning tracks, bypassing the Canal Street local station and ending in the disused lower level of City Hall. Canal Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line City Hall has a single island platform serviced by the BMT Broadway Line local currently consisting of the,, and late-night trains The local tracks continue south as a two-track subway to Whitehall Street–South Ferry station. Whitehall Street–South Ferry is a Rapid transit station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Whitehall Street–South Ferry is a three track, two-platform station, with the center track set up as a terminal track, currently used as the south terminal for W trains. The W Broadway Local is a Rapid transit service of B Division of the New York City Subway. A pair of bellmouths exists here, allowing for a connection to a never-built East River tunnel south of the Montague Street Tunnel. 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 It has been proposed to use this as part of the Lower Manhattan-Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project, connecting to the Court Street station (New York Transit Museum) in Brooklyn. The Lower Manhattan-Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project is a proposed public-works project in New York City, New York, that would use the Long Island Rail New York Transit Museum is a museum which displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway and bus systems it is located in the unused Court Street subway station New York Transit Museum is a museum which displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway and bus systems it is located in the unused Court Street subway station ^[3][4]

The BMT Broadway Line then curves east carrying the R service to a trailing junction with the BMT Nassau Street Line and enters the Montague Street Tunnel to Brooklyn. The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system 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 Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.

History

The Public Service Commission adopted plans for what was known as the Broadway–Lexington Avenue route on December 31, 1907. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This route began at the Battery and ran under Greenwich Street, Vesey Street, Broadway to Ninth Street, private property to Irving Place, and Irving Place and Lexington Avenue to the Harlem River. Battery Park is a 25-acre (10 hectare public park located at the Battery the southern tip of the New York City borough of Manhattan, facing Greenwich Street is a north-south street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Lexington Avenue, often abbreviated by New Yorkers as "Lex" is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that After crossing under the Harlem River into the Bronx, the route split at Park Avenue and 138th Street, with one branch continuing north to and along Jerome Avenue to Woodlawn Cemetery, and the other heading east and northeast along 138th Street, Southern Boulevard, and Westchester Avenue to Pelham Bay Park. Jerome Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the New York City borough of The Bronx, New York, United States. This article refers to the Woodlawn Cemetery in the New York City borough of The Bronx Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx, is at 2764 acres (11 km² the largest public Park In early 1908, the Tri-borough plan was formed, combining this route, the under-construction Centre Street Loop Subway in Manhattan and Fourth Avenue Subway in Brooklyn, a Canal Street Subway from the Fourth Avenue Subway via the Manhattan Bridge to the Hudson River, and several other lines in Brooklyn. The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system 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 Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. 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 The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami ^[5][6]

The BRT proposal

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company submitted a proposal to the Commission, dated March 2, 1911, to operate the Tri-borough system (but under Church Street instead of Greenwich Street), as well as a branch along Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 59th Street from Ninth Street north and east to the Queensboro Bridge; the Canal Street Subway was to merge with the Broadway Line instead of continuing to the Hudson River. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT was a Public transit Holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Seventh Avenue / Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. 59th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs east-west from York Avenue to the West Side Highway, with a discontinuity The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a Cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in The city, the BRT, and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (which operated the first subway and four elevated lines in Manhattan) came to an agreement, and sent a report to the Board of Estimate on June 5, 1911. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT was the operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904 as well as earlier Elevated railways See also History of the New York City Subway The first regularly-operated subway in New York City was built by the city and leased to the Interborough Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The line along Broadway to 59th Street was assigned to the BRT, while the IRT obtained the Lexington Avenue line, connecting with its existing route at 42nd Street–Grand Central. The Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan Grand Central–42nd Street is a major station complex in the New York City Subway, and was the second busiest station in 1994 Construction began on Lexington Avenue on July 31, and on Broadway the next year. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The Dual Contracts, two operating contracts between the city and the BMT and IRT, were adopted on March 4, 1913. 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 Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[7]

Because of the complicated history, the Broadway Line includes several remnants of earlier plans. The line was built as four tracks south to City Hall, where the local tracks were to end at the upper level, and the express tracks were to pass through the lower level, curving through Vesey Street into Church Street. City Hall has a single island platform serviced by the BMT Broadway Line local currently consisting of the,, and late-night trains However, the final plan had the express tracks splitting at Canal Street and passing under the northbound local track to the Manhattan Bridge. Canal Street is a major street in New York City, crossing lower Manhattan to join New Jersey in the west (via the Holland Tunnel The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with The tunnel south of City Hall was rebuilt to bring the upper local tracks down to the lower level north of Vesey Street, and the lower level at City Hall was never used for passenger service. ^[8]

Unused construction is also present near the west end of the Queensboro Bridge. The original plan there was to build two one-track tunnels under 59th and 60th Streets, rising onto the bridge to Queens. However, plans were changed in 1915 to place both tracks in 60th Street and cross the East River in the 60th Street Tunnel, in part due to heavy vehicular traffic over the bridge. The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end The 60th Street Tunnel carries the,, and trains of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan A piece of the 59th Street tunnel had already been built, concurrent with the construction of the IRT Lexington Avenue Subway, and became a walkway connecting the two side platforms of the IRT's 59th Street station. The Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan Railway platforms at railway stations on double lines can be side platforms or Island platforms With side platforms track centres remain the same and no space Lexington Avenue/59th Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. ^[9]

Another unused provision existed for many years north of 57th Street, where the two express tracks ended before being connected to the BMT 63rd Street Line in 1989. 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 63rd Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway system Plans were made, but never carried through, to build a line northwest through Central Park and under Eighth Avenue through the Upper West Side to Inwood, along the route later built as the IND Eighth Avenue Line. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan Island in the New York City Borough of Manhattan. ^[10]

