F subway line (New York City)

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6 Avenue Local
Geographical plan of New York with the line F
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Jamaica-179 Street Kew Gardens -Union Turnpike Forest Hills -71 ave Jackson Heights- Roosevelt Avenue (Transition to 74 Street Broadway ) 47-50 Street Rockefeller Center 42 Street - Bryant Park (transition to 5 Avenue ) 34 Street - Herald Square West 4 Street- Washington Square Broadway -Lafayette St / Bleecker St Delancey Street Jay Street-MetroTech 4 ave Coney Island - Stillwell Avenue
Explanation
Only nodes and end points are shown.

The line F is a line of New York City Subway and runs from Jamaica -179 Street on the IND Queens Boulevard Line , IND 63rd Street Line , IND Sixth Avenue Line , IND Culver Line to Coney Iceland - Stillwell Avenue . Since it runs on the trunk line under the Avenue of the Americas ("6th Av."), It has the line identification color orange and is also known as 6 Avenue Local . With a length of 43 km, it is the second longest route in the entire network.

Line F operates on its entire route as a "local" that stops at all stations along the route. The trains on Line F operate as one of four lines around the clock, every day of the week, without changing the route or stopping.

Display of the next stations on line F.

history

The line also operated as an express service until the 1980s.

Until 2010, Line F was feared for delays. Only the use of new vehicles provided a remedy.

Web links

Commons : Line F  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the MTA

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New York City Subway with bus and railroad connections. (pdf) web.mta.info, accessed on March 26, 2015 . 
2. ^ MTA / New York City Transit Subway Line Information. web.mta.info, accessed March 26, 2015 . 
3. ^ Review of F Line Operations, Ridership, and Infrastructure. (pdf) graphics8.nytimes.com, October 7, 2009, accessed March 26, 2015 . 
4. ↑ MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM: Bring Back F Express? Not So Fast - NYTimes.com. cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com, accessed March 26, 2015 . 
5. ↑ MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM: F Train in New York Improves in Service and Looks - NYTimes.com. cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com, November 15, 2010, accessed March 26, 2015 .