IRT New Lots Line

IRT New Lots Line
"3" train "4" train
The New Lots Line is served by the 3 at all times except late nights, when the 4 takes over service.
Limited service is also provided by the 2, 4, and 5 during rush hours.
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerCity of New York
LocaleBrooklyn
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNew York City Subway
Operator(s)New York City Transit Authority
Daily ridership18,455[1]
History
Opened1920-1922
Technical
Line length4.91 miles (7.90 km)
Number of tracks2-3
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification600V DC third rail
Route map

dead-end at Ralph Avenue
Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road
Saratoga Avenue
Rockaway Avenue
Junius Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Van Siclen Avenue
New Lots Avenue

The IRT New Lots Line or Livonia Avenue Line[2]: 129  is a rapid transit line in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the line runs from the Crown Heights–Utica Avenue station in Crown Heights and continues to the New Lots Avenue station in East New York.

The New Lots Line is entirely elevated and consists of seven stations; most of the line has two tracks, except for Junius Street station, which has three tracks. It runs mostly above Livonia Avenue in Brownsville and East New York, except for a short section above East 98th Street in Brownsville. The line is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2, 4, and 5 trains also serve the line.

The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route. The line opened one more stop farther to the east to Pennsylvania Avenue on December 24, 1920. Service was extended to New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922. In 1968, as part of the proposed Program for Action, the IRT New Lots Line would have been extended past New Lots Avenue toward Spring Creek, but the plan was never completed. Stations on the line were rebuilt several times throughout the years.

  1. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ State of New York Transit Commission First Annual Report (April 25, 1921—December 31, 1921). New York State Transit Commission. 1922.