BMT Astoria Line
The Astoria Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, serving the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. It runs south from Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria to 39th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens along 31st Street. It then turns west and serves Queensboro Plaza over Queens Plaza.
The entire line is served by the N train at all times, joined by additional Q on weekdays. It was built as part of the Dual Contracts and jointly operated by the IRT and BMT using IRT-sized cars until 1949, when the platforms were shaved to accept the wider BMT cars and joint service was discontinued.
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