The Ultimate E (New York City Subway service) - American History Information Guide and Reference

The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue since it uses the IND Eighth Avenue Line through midtown Manhattan. Its normal service pattern is from Jamaica Center-Parsons Boulevard to World Trade Center, running express through Queens and local through Manhattan; some rush hour trips run to Jamaica-179th Street to supplement the . During late nights, the service runs local in Queens; two local stops in eastern Queens are also served on weekends.

The following lines are used by the :

Line	Tracks	When
IND Archer Avenue Line (full line)	N/A	always
IND Queens Boulevard Line north of Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard	express	rush hours only
IND Queens Boulevard Line from Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard to Forest Hills-71st Avenue	express (local late nights and weekends)	always
IND Queens Boulevard Line south of Forest Hills-71st Avenue	express (local late nights)	always
IND Eighth Avenue Line from 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal to World Trade Center	local	always

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Service history

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R1 end rollsigns

1967-1979 bullets (in a circle)

Service on the E was affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks because its terminal is at the northeastern corner of the WTC site. Service for the line was changed so that it went to Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn as the Fulton Street Local — the first time it had gone to the borough since 1976. Service was restored after the World Trade Center terminus was reopened a few months after the attacks.

The E train used to follow the F train to 179 St-Hillside Avenue in Queens at all times, but in 1988, the new Archer Avenue Subway opened and two tracks known as the "Van Wyck Stub" (so called because they are under Van Wyck Boulevard — now the Van Wyck Expressway), which were constantly in subway extension plans dating back to 1929, were connected to the upper level of this two level, four track subway. The lower level is used for J/Z service. As of 2004, several rush hour E trains operate to 179th Street.

Station listing

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

Station	When	Services
from 179th Street (Queens)
Jamaica-179th Street	some rush hour trips
Parsons Boulevard	some rush hour trips	E ⁽¹⁾ F
Queens
Jamaica Center-Parsons Boulevard	always
Sutphin Boulevard-JFK Airport	always	E J Z ^(1a) AirTrain
Jamaica-Van Wyck	always	E
trains from 179th Street enter here
Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard	late nights and weekends only
Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike	always
75th Avenue	late nights and weekends only	E ⁽⁴⁵⁾ F
Forest Hills-71st Avenue	always
67th Avenue	late nights only
63rd Drive-Rego Park	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
Woodhaven Boulevard	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
Grand Avenue-Newtown	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
Elmhurst Avenue	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights	always	E F G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
65th Street	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
Northern Boulevard	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
46th Street	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
Steinway Street	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
36th Street	late nights only	E ⁽⁵⁾ G ⁽³⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ V ⁽¹²³⁾
Queens Plaza	always
23rd Street-Ely Avenue	always	(MetroCard)
Manhattan
Lexington Avenue-53rd Street	always	E V ⁽¹²³⁾ Roosevelt Island Tramway
Fifth Avenue-53rd Street	always	E V ⁽¹²³⁾
Seventh Avenue	always
50th Street	always	E
42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal	always	7 <7> ^(1a2a3b) Port Authority Bus Terminal
34th Street-Penn Station Amtrak	always	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
23rd Street	always
14th Street	always	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
West Fourth Street-Washington Square	always	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
Spring Street	always	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
Canal Street	always	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
World Trade Center	always

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Line By Line History

Categories: New York City Subway services

Last updated: 06-03-2005 02:39:25

Your American History Reference Guide! - E (New York City Subway service)

E (New York City Subway service)

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