F (New York City Subway service)

Sixth Avenue Local
A train made of R160s in F service arriving at Avenue P, bound for Manhattan and Queens.
A train made of R46 cars in F service at Avenue P, bound for Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue.
Northern end	Jamaica–179th Street
Southern end	Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue or Kings Highway
Stations	45
Rolling stock	56 R46s (7 trains) 370 R160A/R160Bs (37 trains)
Depot	Jamaica Yard
Started service	December 15, 1940; 76 years ago (1940-12-15)

The F Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored bright orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan. The F operates at all times between 179th Street in Jamaica, Queens and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn via Queens Boulevard in Queens, 63rd Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, and Culver in Brooklyn, serving all stops except for an express section in Queens between Forest Hills–71st Avenue and 21st Street–Queensbridge. Some rush hour trains short turn at Kings Highway due to capacity issues at Stillwell Avenue.

F service officially began on December 15, 1940 operating between Parsons Boulevard and Church Avenue via the Queens Boulevard, Sixth Avenue, and Culver Lines. It ran express in Queens and local in Manhattan and Brooklyn.