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Happy Anniversary Sixth Avenue!


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It was on Monday July 1, 1968 that 57th Street officially opened and the Sixth Avenue service that we have today took effect.

 

Then: 70(B) 57th Street to Coney Island via the West End

Rush Hours: 168th Street-Broadway to Coney Island via the West End

 

Today: (B) Bedford Park Boulevard to Brighton Beach via Brighton Express (Weekdays 6am to 11pm)

 

Then: 70(D) 205th Street to Brighton Beach via Brighton Express

Off Hours and Weekends: 205th Street to Coney Island via Brighton Local

 

Today: (D) 205th Street to Coney Island via the West End

 

Then: 70(F) 179th Street to Coney Island via Culver

Rush Hours: Express Jay Street-Borough Hall to Church Avenue; Peak Direction Express Church Avenue to Kings Highway

 

Today: (F) 179th Street to Coney Island via Culver

 

Then: New (KK) 57th Street to 168th Street-Jamaica Terminal (Rush Hours)

 

Today: New (M) 71st Avenue-Continental Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue (Weekdays 6am to 11pm)

 

57th Street would remain the terminal from Monday July 1, 1968 to Sunday October 29, 1989 when the Sixth Avenue Line was extended to East 63d Street.

 

Prior to Monday July 1, 1968, 47th-50th Streets-Rockerfeller Center was the last station on Sixth Avenue.

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