The BMT #9 train was a BMT service that existed on the Flushing el. It went from Queensboro Plaza to Main street, Flushing 1924 - 1949. Because the tracks were built to IRT specifications (narrower), the BMT had to use re-modified IRT trains along the el. In 1939, this was also called the “The Worlds Fair line”.

The Flushing el was originally built for both the IRT and BMT companies. The subway portion of the line began with the East River tunnel, originally built 2/25/1885 to serve the LIRR into Grand Central but it never happened. The tunnel remained unfinished until 1902 and later called the Steinway tunnel since it was close to the Steinway piano factory in Queens. On 4/3/1913, the tunnel was purchased from the city and placed under IRT operations. Two years later, the first fan trip was made on 6/13/1915 to go from Grand Central to Vernon Jackson (only one stop). The line kept expanding between 1915 to 1928 to become what it is today. This service was known as the IRT train (1948 - present).

Another service that existed was between the Second Ave el and the elevated portion of the Flushing line known as the IRT #4 service. It went from South Ferry to Willets Point 7/23/1917 until 6/13/1942 crossing the Queensboro bridge from the Second Ave el to the Queensboro Plaza station of today. This station was much bigger and considered a major hub, very much like Stillwell Ave and Broadway Junction stations.

When the Second Ave el was severed from the Queensboro Bridge in 1942, today's IRT train was becoming the main line. The BMT Flushing #9 train was phased out seven years later after the change because it was redundant. Routes thru Queensboro Plaza were consolidated and the northern portion of the station was torn down in 1949. Evidence of abandoned trackways and complex architecture are proof of this station being a very busy place. The Queensboro bridge itself has some remnant of elevated structure that can be seen as well. Currently, the will be extended to 11th Ave terminating at the Jacob Javetts Convention Center by 2014.

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THE CULVER EL - (BMT #5a and #5b)	THE SEA BEACH LINE (BMT #4)	THE BRIGHTON LINE - (BMT #1a, #1b)	THE WEST END EL - (BMT #3a, #3b)	FOURTH AVE SUBWAY (BMT #2)
FRANKLYN SHUTTLE (BMT #7)	THE JAMAICA EL - (BMT #15)	MYRTLE-CHAMBERS SUBWAY (BMT #10)	JAMAICA EL SKIP STOP SERVICE	THE CANARSIE LINE (BMT #16)
THE ASTORIA EL - BROADWAY SUBWAY	ASTORIA EL SHUTTLE - (BMT #8)	FLUSHING EL SHUTTLE - (BMT #9)	BROADWAY - QUEENS BLVD LINE	THE BRIGHTON EXPRESS
THE LEXINGTON EL (BMT #12)	THE FULTON ST EL - (BMT #13)	BROOKLYN SHORTLINE (BMT #14)	THE SIXTH AVE SUBWAY-JAMAICA EL	THE 14TH -FULTON EL (BMT #17)
THE FIFTH AVENUE EL - (BMT #6)	THE JAMAICA / 4TH AV SUBWAY	THE MYRTLE AVE EL - (BMT #11)	THE SEA BEACH - BRIGHTON EXPRESS	THE SUNNY SUMMER SUNDAY SPECIAL
	BRIGHTON LINE VIA TUNNEL	THE BROADWAY - WEST END LINE	THE BROADWAY - WEST END SHORTLINE

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