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"B" train symbol
Sixth Avenue Express
Manhattan-bound B train of R68As at Kings Highway.
Map of the "B" train
Note: dashed line shows rush hour only service
Northern endBedford Park Boulevard (rush hours) or 145th Street
Southern endBrighton Beach
Stations27
37 (limited service)
Rolling stockR68
R68A[1][2]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
DepotConey Island Yard
Started serviceDecember 15, 1940; 83 years ago (1940-12-15)
Route map

Legend
"D" train to Norwood via Concourse
 Down arrow  B 
(rush hours)
 Bedford Park Boulevard
Kingsbridge Road
Fordham Road
182nd–183rd Streets
Tremont Avenue
174th–175th Streets
170th Street
167th Street
161st Street–Yankee Stadium
The Bronx
Manhattan
 155th Street
"A" train​"C" train
to 168th Street or 207th Street
via 8th Avenue
 Down arrow  B 
(weekdays)
 145th Street
135th Street
125th Street
116th Street
Cathedral Parkway–110th Street
103rd Street
96th Street
86th Street
81st Street–Museum of Natural History
72nd Street
59th Street–Columbus Circle
"A" train​"C" train​"E" train Downtown & Brooklyn via 8th Avenue
Seventh Avenue
"E" train​"M" train East Side & Queens via 53rd Street
"F" train"F" express train Uptown & Queens via 63rd Street
 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
42nd Street–Bryant Park
34th Street–Herald Square Port Authority Trans-Hudson
bypassed local section
14th Street Port Authority Trans-Hudson
West Fourth Street–Washington Square
Broadway–Lafayette Street
"F" train"F" express train​"M" train Downtown & Brooklyn via 6th Avenue
 Grand Street
"N" train​"Q" train Uptown & Queens via Broadway
Manhattan
Brooklyn
"R" train Manhattan & Queens via 4th Avenue
Myrtle Avenue (closed)
 DeKalb Avenue
"D" train​​"N" train​​"R" train
to Bay Ridge & Coney Island
via 4th Avenue
 Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
Seventh Avenue
Franklin Avenue Shuttle via Franklin Avenue Shuttle
 Prospect Park
(Up arrow  S )
bypassed local section
Church Avenue
bypassed local section
Cortelyou Road
Newkirk Plaza
bypassed local section
Avenue J
Avenue M
Kings Highway
bypassed local section
Neck Road
Sheepshead Bay
Brighton Beach
Up arrow  B 
"Q" train Coney Island via Brighton
Legend
 Lines used by the "B" train
Other services sharing tracks with the "B" train
Unused lines, connections, or service patterns
 B 
 Termini of services
Cross-platform interchange
Platforms on different levels
This diagram:

The B Sixth Avenue Express[3] is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.[4]

The B operates weekdays only except late nights, between 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan and Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, making express stops in Manhattan (between 34th and West Fourth Streets) and in Brooklyn and local stops between 145th and 59th Streets in Manhattan. During rush hours, service is extended beyond 145th Street and originates and terminates at Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx, making local stops in the Bronx.

The B used to run almost exclusively in Manhattan, from 168th Street in Washington Heights to 34th Street–Herald Square in Midtown Manhattan. In 1967, with the Chrystie Street Connection, the B started running via the BMT West End Line (local) and BMT Fourth Avenue Line (express) in Brooklyn. A short-lived yellow B service ran via the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan and the BMT West End Line in Brooklyn from 1986 to 1988 due to Manhattan Bridge renovation, while orange B service traveled the pre-1967 route between 168th and 34th Streets. After 1989, the B north of 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center used the IND Eighth Avenue Line to 168th Street on weekdays, and the IND 63rd Street Line on evenings and weekends. Late night service ran as a shuttle on the West End Line. Weekday service was rerouted to the Concourse Line in 1998, while off-peak service along 63rd Street ceased in 2000. The B started using the Brighton Line in 2004.

History

 
B

6TH AVE
 
BB

6TH AVE
Original R1 to R38 end rollsigns
A poster notifying the opening of the Sixth Avenue Subway at 12:01 AM, Sunday, Dec. 15, 1940

The designation B was originally intended to designate express trains originating in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and operating in Midtown Manhattan on the IND Sixth Avenue Line. However, the original B service, beginning with the opening of the Sixth Avenue Line on December 15, 1940, ran as a rush-hour only local service between 168th Street–Washington Heights and 34th Street–Herald Square. This service was designated BB, conforming with the Independent Subway System (IND) convention using double letters to indicate local services.[5][6]

Chrystie Street

1967–1979 bullet

The Chrystie Street Connection and the express tracks of the Sixth Avenue Line opened on November 26, 1967, radically changing service. BB trains were combined with the former T service, which ran on the BMT West End Line in Brooklyn and the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan. This created a through service from 168th Street to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue via the Sixth Avenue Line express tracks and the Manhattan Bridge.[7] This service was initially to have been signed BT but was simply signed B instead. During middays, service to and from Brooklyn terminated at West 4th Street, and during late night hours and Sundays B service did not operate, and TT shuttles continued to operate on the West End Line. Starting on July 1, 1968, the B was rerouted to terminate at 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan during middays and evenings, extending to 168th Street only during rush hours. The West End Line shuttles were also now part of the B route.

