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Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NYCS service The 6 Lexington Avenue Local and <6> Pelham Bay Park Express[1] are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored Template:NYCS const since they use the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.[2]

Local service is denoted by a (6) in a circular bullet, and express service is denoted by a <6> in a diamond-shaped bullet; on the R62A rolling stock, this is often indicated by LED signs around the service logo to indicate local or express service to riders; a green circle for 6 local trains, and a red diamond for <6> trains.

6 trains operate local at all times between Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall in Lower Manhattan. During weekdays in the peak direction, <6> Pelham Express trains replace 6 local ones north of Parkchester, and run express between that station and Third Avenue–138th Street. During this time, 6 Pelham Local trains short turn at Parkchester (except for peak-direction <6> Express trains that return in the opposite direction as 6 Local trains). Weekdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., select Manhattan-bound <6> trains run local from Parkchester to Hunts Point Avenue while select Parkchester-bound 6 trains run express in that section.

The 6 in its current format has run since the implementation of the IRT "H" system in 1918. Since 1920, it has remained largely unchanged, running between Pelham Bay Park and City Hall with a peak-express variant in the Bronx. In 1945, the city closed the City Hall Loop station, the 6Template:'s former southern terminal in Manhattan. Since then, most 6 trains have terminated at Brooklyn Bridge, with a few exceptions in later years.

History[]

Under the Interborough Rapid Transit[]

On October 27, 1904, local and express service opened on the original subway in Manhattan, following the route of the present IRT Lexington Avenue Line from City Hall to Grand Central–42nd Street. From there, the service traveled west on 42nd Street on the route of the present 42nd Street Shuttle, and then north on the present IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line to 145th Street.[3]

The current "H" configuration, with separate services along Lexington Avenue and Broadway/Seventh Avenue, was introduced in 1917.[4] Full Lexington Avenue local service from City Hall to 125th Street opened on July 17, 1918. Local service was extended to Third Avenue–138th Street on August 1, 1918.[5]

On January 7, 1919, trains were extended from 138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue,[6] and to East 177th Street on May 30, 1920.[7][8] Service between Hunts Point Avenue and East 177th Street was originally served by a shuttle service operating with elevated cars.[9]

On October 24, 1920, service was extended again to Westchester Square.[10] On December 20, 1920, service was extended to Pelham Bay Park.[11] Service to Pelham Bay Park was served by a mix of through and shuttle trains during the 1920s.[12]

On December 21, 1925, the number of Manhattan-bound through trains in the morning rush hour, between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., was increased from thirteen to eighteen, a 38 percent increase in service. The remainder of trains continued operating as a shuttle service to Hunts Point Avenue.[13]

On January 28, 1931, two southbound morning rush hour trips began starting at Pelham Bay Park instead of Hunts Point Avenue. On April 13, 1931, service to Pelham Bay Park was increased. Two additional southbound trips were added, starting at Pelham Bay Park at 5:50 and 6:10 a.m., reducing headways from ten to five minutes. Four northbound trips that terminated at Hunts Point Avenue between 3:53 and 5:05 p.m. were extended to Pelham Bay Park, reducing headways from nine to six minutes, and four northbound trips terminating at Third Avenue—138th Street between 3:36 and 4:48 p.m. were extended to Hunts Point Avenue, reducing headways from Template:Frac to 3 minutes.[14]

By 1934, service south of the City Hall station had been discontinued, and late night service ran from Pelham Bay Park to 125th Street only, being replaced by local service on the 4, which had previously run express.Template:Citation needed

Under the New York City Board of Transportation[]

Effective December 31, 1945, City Hall station closed with the former Brooklyn Bridge station (renamed to Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall) being the permanent southern terminal. However, the 6 train still uses the loop to get from the southbound to the northbound local track at Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall.[15]Template:Better source needed

On May 10, 1946, late-night service was extended from 125th Street to its previous terminus at Brooklyn Bridge when late night express service on the 4 was restored.[16][17]

Beginning October 14, 1946, weekday rush and Saturday morning rush peak direction express service started, with Pelham Bay trains using the middle track between East 177th Street and Third Avenue–138th Street.[18] This express service saved eight minutes between Third Avenue and East 177th Street. During this time, 6 trains that ran local in the Bronx when express trains operated began to terminate at East 177 Street to make room for express trains to Pelham Bay Park. On March 7, 1949, the hours of the evening Bronx-bound express service were advanced from 4:30 to 3:30 p.m., and on June 17, 1949, the hours of the morning Manhattan-bound express service were extended from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.[17]

