L (New York City Subway service)

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The L is a New York City Subway rapid transit service that runs primarily along 14th Street in Manhattan and through Williamsburg and Bushwick in Brooklyn, known for its fully automated trains and heavy ridership.

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L (New York City Subway service) canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway service
rapid transit service
borough Brooklyn
Manhattan
character entirely underground in Manhattan
partly elevated in Brooklyn
color light gray
crossesUnder East River
division BMT
easternTerminus Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
fareSystem Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare system
formerName 14th Street–Canarsie Local
hasStation 14th Street–Union Square
1st Avenue
8th Avenue
linked to: Eighth Avenue

Bedford Avenue
Broadway Junction
Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues
introducedAsLetterService 1967
letter L
line BMT Canarsie Line
lineLength approximately 10 miles
notableFor fully automated trains
heavy ridership
operatedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
ridershipLevel high
riverCrossing 14th Street Tunnel
rollingStock R143
R160
linked to: R160 (historically)

R179 (occasionally, historically/temporarily)
linked to: R179
runsAlong 14th Street (Manhattan)
linked to: West 14th Street
servesNeighborhood Bushwick
Canarsie
Chelsea
East New York
East Village
Greenwich Village
Williamsburg
servicePattern 24/7 service
local
system New York City Subway
technology CBTC
automatic train operation
terminalStation 8th Avenue
Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
trunkLineColor light gray
westernTerminus 8th Avenue
linked to: Eighth Avenue

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BMT Division hasService L (New York City Subway service)
G (New York City Subway service) hasConnectionWith L (New York City Subway service)