K (Eighth Avenue Local)
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The K Eighth Avenue Local, earlier the AA, was a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet was colored blue on station signs, car rollsigns, and the official subway map since it ran on the IND Eighth Avenue Line.
Northern end | 168th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Southern end | World Trade Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Started service | September 10, 1932; 91 years ago (1932-09-10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discontinued | December 11, 1988; 35 years ago (1988-12-11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The K operated during midday, evenings, and weekends, making local stops between 168th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan and World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan via Central Park West and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. During late night hours, the A express made local stops on the IND Eighth Avenue Line. During rush hours, the C, formerly the CC, ran between Bedford Park Boulevard and Euclid Avenue, replacing the K as the local on Eighth Avenue. It was discontinued in 1988 as part of a series of major service changes.