W (New York City Subway service)

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W symbol Broadway Local
Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard or Queensboro Plaza to Whitehall Street–South Ferry
W map

The W Broadway Local is a rapid transit service of B Division of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow on the route sign and on station signs and the subway map, as it is a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line through Midtown Manhattan.

The W, which runs weekdays only from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (6:00 to 21:50) as an entirely local service from Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard in Queens to Whitehall Street–South Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The first three trains, however, enter service at Gravesend-86th Street and the last three trains of the night continue in service to Kings Highway. These trips run local in Brooklyn. [1] The service passes under the East River in the 60th Street Tunnel. [2]

The W fleet consists of R68, R68A and R160B cars. R40 and R40M occasionally see service and are all based out of the Coney Island complex.

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[edit] Service history

Whitehall Street-bound W train of R68As at 28th Street
Whitehall Street-bound W train of R68As at 28th Street
Queens-bound W train of R40s at 34th Street-Herald Square
Queens-bound W train of R40s at 34th Street-Herald Square

The W was introduced on July 22, 2001, when the Manhattan Bridge north tracks were closed for reconstruction. The B had run full-time from Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue to Manhattan via the BMT West End Line and north tracks onto the IND Sixth Avenue Line, but had to be split in 2001. A similar split had been made from 1986 to 1988, when a part-time orange diamond B ran only north of 34th Street, and a full-time (though only in Brooklyn at nights) yellow B ran from Coney Island across the south side of the bridge and up the BMT Broadway Line into Queens. This old pattern was effectively restored in 2001, but instead of having two B services, the Brooklyn service became the W. This route began at Coney Island and ran up the West End Line (local), BMT Fourth Avenue Line (express), Manhattan Bridge south tracks, Broadway Line (express, switching to local for 49th Street), and BMT Astoria Line (express during rush hours in the peak direction) to Ditmars Boulevard–Astoria. Evening service ended at 57th Street in Manhattan (using the express tracks and bypassing 49th Street), late night service at 36th Street in Brooklyn, and weekend service at Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street in Brooklyn [1].

After September 11, 2001, N service was suspended. W trains ran at all times between Ditmars Boulevard and Coney Island. It made all local stops except in Brooklyn north of 36th Street. During late nights, it ran in two sections, between Ditmars Boulevard and 34th Street (skipping 49th Street northbound), and in Brooklyn between 36th Street and Coney Island. Normal service resumed on October 28.

The Astoria express service, being unpopular with residents, was discontinued on January 15, 2002; around that time, evening service was extended from 57th Street to Astoria.[3]

When all Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue was closed for reconstruction, the W became a full time Coney Island-Astoria service. Late night and weekend service was sent via the Montague Street Tunnel and the local tracks of the Fourth Avenue and Broadway Lines; the N was cut back to Brooklyn at those times [2].

When all four tracks on the Manhattan Bridge were restored on February 22, 2004, the W was changed to its current service pattern as a weekday local between Whitehall Street–South Ferry and Queens. The Brooklyn portion of the W was replaced by the D, which was extended over the north side of the bridge and down the West End Line [3].

[edit] Stations

Station service legend
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays only Stops weekdays only
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station closed
Time period details
7 service Station Handicapped/disabled access Subway transfers Connections and notes
Queens
Stops weekdays only Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard N all times
Stops weekdays only Astoria Boulevard-Hoyt Avenue N all times M60 bus to LaGuardia Airport
Stops weekdays only 30th Avenue-Grand Avenue N all times
Stops weekdays only Broadway N all times
Stops weekdays only 36th Avenue-Washington Avenue N all times
Stops weekdays only 39th Avenue-Beebe Avenue N all times
Stops weekdays only Queensboro Plaza N all times
7 all times <7>weekdays until 10:00 p.m., peak direction (IRT Flushing Line)
Manhattan
Stops weekdays only Lexington Avenue-59th Street N all times R all except late nights
4 all times 5 all except late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
F all times (IND 63rd Street Line at Lexington Avenue; MetroCard-only transfer)		 Roosevelt Island Tramway
Stops weekdays only 5th Avenue-59th Street N all times R all except late nights
Stops weekdays only Midtown-57th Street/7th Avenue N all times Q all times R all except late nights
Stops weekdays only 49th Street Handicapped/disabled access N all times R all except late nights Station is accessible in the northbound direction only
Stops weekdays only Times Square–42nd Street Handicapped/disabled access N all times Q all times R all except late nights
1 all times 2 all times 3 all except late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
7 all times <7>weekdays until 10:00 p.m., peak direction (IRT Flushing Line)
A all times C all except late nights E all times (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal)		 Port Authority Bus Terminal
Stops weekdays only 34th Street–Herald Square Handicapped/disabled access N all times Q all times R all except late nights
B weekdays until 9:30 p.m. D all times F all times V weekdays until midnight (IND Sixth Avenue Line)		 PATH at 33rd Street
Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
Stops weekdays only 28th Street N late nights and weekends R all except late nights
Stops weekdays only 23rd Street N late nights and weekends R all except late nights
Stops weekdays only 14th Street–Union Square Handicapped/disabled access N all times Q all times R all except late nights
L all times (BMT Canarsie Line)
4 all times 5 all except late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
Stops weekdays only 8th Street-New York University N late nights and weekends R all except late nights
Stops weekdays only Prince Street N late nights and weekends R all except late nights
Stops weekdays only Canal Street N all times Q all times R all except late nights
4 late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
J all times M weekdays until 7:30 p.m. Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops weekdays only City Hall R all except late nights
Station closed Cortlandt Street-World Trade Center Station closed until further notice due to construction at the World Trade Center site
Stops weekdays only Rector Street R all except late nights
Stops weekdays only Whitehall Street–South Ferry R all except late nights Staten Island Ferry at South Ferry

[edit] References

  1. ^ A search using the MTA's trip planner using "Whitehall Street" and "Kings Highway" as stations and setting the time to the appropriate hour (6:00 am into Manhattan; 9:00pm out of Manhattan) will turn out results that show the W as a possible travel option. Clicking the departure time will also show two additional times.
  2. ^ MTA New York City Transit, W Broadway Local
  3. ^ New York City Transit Authority, W Line from July 28, 2002, via the Internet Archive

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