Culver Shuttle
| Culver Shuttle | |
|---|---|
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| Northern end | Ninth Avenue |
| Southern end | Ditmas Avenue |
| Stations | 4 |
| Started service | October 30, 1954 |
| Discontinued | May 10, 1975 |
The Culver Shuttle was a New York City Subway shuttle, running along a remnant of the BMT Culver Line, most of which is now the IND Culver Line. It had formerly been a through service between Manhattan and Coney Island, known as the BMT 5 service.
The fleet consisted of R1s, and R27s/R30s; all were equipped with side rollsigns. On the last run of the Culver Shuttle, the R27/R30 train had its side rollsigns read:
The number 5 was assigned in 1924. At the time, all BMT Culver Line trains used the elevated BMT Fifth Avenue Line, running over the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Row. Rush-hour trains made no stops between 36th Street and Atlantic Avenue (both directions in morning rush hour, southbound only in afternoon rush hour).
Subway trains started to run on the Culver Line on May 30, 1931, when the Nassau Street Loop was completed. These trains used the south half of the Nassau Loop, ending at Chambers Street. During rush hours and Saturday mornings, they used the full loop, entering Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge and leaving via the Montague Street Tunnel. These trains only ran to Kings Highway on the Brooklyn end. Rush hour trains ran express on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line; trains operating in the reverse-peak direction ran express between Ninth Avenue and Kings Highway. Elevated service was cut back to Ninth Avenue, except during rush hours, when it was extended to Coney Island (and continued to run express on the Fifth Avenue Line, though both directions during both rush hours).
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