Services that use the BMT Canarsie Line through Manhattan have been colored gray since 1979.

The Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street–Canarsie Line) is a rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway system, named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United 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 Canarsie is a Neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is used by the L service, which is shown in the color gray on the NYC Subway map and on station signs. The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line

It is also occasionally referred to as the Eastern District Line. This refers to Williamsburg, which was described as Brooklyn's "Eastern District" when the City of Williamsburg was annexed by the former City of Brooklyn. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick This was the location where the original Brooklyn subway portions of the line were laid out. Only later was the line connected to the tracks leading to Canarsie. Eastern District High School preserves this toponym. Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names ( toponyms) their origins meanings use and Typology.

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Legend Eighth Avenue Sixth Avenue Union Square Third Avenue First Avenue 14th Street Tunnel Bedford Avenue Lorimer Street Graham Avenue Grand Street Montrose Avenue Morgan Avenue Jefferson Street DeKalb Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Halsey Street Wilson Avenue Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street Broadway Junction BMT Jamaica Line East New York Yard Atlantic Avenue Sutter Avenue IRT New Lots Line Livonia Avenue Long Island Rail Road Linden Shops New Lots Avenue East 105th Street Canarsie Yard Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway Flatlands Avenue (demolished) Avenue L (demolished) Canarsie Pier (demolished)

The Canarsie Line use mostly R143 subway trains with a few R160A trains

The Canarsie Line runs from Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan to Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Sixth Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Third Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. First Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Bedford Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Lorimer Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Graham Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Grand Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Montrose Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Morgan Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Jefferson Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. DeKalb Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues is a New York City Subway station complex formed by the intersecting stations of the BMT Canarsie Line and the BMT Myrtle Halsey Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Wilson Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street has an interesting design The entrance to this underground station is in a small building on the north side of Bushwick Avenue between Aberdeen Street Broadway Junction is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated BMT Canarsie Line and BMT Jamaica Line, and the underground The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New East New York Yard (also known as DO Yard from its telegraphy letters) is a major Rapid transit Railroad storage yard and maintenance facility Atlantic Avenue, built in 1916 has recently been reconfigured Sutter Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. The New Lots Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, consisting of an elevated structure that begins just east of Crown Heights–Utica Livonia Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Linden Shops is a New York City Subway track shop where track switches and other components are assembled New Lots Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. East 105th Street is grade-level station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway is the southern Terminal station of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few grade-level stations The R143 is a Standard gauge Subway car design used on the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. The R160A is a class of 760 New York City Subway cars being built by Alstom Transportation. 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 It is double-tracked along its entire length, except for short stretches of layup track in Manhattan.

The current line is a two-track subway from its Manhattan terminal to Broadway Junction in the East New York section of Brooklyn, with the exception of a short stretch at Wilson Avenue where it is a double-decked structure with the southbound track outdoors directly above the underground northbound track. East New York is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, a borough of New York City.

Just before Broadway Junction, the line emerges onto an elevated structure, passing over the BMT Jamaica Line. The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New Between Broadway Junction and Atlantic Avenue are the Canarsie Line's only track connections to the rest of the system, via ramps connecting the Canarsie-bound line to the Manhattan-bound Jamaica Line and East New York Yard (and, until 1956, the BMT Fulton Street El). East New York Yard (also known as DO Yard from its telegraphy letters) is a major Rapid transit Railroad storage yard and maintenance facility Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Canarsie Line used to share the structure at Atlantic Avenue with the connection from the Broadway and Fulton Street elevated lines to the Liberty Avenue Elevated (still extant further east as part of the IND Fulton Street Line). The Fulton Street Line or Kings County Line was an Elevated rail line mostly in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. 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

