1 (New York City Subway service)
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A train made of R62A cars in 1 service entering 125th Steeet, bound for Manhattan.
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| Northern end | Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street |
| Southern end | South Ferry |
| Stations | 38 (incl. Cortlandt Street) |
| Rolling stock | 10 R62s (1 train) 310 R62As (31 trains, AM rush) 290 R62As (29 trains, PM rush) |
| Depot | 240th Street Yard |
| Started service | October 27, 1904 |
The 1 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored tomato red since it uses the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line for its entire route. The 1 operates local at all times between Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street in Riverdale, Bronx and South Ferry in Lower Manhattan.
When the first subway opened between 1904 and 1908, one of the main service patterns was the West Side Branch, which the modern 1 train uses. Trains ran from Lower Manhattan to Van Cortlandt Park via what is now the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, 42nd Street Shuttle, and IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. There was both local and express service with express trains using the express tracks south of 96th Street. Some express trains ran to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn via the Joralemon Street Tunnel during rush hours while all other trains turned around at City Hall or the South Ferry outer loop.
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