On September 22, 1948, 54 additional cars were placed in service on the 6 train, increasing the lengths of trains from six cars to seven cars.[17]

The New York City Board of Transportation, predecessor to the New York City Transit Authority, began to introduce replacements to older subway cars beginning with the R12 cars in 1948. With these cars, numbers were publicly designated to the former IRT lines. Lexington–Pelham trains were assigned the number 6. By 1964, all cars had the route numbers on them.[19]

From December 15 to December 22, 1950, the weekday rush hour trains from Pelham Bay Park were extended to South Ferry.[16]

Under the New York City Transit Authority[]

On June 23, 1956, Saturday morning express service began operating local.[16] On March 1, 1960, late night express service on the 4 was suspended when the 4 and 6 ran local in Manhattan together.Template:Citation needed On April 8, 1960, late night and weekend evening trains were extended to South Ferry. On October 17, 1965, late night 4 service began running express once again, and weekend evening 6 service was extended to South Ferry.[16] Trains were cut back from South Ferry to Brooklyn Bridge on May 23, 1976.Template:Citation needed

Beginning on January 13, 1980, late night service terminated at 125th Street in Manhattan with the 4 again making all stops south of there. This service cut affected 15,000 riders, and was criticized by Manhattan Borough President Andrew Stein as no public hearing was held.[20] On the same day, Bronx express service was expanded to operate during middays, with Pelham Bay trains running express in the peak direction to Brooklyn Bridge in the morning, then to Pelham Bay Park in the afternoon.[16][21]

For a few months in 1985, one scheduled daily 6 train traveled to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn before turning for Pelham Bay Park.[16]Template:Better source needed

From January 21 to October 5, 1990, late night service was extended back to Brooklyn Bridge when late night express service on the 4 was restored. But the 6 was then cut back to 125th Street for the last time when late-night express service on the 4 in Manhattan was permanently discontinued.[16][22]

Effective October 3, 1999, the 4 and 6 trains once again began to operate local together in Manhattan late nights when the 6 train was permanently extended back to Brooklyn Bridge.[23]

Route[]

Service pattern[]

The following table shows the lines used by 6 and <6>, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:[24]

Line From To Tracks Times
weekday peak direction all other times
6 service 6 diamond service 6 service
IRT Pelham Line (full line) Pelham Bay Park Castle Hill Avenue local      
Parkchester Third Avenue–138th Street express  
local      
IRT Lexington Avenue Line 125th Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall  


Stations[]

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.[1]

Station service legend
Black dot Stops all times
Period dot Stops all times except late nights
Crescent dot Stops late nights only
Circle dot Stops weekdays only
Half dot Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Gray dot Station closed
6 service 6 diamond service Stations Handicapped/disabled access Subway transfers Connections/other notes
The Bronx
Pelham Line
    Pelham Bay Park Handicapped/disabled access Bx12 Select Bus Service
    Buhre Avenue
    Middletown Road
    Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue
    Zerega Avenue
    Castle Hill Avenue
Stops all times   Parkchester Q44 Select Bus Service
On weekdays, all local peak direction and alternating trains in the off peak direction during rush hour and midday begin and end at this station.
Stops all times | St. Lawrence Avenue
Stops all times | Morrison Avenue–Soundview
Stops all times | Elder Avenue
Stops all times | Whitlock Avenue
Stops all times   Hunts Point Avenue Handicapped/disabled access Bx6 Select Bus Service
Stops all times | Longwood Avenue
Stops all times | East 149th Street
Stops all times | East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street
Stops all times | Cypress Avenue
Stops all times | Brook Avenue
Stops all times   Third Avenue–138th Street Some a.m. rush hour trips to Manhattan begin or end at this station
Manhattan
Lexington Avenue Line
Stops all times   125th Street Handicapped/disabled access 4 5

  6 <6>  

Metro-North Railroad at Harlem–125th Street
M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
One southbound p.m. rush hour trip begins at this station
Stops all times   116th Street 4

  6 <6>  

Stops all times   110th Street 4

  6 <6>  

Stops all times   103rd Street 4

  6 <6>  

Stops all times   96th Street 4

  6 <6>  

Stops all times   86th Street Handicapped/disabled access ↑ 4 5

  6 <6>  

M86 Select Bus Service
Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction for the local platform only.
Stops all times   77th Street 4

