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On June 1, 1976, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced changes in subway service that were expected to save $12.6 million annually and were the third phase of the agency's plan to realign subway service to better reflect ridership patterns and reduced ridership.
The Independent Subway System (IND; formerly the ISS [a]) was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway. [2] It was first constructed as the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan in 1932. [ 3 ]
In 1981, the New York Transit Authority's car replacement program estimated that the R46s would be replaced in 2011. [22] However, the MTA now estimates the cars to remain in service until the mid-2020s, when they will be replaced by the R211s. [23]
On June 18, 1957, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced plans to have Rockaway-bound A trains skip Grant Avenue, Hudson Street, and Boyd Street during rush hours on a one-month pilot, to take effect July 1.
[82] [83] The Board of Transportation operated the New York City transit system until the creation of the New York City Transit Authority in 1953. [84] As part of a pilot program, the BOT installed three-dimensional advertisements at the Times Square station in late 1948.
The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) had considered running express bus service to replace <7> express service, but decided against it as it would require hundreds of buses, which the NYCTA did not have. During the construction project, the NYCTA operated 25 trains per hour on the local track, three fewer than the 28 trains per hour ...
The 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal station is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, it is served by the A and E trains at all times, and by the C train at all times except late nights.
At approximately 7:20 a.m., during morning rush hour, a pipe bomb partially detonated in an underground corridor connecting the New York City Subway's Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal stations, between the Seventh and Eighth Avenue subway lines. There were four non-life-threatening injuries. [5]