East of Pitkin Avenue, the Canarsie Line enters the two-track elevated structure on which the line was originally grade-separated in 1906, entering Sutter Avenue station. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting At the next station, Livonia Avenue, the Livonia Avenue Elevated of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line passes overhead, and just beyond this point is a single track connection to the Linden Shops, which is now a track and structures facility. 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 Linden Shops is a New York City Subway track shop where track switches and other components are assembled Besides the connection at Broadway Junction, this non-electrified yard connection is the only other connection to the rest of the subway system, as it is indirectly a connection to the Eastern Parkway Line. A third rail is a method of providing Electricity to power a railway through a continuous rigid conductor alongside the railway track or between the rails Division B revenue equipment cannot access this line, however, because of Division A width restrictions. 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,

Beyond the next station, New Lots Avenue, the elevated structure ends, and an incline brings the Canarsie down to the original 1865 surface right-of-way, the second-oldest such right-of-way on the New York City Transit Authority system. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A right-of-way is a strip of land that is granted – through an Easement or other mechanism – for Transportation purposes such as for a Rail line or The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA is a Public authority in the U The line operates on this ground-level route to the end of the line at Rockaway Parkway.

Automation

Main article: BMT Canarsie Line automation

The Canarsie Line is one of only two New York City non-shuttle subway lines that hosts only a single service and does not share operating trackage with any other line or service; the other is the IRT Flushing Line, carrying the 7. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA has plans to upgrade the entire New York City Subway system with Communication-based train control (CBTC The City of New York Three services in the New York Subway are designated as S (shuttle The Flushing Line is a Rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system operated as part of the IRT Division and designated the 7 route The 7 Flushing Local and 7 Flushing Express are Rapid transit services of the New York City Subway, providing local and express services along the full Because of this, it was chosen as the location of the first fully-automated line of the New York City Subway. In spring 2005, the current automation-enabled R143-class equipment was expected to run under full automation with a single operator (known as OPTO, or One Person Train Operation) acting as an attendant to monitor the train's operation and take over manual operation if necessary. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The R143 is a Standard gauge Subway car design used on the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. However, technical mishaps including the test train rolling away by itself has delayed the start of Automation, also known as Communication Based Train Control (CBTC).

The project has caused numerous service disruptions on the L line on nights and weekends. The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line Frequently, service is shut down in separate sections of the line, usually from Eighth Avenue to Lorimer Street, Lorimer to Broadway Junction, or Broadway Junction to Rockaway Parkway. During this time, shuttle buses serve suspended areas. This project also requires the closing of some stations, either in one direction or both directions, and for the line to be operated in two sections.

In June 2005, the Canarsie Line ran with a single operator on weekends. However, as this was a violation of contract, the MTA was ordered to resume two-person operation at all times.

Currently, the system is active between Chelsea-Eighth Avenue and First Avenue in Manhattan and Broadway Junction and Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn. First Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. 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 Broadway Junction is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated BMT Canarsie Line and BMT Jamaica Line, and the underground Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway is the southern Terminal station of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few grade-level stations Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.

Background

The history of the Canarsie Line has three distinct phases. It was first a steam railroad, then a BRT elevated line, and was then extended into Manhattan via subway. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT was a Public transit Holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens

Steam and elevated era

Before becoming a BRT elevated line in 1906, the Canarsie Line operated as a steam dummy line. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A steam dummy or dummy engine, in the United States of America and Canada, was a Steam engine enclosed in a Wooden box structure made It was first owned by the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad, chartered December 24, 1863 and opened October 21, 1865, from the Long Island Rail Road in East New York to a pier at Canarsie Landing, very close to the current junction of Rockaway Parkway and the Belt Parkway, where ferries continued on to Rockaway. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year East New York is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. The Belt Parkway, also known as the Belt System or Circumferential Parkway, is a series of Limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the The Rockaway Peninsula, also known as The Rockaways, is the name of a peninsula of Long Island, most of which is located within the borough of Queens The line was single-tracked until 1894. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [1]