A short portion of the line, coming off the north side of the Manhattan Bridge through Canal Street to 14th Street–Union Square, opened on September 4, 1917. Canal Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[11] An extension north to 42nd Street and south to Rector Street was completed on January 5, 1918. Times Square–42nd Street is the busiest station complex of the New York City Subway, joining four lines (three trunk lines plus the Shuttle) with a free transfer Rector Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[12] Further portions were opened south to Whitehall Street–South Ferry on September 20, 1918, north to 57th Street on July 10, 1919,^[13] and east to Lexington Avenue on September 1, 1919. Whitehall Street–South Ferry is a Rapid transit station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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 Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lexington Avenue/59th Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[14] Both East River tunnels - the 60th Street Tunnel to Queensboro Plaza and the Montague Street Tunnel to DeKalb Avenue - opened on August 1, 1920, completing the Broadway Line. Queensboro Plaza is an elevated New York City Subway station over Queens Plaza in Long Island City, at the east ( Queens) end of the Queensboro 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 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 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 ^[15][16]

Service history

At most times, the Broadway Line has had four services - two local and two express - during the day, with a third express service until the 1967 opening of the Chrystie Street Connection. 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

• 1/QT (BMT Brighton Line) local trains ran until 1967, when the QT was discontinued. 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 BMT Brighton Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United At that time, the EE was introduced, becoming part of the N in 1976; the N became express and the W became local in 2004. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The W Broadway Local is a Rapid transit service of B Division of the New York City Subway.
• 1/Q (BMT Brighton Line) express trains were mostly moved to the IND Sixth Avenue Line as a relocated D in 1967, but a few trips stayed as the QB, later the Q again. The Q Broadway Express is a 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 D 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. During the Manhattan Bridge reconstruction, from the 1980s until 2001, the Q mostly used the IND Sixth Avenue Line. The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with When restored in 2001, the Q became full-time, replacing the D on the Brighton Line.
• 2/RR (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) trains (later R) have run local over the Broadway Line since 1920. The R Broadway Local 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 The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway.
• 3/T (BMT West End Line) trains ran express on the Broadway Line until 1967, when the T became part of the realigned B via the IND Sixth Avenue Line. T is a service designation of the New York City Subway. It is not currently in use but was previously used for a service on the BMT West End Line, originally T is a service designation of the New York City Subway. It is not currently in use but was previously used for a service on the BMT West End Line, originally 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 B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway.
• 4/N (BMT Sea Beach Line) trains used the express tracks until the Manhattan Bridge reconstruction in the 1980s, when all N trips became local. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. 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 (Some had run local since the EE was merged into the N in 1976. ) When the Manhattan Bridge south tracks reopened in 2001, the W was introduced, at first running express; it became local in 2004, and the N moved back to the express tracks. The W Broadway Local is a Rapid transit service of B Division of the New York City Subway.
• Several other services have used the express tracks, including the NX (Sea Beach, 1967-1968) and the B (West End) and D (Brighton) during closures of the Manhattan Bridge north tracks in the 1980s and 1990s. The N 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 D Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway.

The current set of four services - N, Q, R, and W - have used the line since July 22, 2001, when the south tracks on the Manhattan Bridge reopened, but until February 22, 2004, when the north tracks reopened, the N was local and the W express. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Station listing

Station service legend
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops late nights and weekends only
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	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Time period details

	Station	Tracks	Services	Opened	Transfers and notes
begins as a merge of the BMT Astoria Line (N  W ) and the 60th Street Tunnel Connection (R ) and passes through the 60th Street Tunnel
	Lexington Avenue/59th Street	local	N  R  W	September 1, 1919[14]	4  5  6  <6> (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) Roosevelt Island Tramway
	Fifth Avenue/59th Street	local	N  R  W	September 1, 1919[14]
express tracks begin from the BMT 63rd Street Line (no regular service)
	57th Street	all	N  Q  R  W	July 10, 1919[13]
*	49th Street	local	N  R  W	July 10, 1919
	Times Square–42nd Street	all	N  Q  R  W	January 5, 1918[12]	1  2  3  (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) 7  <7> (IRT Flushing Line) S  (IRT 42nd Street Shuttle) A  C  E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal) Port Authority Bus Terminal
	34th Street–Herald Square	all	N  Q  R  W	January 5, 1918[12]	B  D  F  V  (IND Sixth Avenue Line) PATH at 33rd Street
	28th Street	local	N  R  W	January 5, 1918[12]
	23rd Street	local	N  R  W	January 5, 1918[12]
	14th Street–Union Square	all	N  Q  R  W	September 4, 1917[11]	4  6  <6> (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) L  (BMT Canarsie Line)
	Eighth Street–NYU	local	N  R  W	September 4, 1917[11]
	Prince Street	local	N  R  W	September 4, 1917[11]
	Canal Street	all	N  Q  R  W	September 4, 1917[11] (express) January 5, 1918[12] (local)	4  5  6  <6> (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) J  M  Z  (BMT Nassau Street Line) Express station originally known as Broadway
express trains continue into Brooklyn via Manhattan Bridge south tracks (N  Q )
	City Hall	local	N  R  W	January 5, 1918[12]
*	Cortlandt Street	local	N  R  W	January 5, 1918[12]	Station closed during construction
	Rector Street	local	N  R  W	January 5, 1918[12]
	Whitehall Street–South Ferry	all	N  R  W	September 20, 1918	Staten Island Ferry
merges with BMT Nassau Street Line (M )
continues into Brooklyn via the Montague Street Tunnel and becomes the BMT Fourth Avenue Line (M  N  R )

• *49th Street is accessible northbound only; Cortlandt Street is accessible southbound only

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