  6 <6>  

M79 Select Bus Service
Stops all times   68th Street–Hunter College 4

  6 <6>  

Stops all times   59th Street File:Aiga elevator.svg ↑ 4 5

  6 <6>  
N R (1234) W (123a) (BMT Broadway Line at Lexington Avenue/59th Street)
Out-of-system transfer with MetroCard/OMNY:
F (63rd Street Lines at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street)

Roosevelt Island Tramway
Elevator access via Bloomingdale's in the northbound direction only during Bloomingdale's operating hours; no ADA access
Stops all times   51st Street Handicapped/disabled access 4

  6 <6>  
E V   (IND Queens Boulevard Line at Lexington Avenue–53rd Street)

Stops all times   Grand Central–42nd Street Handicapped/disabled access 4 5

  6 <6>  
Template:NYCS Flushing south (IRT Flushing Line)
S   (42nd Street Shuttle)

Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
Stops all times   33rd Street 4

  6 <6>  

M15 Select Bus Service
M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
Template:Ferry icon NYC Ferry: Astoria and Soundview Routes
(on FDR Drive and East 34th Street)
Stops all times   28th Street Handicapped/disabled access ↓ Template:NYCS Lexington local night Station is ADA-accessible in the southbound direction only.
M15 Select Bus Service
M23 Select Bus Service
M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
Stops all times   23rd Street Handicapped/disabled access 4

  6 <6>  

M14A / M14D Select Bus Service
M15 Select Bus Service
M23 Select Bus Service
M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
Template:Ferry icon NYC Ferry: Soundview Route
(on FDR Drive/Avenue C and East 20th Street)
Stops all times   14th Street–Union Square File:Aiga elevator.svg 4 5

  6 <6>  
L (BMT Canarsie Line)
N Q R   W   (BMT Broadway Line)

M14A / M14D Select Bus Service
Stops all times   Astor Place File:Aiga elevator.svg ↓ 4

  6 <6>  

.
Stops all times   Bleecker Street Handicapped/disabled access 4

  6 <6>  
B   D F ''M   (IND Sixth Avenue Line at Broadway–Lafayette Street)

Stops all times   Spring Street 4

  6 <6>  

Stops all times   Canal Street Handicapped/disabled access 4

  6 <6>  
N Q R   W   (BMT Broadway Line)
J M   Z   (BMT Nassau Street Line)

Stops all times   Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Handicapped/disabled access 4 5

  6 <6>  
J M   Z   (BMT Nassau Street Line at Chambers Street)

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Template:NYCS const
  2. mta.info - Line Colors.
  3. ASCE Metropolitan Section - First New York City Subway.
  4. New Subways For New York: The Dual System of Rapid Transit - Interborough Routes and Stations. NYCSubway.org.
  5. "First "H" Train to Start From Grand Central To-Night: Governor, Mayor and Others Expected To Be Guests on Maiden Trip", New-York Tribune, August 1, 1918.
  6. "New Bronx Subway Extension Is Opened: Interborough Now Operating Cars to Hunt's Point Station Above 138th Street", New-York Tribune, January 9, 1919.
  7. "Bronx Subway Extension Opened", The New York Times, May 28, 1920.
  8. (1920) Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1920 (in en). Interborough Rapid Transit Company, 5, 13. 
  9. (1993) A History of the New York City Subway System (in en). J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang, 48. 
  10. "Subway Extension Opens Sunday", October 22, 1920.
  11. "Will Open Subway to Pelham Bay Park: Service Begins To-Morrow on Four Mile Extension", New York Herald, December 19, 1920.
  12. (1922) State of New York Transit Commission First Annual Report (April 25, 1921—December 31, 1921) (in en). New York State Transit Commission, 73–74. 
  13. "I.R.T. To Add Trains. Increases Service to Queens and the Bronx.", The New York Sun, December 18, 1925.
  14. (1922) Eleventh Annual Report For The Calendar Year 1931. New York State Transit Commission, 78. 
  15. Green, Jonah (November 10, 2010). The Abandoned City Hall Subway Stop Now Visible To Tourists (PHOTOS).
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Bolden, Eric. NYCT Line by Line History.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 (1949) Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949.. New York City Board of Transportation. 
  18. "Pelham Bay Subway Service Is Increased", The Daily Times, October 15, 1946.
  19. Line Names.
  20. "Suit seeks to bar cutbacks on Lexington Ave. subways", New York Daily News, January 11, 1980.
  21. Template:Cite journal
  22. Template:Cite journal
  23. Template:NYCS const

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