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The BMT Astoria Line was originally served by the IRT "8" train. A poster describing the changes at Queensborough Plaza in 1949 Entrance to the 60th Street Tunnel Passing under New York Connecting Railroad Northbound curve on the Astoria line east of Queensboro Plaza station Queensboro Plaza station as seen from a southbound Astoria line train
Queensboro Plaza now contains only four tracks: two each for the IRT Flushing Line (7 and <7> trains) and the BMT Astoria Line (N and W trains). Today, Queensboro Plaza is the only station in the entire system to provide cross-platform transfers between "A" Division (7 and <7> ) and "B" Division (N and W) trains.
BMT shuttles (also labeled internally as 8) began using the Astoria Line on April 8, 1923, with a transfer to the Broadway Line at Queensborough Plaza. This joint operation ended on October 17, 1949, and all IRT trains started operating to Flushing (where the Corona Line had been extended in 1928) and all BMT trains operated to Astoria.
Trains ran between Grand Central and Astoria. [3] [4] On July 23, 1917, the Queensboro Bridge spur of the elevated IRT Second Avenue Line opened. At that time, all elevated trains to Queensboro Plaza used the Astoria Line while all subway trains used the IRT Flushing Line, though this was later changed with trains alternating between branches.
Trains ran between Grand Central and Astoria. [3] [4] On July 23, 1917, the Queensboro Bridge spur of the elevated IRT Second Avenue Line opened. At that time, all elevated trains to Queensboro Plaza used the Astoria Line while all subway trains used the IRT Flushing Line, though this was later changed with trains alternating between branches.
BMT Astoria Line (full line) Astoria–Ditmars Blvd: Queensboro Plaza: local 60th Street Tunnel: all BMT Broadway Line (full line) Lexington Avenue/59th Street: Canal Street: local City Hall: Whitehall Street–South Ferry: all Montague Street Tunnel: all Limited service BMT Fourth Avenue Line: Court Street: Jay Street–MetroTech: all DeKalb ...
This arrangement remained through unification, until, starting October 17, 1949, the Astoria Line became BMT-only and the Flushing Line IRT-only. A cross-platform transfer at Queensboro Plaza, where the lines meet, was made available by closing the north (BMT) half of the station and routing all trains into the south (IRT) half. [70] IRT ...
The 60th Street Tunnel Connection [1] [2] or 11th Street Cut [3] is a short rapid transit line of the New York City Subway, within the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens.It connects the 60th Street Tunnel under the East River (which connects to the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan) with the IND Queens Boulevard Line west of Queens Plaza.