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Encyclopedia > S (New York City Subway service)
Image:NYCS S.gif
 
S

SPECIAL
Current bullet
R1 end rollsign for IND specials
SHUTTLE
SPECIAL
R12 end rollsigns for the IRT
 
SS

SHUTTLE
 
SS
 
R27 end rollsign for BMT shuttles
1968-1979 bullet for all shuttles (in a circle)

Three services in the New York Subway are designated as S (shuttle). These are short services that serve mainly to connect passengers to longer services. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The R1 subway car was the first order of original passenger stock for the IND New York City Subway. ... A rollsign on the MBTA Red Line in Boston. ... The Independent Subway System (IND, formerly ISS), and even earlier the Independent City-Owned Subway System (ICOS) or Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad was one of the three systems that is now part of the New York City Subway. ... A rollsign on the MBTA Red Line in Boston. ... The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the operator of the original New York Subway line that opened in 1904 and additional rapid transit lines in the City of New York. ... A rollsign on the MBTA Red Line in Boston. ... A 1914 map showing what was at the time the proposed expansion for the BRT. The only major differences from what was built is that a new 60th Street Tunnel was used rather than the Queensboro Bridge, the Manhattan-side Brooklyn Bridge connection was never built, and several lines ended... South Ferry station 125th Street station The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...

The following services run as shuttles during off hours, but are not designated S: Current bullet R12 end rollsign 1967-1968 and 1968-1977 bullets (in a circle) The 42nd Street Shuttle (also Grand Central-Times Square Shuttle) is a line and service of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. ... The S-Rockaway Park Shuttle is a shuttle train service in Queens, New York on the New York City Subway. ... R1 end rollsign R27 end rollsign for BMT shuttles 1967-1968 and 1968-1979 bullets (in a circle) The S-Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle train service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn, New York. ...

  • 3 early Sunday morning (Lenox Shuttle), originally SS
  • 5 late nights (Dyre Avenue Shuttle), originally SS
  • A late nights (Lefferts Boulevard Shuttle), sometimes uses a yellow S[1]
  • M evenings, weekends and late nights (Myrtle Avenue Shuttle), originally SS
  • R late nights (Bay Ridge Shuttle)

Contents

The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The A Eighth Avenue Express and C Eighth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current bullet The M Nassau Street Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ...


Former uses

Other lines have in the past been designated S; the label has also been used for temporary shuttles due to construction. Before 1986, all shuttles had the label SS, and S was reserved for 'special' services, including IND trains to Aqueduct Racetrack. The SS label was first applied in 1967, when all services were labeled due to the completion of the Chrystie Street Connection. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Independent Subway System (IND, formerly ISS), and even earlier the Independent City-Owned Subway System (ICOS) or Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad was one of the three systems that is now part of the New York City Subway. ... Aqueduct Racetrack is a station on the A train. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chrystie Street Connection is a major connecting line of the New York City Subway System, and is one of the few connections between lines of the BMT and IND divisions. ...


See HH for the old Court Street Shuttle and the later Rockaway Shuttle. See 8 for the old Third Avenue Shuttle in the Bronx (shown as SHUTTLE on rollsigns).[2] R1 end rollsign R10 end rollsign 1967-1979 bullet (in a circle) Categories: New York City Subway stubs ... 8 was a designation given to several IRT services of the New York City Subway. ...


Former uses of the S or SS designation are as follows:

Track map (former shuttle platforms in pink) R12 end rollsign 1967-1968 and 1968-1977 bullets (in a circle) The Bowling Green-South Ferry Shuttle (also Bowling Green Shuttle) was a service of the New York City Subway system between Bowling Green and the South Ferry inner loop. ... R1 end rollsign R27 end rollsign The Culver Shuttle was a service of the New York City Subway system, running along the BMT Culver Line. ... The 63rd Street Shuttle was a short-lived service on the New York Subway in 2001. ... The Grand Street Shuttle (black S) was a service during the long Manhattan Bridge rehabilitation, while the north tracks (connecting to the IND Sixth Avenue Line via the Chrystie Street Connection) were closed. ...

