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{{infobox NYCS service|service=JFK|name=JFK Express|terminals=21st Street–Queensbridge (IND 63rd Street Line) to Howard Beach–JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line)|note=note: service began at 57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) prior to 1989-->The
JFK Express, advertised as
The Train to The Plane, was a premium-fare service of the
New York City Subway, connecting midtown Manhattan to
Howard Beach–JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line) on the
IND Rockaway Line, where a bus connected to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
AirTrain JFK now serves the purpose of this bus. Howard Beach is currently served at all times by the "A" train (
A (New York City Subway service)). However, AirTrain also connects to Jamaica (LIRR station) with
Long Island Rail Road service to Manhattan.
The premium fare was collected on board the cars. The JFK Express used exclusively
R46 cars for most of its existence though near its end
R44 (New York City Subway car) cars were used when the R46 cars began to enter midlife overhauls.
JFK Express service began in
September 23,
1978; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority created a few 30-second long television commercials to promote the service, two of which can be found in a one-minute long YouTube video clip under "Train to the Plane". The JFK Express was not a success, seeing low ridership, in part because the train did not actually serve any airline terminals, but rather transferred passengers to a shuttle bus. The train was discontinued on
April 15, 1990, long before AirTrain JFK opened.
At times, regular passengers were allowed on the trains due to disruptions on other services; this included the
1988 closure of the south side of the
Manhattan Bridge .
The following lines were used by the
JFK Express service:{] (full line)||||always|-|IND Sixth Avenue Line north of
West Fourth Street–Washington Square (New York City Subway)||express||always|-|IND Eighth Avenue Line south of West Fourth Street–Washington Square (New York City Subway)||express||always|-|
IND Fulton Street Line north of Rockaway Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line)||express||always|-|IND Rockaway Line north of
Howard Beach–JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line)||||always|}
Station listing
{{NYCS service legend| alltimes = show-->{|class=wikitable|-!align=center|||Station||||Notes|-|colspan=4 align=center|
Queens]| align="center" | | new terminus after completion of
IND 63rd Street Line; opened October 29,
1989|-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|[Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line)| align="center" | | opened October 29, 1989| align="center" | | opened [October 29,
1989|| original terminus before [IND 63rd Street Line opened]|||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|42nd Street–Bryant Park (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|
34th Street–Herald Square (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|
West Fourth Street–Washington Square (New York City Subway)| align="center" | ||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|
Chambers Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)| align="center" | ||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|
Broadway–Nassau Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|||-|colspan=4 align=center|
Brooklyn]|||-|colspan=4 align=center|
Queens]| align="center" | | transfer to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shuttle bus to airport terminals|}
See also
References
- Line by Line History
- NYCsubway.org - Historical Maps
{{infobox NYCS service|service=JFK|name=JFK Express|terminals=21st Street–Queensbridge (IND 63rd Street Line) to Howard Beach–JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line)|note=note: service began at
57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) prior to 1989-->The
JFK Express, advertised as
The Train to The Plane, was a premium-fare service of the New York City Subway, connecting midtown Manhattan to
Howard Beach–JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line) on the
IND Rockaway Line, where a bus connected to John F. Kennedy International Airport. AirTrain JFK now serves the purpose of this bus. Howard Beach is currently served at all times by the "A" train (A (New York City Subway service)). However, AirTrain also connects to Jamaica (LIRR station) with
Long Island Rail Road service to Manhattan.
The premium fare was collected on board the cars. The JFK Express used exclusively R46 cars for most of its existence though near its end
R44 (New York City Subway car) cars were used when the R46 cars began to enter midlife overhauls.
JFK Express service began in
September 23, 1978; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority created a few 30-second long television commercials to promote the service, two of which can be found in a one-minute long YouTube video clip under "Train to the Plane". The JFK Express was not a success, seeing low ridership, in part because the train did not actually serve any airline terminals, but rather transferred passengers to a shuttle bus. The train was discontinued on April 15,
1990, long before
AirTrain JFK opened.
At times, regular passengers were allowed on the trains due to disruptions on other services; this included the
1988 closure of the south side of the
Manhattan Bridge .
The following lines were used by the
JFK Express service:{] (full line)||||always|-|IND Sixth Avenue Line north of West Fourth Street–Washington Square (New York City Subway)||express||always|-|IND Eighth Avenue Line south of
West Fourth Street–Washington Square (New York City Subway)||express||always|-|IND Fulton Street Line north of
Rockaway Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line)||express||always|-|IND Rockaway Line north of
Howard Beach–JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line)||||always|}
Station listing
{{NYCS service legend| alltimes = show-->{|class=wikitable|-!align=center|||Station||||Notes|-|colspan=4 align=center|
Queens]| align="center" | | new terminus after completion of
IND 63rd Street Line; opened October 29, 1989|-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|[Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line)| align="center" | | opened October 29, 1989| align="center" | | opened [October 29, 1989|| original terminus before [IND 63rd Street Line opened]|||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|42nd Street–Bryant Park (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|34th Street–Herald Square (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|
West Fourth Street–Washington Square (New York City Subway)| align="center" | ||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|Chambers Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)| align="center" | ||-| align="center" |! scope="row" style="text-align: left"|Broadway–Nassau Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|||-|colspan=4 align=center|
Brooklyn]|||-|colspan=4 align=center|
Queens]| align="center" | | transfer to
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shuttle bus to airport terminals|}
See also
References
- Line by Line History
- NYCsubway.org - Historical Maps
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