E (New York City Subway service)

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E symbol Eighth Avenue Local
Jamaica Center to World Trade Center
E map
note: dashed line shows late night only service
dashed pink line shows limited rush hour service to 179th Street

The E Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan.

The E service operates at all times. The normal service pattern for the E is from Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer in Jamaica, Queens, to World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan via Queens Boulevard and Eighth Avenue, running express in Queens and local in Manhattan.

During late nights, the E runs local along its entire route. It also serves two local stops in eastern Queens (75th Avenue and Van Wyck Boulevard-Briarwood) on evenings and weekends.

Limited rush hour service runs fully express[1] to 179th Street at the end of the Queens Boulevard Line in Jamaica. This service pattern was added in 2001, when the V was introduced to allow customers on that line to access the IND 53rd Street Line.

The E service runs mostly R32s, and in a rare occurrence, R46s, based from the Jamaica Yard in Kew Gardens, Queens.

The following lines are used by the E service:

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 Van Wyck Boulevard to Forest Hills–71st Avenue express (local late nights, evenings, and weekends) always
IND Queens Boulevard Line south of 71st Avenue express (local late nights) always
IND Eighth Avenue Line from 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal to World Trade Center local always

Contents

[edit] History

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Image:E Train (1967-1979).svgImage:EE Train (1967-1979).svg
1967-1979 bullets
  • On August 19, 1933, E service officially began, running between Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights and the Hudson Terminal (current World Trade Center station).
  • During 1954, E trains ran express in Manhattan during rush hours.
  • In 1997, E service began running local in Queens during late nights.
R32 E train at World Trade Center
R32 E train at World Trade Center
  • Service on the E was affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks because its terminal station is at the northeastern corner of the World Trade Center site. It went to Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn as the local on the IND Fulton Street Line at all times except late nights, replacing the temporarily suspended C service—the third time it had served the borough. This had happened in 1976, and again in early 2000 during the replacement of track switches at the World Trade Center station. On September 21, 2001, C service was restored, and E service was cut to Canal Street (since World Trade Center would be closed until January).
  • The EE originally ran as an 8th Avenue local from 71st-Continental Avenues and Chambers Street during off peak hours when the GG didn't run. This service was discontinued when the IND Sixth Avenue Line was completed in 1940. However, the EE reappeared in 1967 when it ran between 71st-Continental Avenues and Whitehall Street via Broadway Local midday, replacing the QT and RR. This service was discontinued in 1976 and replaced by the N.

[edit] Stations

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

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 in peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Time period details
E service Station Handicapped/disabled access Subway transfers Connections
Queens
Stops all times Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Handicapped/disabled access J all times Z rush hours, peak direction
Stops all times Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport Handicapped/disabled access J all times Z rush hours, peak direction LIRR at Jamaica
AirTrain JFK
Stops all times Jamaica–Van Wyck Handicapped/disabled access
Stops late nights and weekends Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard F all times
Stops all times Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike F all times Q10 to JFK Int'l Airport
Stops late nights and weekends 75th Avenue F all times
Stops all times Forest Hills–71st/Continental Avenues F all times G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends R all except late nights V weekdays until midnight LIRR Main Line at Forest Hills
Stops late nights only 67th Avenue G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only 63rd Drive–Rego Park G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only Woodhaven Boulevard-Slattery Plaza G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only Grand Avenue–Newtown G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only Elmhurst Avenue G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops all times Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 7 all times (IRT Flushing Line)
F all times G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends R all except late nights V weekdays until midnight		 Q33 bus to LaGuardia Airport
Q47 bus to LaGuardia Marine Air Terminal
Stops late nights only 65th Street G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only Northern Boulevard G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only 46th Street G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only Steinway Street G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops late nights only 36th Street G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends
Stops all times Queens Plaza Handicapped/disabled access G nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends R all except late nights V weekdays until midnight
Stops all times 23rd Street–Ely Avenue G all times (IND Crosstown Line)
V weekdays until midnight
7 all times <7>weekdays until 10:00 p.m., peak direction (IRT Flushing Line at 45th Road–Court House Square; MetroCard-only transfer)
Manhattan
Stops all times Lexington Avenue–53rd Street Handicapped/disabled access 4 late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (IRT Lexington Avenue Line at 51st Street)
V weekdays until midnight
Stops all times Fifth Avenue–53rd Street V weekdays until midnight
Stops all times 7th Avenue-53rd Street B weekdays until 9:30 p.m. D all times
Stops all times 50th Street Handicapped/disabled access A late nights C all except late nights Station is accessible in the southbound direction only
Stops all times 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal Handicapped/disabled access A all times C 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),
N all times Q all times R all except late nights W weekdays until 9:30 p.m. (BMT Broadway Line),
S all except late nights (42nd Street Shuttle) at Times Square–42nd Street		 Port Authority Bus Terminal
Stops all times 34th Street–Penn Station Handicapped/disabled access A all times C all except late nights Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
Stops all times 23rd Street A late night C all except late nights
Stops all times 14th Street Handicapped/disabled access A all times C all except late nights
L all times (BMT Canarsie Line)
Stops all times West Fourth Street–Washington Square Handicapped/disabled access A all times C 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 9th Street
Stops all times Spring Street A late night C all except late nights
Stops all times Canal Street-Holland Tunnel A all times C all except late nights
Stops all times World Trade Center-Chambers Street Handicapped/disabled access A all times C all except late nights
2 all times 3 all except late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line at Park Place)		 PATH at World Trade Center
Hoboken and Jersey City ferries

[edit] References

  1. ^ E signs are located above the express tracks at Parsons Boulevard, showing that trains skip 169th Street. Part of one of these signs can be seen in this 2004 photo.

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