Lenox Terminal Shuttle (1905?-ca. 1970)

 
SS
 
 
SS
 
1967-1968 Bowling Green Shuttle bullet (in a circle)
1967-1968 Lenox Shuttle bullet (in a circle)

The Lenox Terminal Shuttle (also Lenox Shuttle and Lenox Avenue Shuttle) ran between Harlem-148th Street (formerly known as Lenox Terminal) and 135th Street when the 3 didn't run. Prior to May 13, 1968 it was the 145th Street Shuttle, running only to 145th Street, and only from 21:00 to 01:00. It was in place by 1918, and may have been started in 1905, when the IRT White Plains Road Line opened to the IRT Lenox Avenue Line. 148th Street is a 2 track station with an island platform. ... 135th Street is a 3 track station with side platforms on New York Citys Interborough Rapid Transit system. ... The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 145th Street is a 2 track station with side platforms on New York Citys Interborough Rapid Transit system. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, serving the central Bronx. ... The Lenox Avenue Line is one of the IRT lines in the New York City Subway, mostly built as part of the first subway system. ...


When the extension to 148th Street opened, the hours were extended to run all the time that the 3 didn't run (late evenings and late nights). Then between 1969 and 1972 it was folded into the 3, but continued to run as simply a shuttle at those times. Late night service last ran on the morning of September 10, 1995. The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The 3 now runs at all times but late nights, but the shuttle survives Sunday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30, when the 3 only runs north of 135th Street. The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... 135th Street is a 3 track station with side platforms on New York Citys Interborough Rapid Transit system. ...


East 180th Street-Dyre Avenue Shuttle

 
SS
 
 
SS
 
1967-1968 Dyre Avenue Shuttle bullet (in a circle)
1967-1968 Culver Shuttle bullet (in a circle)
Main article: IRT Dyre Avenue Line

The East 180th Street-Dyre Avenue Shuttle (also Dyre Avenue Shuttle) was established as a new subway service and full-time shuttle in 1941 between the former East 180th Street station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway and Dyre Avenue, which was the last station of the NYW&B within New York City. Passengers had to make a walking transfer between the Dyre Avenue Line and the IRT White Plains Road Line at East 180th Street as the two lines did not share a common station and there was no track connection between the lines. The Dyre Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway, as part of the IRT division. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, serving the central Bronx. ...


In 1957 a flyover connection opened between the East 180th Street station of the White Plains Road Line and the Dyre Avenue Line, enabling through service by trains of the 2 from Manhattan to Dyre Avenue. At the same time, the former NYW&B station was closed and off-hours Dyre Avenue Shuttles rerouted to the White Plains Road Line station. These shuttles were initially labeled 2 like the full-time service but were later signed 9, a number used for IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line skip-stop service. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 1 Broadway-Seventh Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, also known as the IRT West Side Line, is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. ... Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern. ...


The off-hours Dyre Avenue shuttle still operates, but trains on the line are signed 5, the same as the through service that now serves the line. The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ...


Myrtle Avenue Shuttle (1969-ca. 1972)

This was only around for a few years from 1969, picking up the slack from MJ, before it was merged into the M. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Current bullet The M Nassau Street Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current bullet The M Nassau Street Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ...


Nassau Street Shuttle (1999)

This ran only in 1999 during Williamsburg Bridge rehabilitation, providing Manhattan service for the J, M and Z. The shuttle ran from 6 am to 10 pm daily from Essex Street to Broad Street (Chambers Street on weekends). 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting Manhattan at Delancey St. ... The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current bullet The M Nassau Street Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Broad Street is a 2-track station with side platforms. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


References

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New York City Subway (official site)
Services 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F G J L M N Q R V W Z
Shuttles (S) 42nd Street • Franklin Avenue • Rockaway Park
Unused/defunct 8 9 10 11 12 13 H K P T U X YJFK Express
BMT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Shuttles: 63rd StreetBowling GreenCulverGrand StreetOther
Divisions IRT • BMT • IND (Second System)
Lists LinesServicesStationsTerminals • Inter-division connections • Inter-division transfers • Yards
Miscellaneous AccessibilityDual ContractsChainingHistoryNomenclatureRolling stockStraphanger
Other transit in NYC AmtrakLIRRMetro-NorthNJ TransitPATHStaten Island RailwayAirTrainRoosevelt Island Tramway

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