BMT Astoria Line

BMT Astoria Line
"N" train "W" train
The N and W train services use the entire BMT Astoria Line.
Overview
OwnerCity of New York
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNew York City Subway
Operator(s)New York City Transit Authority
Daily ridership47,522[1]
History
Opened1917
Technical
Number of tracks2-3
CharacterElevated
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification600V DC third rail
Route map

Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard
Astoria Boulevard
30th Avenue
Broadway
36th Avenue
39th Avenue
Flushing Line
to Flushing–Main Street
Queensboro Plaza
Flushing Line
to 34th Street–Hudson Yards
Legend

Express station
Local station

The BMT Astoria Line (formerly the IRT Astoria Line) is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway, serving the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. It runs south from Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria to 39th Avenue in Long Island City above 31st Street. It then turns west and serves Queensboro Plaza over Queens Plaza.

The entire line is served by the N train at all times, joined by the W train only on weekdays during the day.[2][3] It was built as part of the Dual Contracts and jointly operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) using IRT-sized cars until 1949, when the platforms were shaved to accept the wider BMT cars and joint service was discontinued.

  1. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "N Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "W Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.