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W (New York City Subway) - Definition and Overview

The W Astoria-Broadway Local is train service operated by New York City Transit Authority. It's a weekday-only service that operates between Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, to Whitehall Street, South Ferry in Lower Manhattan making all local stops. The W operates Monday through Friday between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.

Before February 23, 2004, the W operated as the Brooklyn half of the B Train during Phase II of the Manhattan Bridge Reconstruction, operating between Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria and Coney Island, in Brooklyn. Now that the construction is completed, the W becomes a part-time local service along the BMT Broadway Line.

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