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The New York City Subway system has, for the most part, used block signaling since its 1904 opening. As of May 2014, the system consists of about 14,850 signal blocks, 3,538 mainline switches, 183 major track junctions, 10,104 automatic train stops, and 339,191 signal relays. [2]
Inside fare control are "Off-Hours Waiting Areas", which consist of benches and are identified by a yellow sign. [11] [33] For various reasons, including maintenance costs, decreases in ridership, along with crime and safety issues, many stations have fare control areas, mezzanine areas and entrances that have been closed.
NYCTA = New York City Transit Authority; NYCTS = New York City Transit System; NYC & HRRR = New York Central & Hudson River Railroad; NYM = New York Municipal Railway Corporation; NYRT = New York Rapid Transit Corporation; NYTCo. = New York Telephone Company; PSC IRT = Public Service Commission-Interborough Rapid Transit
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.
This change was made as part of the last round of cuts in subway service announced in January 1977 to reduce annual operating costs by $30 million. Changes were also made in A, AA, B and N service. The NYCTA said that the cuts only duplicated other night service, and for most, would increase travel by a few minutes. [33]
R44 (NYCT cars) 1971–1973 IND, BMT: St. Louis Car: 288 100–387 2010 (NYCT cars) 4-car sets (A-B-B-A) formation. A cars have cabs on one end, while B cars have no cabs. Car numbers were originally 100–387. 278 cars were renumbered to 5202–5479 between 1991 & 1993. R55: Never built IND, BMT: The R55 was a proposed car [57] for the B ...
The 4 Lexington Avenue Express [3] is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway.Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored forest green since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.
In September 1988, the MTA Board formally voted to defer implementation of 1/9 skip-stop service for these reasons. NYCTA planned to initiate outreach in January 1989 and implement the change at some point later that year. [46] In October 1988, the NYCTA informed local communities that it planned to implement skip-stop the following spring.