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.svg) Culver Shuttle | |
 Remaining trackway of the Culver Shuttle atDitmas Avenue station | |
| Northern end | Ninth Avenue |
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| Southern end | Ditmas Avenue |
| Stations | 4 |
| Started service | October 30, 1954; 71 years ago (1954-10-30) |
| Discontinued | May 10, 1975; 50 years ago (1975-05-10) |
TheCulver Shuttle was aNew York City Subway shuttle, running along a remnant of theBMT Culver Line, most of which is now theIND Culver Line. The shuttle was originally part of theBrooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT)'s5 service, providing through service on the Culver Line betweenConey Island andManhattan. TheF train is the current successor to Culver Line service. The line had 1,000 riders a day during its final month of service in 1975.[1]
The number5 was assigned in 1924. At the time, all BMT Culver Line trains used theelevatedBMT Fifth Avenue Line, running over theBrooklyn Bridge toPark Row. Rush-hour trains made no stops between 36th Street and Atlantic Avenue (both directions in morning rush hour, southbound only in afternoon rush hour).
Subway trains started to run on the Culver Line on May 30, 1931, when theNassau Street Loop was completed. These trains used the south half of the Nassau Loop, ending atChambers Street. These subway trains ran on the undergroundBMT Fourth Avenue Line, running on a now-demolished segment of the Culver Line betweenNinth Avenue on theBMT West End Line andDitmas Avenue. During rush hours and Saturday mornings, they used the full loop, entering Manhattan via theManhattan Bridge and leaving via theMontague Street Tunnel. These trains only ran toKings Highway on the Brooklyn end.
Rush hour trains ran express on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. Trains operating in the reverse-peak direction ran express between Ninth Avenue and Kings Highway. Elevated service was cut back to Ninth Avenue, except during rush hours, when it was extended to Coney Island and continued to run express on the Fifth Avenue Line, and both directions during both rush hours.
TheBMT Fifth Avenue Line was closed on May 31, 1940, and from that time all Culver trains used the Fourth Avenue Line subway.
Saturday morning rush hour Culver-Nassau Street Express and Culver Shuttles were discontinued on June 24, 1950.[2]
On October 30, 1954, a connection opened between the BMT Culver Line and theIndependent Subway System (IND's)South Brooklyn Line atDitmas Avenue. BMT Culver Line trains were truncated to Ditmas Avenue, while theD train, a formerly-IND service, now ran on the Culver Line between Coney Island and Ditmas Avenue, continuing toManhattan.[3] Since 1967, service on the Culver Line to Manhattan has been provided by theF train.[4][5][6]
After 1954, some Culver Line trains continued to run to Chambers Street in Manhattan. In May 1959, they were all truncated to a shuttle betweenNinth Avenue andDitmas Avenue. The change facilitated increased service on the other services on the Fourth Avenue Line.[7]
This Culver Shuttle, assigned the labelSS in 1960, last ran on May 10, 1975.[8] The elevated trestle between Ninth Avenue and Ditmas Avenue, along with the13th Avenue andFort Hamilton Parkway stations stood abandoned until being demolished in the mid-1980s. The only remnants of the Culver Shuttle are the lower platforms and tracks at Ninth Avenue and a section of the trestle attached to the Coney Island-bound platform at Ditmas Avenue. The right of way has been sold, as houses have been built on the old right of way near the Ditmas Avenue station.
As a replacement, the transit authority offered free transfers to the parallelB35 bus route.[1]
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 Final Days of the Culver Shuttle; 13:13 YouTube video clip |
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