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{{Infobox NYCS service
| service = C
| name = Eighth Avenue Local
| image1 = R179 C train at West 4th Street.jpg
| caption1 = A {{stl|NYCS|168th Street|Eighth}}-bound [[R179 (New York City Subway car)|R179]] C train at [[West Fourth Street-Washington Square station|West Fourth Street]]
| north term = [[168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|168th Street]]
| south term = [[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]]
| stations = 40
| depot = [[207th Street Yard]] (R179)<br> [[Pitkin Yard]] (R211A)
| started = {{start date and age|1932|09|10}}
| map = {{C (New York City Subway service)}}
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The '''C Eighth Avenue Local'''<ref name="timetable">{{NYCS const|timetable|C}}</ref> is a {{convert|19|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name="MTA-ReviewAC-2015"/>{{Rp|1}} [[rapid transit]] service in the [[B Division (New York City Subway)|B Division]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored {{NYCS const|color|blue}} since it is a part of the [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/developers/resources/line_colors.htm |title=Line Colors |work=mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref>

The C operates during daytime hours only between [[168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|168th Street]] in [[Washington Heights, Manhattan]] and [[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]] in [[East New York, Brooklyn]], making all stops along the full route; overnight service is replaced by the {{NYCS|A}} train, which makes all stops along the C's route.

Historically, most C service ran only during rush hours, along the [[IND Concourse Line]] to [[Bedford Park Boulevard (IND Concourse Line)|Bedford Park Boulevard]] in [[the Bronx]] and later along the [[IND Rockaway Line]] to [[Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (IND Rockaway Line)|Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street]] in Queens. Prior to 1985, the local C service was referred to as the '''CC''', with the '''C''' designation reserved for a complementary express service that was discontinued in 1949. The CC was once the only route to serve the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens in a single trip. Outside of rush hour, local service in Manhattan was usually provided by the [[K (Eighth Avenue Local)|AA]], later relabeled K, which ran between 168th Street and [[Chambers Street–World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Chambers Street/World Trade Center]]. In 1988, the K and C were consolidated into one service, and during the 1990s, the C's routing was altered to create the current service pattern. A 2015 study of the route found that the C had a daily ridership of 250,000.<ref name="MTA-ReviewAC-2015"/>{{Rp|1}}

== History ==
===Original IND service===
The AA and CC services were the predecessors to the current C service. A and AA service began on September 10, 1932, with the opening of the first line of the [[Independent Subway System]] (IND), the Eighth Avenue Line. The IND used single letters to refer to express services and double letters for local services. The A ran express and the AA ran local from 168th Street to [[Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street (New York City Subway)|Chambers Street/World Trade Center]], known at the time as Hudson Terminal. The AA ran at all times, and it was extended to [[207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|207th Street]] during nights and on Sundays when the A did not run.<ref name="Chambers">{{cite news |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D13F7395513738DDDA90994D1405B828FF1D3 |title=Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains in New Subway |date=September 10, 1932 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 29, 2018 |page=1}}</ref> On February 1, 1933, the AA was extended to the newly-opened [[Jay Street–MetroTech (IND Lines)|Jay Street–Borough Hall]] station when the A did not run, continuing to terminate at Chambers Street when the A did run.<ref name="Chiasson 2011">{{Cite journal |last=Chiasson |first=George |date=November 2011 |title=A History of the A Train |url=https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/the_era_bulletin_2011-11 |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=54 |issue=11 |pages=3 |via=Issu}}</ref><ref name="Jay">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/02/01/archives/city-opens-subway-to-brooklyn-today-regular-express-service-on-the.html |title=City Opens Subway to Brooklyn Today |date=February 1, 1933 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 29, 2018 |page=19}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes-IND8AvJaySt-Jan1933">{{cite web |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1933/01/29/99289184.pdf |title=New Subway Link Opens Wednesday: Independent Line Will Offer Express Service to Borough Hall in Brooklyn |date=January 29, 1933 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref>

