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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.
When the New York City Subway began operation between 1904 and 1908, one of the main service patterns was the West Side Branch, which the modern 1 train uses. Trains ran from Lower Manhattan to the 242nd Street station near Van Cortlandt Park, using what is now the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, 42nd Street Shuttle, and IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
In March 2018, New York City Transit Authority president Andy Byford announced that he had created a new plan for resignaling the subway with CBTC, which would only take 10 to 15 years, compared to the previous estimate of 40 years. However, this would be very expensive, as it would cost $8 to $15 billion.
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]
Another $335 million was added to the cost overrun because the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had to build around the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (carrying the 1 train), since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority refused to close the line for fear of inconveniencing commuters from Staten Island ...
The current New York City Transit Authority rail system map; the Bronx is located on the top portion of the map. The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
The R32 was a New York City Subway car model built by the Budd Company from 1964 to 1965 for the IND/BMT B Division.A total of 600 R32s were built, numbered 3350–3949, though some cars were re-numbered.
Starting on June 29, 2021, [58] the first set of R211A cars (4060–4064) was delivered to the New York City Transit Authority at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal. [ 20 ] [ 59 ] The next five cars (4065–4069) were delivered starting on July 12, 2021, forming a complete pilot ten-car train for acceptance testing and evaluation. [ 60 ]