F (New York City Subway service)
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The F 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) Local is a subway service of the New York City Transit Authority. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan.
The normal service pattern for the F is express in Queens and local in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The F runs all at all times, operating from Jamaica–179th Street to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue.
The F fleet currently consists mostly of R46 cars, but some R32 sets are used as well [1].
The F train uses the following lines:
| Line | Tracks | When |
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| IND Queens Boulevard Line north of Forest Hills–71st Avenue | local | always |
| IND Queens Boulevard Line from 71st Avenue to 36th Street | express | always |
| IND 63rd Street Line (full line) | N/A | always |
| IND Sixth Avenue Line from 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center to Lower East Side–Second Avenue | local | always |
| IND Sixth Avenue Line south of Second Avenue | N/A | always |
| IND Culver Line (full line) | local | always |
| BMT Culver Line (full line) | local | always |
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[edit] History
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1967–1979 bullet (in a circle)
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- On May 24, 1987, the N and R services switched terminals in Queens. As part of the reroute plan, F trains now terminated at 57th Street/Sixth Avenue during late nights.
- On September 30, 1990, the R train was cut back from 179th Street to 71st Avenue, replaced by the F train.
- Later that year, late-night service was moved to 21st Street–Queensbridge to replace the Q shuttle.
- In May 1997, the F Train was taken out of the IND 63rd Street Line during late nights and was replaced by a shuttle. The F train now ran local to 179th Street.
- On December 16, 2001, the 63rd Street Connector opened, connecting the IND 63rd Street Line with the IND Queens Boulevard Line. In a controversial move, the local V train replaced the express F in the heavily-trafficked 53rd Street Tunnel between Manhattan and Queens, while the F was rerouted to the 63rd Street Tunnel. The F began making express stops in Queens between 71st Avenue and 21st Street–Queensbridge at all times.
- On September 8, 2002, Stillwell Avenue was closed for reconstruction. F service was cut back to Avenue X, and service to Stillwell Avenue was replaced by a shuttle bus. The F Train returned to Stillwell Avenue on May 23, 2004, upon completion of the construction work.
[edit] Stations
For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.
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