THE SEA BEACH - BRIGHTON EXPRESS (NX TRAIN)
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train was an express 
that began November 27, 1967. It started from Ocean Parkway on the Brighton line, continued to West 8th Street, then to Stillwell Ave. After that, it ran along the express tracks of the Sea Beach line until it reached 59th street, Brooklyn. After 59th, it traveled along the Fourth Ave subway nonstop, crossed the Manhattan Bridge, and went express to 57th street, Manhattan. The Transit Authority wanted to add more stops at 86th street, Ave U, and Kings Highway along the Sea Beach line to attract more customers but no luck. Due to low rider-ship, the was phased out 4/12/1968.
, there was once a Sunny Summer Sunday Special very similar to this service from 1924 - 1952. Rider-ship was low on that service too. After 1968, the middle tracks of the Sea Beach line have been used to test new equipment and store laid up trains. Over the years, the middle tracks fell into neglect from Kings Highway to 8th Ave but the tracks from 86th street to Kings Highway have been kept up. Future plans are to pull up the Coney Island bound middle track completely, and keep one single express track from 86th street to 8th Ave.
The Sea Beach - Brighton Express (NX train) |
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| 57TH ST | Broadway subway (Manhattan) | opened 6/19/1919, premiered with Fourth Ave subway, Sea Beach, and Brighton lines | served by BMT #2 train 1924 - 1960 (renamed RR 1960, later R 5/5/1985 - present), BMT #4 train 1924 (renamed N 1951 - present), BMT #1a train 1927 - 1949, BMT #1c train 1955 - 1964 | BMT #1b train 1927, renamed QB 1959 (now Q train 5/5/1985 - present), QT 11/15/1960 to 11/27/1967, served by the EE train 1967 - 8/27/1976, NX terminated here 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 | also T train extended here 5/2/1957 - 11/26/1967, (also temporary B and D trains 4/29/1986 - 12/11/1988) and W train 7/22/2001 - 6/25/2010 | present (Q,R,N) |
| 59TH ST | Fourth Ave subway (Brooklyn) | opened 9/13/1915 | served by the BMT #4 train 1924 to 1951, BMT #4 renamed N train 1951 - present, also served by the Sunny Summer Sunday Special May 1924 - Sept 1952 weekdays from 59th to Stillwell | served by the BMT #2 train 1924 to 1960, BMT #2 renamed RR train 1960 - 5/5/1985, RR renamed R train 5/5/1985 to present | also served NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968, also served M train 4/26/1986 - 1987 | present (N,R) |
| STILLWELL AVE | The Brighton line (Brooklyn) | opened 5/29/1919, premiered with Brighton line | served by the BMT #1a train 1927 - 1949, #1 train 1949 - 11/27/1967, #1b train 1927 - 1959, #1c train 1927 - 1964, served 'Sunny Summer Sunday special' 5/1924 - 9/1952 weekends from Chambers to Franklyn Ave & weekdays from 59th to Stillwell, served the NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 | #1b renamed QB 1959 (now Q train 5/5/1985 - present), QT extended here 11/15/1960 to 11/26/1967, also served QJ train 1967 - 1972 | also served D train 11/26/1967 to 2/22/2004 and served M train 1974 to 4/26/1986, D moved to West End line and B serves Brighton 2/22/2004 - present | present (Q,N,D,F) |
| WEST 8TH ST | The Brighton line (Brooklyn) | opened 6/13/1919, premiered with Brighton line | served by the BMT #1a train 1927 - 1949, #1 train 1949 - 11/27/1967, #1b train 1927 - 1959, #1c train 1927 - 1964, served the NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 | #1b renamed QB 1959 (now Q train 5/5/1985 - present), QT extended here 11/15/1960 to 11/26/1967, also served QJ train 1967 - 1972 | also served D train 11/26/1967 to 2/22/2004 and served M train 1974 to 4/26/1986, D moved to West End line and B serves Brighton 2/22/2004 - present | present (Q,F) |
| OCEAN PARKWAY | The Brighton line (Brooklyn) | opened 1919, premiered with Brighton line | served by the BMT #1a train 1927 - 1949, #1 train 1949 - 11/27/1967, #1b train 1927 - 1959, #1c train 1927 - 1964, served the NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 | #1b renamed QB 1959 (now Q train 5/5/1985 - present), QT extended here 11/15/1960 to 11/26/1967, also served QJ train 1967 - 1972 | also served D train 11/26/1967 to 2/22/2004 and served M train 1974 to 4/26/1986, D moved to West End line and B serves Brighton 2/22/2004 - present | present (Q) |
