B (New York City Subway Service)
The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored bright orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs over the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The B service operates on weekdays only, from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Normal service operates between 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan and Brighton Beach in Brooklyn during middays and evenings via Central Park West Local on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, Sixth Avenue Express, the north side of the Manhattan Bridge, and Brighton Express. During rush hours, the B is extended to and from Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx via Concourse Local.
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