The Canarsie Railroad was chartered on May 8, 1906 as a BRT subsidiary (leased to the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad) and acquired the line on May 31, 1906. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT was a Public transit Holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens Starting in 1899 the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT 1896-1923 and Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT 1923-1940 operated Rapid transit lines in Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The line was partly elevated, and electrified with third rail on the elevated part and trolley wire on the rest, south of New Lots Avenue. A third rail is a method of providing Electricity to power a railway through a continuous rigid conductor alongside the railway track or between the rails Overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit Electrical energy to Trams Trolleybuses or Trains at a distance from the The Long Island Rail Road, which had used the line north of New Lots to access their Bay Ridge Branch, built a new line just to the west. The Bay Ridge Branch is a Rail line owned by the Long Island Rail Road and operated by the New York and Atlantic Railway in the U The East New York terminus was extended several blocks along a section of line formerly used for "East New York Loop" service to the Fulton Street Elevated and the Broadway Elevated (now the BMT Jamaica Line), at a point known as Manhattan Junction (now Broadway Junction). The East New York Loop was a short Rapid transit structure in East New York Brooklyn, New York City, United States, connecting the Fulton The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New

Service, first run on July 28, 1906, ran from Canarsie Landing to the Broadway Ferry at the foot of Broadway in Williamsburg, at the East River. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Broadway Ferry was a Ferry landing in Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York City, United States at the foot of Broadway. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick 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 This route still exists as the BMT Jamaica Line, except for the last piece to the East River, where the Jamaica Line runs over the Williamsburg Bridge. The Williamsburg Bridge is a Suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan The route was later extended over the bridge and along the BMT Nassau Street Line to Canal Street and then Chambers Street. The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system Canal Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line Chambers Street is a station on the BMT Nassau Street Line of the New York City Subway.

Dual Contracts rebuilding

The Dual Contracts subway expansion scheme around World War I saw the rebuilding of the complex train junction at Manhattan Junction into an even more complex flyover junction now known as Broadway Junction. 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 World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The expansion extended south to the point at which the Canarsie and Fulton Street Elevateds diverged, including a six-track, three-platform station at Atlantic Avenue. The Fulton Street Line or Kings County Line was an Elevated rail line mostly in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The complex was rebuilt under traffic and opened in stages, reaching completion in 1919. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

At the same time, the BRT moved to eliminate remaining operations that required elevated trains to operate under overhead wire. In most cases this meant using third rail on fully grade-separated lines. A third rail is a method of providing Electricity to power a railway through a continuous rigid conductor alongside the railway track or between the rails When third rail was extended on the Canarsie Line it was decided to extend this power mode only as far as the important station at Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road. Beyond that point, frequent grade crossings made third rail impractical. This portion of the line was converted to the Canarsie Shuttle using elevated cars in 1917 and converted to trolley cars in 1920. The Rockaway Parkway Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Rockaway Parkway Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

One grade crossing was retained at East 105th Street despite the third rail, and was the last public rapid transit grade crossing in New York City. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The City of New York The crossing was removed in 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ^[1]

14th Street-Eastern Line built

On June 30, 1924, at what is now the other end of the line, a subway line initially known as the 14th Street-Eastern District Line, usually shortened to 14th Street-Eastern Line, was opened running beneath 14th Street in Manhattan, from Sixth Avenue under the East River and through Williamsburg to Montrose Avenue and Bushwick Avenues. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Sixth Avenue is a major Avenue in New York City 's borough of Manhattan. 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 Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick A temporary ramp was built up to the street, onto streetcar tracks and around the corner to the Long Island Rail Road's Bushwick Yard to get trains onto the line, which had no other connections to subway lines.

Four years later, on July 14, 1928, the line was extended further east beneath Wyckoff Avenue and then south paralleling the New York Connecting Railroad to a new station at Broadway Junction, above the existing station on the Broadway Elevated (Jamaica Line). Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Connecting Railroad or NYCR is a rail line in the borough of Queens in New York City. The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New At this time, it was connected to the Canarsie Line.

