V (New York City Subway service)

"V" train symbol
Sixth Avenue Local
Map of the "V" train
Western endLower East Side–Second Avenue
Eastern endForest Hills–71st Avenue
Stations24
Started serviceDecember 17, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-12-17)
DiscontinuedJune 25, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-25)
Route map

 G   R   V  Down arrow
Forest Hills–71st Avenue
67th Avenue
63rd Drive–Rego Park
Woodhaven Boulevard
Grand Avenue–Newtown
Elmhurst Avenue
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue
65th Street
Northern Boulevard
46th Street
Steinway Street
36th Street
Queens Plaza
Court Square–23rd Street
Lexington Avenue–53rd Street
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street
47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
42nd Street–Bryant Park
34th Street–Herald Square
23rd Street
14th Street
West Fourth Street–Washington Square
Broadway–Lafayette Street
 V  Up arrow
Second Avenue
no regular service trains continue south
Legend

Lines used by the "V" train
Other services sharing tracks with the "V" train
Unused lines, connections, or service patterns
 V 
Termini of services

Cross-platform interchange

Platforms on different levels

The V Sixth Avenue Local was a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", was colored orange since it used the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

The V operated weekdays only from approximately 6:30 a.m. to midnight between 71st Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens and Second Avenue, near the border of the East Village and the Lower East Side, Manhattan.

The V debuted on December 17, 2001, when the connection from the IND 63rd Street Line to the IND Queens Boulevard Line opened as a replacement for the F, which was rerouted via this new connection, on the IND 53rd Street Line. Except for a brief period in early 2005, the V had the same service pattern during its eight-and-a-half-year history. As part of a series of service reductions to close a budget gap, the V train was eliminated on June 25, 2010. With the exception of service at Second Avenue, it was combined with the M train, which was rerouted from Lower Manhattan and South Brooklyn via the Chrystie Street Connection.