C (New York City Subway service)

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The C Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue the route sign (either on the front and/or side - depending on equipment used) and on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan. The normal C service pattern is from 168th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, to Euclid Avenue in City Line, Brooklyn, running local in Manhattan and Brooklyn to complement the A</pre>. C service runs at all times except late nights, when A</pre> service replaces it.

The following lines are used by the C service:

Line	Tracks	Time
IND Eighth Avenue Line between 168th Street and Canal Street	local	all times except late nights
IND Eighth Avenue Line south of Canal Street	express
IND Fulton Street Line north of Euclid Avenue	local

1 Service history
2 Station listing
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Service history

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R1 end rollsigns

1967-1979 bullet (in a circle)

The C and CC services began operation on July 1, 1933 over the then-new IND Concourse Line. The CC local provided continuous service between Norwood–205th Street and Hudson Terminal (possibly cut back to Bedford Park Boulevard while the C ran in that direction), while the C express ran only in the peak direction during rush hours, continuing to Bergen Street in Brooklyn.

In August 27, 1976, the C train replaced the E</pre> train as the local along Fulton Street and to Rockaway Park. It became the only subway line to run through all four boroughs served by the subway. It ran from Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx, though Manhattan via Central Park West and Eighth Avenue, into Brooklyn via the Cranberry Street Tunnel, and then on the Fulton Street Line and Jamaica Bay Crossing to Rockaway Park.

In 1986, the IND practice of using double letters to indicate local service was discontinued. The CC service was renamed the H</pre>.

In 1988, the K</pre> train was discontinued, and the C train was extended to run at all times except late nights. It ran local to Euclid Avenue midday and rush hours (the A</pre> ran express in Brooklyn during this time), and to World Trade Center during evenings and weekends.

On March 1, 1998, the B and C trains switched northern terminals, with C terminating at 168th Street.

Starting in 1999, C trains ran local to Euclid Avenue and A</pre> trains ran express in Brooklyn at all times except late nights.

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, C service was suspended until September 21, 2001. Local service along Central Park West was replaced by the A</pre> and D</pre>, and the E</pre> was extended from Canal Street to Euclid Avenue.

On January 23, 2005, a fire at the Chambers Street signal room crippled A</pre> and C service. Initial assessments suggested that it would take several years to restore normal service, but the damaged equipment was replaced with available spare parts, and normal service resumed on April 21.

[edit] Station listing

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.

Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	Station	Times	Services
Manhattan
	168th Street	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line: 1
	163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	155th Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	145th Street	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ IND Concourse Line: B ^(123a) D
	135th Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	125th Street	all times except late nights	A B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ D
	116th Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	110th Street–Cathedral Parkway	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	103rd Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	96th Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	86th Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	81st Street–Museum of Natural History	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	72nd Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	59th Street-Columbus Circle	all times except late nights	A B ^(123a) C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ D IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line: 1 2 ⁽⁵⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg^*	50th Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ IND Queens Boulevard Line: E
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E BMT Broadway Line: N Q R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) IRT 42nd Street Shuttle: S ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line: 1 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ IRT Flushing Line: 7 <7> ^(1a2a3c) Port Authority Bus Terminal
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	34th Street–Penn Station	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E Amtrak LIRR</pre> NJ Transit</pre>
	23rd Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	14th Street	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E BMT Canarsie Line: L
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	West Fourth Street–Washington Square	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E IND Sixth Avenue Line: B ^(123a) D F V ⁽¹²³⁾
	Spring Street	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
	Canal Street	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
	Chambers Street	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line: 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Broadway–Nassau Street	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ BMT Nassau Street Line: J ^(1235a) M ⁽¹⁾ Z ^(1a) IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line: 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ IRT Lexington Avenue Line: 4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Brooklyn
	High Street–Brooklyn Bridge	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Jay Street–Borough Hall	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ F
	Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ IND Crosstown Line: G
	Lafayette Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Clinton–Washington Avenues	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	Franklin Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ BMT Franklin Avenue Line: S
	Nostrand Avenue	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ LIRR</pre>
	Kingston–Throop Avenues	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Utica Avenue	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Ralph Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Rockaway Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Broadway Junction	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ BMT Canarsie Line: L BMT Jamaica Line: J Z ^(1a)
	Liberty Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Van Siclen Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Shepherd Avenue	all times except late nights	A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	Euclid Avenue	all times except late nights	A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾

^*Only the southbound platforms at 50th Street are accessible.

[edit] References

Line By Line History
IND Subway Services
"City Opens Subway to Brooklyn Today," New York Times, February 1, 1933; page 19
"City Subway Adds a New Link Today," New York Times, March 20, 1933; page 17
"New Bronx Subway Starts Operation," New York Times, July 1, 1933; page 15

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