Grand Street Shuttle

History

Service disruptions that took the Manhattan Bridge north tracks out of service, with the shuttle running between Broadway–Lafayette Street and Grand Street, included the following:

• March 12, 1984 and August 10 to November 3, 1985 ( and cut back to West Fourth Street–Washington Square)
• April 30 to November 12, 1995 ( running only between Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street and Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue while the was running between Norwood–205th Street and 34th Street–Herald Square).

During the first phase of the Manhattan Bridge rehabilitation, from April 26, 1986 to December 11, 1988, the shuttle was extended to 57th Street/Sixth Avenue, running via the Sixth Avenue local tracks, and was called the Sixth Avenue Shuttle while the and terminated at 34th Street–Herald Square. Regular service had been expected to resume on October 26, 1986.

The final Grand Street Shuttle service began on July 22, 2001, again between Broadway–Lafayette Street and Grand Street, while the and services were truncated to 34th Street–Herald Square. The Sixth Avenue Shuttle (which also ended at Broadway–Lafayette Street) was ended on December 16, 2001 with the rerouting of trains to the 63rd Street Tunnel and introduction of the train, and the Grand Street Shuttle was extended north to West Fourth Street–Washington Square. On April 27, 2003, service was decreased to run every 15 minutes instead of every 12 minutes at all times except late nights. The rehabilitation was finished on February 22, 2004, and the shuttle was discontinued. Also during this time, a shuttle bus ran between Canal Street and Grand Street.

Final route

References

References

1. (March 12, 1984). "Trains Being Rerouted on Manhattan Bridge". [[The New York Times]].
2. (November 2, 1985). "Repair of the Subway Tracks on Manhattan Bridge is Done". [[The New York Times]].
3. (June 1, 1990). "Annual Report on 1989 Rapid Routes Schedules and Service Planning". New York City Transit Authority, Operations Planning Department.
4. (April 1986). "Washington Heights, Central Park West And Grand Concourse Riders Your Guide To Service Changes On The B D During Rehabilitation Work April 26 Through October 26, 1986". New York City Transit Authority.
5. (December 2001). "Grand St Shuttle runs to West 4 St Beginning Sunday, Dec 16". New York City Transit.
6. (January 2002). "63rd Street Connector In Service – New Schedules in Effect". Electric Railroaders' Association.
7. (July 2003). "New BMT-IND Schedules". Electric Railroaders' Association.
8. [http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/manny-bridge-01-indx.html Manhattan Bridge Service Changes], MTA service notice, 2001
9. [http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/manny-bridge-2004-indx.html New Subway Service!], MTA service notice, February 22, 2004; accessed April 21, 2010
10. (February 5, 2004). "MTA NYC Transit Manhattan Bridge Information".
11. At the time, there was a transfer to downtown trains only. A bidirectional transfer was created after the shuttle's discontinuation.