Z (New York City Subway service)
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A train made of R32 cars in J service at Marcy Avenue.
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A train made of R160 cars in Z service entering Kosciuszko Street.
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| Northern end | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer |
| Southern end | Broad Street |
| Stations | 30 (J service) 21 (Z service) |
| Rolling stock | 80 R32s (10 trains) 40 R42s (5 trains, AM rush) 40 R160As (4 trains) 32 R42s (4 trains, PM rush) |
| Depot | East New York Yard |
| Started service | 1893 (predecessor) November 1967 (present-day J service) December 11, 1988 (present-day Z service) |
The J Nassau Street Local/Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express and displayed as Jamaica Local/Express on the R160 cars) are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored terra cotta brown since they use the BMT Nassau Street Line in Lower Manhattan. The J operates at all times while the Z, operating internally as a rush-hour variant of the J, operates six trips in each peak direction on weekdays; both services use the entire BMT Archer Avenue, Jamaica, and Nassau Street lines between Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer in Jamaica, Queens and Broad Street in Lower Manhattan (via the Williamsburg Bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan). On weekdays, trains run express in each peak direction in Brooklyn between Myrtle Avenue and Marcy Avenue, bypassing three stations. During rush hours also in the peak direction, the J and Z form a skip-stop pair between Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport and Myrtle Avenue. At all other times, the J serves every station on its entire route.
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