D (New York City Subway service)
The D Sixth Avenue Express[3] is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.[4]
The D operates at all times between
During daytime hours, the D runs express between
In its early years, the D ran to Chambers Street/Hudson Terminal in Lower Manhattan via the lower IND Eighth Avenue Line south of West 4th Street. From 1954 to 1967, the D ran via the IND Culver Line to Coney Island. With the completion of the Chrystie Street Connection, service was rerouted via the BMT Brighton Line, running there from 1967 to 2001. As part of the multi-year rebuilding of the Manhattan Bridge, a short-lived yellow D service ran via the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan to the Brighton Line in Brooklyn, while orange D service used the Sixth Avenue, Central Park West, and Concourse Lines in Manhattan and the Bronx.
History
Early history
D service began on December 15, 1940, when the IND Sixth Avenue Line opened. It ran from 205th Street, the Bronx to World Trade Center (at that time called Hudson Terminal) on the IND Eighth Avenue Line at all times, switching between the IND Sixth Avenue to the Eighth Avenue Lines just south of West Fourth Street–Washington Square.[5] Service ran express via the Concourse Line during rush hours.[6] Two trains started service at Bedford Park Boulevard in the morning rush hour.[7]
D service was increased on October 24, 1949, in order to offset the discontinuation of
On October 30, 1954, the Culver Ramp opened, providing a connection between the
On May 13, 1957, alternate D trains were cut back to Church Avenue during weekday middays.
From December 4 to 27, 1962, a special service labeled DD was provided due to a water main break. It ran local from 205th Street, Bronx to
Chrystie Street
On November 26, 1967, the
On August 19, 1968, to reduce conflicts at the Brighton Beach terminal, D service was truncated to
Effective January 2, 1973, the daytime QJ was truncated to Broad Street as the J, and the M was extended beyond Broad Street during the day along the QJ's former route to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, via the Montague Street Tunnel and Brighton Line local tracks.[20] Also, changes were made to D and M service on the Brighton Line. Northbound weekday M train service originating at Kings Highway would begin at 5:46 a.m., while northbound service from Coney Island would begin at 6:34 a.m. From 5:40 to 6:34 a.m. northbound D trains would run local from Brighton Beach to Kings Highway, and then run express to Prospect Park. Late morning and early afternoon D trains would from then on run express from Brighton Beach to Kings Highway. The span of D express service to Brighton Beach was extended by 45 minutes to 9:05 p.m. from Prospect Park, and the span of M service from Broad Street to Coney Island was extended by 45 minutes over the span of QJ service to cover local stops.[21]
Rehabilitation work
D service was divided and ran in two sections when the north tracks of the
At this time, the local tracks on the BMT Brighton Line also underwent reconstruction, necessitating the suspension of express service. As a substitute, the D and Q ran
On December 11, 1988, the north tracks of the Manhattan Bridge reopened and the two sections of the D joined together running via Sixth Avenue Express. The D now ran as the full-time Brighton Local to Stillwell Avenue.[26][27]
From April 30 to November 12, 1995,[28] the Bridge's north tracks closed during middays and weekends and during these hours, D service was cut south of 34th Street-Herald Square. In its place, the Q ran local in Brooklyn to Stillwell Avenue.[29] On July 22, 2001, the north tracks were closed at all times and the southern (Broadway Line) tracks reopened. D service was again cut below 34th Street–Herald Square. In Brooklyn, D service was replaced by Q local service.[30][31][32]
On February 22, 2004, full service on the Manhattan Bridge was restored and D trains were extended via the north tracks of the bridge to Brooklyn, replacing the W as the Fourth Avenue Express (late nights local) and West End Local to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue.[33][34] The D was moved to the West End Line instead of returning to the Brighton Line, which it had run on since 1967, to provide 24-hour service to both the Concourse Line and West End Line and avoid running two separate (B and D) shortened services outside of weekdays. This eliminated the need to run late-night and weekend shuttles on the West End Line as was done prior to 2002.[35]
From May 24, 2004, to fall 2004, signal modernization on the IND Concourse Line required the suspension of D express service in the Bronx.[36]
