Bowling Green–South Ferry shuttle
Bowling Green/South Ferry shuttle | |
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Overview | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | New York City Subway |
Status | Ceased operations |
Locale | Lower Manhattan |
Termini |
Bowling Green South Ferry (inner loop and platform) |
Stations | 2 |
Operation | |
Opened | February 1909 |
Closed | February 13, 1977 |
Owner | City of New York |
Operator(s) | New York City Transit Authority |
Character | Underground |
Rolling stock | R12 |
Technical | |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 625V DC third rail |
The Bowling Green–South Ferry shuttle was a service of the New York City Subway system that operated between Bowling Green and the South Ferry inner loop. It operated to provide South Ferry service for IRT Lexington Avenue Line riders during hours when the 5 service did not stop at South Ferry (weekdays during the day and at first also late nights). Because the inner loop station that the shuttle used at the South Ferry station was on such a tight curve, four (4) R12 cars (5703-5706) that were used on the shuttle were modified and equipped so that the center door of each car could be opened there, while keeping the others closed.
History
The shuttle was first operated in February 1909 to allow all rush hour trains to go to Brooklyn; the shuttle only operated during rush hours. Formerly, all Broadway express trains had terminated at South Ferry, with all Lenox Avenue express trains through to Brooklyn. Locals all ended at City Hall.[1][2][3][4][5]
In August 1964, the Low-Voltage cars that were in service on the shuttle were replaced with R12s, which had their door circuits modified so that only the doors which aligned with the portals would open.[5]
In 1967, the shuttle, as with all others, was given the label SS.
The New York City Transit Authority decided that the shuttle was more trouble to operate than the benefit it provided. At midnight between February 12 and February 13, 1977, the Bowling Green shuttle was discontinued without replacement, and since then IRT Lexington Avenue Line passengers must walk from Bowling Green station to South Ferry and the Staten Island Ferry terminal there.[6][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Shuttle Trains in Subway". The New York Times. May 27, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ "Want to Run Shuttle Trains". The New York Times. June 7, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ "Shuttle Service in Subway". The New York Times. February 25, 1909. p. 11. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ "Annual report. 1908/09-1919/20.". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- 1 2 3 Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993-01-01). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang.
- ↑ "M.T.A. Expected to Save Franklin Avenue Shuttle, Once an Austerity Target". The New York Times. February 10, 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 2010-07-18.