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New York City Subway 7 Train

Urban Rail Transit Lines

The 7 (Flushing Local/Express) is a New York City Subway line running between Flushing-Main Street in Queens and 34th Street-Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Its elevated Queens sections opened in stages from 1915, and it was designated one of only sixteen National Millennium Trails in 1999 for the diversity of the neighborhoods it connects. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Established Year
1915 1
The initial elevated Corona section opened in 1915; the line was extended to Flushing-Main Street in 1928.
Significance
Nicknamed the "International Express" for the ethnic diversity of the Queens neighborhoods it serves; designated a National Millennium Trail in 1999. 1
Route Type
Urban rapid transit line 1
Termini
Flushing-Main Street, Queens to 34th Street-Hudson Yards, Manhattan 1
Length (km)
18.7 1
Operational Status
Active 1
Operational Status
Operational Status (category)
Active 1
Connections

Exemplifies

Rapid Transit, Modes
Sources
1. Wikipedia: 7 (New York City Subway service)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, sentence on the purple route bullet color
    Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored purple, since they serve the Flushing Line.
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