The Washington Heights - Eighth Ave express train opened on September 10, 1932 from 200th street to Hudson terminal (WTC). It was extended to 207th street as well as Jay street on 7/1/1933, continued to Bergen street 3/20/1933, all the way to Church Ave 7/1/1933. Years later, it was extended to Rockaway Ave on 4/9/1936, Broadway Junction on 12/30/1946, and Euclid Ave 11/28/1948. The train was considered a marvel of its time.

As a result of these expansions, the Ninth Ave el was abandoned in Manhattan on 6/1/1940, accept a very small section in the Bronx that lasted until 1958. The new subway also made the Fulton street el obsolete from Fulton Ferry and Park Row to Rockaway Ave on 6/1/1940 in Brooklyn. Later, the second half of the Fulton street el would be demolished from Rockaway Ave to Crescent street by 4/26/1956. A very small part of the Fulton street el was kept as a result of World War 2 making it too expensive to tear down. From this, the new subway connected with the el at Grant Ave and terminated at Lefferts Blvd 4/29/1956.

Additionally, an abandoned part of the LIRR to the Rockaways connected with the Fulton el on 6/28/1956. The extended to Rockaway Park 9/16/1956 and the replaced it 1/27/1957 in that area. Later the extended to Far Rockaway 7/9/1967 and replacing the there 9/10/1972.

The movie "Ghost" was filmed in an abandoned lower level of the 42nd street station under the Port Authority bus terminal in 1989. This was the scene where Patrick Swayzie was first learning how to fling soda caps and realizing his spiritual powers. Additionally, the Hoyt Schermerhorn station is best known for the late Michael Jackson's video "Bad" back in 1987.