At noon on May 30, 1931, a two-block extension to Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, connecting the Canarsie Line to the newly-opened IND Eighth Avenue Line. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This station was built to look like the other Independent Subway stations. At this point, the Canarsie Line's route took the shape that it still has to this day.

After World War II, the Canarsie Shuttle trolley line to Canarsie Landing was replaced by the B42 bus; the right-of-way was abandoned. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Rockaway Parkway Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Rockaway Parkway Parts were built over, and other parts can still be seen as broad alleys or narrow parking lots. This right-of-way ran between East 95th and East 96th Streets as far south as Seaview Avenue.

Service patterns

Service patterns over this line varied little through the years; initially trains ran over the Broadway Elevated from the ferry in Williamsburg (later extended into Manhattan), through Manhattan Junction and on to Canarsie. The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New 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 Then when the subway opened, two services ran from Canarsie to Manhattan: the original route on the Broadway Elevated and the route to 14th Street as the 14th Street-Canarsie Line.

In 1936, due to the institution of new lightweight subway-elevated equipment, a new rush-hour-only service was inaugurated from 8th Avenue and 14th Street to Lefferts Boulevard at the east end of the Liberty Avenue Elevated (the continuation of the Fulton Street Elevated). Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard is an elevated station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Lefferts The Fulton Street Line or Kings County Line was an Elevated rail line mostly in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The Fulton Street Line or Kings County Line was an Elevated rail line mostly in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The Eighth Avenue-Canarsie route was given BMT marker 16, and trains running to Lefferts Boulevard usually were marked as 13. The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line When the Fulton Street El was torn down, some rush-hour Broadway trains ran through from the Broadway Elevated (Jamaica Line) to Canarsie via the flyover at Broadway Junction; these were marked as 14. The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the In 1967, when all BMT lines were given letters, the 16, which used the full Canarsie Line, was designated as LL. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line The rush-hour Broadway service (14) was designated JJ, and ran until 1968 when it was replaced by the KK which stayed on the Jamaica Line instead of switching to the Canarsie Line at Broadway Junction. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New The flyover connection has not been used for revenue service since then.

For more information, see the BMT 13, BMT 14 and BMT 16 articles. 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 L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line

Chaining information

• The entire line is chained BMT Q. In the US, chaining is a method by which Railroads precisely measure and specify locations along the line This has no relation whatever to lettered train service that operates on the line, which is designated L. The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line

• The tracks on the line are Q1 towards Canarsie and Q2 towards Manhattan.

• Chaining zero is BMT Q, now located at the compass western end of the line at 8th Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan. 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 entire Canarsie Line is coextensive with chaining letter BMT Q and this chaining letter is used for no other line.

• Railroad north on this line is towards Manhattan, and corresponds roughly to a northwesterly to westerly compass direction. Railroad directions are used to describe train directions on railroad systems

Chaining change

Prior to 2004, the chaining on the Canarsie Line reflected its historic origin. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The original elevated right-of-way from the point where it split with the old BMT Fulton Street Line at Pitkin and Van Sinderin Avenues in 1906 was designated as BRT chaining line P, and chaining zero for that section was at the same location. The Fulton Street Line or Kings County Line was an Elevated rail line mostly in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

The portion of the 14th Street–Canarsie Line built or rehabilitated under the Dual Contracts and opened in 1924 and 1928 was designated BMT Q beginning at 6th Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan and extending to the beginning of BMT P chaining at Pitkin Avenue. 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 Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chaining zero for the BMT Q chaining line was also at 6th Avenue.

When the line was extended to 8th Avenue in 1931, chaining zero for the BMT Q chaining line was not moved. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rather than change all the signal designations and chaining stations on the line, the new section was extended west from the same zero and designated chaining line BMT QW.

