BMT Astoria Line

BMT Astoria Line
The N and W train services use the entire BMT Astoria Line.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	New York City Subway
Termini	Ditmars Boulevard Queensboro Plaza
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	1917
Owner	City of New York
Operator(s)	New York City Transit Authority
Character	Elevated
Technical
Number of tracks	2-3
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	600V DC third rail
Route map Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Astoria Boulevard 30th Avenue Broadway 36th Avenue 39th Avenue IND 63rd Street Line IRT Flushing Line Queensboro Plaza IND Queens Boulevard Line IRT Flushing Line 60th Street Tunnel Connection BMT Broadway Line

The Astoria Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway, serving the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. It runs south from Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria to 39th Avenue in Long Island City above 31st Street. It then turns west and serves Queensboro Plaza over Queens Plaza.

The entire line is served by the N train at all times, joined by the W on weekdays. It was built as part of the Dual Contracts and jointly operated by the IRT and BMT using IRT-sized cars until 1949, when the platforms were shaved to accept the wider BMT cars and joint service was discontinued.

All services make all stops on the BMT Astoria Line.

The north end of the Astoria Line is a two-track terminal at Ditmars Boulevard, with one island platform. South of the station, the center express track, currently not used in revenue service, begins (with crossovers to allow terminating trains to reach the correct track). The next station, Astoria Boulevard, is the only express station on the three-track section. The next four stations are local ones with two side platforms.