The C and CC services began operation on July 1, 1933, when the [[IND Concourse Line]] opened. C trains operated between [[Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line)|Norwood–205th Street]] in the Bronx and [[Bergen Street (IND Culver Line)|Bergen Street]] during weekday rush hours and Saturday mornings and afternoons and made express stops between [[Tremont Avenue (IND Concourse Line)|Tremont Avenue]] and [[145th Street (IND Concourse Line)|145th Street]] in the peak direction. CC trains replaced the AA Eighth Avenue Local and operated between either 205th Street or [[Bedford Park Boulevard (IND Concourse Line)|Bedford Park Boulevard]] in the Bronx and [[World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Hudson Terminal]] in Manhattan and made all stops along the full route; CC service originated and terminated at Bedford Park Boulevard instead of 205th Street when the C was operating.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Linder |first=Bernard |date=October 1968 |title=Independent Subway Service History |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960s/1968/1968-10-bulletin.pdf |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=3 |access-date=April 1, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/07/01/archives/new-bronx-subway-starts-operation-40000000-branch-of-city-system.html |title=New Bronx Subway Starts Operation; $40,000,000 Branch of City System Opens at 1 A.M. With 80 on First Train. Link to Westchester Expresses to Bring 205th St. Within Half Hour of 42d — 46 Minutes to Brooklyn. |date=July 1, 1933 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2016 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> C trains left Bergen Street between 3:30&nbsp;p.m. and 6:50&nbsp;p.m., and left 205th Street between 6:33&nbsp;a.m. and 11:26&nbsp;a.m. C trains ran every 4 minutes during rush hours in the peak direction, and every 5 minutes in the reverse-peak direction, and ran with 6- and 7-car trains. During morning rush hours, CC trains operated to 205th Street until 7:30&nbsp;a.m., and to Tremont Avenue between 7:30&nbsp;a.m. and 11:30&nbsp;a.m.. PM rush hour CC trains terminated at Bedford Park Boulevard, and several other trains terminated and originated at Bedford Park Boulevard. CC trains ran every 4 minutes during rush hours, 5 minutes during middays, every 5 and 6 trains during evenings, and every 12 minutes overnight. Trains ran with 5 cars during rush hours, and with 3 cars other times.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Oszustowicz |first=Eric |date=March 2006 |title=A History of the R-1 To R-9 Passenger Car Fleet |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2006/2006-03-bulletin.pdf |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=49 |issue=3 |access-date=April 1, 2025}}</ref> On August 17, 1933, CC trains stopped terminating at Tremont Avenue.<ref name="The New York Division Bulletin 2003">{{Cite journal |date=July 2003 |title=Concourse IND Opened 70 Years Ago |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2003/2003-07-bulletin.pdf |journal=The New York Division Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=46 |issue=7 |pages=1, 16}}</ref><!-- Beginning August 19, 1933, C service was cut back from Bergen Street, but started operating during non-rush hours. At the same time, CC service was cut back from 205th Street during non-rush hours.-->

On January 1, 1936, C service was extended to [[Jay Street–MetroTech (IND Fulton Street Line)|Jay Street–Borough Hall]]. On April 9, 1936, C service was extended to [[Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets (IND Fulton Street Line)|Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets]].<ref name="Rutgers">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/04/06/archives/two-subway-links-start-wednesday-city-will-begin-operating-fulton.html |title=Two Subway Links Start Wednesday |date=April 6, 1936 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 7, 2011 |page=23}}</ref> After July 1, 1937, a few C trains continued to run to Bergen Street southbound in the morning rush hour and northbound in the evening rush hour. Also on the same date, weekend C service was discontinued, and CC service was extended to 205th Street to compensate.<ref>{{cite web |last=Linder |first=Bernard |title=IND Concourse Line Service Changes |date=March 2008 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2008/2008-03-bulletin.pdf |publisher=New York Division, Electric Railroaders Association |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=2–3 |access-date=April 1, 2025 }}</ref>

===IND Sixth Avenue Line opens===
{{stack|[[File:Sixth Avenue Subway Will Be Opened to the Public at 12-01 A.M. Sunday, Dec. 15, 1940.jpg|thumb|"Sixth Avenue Subway Will Be Opened to the Public at 12:01 A.M. Sunday, Dec. 15, 1940"|alt=An old sign stating "Sixth Avenue Subway Will be Opened to the Public at 12:01 A.M. Sunday, December 15, 1940. There are service announcements for other subway lines as well.]]}}
On December 15, 1940, the [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] opened. Two new services, the BB (later {{NYCS|B}}) and {{NYCS|D}}, began running. These lines ran on the Eighth Avenue Line in upper Manhattan, switching to the Sixth Avenue Line in Midtown. The BB ran local to 168th Street during rush hours. The D joined the C as the peak direction Concourse Express. CC trains now ran between Hudson Terminal and Bedford Park during rush hours and on Saturdays and during other times, the D made local stops in the Bronx, replacing CC service. On the same date, limited morning rush hour service began between 205th Street, Bronx and [[Utica Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Utica Avenue]], Brooklyn, making local stops on the [[IND Fulton Street Line]]. AA service was reinstated during this time, but only during off-peak hours (non-rush hours, late Saturday afternoons and Sundays) when the BB and CC did not operate. The CC would provide Eighth Avenue Line local service during rush hours.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/15/archives/the-new-subway-routes.html |title=The New Subway Routes |date=December 15, 1940 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> In the 1940s, C trains ran every 10 minutes during rush hour, CC trains ran every 4 minutes, and D trains ran every 5 minutes.<ref name="The New York Division Bulletin 2003" />