B service began running between 57th Street and Coney Island during all times on August 30, 1976. Also on this date, during rush hours, alternate B trains began to operate between 168th Street and Coney Island.[8] Beginning on August 27, 1977, during late nights, B service only ran between 36th Street and Coney Island via the West End Line. A B shuttle also operated during late nights, running between 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center and 57th Street.[9]


1986–1988 bullets for BMT Broadway Line service; the diamond was for rush-hour service to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard.

Manhattan Bridge reconstruction

The reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge between 1986 and 2004 affected B service as the Bridge's north side tracks, leading to the Sixth Avenue Line, were closed multiple times. These closures severed the connection between the northern and southern portions of the route. On April 13, 1986, the B was split into two different services. The northern B service ran via Sixth Avenue, using an orange bullet, between 34th Street-Herald Square and 168th Street, rush hours only. The southern B service ran via the Bridge and BMT Broadway Line, using a yellow bullet. It ran from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and terminated at Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard rush hours, Queensboro Plaza middays, evenings and weekends and 36th Street late nights as a shuttle. The closure of the Bridge's north side tracks essentially caused the return of pre-1967 service patterns, before the opening of the Chrystie Street Connection: The orange B more-or-less duplicated the former BB service, and the yellow B imitated the old T service.[10] On May 24, 1987, evening and weekend Broadway Line B service was cut back from Queensboro Plaza to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue.[11]

Through B service on the Sixth Avenue Line resumed December 11, 1988, when the Manhattan Bridge's north side tracks reopened. Due to increased demand for Sixth Avenue service along Central Park West, B trains were extended to 168th Street on middays and evenings, partially replacing the discontinued K service.[12]: 17  During late nights, the B continued to operate as the West End Shuttle from 36th Street to Coney Island. B service operated to 57th Street during weekends. N service was increased to replace B service to Ditmars Boulevard.[13][14]

Manhattan-bound B train of R68s at Kings Highway.

On October 29, 1989, the IND 63rd Street Line opened; B service was extended along the new line from 57th Street to 21st Street–Queensbridge on weekends.[15] On September 30, 1990, evening service was rerouted Queensbridge to replace Q service with A service running local between 145th and 168th Streets in its place. Also on this date, because of N trains running via the Manhattan Bridge, B trains began skipping DeKalb Avenue.[16][17]

On April 30, 1995, the north side of the Manhattan Bridge closed on middays and weekends until the following November. During this time, B trains ran only between Pacific Street and Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, running local on the BMT West End Line and express on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.[5][18]

From February 22, 1998 to May 22, 1999, B service was cut to 57th Street on evenings and weekends due to reconstruction of the IND 63rd Street Line. Service on that line was replaced by a shuttle to the BMT Broadway Line.[19]

1979–2005 rush-hour service bullet

On March 1, 1998, the B and the C switched northern terminals, ending the connection between the B and Washington Heights. The B was now routed onto the IND Concourse Line to Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours. Midday service terminated at 145th Street.[5][20]

In 2000, B service was taken off of the IND 63rd Street Line for signal and track work. It now ran along Central Park West to 145th Street (Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours) at all times except late nights.[21]

On July 22, 2001, the Manhattan Bridge's north side tracks closed and B service over the Manhattan Bridge was split into two services once again, similar to the 1986 changes. However, this time the southern half of the route, running on the Broadway Line, was named the W. B service ran weekdays only, from 34th Street to Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours and from 34th Street to 145th Street during middays and evenings.[22]

On February 22, 2004, the Manhattan Bridge was fully reopened to subway service. B trains were once again extended through Grand Street station and over the bridge's north tracks into Brooklyn. Now service operated between Brighton Beach and Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours and Brighton Beach and 145th Street on weekday middays and evenings. The B now served the BMT Brighton Line in Brooklyn as the express (replacing the <Q>), instead of the West End Line, which it had served in some form since 1967 to combine two weekday-only services.[23][24][25][26]

