E (New York City Subway service)
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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 normal service pattern for the E is from Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer in Jamaica, Queens, to World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, running express through Queens and local through Manhattan. Limited rush hour service serves Jamaica–179th Street to supplement the F. During late nights, the service runs local in Queens. Two local stops in eastern Queens are also served on evenings and weekends.
The E fleet currently consists of R32 cars with a rare appearance of R46s.
The following lines are used by the E service:
| Line | Tracks | When |
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| IND Archer Avenue Line (full line) | N/A | always |
| IND Queens Boulevard Line north of Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard | express | rush hours only |
| IND Queens Boulevard Line from Van Wyck Boulevard to Forest Hills–71st Avenue | express (local late nights, evenings, and weekends) | always |
| IND Queens Boulevard Line south of 71st Avenue | express (local late nights) | always |
| IND Eighth Avenue Line from 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal to World Trade Center | local | always |
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[edit] History
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- On December 31, 1936, and April 24, 1937, the Queens Boulevard Line was extended to Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens 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.
- 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.
- 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. Service for the line was changed so that 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 21, 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.
[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 late nights only |
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*50th Street station is accessible in the southbound direction only.
