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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 Flushing–Main Street station (signed as Main Street on entrances and pillars, and Main St–Flushing on overhead signs) is the eastern (railroad north) terminal on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Downtown Flushing, Queens. [5]
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. [17] [18] The platforms at the station were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains. [19]
The Mets–Willets Point station is a rapid transit station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway.Located near the Citi Field baseball stadium, it is served by the 7 train at all times and by the express <7> train during rush hours in the peak direction or after sporting events. [5]
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.
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]
10th Avenue station (IRT Flushing Line) 33rd Street–Rawson Street station; 34th Street–Hudson Yards station; 40th Street–Lowery Street station; 46th Street–Bliss Street station; 52nd Street station (IRT Flushing Line) 61st Street–Woodside station; 69th Street station (IRT Flushing Line) 82nd Street–Jackson Heights station
At 41st Street and Sixth Avenue, the IRT Flushing Line runs west–east and crosses underneath the IND Sixth Avenue Line, which runs north–south. [64] [69] The IRT Flushing Line station is an express stop with two tracks and one island platform, while the IND Sixth Avenue Line station is an express stop with four tracks and two island platforms.