IND Sixth Avenue Line
Appearance
IND Sixth Avenue Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | City of New York | ||
Termini | South of 59th Street–Columbus Circle; 57th Street North of Jay Street–MetroTech; south of Grand Street | ||
Stations | 14 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Rapid transit | ||
System | New York City Subway | ||
Operator(s) | New York City Transit Authority | ||
Daily ridership | 669,852[1] | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1936–1968 | ||
Technical | |||
Number of tracks | 2–4 | ||
Character | Underground | ||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
Electrification | 600V DC using a third rail | ||
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The IND Sixth Avenue Line is one of the lines of the New York City Subway. It was finished in 1940. About 669,000 people ride on it every day. Services using this line have their bullets colored bright orange.
Services
[change | change source]Time period | Section of line | ||||
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Rush hours | Middays and evenings |
Weekends | Late nights | ||
express | no service | full line from Seventh Avenue to Grand Street | |||
express | full line from Seventh Avenue to Grand Street | ||||
local | full line from 57th Street to York Street | ||||
local | no service | full line from 5th Av to 2nd Av | |||
local | no service | between 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center and Broadway–Lafayette Street |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.