The West End Line is the NY subway line . Passes through Brooklyn, branched off from the BMT Fourth Avenue Line , and serves Brooklyn Borough Park , New Utrecht, Bensonhurst , Bath Beach and Coney Island .
- It is served by Route D 24 hours a day, as well as during peak hours by Route M, which you can travel directly to Manhattan's Financial District (Wall Street).
- Today, the line runs along the overpass, called the New Utrecht Avenue Line, and once it passed along the surface of the earth.
| West End Line, Bi-Em | |
|---|---|
New York Metro | |
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| Opening of the first section | June 24, 1916 |
| Number of stations | 13 |
| The number of cars in the train | 8 |
| Ground areas | there is |
| Electric depot | Money island yard |
History
Under a double contract between the IRT and BMT divisions, signed in 1913, an overpass was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue.
- The line was completely completed to the final Coney Island on July 21, 1917. The initial ground track of the line was as a result transferred to tram traffic under the flyover for a route with a large number of stops.
In movies
The line has been featured in some films and television shows.
- The famous chase from the movie " The French Connection " (1971)
- The first frames of the film “ Saturday Night Fever ” / “Saturday Night Fever” (1977), in which the main character Tony Manero (actor John Travolta) walks along 86th Street under the flyover.
- And also in the first frames of the TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter" / "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)