IND Sixth Avenue Line

Tags: Railway Line.

The Sixth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. It runs mainly under Sixth Avenue in Manhattan and continues south through the Rutgers Street Tunnel to Brooklyn. It was the last trunk line of the Independent Subway System completed in 1940. The IND B D F and BMT M which use the Sixth Avenue Line through Midtown Manhattan are colored bright orange.

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is part of

New York City Subway

number of stations

14

number of tracks

2

opening year

1936-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

New York City Transit Authority

owner

New York City

passengers per day

669852

railway rolling stock

R160 (New York City Subway car), R46 (New York City Subway car), R68 (New York City Subway car), R68A (New York City Subway car)

route end

Grand Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line), Jay Street – MetroTech (New York City Subway)

route start

57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line), 59th Street – Columbus Circle (New York City Subway)

type

Rapid transit

type of electrification

Railway electric traction

voltage of electrification (V)

600.0