IRT New Lots Line

IRT New Lots Line
The New Lots Line is served by the 3 at all times except late nights, when the 4 takes over service. Limited service is also provided by the 2, 4, and 5 during rush hours.
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	City of New York
Locale	Brooklyn
Termini	Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road New Lots Avenue
Stations	7
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	New York City Subway
Operator(s)	New York City Transit Authority
Daily ridership	18,455[1]
History
Opened	1920-1922
Technical
Line length	4.91 miles (7.90 km)
Number of tracks	2-3
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	600V DC third rail
Route map Legend Eastern Parkway Line dead-end at Ralph Avenue Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road Saratoga Avenue Rockaway Avenue Junius Street Linden Shops LIRR Bay Ridge Branch Livonia Avenue (Canarsie Line) Pennsylvania Avenue Van Siclen Avenue New Lots Avenue Livonia Yard This diagram: view talk edit

The IRT New Lots Line or Livonia Avenue Line^[2]: 129 is a rapid transit line in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the line runs from the Crown Heights–Utica Avenue station in Crown Heights and continues to the New Lots Avenue station in East New York.

The New Lots Line is entirely elevated and consists of seven stations; most of the line has two tracks, except for Junius Street station, which has three tracks. It runs mostly above Livonia Avenue in Brownsville and East New York, except for a short section above East 98th Street in Brownsville. The line is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2, 4, and 5 trains also serve the line.

The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route. The line opened one more stop farther to the east to Pennsylvania Avenue on December 24, 1920. Service was extended to New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922. In 1968, as part of the proposed Program for Action, the IRT New Lots Line would have been extended past New Lots Avenue toward Spring Creek, but the plan was never completed. Stations on the line were rebuilt several times throughout the years.