C (New York City Subway service)

Eighth Avenue Local
168th Street to Euclid Avenue
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The C 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 C service operates at all times except late nights from 168th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, to Euclid Avenue in City Line, Brooklyn via Central Park West and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan and Fulton Street in Brooklyn.

The normal service pattern for the C is local in Manhattan and Brooklyn to complement the A express service. The C route has no elevated stations, remaining fully underground during its entire run.

The following lines are used by the C service:

Line	Tracks	Time
IND Eighth Avenue Line between 168th Street and Canal Street	local	all times except late nights
IND Fulton Street Line north of Euclid Avenue	local

History

A C train preparing to leave the Kingston-Throop Aves station, bound for Euclid Avenue.

Manhattan-bound C train of R32s at Jay Street-Borough Hall

File:CC Train (1967-1979).png

1967-1979 service bullet

• The C and CC services began operation on July 1, 1933 over the then-new IND Concourse Line. The CC local provided continuous service between Bedford Park Boulevard and Hudson Terminal, while the C express ran express, From 205th Street to Bergen Street in Brooklyn.

• Beginning December 15, 1940, the D train entered service with the opening of the IND Sixth Avenue Line. It would join the C as the peak direction Concourse Express. CC trains would now run between Hudson Terminal and Bedford Park during rush hours and on Saturdays as well. Other times, the D would make local stops in the Bronx.

• Beginning October 10, 1944, C trains no longer ran on Saturdays and limited morning rush hour service began between 205th Street, Bronx and Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, making local stops on the IND Fulton Street Line.

• On October 24, 1949, C service was discontinued and during rush hours, CC trains terminated at Broadway-Lafayette Street. Two years later, CC trains were discontinued on Saturdays and in 1954, it would return to the Hudson Terminal.

• In August 27, 1976, the C train replaced the E train as the local along Fulton Street and to Rockaway Park. It became the only subway line to run through all four boroughs served by the subway. It ran from Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx, though Manhattan via Central Park West and Eighth Avenue, into Brooklyn via the Cranberry Street Tunnel, and then on the Fulton Street Line and Jamaica Bay Crossing to Rockaway Park.

• In May 1986, the IND practice of using double letters to indicate local service was discontinued. The CC service was renamed the C.

• In 1988, the K train was discontinued, and the C train was extended to run at all times except late nights. It ran local to Euclid Avenue midday and rush hours (the A ran express in Brooklyn during this time), and to World Trade Center during evenings and weekends. During rush hours, it ran to Bedford Park Boulevard and other times, to 145th Street.

• Beginning April 1995, C service ran to 168th Street-Washington Heights during midday and weekends. In November, midday service was cut back to 145th Street

• On March 1, 1998, the B and C trains switched northern terminals, with C terminating at 168th Street whenever it operates.

• Starting in 1999, C trains ran local to Euclid Avenue and A trains ran express in Brooklyn at all times except late nights.

• In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, C service was suspended until September 24, 2001. Local service along Central Park West was replaced by the A and D, and the E was extended from Canal Street to Euclid Avenue.

• On January 23, 2005, a fire at the Chambers Street signal room crippled A and C service. Initial assessments suggested that it would take several years to restore normal service, but the damaged equipment was replaced with available spare parts, and normal service resumed on April 21.

Stations

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.

Station service legend
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops weekdays during the day
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Time period details
	Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
↑	Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the indicated direction only
↓
	Elevator access to mezzanine only

	Station		Subway transfers	Connections and notes
Manhattan
	168th Street		A  1  (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
	163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue
	155th Street
	145th Street		A  ​B  ​​D
	135th Street		B
	125th Street		A  ​B  ​​D	M60 bus to LaGuardia Airport
	116th Street		B
	110th Street–Cathedral Parkway		B
	103rd Street		B
	96th Street		B
	86th Street		B
	81st Street–Museum of Natural History		B
	72nd Street		B
	59th Street–Columbus Circle		A  ​B  ​​D  1  (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
	50th Street		A  E	Station is accessible in the southbound direction only
	42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal		A  ​​E  1  ​2  ​3  (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), 7  <7> ​ (IRT Flushing Line), N  ​Q  ​R  ​W  (BMT Broadway Line), S  (42nd Street Shuttle) at Times Square–42nd Street	Port Authority Bus Terminal
	34th Street–Penn Station		A  ​​E	Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
	23rd Street		A  ​​E
	14th Street		A  ​​E  L  (BMT Canarsie Line)
	West Fourth Street–Washington Square		A  ​​E  B  ​D  ​F  <F> ​M  (IND Sixth Avenue Line)	PATH at 9th Street
	Spring Street		A  ​​E
	Canal Street		A  ​​E
	Chambers Street–World Trade Center		A  ​​E  2  ​3  (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)	PATH at World Trade Center
	Broadway–Nassau Street		A  2  ​3  (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) 4  ​5  (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) J  ​Z  (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Brooklyn
	High Street–Brooklyn Bridge		A
	Jay Street–Borough Hall		A  F  <F> ​ (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
	Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets		A  G  (IND Crosstown Line)
	Lafayette Avenue
	Clinton–Washington Avenues
	Franklin Avenue		S
	Nostrand Avenue		A	LIRR Atlantic Branch at Nostrand Avenue
	Kingston–Throop Avenues			B15 bus to JFK Airport
	Utica Avenue		A
	Ralph Avenue
	Rockaway Avenue
	Broadway Junction		A  J  ​Z  (BMT Jamaica Line) L  (BMT Canarsie Line)	LIRR Atlantic Branch at East New York
	Liberty Avenue
	Van Siclen Avenue
	Shepherd Avenue
	Euclid Avenue		A

References

• Line By Line History
• IND Subway Services
• "City Opens Subway to Brooklyn Today," New York Times, February 1, 1933; page 19
• "City Subway Adds a New Link Today," New York Times, March 20, 1933; page 17
• "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation," New York Times, July 1, 1933; page 15

External links

• MTA NYC Transit - C Eighth Avenue Local
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