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The IRT Flushing Line is a rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system, named for its eastern terminal in Flushing, Queens. It is operated as part of the A Division . The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), a private operator, had constructed the section of the line from Flushing , Queens , to Times Square , Manhattan between ...
The Hunters Point Avenue station is a station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway.Located at 49th Avenue (formerly Hunters Point Avenue) and 21st Street in the intersections of Hunters Point and Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the 7 train at all times and the <7> train during rush hours in the peak direction.
On October 17, 1949, the joint BMT/IRT operation of the Flushing Line ended, and the line became the responsibility of the IRT. [39] After the end of BMT/IRT dual service, the New York City Board of Transportation announced that the Flushing Line platforms would be lengthened to 11 IRT car lengths; the platforms were only able to fit nine 51 ...
Passageway between IRT Flushing Line and IND Sixth Avenue Line, opened in 1971 The NYCTA started constructing a 300-foot-long (91 m) passageway between the two stations in 1969. Workers dug a trench measuring 20 feet (6.1 m) wide and 35 feet (11 m) deep, then covered the trench with a 14-foot-deep (4.3 m) layer of fill.
The Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station is a New York City Subway station complex served by the IRT Flushing Line and the IND Queens Boulevard Line.Located at the triangle of 74th Street, Broadway, and Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens, it is served by the 7, E, and F trains at all times; the R train at all times except late nights; the M train on weekdays during ...
The route from Times Square to Flushing became known as the 7. [14] In 1949, the New York City Board of Transportation announced that the Flushing Line platforms would be lengthened to 11 IRT car lengths; the platforms were only able to fit nine 51-foot-long IRT cars beforehand.
The Court Square–23rd Street station is a New York City Subway station complex on the IND Crosstown Line, the IRT Flushing Line and the IND Queens Boulevard Line.The complex is located in the vicinity of One Court Square in Hunters Point and Long Island City, Queens, and is served by the 7, E, and G trains at all times (the latter of which terminates here), the M train on weekdays, and the ...
After the end of BMT/IRT dual service, the New York City Board of Transportation announced that the Flushing Line platforms would be lengthened to 11 IRT car lengths; the platforms were only able to fit nine 51-foot-long IRT cars beforehand. [14] [15] The platforms at the station were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains. [16]