Service History
Numbers were assigned to subway services in 1948:
| Name | North end/type | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seventh Avenue Local | Broadway |
| 2 | Seventh Avenue Express (all times except late nights) | White Plains Road |
| 3 | Seventh Avenue Express (all times) | Lenox Avenue |
| 4 | Lexington Avenue Express (all times except late nights) | Jerome |
| 5 | Lexington Avenue Express (all times except late nights) | White Plains Road |
| 6 | Lexington Avenue Local (all times) | Pelham Bay Park |
| 7 | Flushing Express peak direction (rush hours) | |
| Flushing Local (all times) | ||
| 8 | Astoria Local (all times) | |
| 9 | Dyre Avenue Local (all times) | Shuttle |
The 42nd Street Shuttle and Bowling Green – South Ferry Shuttle also provided subway services, and elevated service remained on the Third Avenue Line and Polo Grounds Shuttle.
Read more about this topic: A Division (New York City Subway)
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