The N and W train services use the entire BMT Astoria Line.
Overview
Owner
City of New York
Termini
Ditmars Boulevard
Queensboro Plaza
Stations
7
Service
Type
Rapid transit
System
New York City Subway
Operator(s)
New York City Transit Authority
Daily ridership
47,522[1]
History
Opened
1917
Technical
Number of tracks
2-3
Character
Elevated
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification
600V DC third rail
Route map
Legend
Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard
NYCR (Northeast Corridor)
Astoria Boulevard
30th Avenue
Broadway
36th Avenue
39th Avenue
Queens Boulevard Line
63rd Street Line
Flushing Line
to Flushing–Main Street
Queens Plaza
Queensboro Plaza
Queens Boulevard Line
Flushing Line
to 34th Street–Hudson Yards
60th Street Tunnel Connection
60th Street Tunnel (Broadway Line)
Legend
Express station
Local station
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The BMT Astoria Line (formerly the IRT Astoria Line) is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway, serving the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. It runs south from Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria to 39th Avenue in Long Island City above 31st Street. It then turns west and serves Queensboro Plaza over Queens Plaza.
The entire line is served by the N train at all times, joined by the W train only on weekdays during the day.[2][3] It was built as part of the Dual Contracts and jointly operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) using IRT-sized cars until 1949, when the platforms were shaved to accept the wider BMT cars and joint service was discontinued.
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