From September 18, 2021, until January 24, 2022,[37] southbound D trains terminated at Bay 50th Street so work could be completed to protect Coney Island Yard from flooding.[38]
The IND Concourse Line's express track was closed from July 2, 2022, to January 23, 2023, with D trains using the local tracks at all times.[39][40]
Route
Service pattern
The following table shows the lines used by the D, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:[41]
Line | From | To | Tracks | Times | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
non- rush |
rush peak |
late nights | ||||
IND Concourse Line (full line) | Norwood–205th Street
|
all | ||||
Bedford Park Boulevard
|
145th Street
|
express | ||||
local | ||||||
IND Eighth Avenue Line | 135th Street
|
59th Street–Columbus Circle
|
express | |||
IND Sixth Avenue Line | Seventh Avenue
|
Broadway–Lafayette Street
| ||||
Chrystie Street Connection | Grand Street
|
all | ||||
Manhattan Bridge | north | |||||
BMT Fourth Avenue Line | DeKalb Avenue
|
bypass | ||||
bridge | ||||||
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
|
36th Street
|
express | ||||
local | ||||||
BMT West End Line (full line) | Ninth Avenue
|
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
|
Stations
For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.[3]
Station service legend | |
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Stops all times | |
Stops all times except late nights | |
Stops late nights only | |
Stops weekdays during the day | |
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction | |
Stops rush hours only | |
Station closed | |
Stops weekdays in the peak direction only | |
Time period details | |
Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act | |
↑ | Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the indicated direction only |
↓ | |
Elevator access to mezzanine only |
Stations | Subway transfers | Connections | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
The Bronx | ||||
Concourse Line | ||||
Norwood–205th Street | ||||
Bedford Park Boulevard | B | Some a.m. rush hour trips to and from Brooklyn begin or end their runs at this station[a] | ||
Kingsbridge Road | B | |||
Fordham Road | B | Bx12 Select Bus Service
| ||
182nd–183rd Streets | B | |||
Tremont Avenue | B | |||
174th–175th Streets | B | |||
170th Street | B | |||
167th Street | B | |||
161st Street–Yankee Stadium | B 4 (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) |
Bx6 Select Bus Service
Express trains that normally bypass this station will stop when an event is being held at Yankee Stadium | ||
Manhattan | ||||
155th Street | B | |||
145th Street | B A C (IND Eighth Avenue Line) |
|||
Eighth Avenue Line | ||||
125th Street | A B C | M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
| ||
59th Street–Columbus Circle | A B C 1 2 (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) |
|||
Sixth Avenue Line | ||||
Seventh Avenue | B E (IND Queens Boulevard Line) |
|||
47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center | <F> M
|
|||
42nd Street–Bryant Park | <7> (IRT Flushing Line at Fifth Avenue) , daytime only)
1 2 3 (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line at Times Square–42nd Street, daytime only) N Q R W (BMT Broadway Line at Times Square–42nd Street, daytime only) S (42nd Street Shuttle at Times Square, daytime only) A C E (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal |
|||
34th Street–Herald Square | ) | Pennsylvania Station
| ||
West Fourth Street–Washington Square | ) | PATH at Ninth Street
| ||
Broadway–Lafayette Street | ) | |||
Chrystie Street Branch | ||||
Grand Street | B | |||
Brooklyn | ||||
Fourth Avenue Line | ||||
DeKalb Avenue | N Q R | |||
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center | N R W B Q (BMT Brighton Line) 2 3 4 5 (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) |
LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal | ||
Union Street | N R | |||
Ninth Street | N R F G (IND Culver Line at Fourth Avenue) |
|||
Prospect Avenue | N R | |||
25th Street | N R | |||
36th Street | N R W | |||
West End Line | ||||
Ninth Avenue | ||||
Fort Hamilton Parkway | ||||
50th Street | ||||
55th Street | ||||
62nd Street | N W (BMT Sea Beach Line at New Utrecht Avenue) | |||
71st Street | ||||
79th Street | ||||
18th Avenue | ||||
20th Avenue | ||||
Bay Parkway | B82 Select Bus Service | |||
25th Avenue | ||||
Bay 50th Street | ||||
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue | ) |
Notes
- ^ Some northbound trains terminate at this station during a.m. rush hours; some southbound trains originate at this station during a.m. rush hours.
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