T (New York City Subway service)
| Second Avenue Local | |
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| Northern end | 125th Street |
| Southern end | Hanover Square |
| Stations | 16 |
| Started service | June 24, 1916 (West End service) |
| Discontinued | November 26, 1967 (West End through service) 1968 (West End shuttle) |
The T Second Avenue Local is a prospective rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its proposed route symbol will be turquoise, since it will run on the Second Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The Second Avenue Subway is under construction, with the first phase, running from 63rd Street to 96th Street, completed in January 2017. However, the T designation will not be used until the third phase opens from Houston Street to 63rd Street. Currently, the third phase is not funded or scheduled.
T was previously used for a service on the BMT West End Line, originally BMT 3. Like the Sea Beach Line, the West End Line replaced a surface line that branched off of the Fifth Avenue Elevated. On June 24, 1916, service began running between 18th Avenue and Chambers Street via the Nassau Street Loop. This service was extended to 25th Avenue on July 29, 1916.
On September 4, 1917, the first part of the BMT Broadway Line opened, and T service ran to 14th Street – Union Square. Chambers Street service was probably suspended until the remainder of the Nassau Street loop was completed. Service began running to the newly opened Times Square station on January 15, 1918. Service began running part-time to 57th Street on July 10, 1919, and this extension was probably axed in 1920.
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