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Can you get the 1 train at Penn Station?
Penn Station is serviced by one large transit hub, through which six subway lines—the A, C, E, 1, 2, and 3—travel. (For the newbies, the A, 2, and 3 are express trains; the C, E, and 1 are local.) The M34 also stops in front of the station, and it’s a Select Bus Service line, to boot.
Where is the 1 train above ground?
The 1 is above ground at 125 St is because the land dips so much; the train does not go up; the land goes down. The N (and Q on weekdays) goes to Astoria, also elevated in Queens. Plus there are lots of Greek restaurants along the stops past Queenboro Plaza station.
What is the highest elevated train station in NYC?
Smith-9th Street Station
Given the hilly topography in Brooklyn, it should come as no surprise that the borough is home to the highest point in the subway system, the Smith-9th Street Station. At 87.5 feet above ground level, it’s not only the most elevated station in the city, it’s also the highest rapid transit station in the world.
What trains are IRT?
IRT comes from the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and includes all the trains with numbers. The IND stems from the Independent System and includes the A, C, D, E, F, G, H, R and Q trains and the Franklin Avenue shuttle.
What trains are BMT?
The original BMT routes currently form the J/Z, L, M, N, Q, R and W trains, as well as the Franklin Avenue Shuttle, with the IND B, D, and F using BMT trackage in Brooklyn.
What is the name of the IRT line in Manhattan?
Also known as the IRT West Side Line, since it runs along the west side of Manhattan, the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line runs from Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street in the Bronx, close to the city line with Westchester, to South Ferry in Lower Manhattan, the southernmost point in the borough.
How good is the service on the 1 train?
The 1 Train reported Good Service for 95 % of the day, Delays for 5 % of the day. There are no Delays to report. Compare the average uptime of the 1 subway line with the average uptime of all subway lines.
Why did the 1 train stop at 96th Street?
When the debris was cleared by September 17, the 1 ran only between 242nd Street and 14th Street, making local stops north of 96th Street and express stops south of that point. Local service was replaced by the 2 and 3 trains, running express from Canal Street to Fulton Street due to debris covering the stops between them.
Why is the IRT bullet route Red?
Its route emblem, or “bullet”, is colored red, since it uses the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line for its entire route. The 1 operates at all times, making all stops between Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street in Riverdale, Bronx and South Ferry in Lower Manhattan .