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

The W Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow since it uses the BMT Broadway Line through midtown Manhattan. Service runs local from Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard to Whitehall Street , and only from the beginning of morning rush hour to 21:00 on weekdays.

The following lines are used by the :

Line	Tracks	When
BMT Astoria Line (full line)	local	rush hours, middays and early evenings
BMT Broadway Line north of Whitehall Street	local	rush hours, middays and early evenings

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Service history

Before February 23, 2004, the W operated as the Brooklyn half of the during Phase II of the Manhattan Bridge Reconstruction, operating between Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria and Coney Island, in Brooklyn. Now that the construction is completed, the W becomes a part-time local service along the BMT Broadway Line.

Station listing

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above. The W runs rush hours, middays and early evenings.

Station	Services
Queens
Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard
Astoria Boulevard	N W ^(123a)
30th Avenue
Broadway	N W ^(123a)
36th Avenue	N W ^(123a)
39th Avenue	N W ^(123a)
Queensboro Plaza	N W ^(123a)
Manhattan
Lexington Avenue-59th Street	(MetroCard transfer) Roosevelt Island Tramway
Fifth Avenue-59th Street	N R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)
57th Street
49th Street
42nd Street-Times Square	N Q R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) 7 <7> ^(1a2a3b) Port Authority Bus Terminal
34th Street-Herald Square
28th Street
23rd Street	N ⁽⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)
14th Street-Union Square	N Q R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) 4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ <5> ^(1a) 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾
Eighth Street-NYU	N ⁽⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)
Prince Street	N ⁽⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)
Canal Street
City Hall	N ⁽⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)
Cortlandt Street	N ⁽⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) PATH
Rector Street	N ⁽⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)
Whitehall Street	N ⁽⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) Staten Island Ferry

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Line By Line History

Categories: New York City Subway services

Last updated: 06-03-2005 02:39:32

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

W (New York City Subway service)

Service history

Station listing

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