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Re: Why and When was (6) Service to South Ferry Terminated? |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Dec 21 09:51:37 2024, in response to Why and When was (6) Service to South Ferry Terminated?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 19 19:11:06 2024. I distinctly recall seeing subway maps when I was a kid in the early ‘70s showing the (6) going to South Ferry. The former track connection can still be seen north of Fulton Street station? Why was the line cut back to BB? Mitch: No 6 service to South Ferry ended on May 23, 1976. Hereafter No 6 trains would terminate ay Brooklyn Bridge. During the later 1960's and up until May 1976 Lexington Avenue Line service to South Ferry was provided by three routes. The Bowling Green Shuttle ran on weekdays from 6 AM to 7 PM. The No 5 ran from 7 to 9 PM and the No. 6 for the rest of the time. Bowling Green Shuttles always used the inner loop platform at South Ferry. No 5 and 6 trains used the outer loop platform which they shared with the no 1 trains. After May 1976 the Bowling Green Shuttle ran all night to compensate for the loss of the No 6 trains. It should be noted that this lasted only until February 12-13, 1977 when all Lexington Avenue revenue service to South Ferry ended. I rode the No 6 to South Ferry many times in the 1960's and early 1970's. Trains always switched over to and from the local tracks north of Brooklyn Bridge station. I am not saying that they never used the track one connection at Fulton Street. I just don't recall them ever doing so. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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