E (New York City Subway service)
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Eighth Avenue Local |
note: dashed line shows late night only service
dashed pink line shows limited rush hour service to Jamaica–179th Street
The E Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan.
The E service operates at all times. The normal service pattern for the E is from Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer in Jamaica, Queens, to World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan via Queens Boulevard and Eighth Avenue, running express in Queens and local in Manhattan.
During late nights, the E service runs local along its entire route. It also serves two local stops in eastern Queens (75th Avenue and Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard) on evenings and weekends.
Limited rush hour service runs fully express[1] to 179th Street at the end of the Queens Boulevard Line in Jamaica. This service pattern was added in 2001, when the V service was introduced to allow Queens Boulevard Line customers to reach stations along 53rd Street in Manhattan.
The E route has no elevated stations, remaining fully underground during its entire run.
The following lines are used by the E service:
| Line | Tracks | When |
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| IND Archer Avenue Line (full line) | N/A | all times |
| IND Queens Boulevard Line north of Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard | express | weekdays (rush hours only) |
| IND Queens Boulevard Line from Van Wyck Boulevard to Forest Hills–71st Avenue | express (local late nights, evenings, and weekends) | all times |
| IND Queens Boulevard Line south of 71st Avenue | express (local late nights) | all times |
| IND Eighth Avenue Line from 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal to World Trade Center | local | all times |
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[edit] History
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- On August 19, 1933, E service officially began, running between Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights and the Hudson Terminal (current World Trade Center station).
- During 1936, the IND Sixth Avenue Line was built to Lower East Side-Second Avenue and Jay Street-Borough Hall. E trains ran on that line, replacing the A to Church Avenue.
- On December 31, 1936, and April 24, 1937, the Queens Boulevard Line was extended to Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike and 169th Street, respectively.
- On December 15, 1940, service on the entire Sixth Avenue Line began. The E terminated at Broadway–Lafayette Street. South of that station, it was replaced by the F train.
- On December 10, 1950, 179th Street opened. E service terminated here, running express between Queens Plaza and 71st Avenue.
- During 1954, E trains ran express in Manhattan during rush hours.
- In 1956, service was extended to Euclid Avenue during rush hours as a local.
- In 1963, the E train beceme an express in Brooklyn and was extended to the Rockaways, with some put-ins beginning at Euclid Avenue and later Lefferts Boulevard during rush hours.
- On January 2, 1973, the E train became local in Brooklyn again, running to Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street only.
- On August 27, 1976, E service was eliminated from Brooklyn and terminated at World Trade Center.
- On December 11, 1988, the IND Archer Avenue Line opened. E trains were rerouted via this branch, stopping at the upper level of Sutphin Boulevard and Jamaica Center stations. The E train now skipped 75th Avenue and Van Wyck Boulevard on weekdays. R service was extended to 179th Street, but this was later discontinued.
- In 1997, E service began running local in Queens during late nights.
- Service on the E was affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks because its terminal station is at the northeastern corner of the World Trade Center site. It went to Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn as the local on the IND Fulton Street Line at all times except late nights, replacing the temporarily suspended C service—the third time it had served the borough. This had happened in 1976, and again in early 2000 during the replacement of track switches at the World Trade Center station. On September 24, 2001, C service was restored, and E service was cut to Canal Street (since World Trade Center would be closed until January).
- On December 16, 2001, the connection from the 63rd Street Tunnel to the Queens Boulevard Line opened, and F trains were rerouted via this connector to travel between Manhattan and Queens. Some rush hours E trains now run to 179th Street.
- The EE originally ran as an 8th Avenue local from 71st-Continental Avenues and Chambers Street during off peak hours when the GG didn't run. This service was discontinued when the IND Sixth Avenue Line was completed in 1940. However, the EE reappeared in 1967 when it ran between 71st-Continental Avenues and Whitehall Street via Broadway Local midday, replacing the QT and RR. This service was discontinued in 1976 and replaced by the N.
[edit] Stations
For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.
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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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Stops late nights and weekends only |
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Stops weekdays only |
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Stops rush hours in the peak direction only |
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[edit] References
- ^ E signs are located above the express tracks at Parsons Boulevard, showing that trains skip 169th Street. Part of one of these signs can be seen in this 2004 photo.
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