When the installation of automated train operation required the complete replacement of the signal system, the MTA decided to make the entire line BMT Q and move chaining zero to the current compass western end of the line. Therefore the chaining station of every location on the line had to be changed, a situation rarely seen since the Dual Contracts changes on the old BRT circa 1920. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT was a Public transit Holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

Station listing

Note: Every station has only two tracks, and is served only by the L train (not counting free transfers to other lines). The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line

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

	Station	Opened	Transfers and notes
	Eighth Avenue	May 30, 1931	A  C  E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
	Sixth Avenue	June 30, 1924	1  2  3  (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line at 14th Street) F  V  (IND Sixth Avenue Line at 14th Street) PATH at 14th Street
	Union Square–14th Street	June 30, 1924	N  Q  R  W  (BMT Broadway Line) 4  5  6  <6> (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) originally Union Square
	Third Avenue	June 30, 1924
	First Avenue	June 30, 1924
14th Street Tunnel
	Bedford Avenue	June 30, 1924
	Lorimer Street	June 30, 1924	G  (IND Crosstown Line at Metropolitan Avenue)
	Graham Avenue	June 30, 1924
	Grand Street	June 30, 1924
	Montrose Avenue	June 30, 1924
	Morgan Avenue	July 14, 1928
	Jefferson Street	July 14, 1928
	DeKalb Avenue	July 14, 1928
	Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues	July 14, 1928	M  (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) originally Wyckoff Avenue
	Halsey Street	July 14, 1928
	Wilson Avenue	July 14, 1928
	Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street	July 14, 1928
	Broadway Junction	July 14, 1928	J  Z  (BMT Jamaica Line) A  C  (IND Fulton Street Line) originally Eastern Parkway
connecting tracks to BMT Jamaica Line (no regular service)
	Atlantic Avenue	July 28, 1906	LIRR at East New York
	Sutter Avenue	July 28, 1906
	Livonia Avenue	July 28, 1906
	New Lots Avenue	July 28, 1906	originally New Lots Road
	East 105th Street	19th century	original surface station, modified to high-level island platform c. __FORCETOC__ Current services As of May 28, 2005, the New York City Subway system has 26 lettered or numbered route designations Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The A Eighth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The C Eighth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The E Eighth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Sixth Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. 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 IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (also known as the Seventh Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway line The F Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The V Sixth Avenue Local 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 Port Authority Trans-Hudson ( PATH) is a Rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York with New Jersey, and providing service Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 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 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 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. 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 Third Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. First Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bedford Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorimer Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The G Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. 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 Metropolitan Avenue (also Metropolitan Avenue–Grand Street) is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Graham Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grand Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montrose Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morgan Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jefferson Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. DeKalb Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues is a New York City Subway station complex formed by the intersecting stations of the BMT Canarsie Line and the BMT Myrtle Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. The Myrtle Avenue Line, also called the Myrtle Avenue El. is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway, as part of the BMT division Halsey Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilson Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street has an interesting design The entrance to this underground station is in a small building on the north side of Bushwick Avenue between Aberdeen Street Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Broadway Junction is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated BMT Canarsie Line and BMT Jamaica Line, and the underground Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New The A Eighth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The C Eighth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. 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 The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New Atlantic Avenue, built in 1916 has recently been reconfigured Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting East New York is a station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Atlantic Branch in East New York Brooklyn, where that branch passes through the historic Sutter Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Livonia Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting New Lots Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting East 105th Street is grade-level station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 1906
	Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway	19th century	original surface station, extensively rebult as terminal station
	Flatlands Avenue		line abandoned; station demolished
	Avenue L		line abandoned; station demolished
	Canarsie Pier		line abandoned; station demolished

External links

• NYCsubway.org - BMT 14th Street-Canarsie Line (text used with permission)

References

1. ^ "Last Grade Crossing on Subway System Is Closed", New York Times, 1973-08-06, pp. Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway is the southern Terminal station of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few grade-level stations The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.  28. Retrieved on 2007-01-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.  

• Celebrate Opening of Subway Link, New York Times July 1, 1924 page 23
• Celebrate Opening of New B. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. M. T. Line, New York Times July 15, 1928 page 13
• Mayor Drives Train in New Subway Link, New York Times May 30, 1931 page 11
• Railroad History Database