W (New York City Subway Service)
The W Broadway Local/Express was a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway's B Division that ran from 2001 to 2010. It was colored yellow on station signs and the subway map, as it ran on the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.
In addition to the Broadway Line, the W served the BMT Astoria Line in Queens and used the 60th Street Tunnel to travel under the East River between Manhattan and Queens during its nine-year history. It also ran in Brooklyn until 2004, serving the BMT Fourth Avenue Line and BMT West End Line.
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