BMT Astoria Line, the Glossary

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1. 55 relations: AirTrain LaGuardia, Ancestry.com, Astoria Boulevard station, Astoria, Queens, Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard station, B Division (New York City Subway), BMT Astoria Line, BMT Broadway Line, Broadway station (BMT Astoria Line), Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line), Dual Contracts, Elevated railway, Grand Central Parkway, Grand Central–42nd Street station, Independent Subway System, Interborough Rapid Transit Company, IRT Flushing Line, IRT Second Avenue Line, Kathy Hochul, LaGuardia Airport, LaGuardia Airport subway extension, List of New York City Subway lines, Long Island City, M60 (New York City bus), Manhattan, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Michael Bloomberg, N (New York City Subway service), New York City, New York City Subway, New York City Transit Authority, New York Daily News, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Q (New York City Subway service), Queens, Queens Plaza station, Queensboro Bridge, Queensboro Plaza station, R (New York City Subway service), Railway electric traction, Randalls and Wards Islands, Rapid transit, Regional Plan Association, Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, South Ferry station (IRT elevated), Technology of the New York City Subway, The New York Times, W (New York City Subway service), ... Expand index (5 more) »

2. New York City Subway lines
3. Railway lines opened in 1917

AirTrain LaGuardia

AirTrain LaGuardia was a proposed people mover system and elevated railway in New York City, United States, that would provide service to LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Astoria Boulevard station

The Astoria Boulevard station (also known as Astoria Boulevard–Hoyt Avenue station) is an express station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and Astoria Boulevard station are 1917 establishments in New York City.

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Astoria, Queens

Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard station

The Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard station (originally the Ditmars Avenue station; also Ditmars Boulevard station), is the northern terminal station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard station are 1917 establishments in New York City.

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B Division (New York City Subway)

The New York City Subway's B Division consists of the lines that operate with lettered services (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, W, and Z), as well as the Franklin Avenue and Rockaway Park Shuttles. BMT Astoria Line and b Division (New York City Subway) are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation.

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BMT Astoria Line

The BMT Astoria Line (formerly the IRT Astoria Line) is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway, serving the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. BMT Astoria Line and BMT Astoria Line are 1917 establishments in New York City, Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, new York City Subway lines, railway lines opened in 1917 and Standard gauge railways in the United States.

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BMT Broadway Line

The BMT Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan. BMT Astoria Line and BMT Broadway Line are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, new York City Subway lines and railway lines opened in 1917.

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Broadway station (BMT Astoria Line)

The Broadway station is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and Broadway station (BMT Astoria Line) are 1917 establishments in New York City.

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Brooklyn Eagle

The Brooklyn Eagle (originally joint name The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat, later The Brooklyn Daily Eagle before shortening title further to Brooklyn Eagle) was an afternoon daily newspaper published in the city and later borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, for 114 years from 1841 to 1955.

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Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation

The Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) was an urban transit holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, and incorporated in 1923.

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City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

The City Hall station was a station on the IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, which also served trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line.

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Dual Contracts

The Dual Contracts, also known as the Dual Subway System, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. BMT Astoria Line and Dual Contracts are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation.

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Elevated railway

An elevated railway or elevated train (also known as an el train or el for short) is a railway with the tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure (usually constructed from steel, cast iron, concrete, or bricks).

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Grand Central Parkway

The Grand Central Parkway (GCP) is a 14.61-mile (23.51 km) controlled-access parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County on Long Island.

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Grand Central–42nd Street station

The Grand Central–42nd Street station (also signed as 42nd Street–Grand Central) is a major station complex of the New York City Subway.

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Independent Subway System

The Independent Subway System (IND; formerly the ISS) was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway.

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Interborough Rapid Transit Company

The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of New York City's original underground subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City.

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IRT Flushing Line

The IRT Flushing Line is a rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system, named for its eastern terminal in Flushing, Queens. BMT Astoria Line and IRT Flushing Line are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation and new York City Subway lines.

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IRT Second Avenue Line

The IRT Second Avenue Line, also known as the Second Avenue Elevated or Second Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan, New York City, United States, from 1878 to 1942.

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Kathy Hochul

Kathleen Hochul (née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer.

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LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City.

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LaGuardia Airport subway extension

The LaGuardia Airport subway extension is a proposed extension of the New York City Subway's BMT Astoria Line (currently served by the) to connect to LaGuardia Airport, which has never had an airport rail link.

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List of New York City Subway lines

The New York City Subway is a heavy-rail public transit system serving four of the five boroughs of New York City. BMT Astoria Line and List of New York City Subway lines are new York City Subway lines.

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Long Island City

Long Island City (LIC) is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the western tip of Queens, a borough in New York City in the United States.

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M60 (New York City bus)

The M60 Select Bus Service is a bus route in New York City.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.

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Michael Bloomberg

Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician.

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N (New York City Subway service)

The N Broadway Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and n (New York City Subway service) are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. BMT Astoria Line and New York City Subway are Standard gauge railways in the United States.

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New York City Transit Authority

The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (PANYNJ; stylized, in logo since 2020, as Port Authority NY NJ) is a joint venture between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, established in 1921 through an interstate compact authorized by the United States Congress.

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Q (New York City Subway service)

The Q Second Avenue/Broadway Express/Brighton Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and q (New York City Subway service) are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation.

