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*On [[January 22]], [[2006]], eight members of the [[Improv Everywhere]] comedy troupe were arrested on a {{NYCS|6}} train after participating in a city-wide prank dubbed "No Pants".
*On [[January 22]], [[2006]], eight members of the [[Improv Everywhere]] comedy troupe were arrested on a {{NYCS|6}} train after participating in a city-wide prank dubbed "No Pants".


*In the 2000 movie, Boiler Room, the main character, Seth, mentions that the brokers at his firm act like they "just got off the 6 train to Fulton Street." The 6 train, however, does not stop at Fulton St.
*In the 2000 movie, [[Boiler room (film)|Boiler Room]], the main character, Seth, mentions that the brokers at his firm act like they "just got off the 6 train to Fulton Street." The 6 train, however, does not stop at Fulton St.


==Stations==
==Stations==

Revision as of 05:06, 31 March 2008

For the former BMT service, see 6 (BMT).
"6" train symbol"6" train symbol
Lexington Avenue Local
Map of the "6" train
all terminals shown above
Northern endPelham Bay Park
Parkchester
Southern endBrooklyn Bridge
Rolling stockR62A[1][2]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)

The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, the New York City Subway map and on most IRT rolling stock equipment since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line through midtown. 6 trains operate between Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx and Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall, Manhattan at all times and operate local in Manhattan. During middays and rush hours in the peak direction, 6 Bronx local trains are truncated to/from Parkchester during the peak peiod, and <6> Bronx express trains replace 6 local trains during the peak period to Pelham Bay Park. The <6> express operates express in the Bronx between Parkchester and Third Avenue–138th Street, while the local 6 serves local stations along the Pelham Line.

The 6 fleet consists entirely of R142As.

The following lines are used by the 6 service:

Line Tracks When
IRT Pelham Line (full line) local (some rush hour trains run express south of Parkchester in the peak direction) always
IRT Lexington Avenue Line north of Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall local always

Service history

A 6 express train running through the St. Lawrence Ave. station, bound for Pelham Bay Park.

On October 27, 1904, local and express service opened on the original subway in Manhattan, following the route of the present IRT Lexington Avenue Line from City Hall to 42nd Street–Grand Central. From there, the service traveled west on 42nd Street on the route of the present 42nd Street Shuttle, and then north on the present Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line to 145th Street.

The current "H" configuration — with separate services along Lexington Avenue and Broadway–Seventh Avenues — was introduced in 1917. Full Lexington Avenue local service from City Hall to 125th Street opened on July 17, 1918.

On August 1, 1918, 138th Street-3rd Avenue opened. Over the next two years, the IRT Pelham Line was extended piece by piece to Pelham Bay Park.

From that point on, the current 6 service was formed. All trains ran local between Pelham Bay Park and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, with some trains terminating at the City Hall loop. On weekdays, there was peak direction express service between Parkchester-East 177th Street and 138th Street. During this time, local trains terminated at Parkchester instead.

On December 31, 1945, City Hall station closed, making the former Brooklyn Bridge station (renamed Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall) (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) the permanent southern terminal.

During the 1970s, rush hour trains were extended to the inner loop at South Ferry. Due to poor condition, lack of ridership, and little space, this was discontinued and a shuttle ran between Bowling Green and South Ferry until 1977.

Beginning in 1980, late night service terminated at 125th Street in Manhattan with the 4 running as a local in Manhattan.

During Spring and Summer 1985, there was one rush hour 6 train that ran to/from Atlantic Avenue. This was the only 6 service to run in Brooklyn.

In 1999, late night service returned to Brooklyn Bridge, but the 4 still runs local.

Cultural references

  • After his first visit to NYC in 1969, Rubén Blades wrote the song "El numéro seis" about waiting for the 6 train. He never recorded it, but it was recorded in 1975 by Bobby Rodriguez y la Compañia in 1975, Los Soneros del Barrio in 1999, and Jimmy Sabater with Son Boricua in 2002.
  • When she was growing up, Jennifer Lopez regularly rode a 6 train into Manhattan to go to her dance studio. Her debut 1999 album is called On the 6, a reference to the train.
  • On January 22, 2006, eight members of the Improv Everywhere comedy troupe were arrested on a 6 train after participating in a city-wide prank dubbed "No Pants".
  • In the 2000 movie, Boiler Room, the main character, Seth, mentions that the brokers at his firm act like they "just got off the 6 train to Fulton Street." The 6 train, however, does not stop at Fulton St.

Stations

Station service legend
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Time period details
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Disabled access ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
Disabled access ↓
Elevator access to mezzanine only
6 service 6 diamond service Stations Disabled access Subway transfers Connections
Bronx
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Pelham Bay Park Disabled access
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Buhre Avenue
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Middletown Road
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Zerega Avenue
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Castle Hill Avenue
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Parkchester-East 177th Street
Stops all times St. Lawrence Avenue
Stops all times Morrison–Sound View Avenues
Stops all times Elder Avenue
Stops all times Whitlock Avenue
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Hunts Point Avenue
Stops all times Longwood Avenue
Stops all times East 149th Street
Stops all times East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street
Stops all times Cypress Avenue
Stops all times Brook Avenue
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Third Avenue–138th Street
Manhattan
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 125th Street Disabled access 4 all times ​5 all times except late nights ​ Metro-North Railroad at Harlem–125th Street
M60 bus to LaGuardia Airport
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 116th Street
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 110th Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 103rd Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 96th Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 86th Street 4 all times ​5 all times except late nights ​
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 77th Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 68th Street–Hunter College 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 59th Street 4 all times ​5 all times except late nights ​
N all times ​R all times except late nights ​W weekdays only (BMT Broadway Line at Lexington Avenue)
F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction​ N limited weekday rush hour service only ​Q all times ​R one a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only (IND 63rd Street Line at Lexington Avenue; out-of-system MetroCard transfer) 		Roosevelt Island Tramway
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 51st Street Disabled access 4 late nights
E all times ​M weekdays during the day (IND Queens Boulevard Line at Lexington Avenue–53rd Street)
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 42nd Street–Grand Central Disabled access 4 all times ​5 all times except late nights ​
7 all times <7> rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Flushing Line)
S all except late nights (42nd Street Shuttle) 		Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 33rd Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 28th Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 23rd Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 14th Street–Union Square 4 all times ​5 all times except late nights ​
L all times (BMT Canarsie Line)
N all times ​Q all times ​R all except late nights ​W weekdays only (BMT Broadway Line)
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Astor Place 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Bleecker Street 4 late nights
B weekdays during the day ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day (IND Sixth Avenue Line at Broadway–Lafayette Street; transfer from downtown 6 only)
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Spring Street 4 late nights
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Canal Street Disabled access 4 late nights
N all times ​Q all times ​R all except late nights ​W weekdays only (BMT Broadway Line)
J all times ​Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Disabled access 4 all times ​5 all times except late nights ​
J all times ​Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line at Chambers Street)
  • Rush hours, mid-days and evenings, Bronx express trains begin/terminate at Pelham Bay Park; Bronx local trains begin/terminate at Parkchester.

References

  1. ^ 'Subdivision 'A' Car Assignment Effective December 23, 2023'. New York City Transit, Operations Planning. December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Subdivision 'A' Car Assignments: Cars Required December 23, 2023" (PDF). The Bulletin. 67 (2). Electric Railroaders' Association. February 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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