The Eighth Ave - Fulton street subway (A train), Brooklyn 1970s

The Eighth Ave - Fulton street subway (A train)
INWOOD - 207TH STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	opened 7/1/1933	premiered with the A train 7/1/1933 to present	-	present (A)
200TH STREET (Dyckeman st)	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	opened 9/10/1932	premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 to present	-	present (A)
190TH STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	opened 9/10/1932	premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 to present	-	present (A)
181ST STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	opened 9/10/1932	premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 to present	-	present (A)
175TH STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	opened 9/10/1932	premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 to present	-	present (A)
168TH STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	opened premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also with the AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988)	served by the 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)
145TH STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	upper level premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also with the AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988)	lower level served by the BB and D trains 12/15/1940, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present)	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)	present (A,B,C,D)
125TH STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also with the AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988)	served by the BB and D trains 12/15/1940, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present)	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)
59TH STREET (Columbus Circle)	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	premiered with the A train 9/10/1932 - present, also with the AA 9/10/1932, (AA renamed K 5/5/1985 to 12/11/1988)	served by the BB and D trains 12/15/1940, (BB renamed B 11/26/1967 - present)	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)
42ND STREET (Port Authority)	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	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)	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)
14TH STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	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)	upper level E and A trains premiered 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), EE train premiered here 4/24/1937 - 7/1/1937, served KK train 7/1/1968, (KK 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	present (A,B,C,D,E,F,M)
CANAL STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	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)	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)
BROADWAY - NASSAU STREET	Eighth Ave subway (Manhattan)	premiered with A train 7/1/1933 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976	also C express premiered 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940	CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	present (A,C,J,Z,2,3,4,5)
HIGH STREET	Fulton street subway (Brooklyn)	premiered with A train 7/1/1933 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976	also C express premiered 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940	CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	present (A,C)
JAY STREET - METRO TECH (Lawrence street)	Fulton street subway (Brooklyn)	premiered with A train 7/1/1933 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976, F train 11/26/1967 - present	also C express premiered 7/1/1933 to 12/1/1940	CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	present (A,C,F,R)
HOYT SCHERMERHORN STREET	Fulton street subway (Brooklyn)	premiered with A train 4/9/1936 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976, GG premiered here 7/1/1937, (renamed G on 5/5/1985 - present)	CC train 1976 - 12/11/1988 from Bedford Park to Rockaway Park	CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	present (A,C,G)
NOSTRAND AVE	Fulton street subway (Brooklyn)	premiered with A train 4/9/1936 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976	CC train 1976 - 12/11/1988 from Bedford Park to Rockaway Park	CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	present (A,C)
UTICA AVE	Fulton street subway (Brooklyn)	premiered with A train 4/9/1936 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976	CC train 1976 - 12/11/1988 from Bedford Park to Rockaway Park	CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	present (A,C)
BROADWAY JUNCTION	Fulton street subway (Brooklyn)	premiered with A train 12/30/1946 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976	CC train 1976 - 12/11/1988 from Bedford Park to Rockaway Park	CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	present (A,C,J,L,Z)
EUCLID AVE	Pitkin Ave subway (Brooklyn)	premiered with A train 11/28/1948 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 to 1976	CC train 1976 - 12/11/1988 from Bedford Park to Rockaway Park, CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present	served by the Rockaway shuttle 6/28/1956, renamed HH train 11/26/1967 to 9/10/1972, HH brought back in service late 70s, renamed H on 5/5/85, H renamed S in 1994 - present	present (A,C)
GRANT AVENUE (City Line terminal previously)	Pitkin Ave el (Brooklyn)	steam locomotives served the Fulton st el 7/16/1894 - 1899, Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT) took over Fulton el in 1898 and electrified 1899. This section of el was the 'newer' extension to the now demolished 1885 Fulton el. Current station was modified 9/25/1915	Fulton street el renamed BMT #13 train 1924 - 4/27/1956, also served 14th st - Fulton BMT #17 train 9/23/1936 - 4/27/1956	A extended here 4/29/1956 - present, E extended here 4/29/1956 - 1969, CC extended here 1976 - 12/11/1988, (CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 - present)	served by the Rockaway shuttle 6/28/1956, renamed HH train 11/26/1967 to 9/10/1972, HH brought back in service late 70s, renamed H on 5/5/85, H renamed S in 1994, present (A)
HUDSON STREET (80th street)	Bergen street el (Queens)	opened 9/25/1915 -this section of el was the 'newer' extension to the now demolished 1885 Fulton el	Fulton street el renamed BMT #13 train 1924 - 4/27/1956, also served 14th st - Fulton BMT #17 train 9/23/1936 - 4/27/1956	A extended here 4/29/1956 - present, E extended here 4/29/1956 - 1969, CC extended here 1976 - 12/11/1988, (CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 - present)	served by the Rockaway shuttle 6/28/1956, renamed HH train 11/26/1967 to 9/10/1972, HH brought back in service late 70s, renamed H on 5/5/85, H renamed S in 1994, present (A)
BOYD AVENUE (88th street)	Bergen street el (Queens)	opened 9/25/1915 - this section of el was the 'newer' extension to the now demolished 1885 Fulton el	Fulton street el renamed BMT #13 train 1924 - 4/27/1956, also served 14th st - Fulton BMT #17 train 9/23/1936 - 4/27/1956	A extended here 4/29/1956 - present, E extended here 4/29/1956 - 1969, CC extended here 1976 - 12/11/1988, (CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 - present)	served by the Rockaway shuttle 6/28/1956, renamed HH train 11/26/1967 to 9/10/1972, HH brought back in service late 70s, renamed H on 5/5/85, H renamed S in 1994, present (A)
ROCKAWAY BLVD	Liberty Ave el (Queens)	opened 9/25/1915 - this section of el was the 'newer' extension to the now demolished 1885 Fulton el	Fulton street el renamed BMT #13 train 1924 - 4/27/1956, also served 14th st - Fulton BMT #17 train 9/23/1936 - 4/27/1956	A extended here 4/29/1956 - present, E extended here 4/29/1956 - 1969, CC extended here 1976 - 12/11/1988, (CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 - present)	served by the Rockaway shuttle 6/28/1956, renamed HH train 11/26/1967 to 9/10/1972, HH brought back in service late 70s, renamed H on 5/5/85, H renamed S in 1994, present (A)
OXFORD AVE (104th street)	Liberty Ave el (Queens)	opened 9/25/1915 - this section of el was the 'newer' extension to the now demolished 1885 Fulton el	Fulton street el renamed BMT #13 train 1924, phased out 4/27/1956	also served 14th st - Fulton BMT #17 train 9/23/1936, phased out 4/27/1956	A train extended here 4/29/1956 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 - 1969, present (A)
111 ST	Liberty Ave el (Queens)	opened 9/25/1915 - this section of el was the 'newer' extension to the now demolished 1885 Fulton el	Fulton street el renamed BMT #13 train 1924, phased out 4/27/1956	also served 14th st - Fulton BMT #17 train 9/23/1936, phased out 4/27/1956	A train extended here 4/29/1956 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 - 1969, present (A)
LEFFERTS BLVD	Liberty Ave el (Queens)	opened 9/25/1915 - this section of el was the 'newer' extension to the now demolished 1885 Fulton el	Fulton street el renamed BMT #13 train 1924, phased out 4/27/1956	also served 14th st - Fulton BMT #17 train 9/23/1936, phased out 4/27/1956	A train extended here 4/29/1956 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 - 1969, present (A)

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