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During middays, alternating trains short turn at 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. During evenings, all trains originate and terminate at 145th Street. Prior to November 1967 (), the B ran almost exclusively in Manhattan, as the BB, from 168th Street in Washington Heights during rush hours to 34th Street–Herald Square in Midtown Manhattan.
The system's 472 stations qualifies it to have the largest number of rapid transit stations in the world. Three rapid transit companies merged in 1940 to create the present New York City Subway system: the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and the Independent Subway System (IND).
These lines and services were operated by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) and city-owned Independent Subway System (IND) before the 1940 city takeover of the BMT. B Division rolling stock is wider, longer, and heavier than those of the A Division , measuring 10 or 9.75 ft (3,048 or 2,972 mm) by 60 or 75 ft (18.29 or 22.86 m).
Two F trains in the a.m. rush hour, and two in the p.m. rush hour, operate peak-direction express in Brooklyn between Jay Street and Church Avenue. [15] Every other J train is designated as a Z train during rush hours in the peak direction; both J & Z operate skip-stop between Sutphin Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue during these times. [17]
The BMT Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan.As of November 2016, it is served by four services, all colored yellow: the N and Q trains on the express tracks and the R and W trains on the local tracks during weekdays (the N and Q trains make local stops during late nights, as do the N and R trains on weekends).
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station (BMT/IND) (originally all BMT) (D , F, <F> , N , and Q trains) Chrystie Street Connection (Manhattan) (BMT/IND) via the Manhattan Bridge (B and D trains) and via the Williamsburg Bridge (M train) This connection is not for revenue service due to the differing widths of the trains:
The most reliable trains this year were the 42nd Street, Franklin Avenue and Rockaway shuttles, which charted on-time arrivals at 99.4%, 99.3% and 95.7% clips on average, according to the data.
The Q stops here at all times and is local, while the B stops here only on weekdays during the day and is express. The next stop to the north is Parkside Avenue for local trains and Prospect Park for express trains, while the next stop to the south is Beverley Road for local trains and Newkirk Plaza for express trains. [16]