IND Fulton Street Line

IND Fulton Street Line
"A" train "C" train
The IND Fulton Street Line is served by the A and C.
Overview
OwnerCity of New York
Termini
Stations22
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNew York City Subway
Operator(s)New York City Transit Authority
Daily ridership102,615[1]
History
Opened1915–1956
Technical
Number of tracks2-4
CharacterUnderground (Brooklyn)
Elevated (Queens)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationDirect Current traction
Route map

Jay Street–MetroTech
Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
Lafayette Avenue
Clinton–Washington Avenues
Franklin Avenue
Nostrand Avenue
Kingston–Throop Avenues
Utica Avenue
Ralph Avenue
Rockaway Avenue
Broadway Junction
Liberty Avenue
Van Siclen Avenue
Shepherd Avenue
Euclid Avenue
provision for extension
Grant Avenue
80th Street
88th Street
Rockaway Boulevard
Rockaway Line (former LIRR)
104th Street
111th Street
Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
Legend

Express station
Local station
Closed station

The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, running from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it just east of Rockaway Boulevard. The A train runs express during daytime hours and local at night on the underground portion of the line; it runs local on the elevated portion of the line at all times. The C train runs local on the underground portion of the line at all times except late nights.

The line runs primarily along Fulton Street, Pitkin Avenue, and Liberty Avenue. The underground portion, which constitutes the majority of the line, was built for the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND), opening between 1936 and 1956. The elevated portion in Queens was originally part of the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT)'s Fulton Street elevated line; the Elevated in Brooklyn was closed and demolished in stages with the opening of the subway line.

  1. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.