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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Sep 22 21:30:02 2014, in response to Re: Culver Express, posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Sep 22 20:07:41 2014. Some Notes From Wikipedia:On December 11, 1988, the IND Archer Avenue Line opened. E trains were rerouted via this branch, stopping at the upper level of Sutphin Boulevard and Jamaica Center stations. The E train now skipped 75th Avenue and Van Wyck Boulevard on weekdays. R service was extended to 179th Street, because the E used to provide Hillside Avenue Local service but this was later discontinued when the F became the local. In 1997, E service began running local in Queens during late nights. Service on the E was affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks as its terminal station is located at the northeastern corner of the World Trade Center site. It went to Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn as the local on the IND Fulton Street Line at all times except late nights, replacing the temporarily suspended C service—the third time it had served the borough. This had happened in 1976, and again in early 2000 during the replacement of track switches at the World Trade Center station. On September 24, 2001, C service was restored, and E service was cut to Canal Street (since World Trade Center would be closed until January). On December 16, 2001, the connection from the 63rd Street Tunnel to the Queens Boulevard Line opened, and F trains were rerouted via this connector to travel between Manhattan and Queens. Some rush hour E trains now run to 179th Street, allowing passengers from east of Union Turnpike to have an express service to 53rd Street. This is also due to the lack of capacity at Jamaica Center during rush hours. -------------- Those 3 E-trains out of 179th Street began have an interesting history due to the Archer Avenue terminal not being able to handle the entire amount of E-trains. Mike |
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