From September 14, 2009 to October 3, 2011, B trains ran local in Brooklyn due to station renovations on the Brighton Line.[5][27]

Route

Service pattern

The following table shows the lines used by the B, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:[28]

Line From To Tracks Times
week­days rush hours
IND Concourse Line Bedford Park Boulevard 155th Street local    
145th Street all  
IND Eighth Avenue Line 135th Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle local
IND Sixth Avenue Line Seventh Avenue/53rd Street Broadway–Lafayette Street express
Chrystie Street Connection Grand Street all
Manhattan Bridge north
BMT Brighton Line DeKalb Avenue Brighton Beach express

Stations

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

Station service legend
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Station closed Station closed
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Disabled access ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
Disabled access ↓
Elevator access to mezzanine only
B service Stations Disabled access Subway transfers Connections/Other Notes
The Bronx
Concourse Line
Stops rush hours only Bedford Park Boulevard D all times
Stops rush hours only Kingsbridge Road Disabled access D all times Some northbound a.m. rush hour trips terminate at this station
Stops rush hours only Fordham Road D all times Bx12 Select Bus Service
Stops rush hours only 182nd–183rd Streets D all except rush hours, peak direction Skipped by trains terminating at Kingsbridge Road
Stops rush hours only Tremont Avenue D all times
Station closed 174th–175th Streets D all except rush hours, peak direction Station is closed for renovations as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative until early 2019.
Stops rush hours only 170th Street D all except rush hours, peak direction
Station closed 167th Street D all except rush hours, peak direction Station is closed for renovations as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative until early 2019.
Stops rush hours only 161st Street–Yankee Stadium Disabled access D all except rush hours, peak direction
4 all times (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 		Bx6 Select Bus Service
Manhattan
Stops rush hours only 155th Street D all except rush hours, peak direction
Stops weekdays during the day 145th Street D all times
A all times ​C all except late nights (IND Eighth Avenue Line) 		Northern terminal for all midday and evening trains
Eighth Avenue Line
Stops weekdays during the day 135th Street C all except late nights
Stops weekdays during the day 125th Street Disabled access A all times ​​C all except late nights ​D all times M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
Stops weekdays during the day 116th Street C all except late nights
Stops weekdays during the day Cathedral Parkway–110th Street C all except late nights
Stops weekdays during the day 103rd Street C all except late nights
Stops weekdays during the day 96th Street C all except late nights
Station closed 86th Street C all except late nights M86 Select Bus Service
Station is closed for renovations as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative until October 2018.
Stops weekdays during the day 81st Street–Museum of Natural History C all except late nights M79 Select Bus Service
Stops weekdays during the day 72nd Street C all except late nights
Stops weekdays during the day 59th Street–Columbus Circle Disabled access A all times ​​C all except late nights ​D all times
1 all times (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Sixth Avenue Line
Stops weekdays during the day Seventh Avenue/53rd Street D all times
E all times (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
Stops weekdays during the day 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center Disabled access ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day
Stops weekdays during the day 42nd Street–Bryant Park Elevator access to mezzanine only ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day
7 all times <7> rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Flushing Line at Fifth Avenue)
Stops weekdays during the day 34th Street–Herald Square Disabled access ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day
N all times ​Q all times ​R all except late nights ​W weekdays only (BMT Broadway Line) 		M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
PATH at 33rd Street
Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
Stops weekdays during the day West Fourth Street–Washington Square Disabled access ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day
A all times ​C all except late nights ​E all times (IND Eighth Avenue Line) 		PATH at 9th Street
Stops weekdays during the day Broadway–Lafayette Street Disabled access ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day
6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Lexington Avenue Line at Bleecker Street)
Chrystie Street Branch
Stops weekdays during the day Grand Street D all times
Brooklyn
Brighton Line
Stops weekdays during the day DeKalb Avenue Disabled access ​N limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction ​Q all times ​R all times ​W limited rush hour service only
Stops weekdays during the day Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Disabled access Q all times
D all times ​N all times ​R all times ​W limited rush hour service only (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
2 all times ​3 all except late nights ​4 all times ​5 weekdays only (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) 		LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
Stops weekdays during the day Seventh Avenue/Flatbush Avenue Q all times
Stops weekdays during the day Prospect Park Disabled access Q all times
S all times (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
Stops weekdays during the day Church Avenue Q all times
Stops weekdays during the day Newkirk Plaza Q all times
Stops weekdays during the day Kings Highway Disabled access Q all times B82 Select Bus Service
Stops weekdays during the day Sheepshead Bay Q all times
Stops weekdays during the day Brighton Beach Q all times

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