THE EIGHTH AVE LOCAL (AA TRAIN)
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train was one of the original IND lines to begin on 9/10/1932. It went from Hudson terminal (WTC) to 168th street, Washington Heights. The was the longest running double letter line spanning 53 years, 1932 - 1985. This line never left Manhattan and was kind of like an abbreviated 
train. On 5/5/1985, double letters
were being changed to single letters as they are today. In the case of the , it was renamed 
and lasted until 12/11/1988. You might remember the train from the movie "Deathwish" starring Charles Bronson.
The Eighth Ave local (AA train) |
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| 168TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | also premiered with BB train 12/15/1940 - March 1997, (BB renamed B 11/27/1967) | B switched with C train at this station, now C train 3/1997 - present | present (A,C,1) |
| 163RD STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | also premiered with BB train 12/15/1940 - March 1997, (BB renamed B 11/27/1967) | B switched with C train at this station, now C train 3/1997 - present | present (C) |
| 155TH STREET via upper Manhattan | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | also premiered with BB train 12/15/1940 - March 1997, (BB renamed B 11/27/1967) | B switched with C train at this station, now C train 3/1997 - present | present (C) |
| 145TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | upper level premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | upper level C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | lower level served by the BB and D trains 12/15/1940 to present, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (A,B,C,D) |
| 135TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 125TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB and D trains 12/15/1940 to present, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (A,B,C,D) |
| 116TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 110TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 103RD STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 96TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 86TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 81ST STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 72ND STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | served by the BB 12/15/1940 to 11/26/1967, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | present (B,C) |
| 59TH STREET (Columbus Circle) | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | served by the BB and D trains 12/15/1940, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present) | premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) | present (A,B,C,D,1) |
| 50TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E train 9/10/1932 - present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932 - 5/5/1985, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954, also CC train 7/1/1933, (CC renamed C 5/5/1985 - present) | present (C,E) |
| 42ND STREET (Port Authority) | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E and A trains 9/10/1932 - present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (A,C,E,1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S) |
| 34TH STREET (Penn Station) | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E and A trains 9/10/1932 - present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (A,C,E,1,2,3) |
| 23RD STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E train 9/10/1932 - present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932 - 5/5/1985, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | CC train also premiered 7/1/1933, (CC renamed C 5/5/1985 - present) and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (C,E) |
| 14TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E and A trains 9/10/1932 - present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present) and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (A,C,E,L) |
| W 4TH STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | upper level E and A trains premiered 9/10/1932 - present, also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932 - 5/5/1985, renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988, CC train also premiered 7/1/1933, (renamed C 5/5/1985 - present), EE train premiered here 4/24/1937 - 7/1/1937, served KK train 7/1/1968, (renamed K 1/2/1973 to 8/27/1976) | lower level F train also premiered here from Parsons to Hudson Terminal (WTC) via 53rd street tunnel on 12/15/1940 to present, D train premiered 12/15/1940 to present, BB train premiered 12/15/1940, (renamed B on 11/26/1967 - present) | also V train 12/17/2001 to 6/25/2010 taken over by M train 6/25/2010 - present on lower level | present (A,B,C,D,E,F,M) |
| SPRING STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E train 9/10/1932 to present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932 - 5/5/1985, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | CC train also premiered 7/1/1933, (CC renamed C 5/5/1985 - present), and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (C,E) |
| CANAL STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E and A trains 9/10/1932 to present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | C train express 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present), and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (A,C,E) |
| CHAMBERS STREET | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with A train 9/10/1932 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976 | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | also C express premiered 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940, and CC train 7/1/1933 - present, (CC renamed C on 5/5/85 - present), and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (A,C) |
| HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) | Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan) | opened 9/10/1932 | premiered with the E train 9/10/1932 to present | also premiered with AA train 9/10/1932 - 5/5/1985, (AA renamed K train 5/5/1985 - 12/11/1988) | CC train also premiered 7/1/1933, (CC renamed C 5/5/1985 - present), and F train premiered 12/15/1940 to 10/30/1954 | present (E) |
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