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Queens

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Queens Plaza station

The Queens Plaza station is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway.

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Queensboro Bridge

The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City.

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Queensboro Plaza station

The Queensboro Plaza station (originally named Queensboro Bridge Plaza station or simply Bridge Plaza station) is an elevated New York City Subway station at Queens Plaza (originally called Queensboro Bridge Plaza or simply Bridge Plaza) in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. BMT Astoria Line and Queensboro Plaza station are 1917 establishments in New York City.

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R (New York City Subway service)

The R Broadway Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and r (New York City Subway service) are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation.

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Railway electric traction

Railway electric traction describes the various types of locomotive and multiple units that are used on electrification systems around the world.

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Randalls and Wards Islands

Randalls Island (sometimes called Randall's Island) and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Island, in New York City.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.

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Regional Plan Association

The Regional Plan Association is an independent, not-for-profit regional planning organization, founded in 1922, that focuses on recommendations to improve the quality of life and economic competitiveness of a 31-county New York–New Jersey–Connecticut region in the New York metropolitan area.

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Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (RFK Bridge; also known by its previous name, the Triborough Bridge) is a complex of bridges and elevated expressway viaducts in New York City.

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South Ferry station (IRT elevated)

The South Ferry station was an elevated station at the southern terminal of the IRT Second, Third, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines.

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Technology of the New York City Subway

Since the late 20th century, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has started several projects to maintain and improve the New York City Subway.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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W (New York City Subway service)

The W Broadway Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway's B Division.

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30th Avenue station

The 30th Avenue station (formerly 30th Avenue–Grand Avenue station) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and 30th Avenue station are 1917 establishments in New York City.

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36th Avenue station

The 36th Avenue station (formerly known as 36th Avenue–Washington Avenue station) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and 36th Avenue station are 1917 establishments in New York City.

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39th Avenue station (BMT Astoria Line)

The 39th Avenue station (signed as the 39th Avenue–Dutch Kills station and formerly known as the 39th Avenue–Beebe Avenue station) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. BMT Astoria Line and 39th Avenue station (BMT Astoria Line) are 1917 establishments in New York City.

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60th Street Tunnel

The 60th Street Tunnel carries the of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan and Queens. BMT Astoria Line and 60th Street Tunnel are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation.

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60th Street Tunnel Connection

The 60th Street Tunnel Connection or 11th Street Cut is a short rapid transit line of the New York City Subway connecting the 60th Street Tunnel under the East River (which connects to the BMT Broadway Line) with the IND Queens Boulevard Line west of Queens Plaza in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, United States. BMT Astoria Line and 60th Street Tunnel Connection are Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation and new York City Subway lines.

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See also

New York City Subway lines

• 42nd Street Shuttle
• 60th Street Tunnel Connection
• 63rd Street lines
• 7 Subway Extension
• Archer Avenue lines
• BMT Astoria Line
• BMT Brighton Line
• BMT Broadway Line
• BMT Canarsie Line
• BMT Fourth Avenue Line
• BMT Franklin Avenue Line
• BMT Jamaica Line
• BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
• BMT Nassau Street Line
• BMT Sea Beach Line
• BMT West End Line
• Chrystie Street Connection
• Construction of the Second Avenue Subway
• IND Concourse Line
• IND Crosstown Line
• IND Culver Line
• IND Eighth Avenue Line
• IND Fulton Street Line
• IND Queens Boulevard Line
• IND Rockaway Line
• IND Sixth Avenue Line
• IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
• IRT Dyre Avenue Line
• IRT Eastern Parkway Line
• IRT Flushing Line
• IRT Jerome Avenue Line
• IRT Lenox Avenue Line
• IRT Lexington Avenue Line
• IRT New Lots Line
• IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
• IRT Pelham Line
• IRT White Plains Road Line
• List of New York City Subway lines
• New York City Subway nomenclature
• Second Avenue Subway
• South Brooklyn Railway
• Unbuilt plans for the Second Avenue Subway

Railway lines opened in 1917

• BMT Astoria Line
• BMT Broadway Line
• Barossa Valley railway line
• Boulevard Line
• Cowlyd Tramway
• Cranwell branch
• Daegu Line
• Ekeberg Line
• Fullerton Line
• Girgarre railway line
• Hiroden Yokogawa Line
• Howrah–Bardhaman chord
• IRT Jerome Avenue Line
• J Church
• Lake Cargelligo railway line
• Langenthal–Melchnau railway line
• Lordonbahn
• McLeod's Light Railways
• Merriwa railway line
• Mount Gambier–Heywood railway line
• Moutohora Branch
• Obama Line
• Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway
• Raetihi Branch
• Seibu Tamagawa Line
• Trans-Australian Railway
• Tōbu Koizumi Line
• Valley and Siletz Railroad

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMT_Astoria_Line

Also known as 8 (BMT rapid transit service), 8 (BMT), 8 (Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation service), 8 (New York City BMT Subway service), Astoria Elevated, Astoria Line (BMT), Astoria Line (Queens elevated), Astoria Line (elevated), BMT 8, IRT Astoria Line, Line 8 (BMT), N (New York City Astoria Line service), N/W (New York City Subway service), W (New York City Astoria Line service).

, 30th Avenue station, 36th Avenue station, 39th Avenue station (BMT Astoria Line), 60th Street Tunnel, 60th Street Tunnel Connection.