Franklin Avenue Shuttle

Franklin Avenue Shuttle
Franklin Avenue Shuttle train of R68 cars at its north terminus, Franklin Avenue-Fulton Street.
Northern end	Franklin Avenue
Southern end	Prospect Park
Stations	4
Rolling stock	4 R68s (2 trains)
Depot	Coney Island Yard
Started service	1878; 139 years ago (1878) (predecessor, along with current Q route) 1963; 54 years ago (1963) (current shuttle)

The Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a New York City Subway shuttle service operating in Brooklyn. The shuttle service uses the BMT Franklin Avenue Line exclusively. The north terminus is Franklin Avenue, with a transfer available to the IND Fulton Street Line. The south terminus is Prospect Park, with a transfer available to the BMT Brighton Line. NYCT Rapid Transit operations refer to it internally as the S or FS. Like the other two shuttles, 42nd Street in Manhattan and Rockaway Park in Queens, its route bullet is colored dark slate gray on route signs, station signs, rolling stock, and the official subway map.

The S has had four stations since 1999.Consumers Park was closed in 1928 and replaced by the current Botanic Garden station five blocks to the north. There is a visible clearing at the former station location. Dean Street was closed in 1995 due to low paid fare entrance and fare beating.

The shuttle runs two 2-car train sets of R68 subway cars. The shuttle runs One Person Train Operation with the motorman also being the conductor. The motorman will go to the opposite end to make another run at each terminal. Trains usually pass each other at Botanic Garden, the only 2-track station on the Franklin Avenue Line, leaving a passing loop while en route to Park Place.