On October 24, 1949, C express service was discontinued. Additional D service was added to offset this loss. The CC, which only ran during rush hours, began terminating at [[Broadway–Lafayette Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|Broadway–Lafayette Street]] Mondays to Fridays, and on Saturdays CC service continued to operate to Hudson Terminal.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/10/20/96476347.pdf |title=IND Faster Service Will Start Sunday |date=October 20, 1949 |newspaper=New York Times |access-date=February 20, 2016 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On December 29, 1951, Saturday CC service was discontinued.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Linder |first=Bernard |date=October 1968 |title=Independent Subway Service History |journal=New York Division Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association}}</ref> Weekday CC service returned to its previous terminal at Hudson Terminal on October 30, 1954.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/10/18/85670835.pdf |title=Bronx to Coney Ride In New Subway Link |date=October 18, 1954 |newspaper=New York Times |access-date=February 20, 2016 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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On August 30, 1976, the CC train replaced the {{NYCS|E}} train as the rush-hour local along the [[IND Fulton Street Line]] and IND Rockaway Line, running from Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street in Queens through Brooklyn and Manhattan to Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx, making it the only service to run through all four boroughs served by the subway. The [[Rockaway Park Shuttle]] HH was renamed CC. This shuttle ran between [[Broad Channel (IND Rockaway Line)|Broad Channel]] and Rockaway Park during off-peak hours, except late nights.  With this, all daytime service to and from Rockaway Park was named CC. Late nights, the shuttle ran between Euclid Avenue, Rockaway Park and [[Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue (IND Rockaway Line)|Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue]] via Hammels Wye, and was labeled A.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/30393951262/ |title=Service Adjustment on BMT and IND Lines Effective 1 A.M. Monday, Aug. 30 |date=August 1976 |via=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref>

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On August 28, 1977, late night AA service was eliminated. The A began making local stops in Manhattan during late nights, when the AA was not running.<ref name="Chiasson 2011" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/27461551962/ |title=Service Adjustments on the BMT and IND Lines Effective Midnight, Saturday, August 27 |date=1977 |via=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref>

On May 6, 1985, the IND practice of using double letters to indicate local service was discontinued. The AA was renamed the K and rush hour CC service was renamed C. The off-peak Rockaway Park Shuttle was renamed {{NYCS|H}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/27733842265/ |title=Hey, What's a "K" Train? 1985 Brochure |date=1985 |via=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> This change was not officially reflected in schedules until May 24, 1987.<ref name="Chiasson 2011" />

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===Late 1980s and 1990s===
On December 10, 1988, the [[K (Eighth Avenue Local)|K]] designation was discontinued and merged into the C, which now operated every day during daytime hours only.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_5hq0ippLSwC&q=Manhattan+Bridge |title=Annual Report on ... Rapid Routes Schedules and Service Planning |date=1989 |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |language=en |access-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731182400/https://books.google.com/books?id=_5hq0ippLSwC&q=Manhattan+Bridge&dq=%221983%22+%22new+york+city+transit%22+brooklyn+service+change&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4 |archive-date=July 31, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Rp|17}} The C operated between Bedford Park Boulevard and Beach 116th Street during weekday rush hours, between [[145th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|145th Street]] and Beach 116th Street during weekday midday hours, and between 145th Street and the World Trade Center during weekday evening and weekend daytime hours; C service made all stops along the route, regardless of the time of day. A express service in Brooklyn was expanded to operate during weekday midday hours, and B service to and from 168th Street was expanded to operate during weekday midday and early evening hours as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/27699872706/ |title=System-Wide Changes In Subway Service Effective Sunday, December 11, 1988 |date=1988 |via=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> Some midday trains also originated and terminated at Euclid Avenue, with trains alternating between Euclid Avenue and Beach 116th Street as southern terminals.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Correction |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated |volume=49 |issue=9 |page=14 |date=September 2006 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2006/2006-09-bulletin.pdf |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>

In January 1991, a reduction of service along the Central Park West, Eighth Avenue and Fulton Street corridors to remove excess capacity was proposed. Initially, the C designation would be eliminated, being replaced by the {{NYCS|A}} making all stops in Manhattan and Brooklyn between [[168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|168th Street]] and [[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]]. The service change was later amended to retain the C designation, but with a new service pattern: service would make all stops between [[168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|168th Street]] and [[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]] during weekday rush hours and middays. Weekday evening and weekend daytime service would be extended beyond 168th Street and would originate and terminate at [[Inwood–207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|207th Street]], and overnight service would be extended beyond Euclid Avenue and would originate and terminate at [[Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue (IND Rockaway Line)|Mott Avenue]] in Queens. This service change would have been implemented in October 1991, pending approval from the MTA board.<ref>{{cite web |title=1991 Service Capacity Plan |url=http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/pages/FileBrowser.aspx?LinkToFile=FILES_DOC/QUEENS_FILES/03.012.0231.030147.2.PDF#undefined |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |access-date=September 18, 2024 |pages=197–200 |date=January 4, 1991}}</ref>

On October 23, 1992, rush hour C service was cut back from Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street to Euclid Avenue. The 1992 change introduced five A trips in each direction run from [[59th Street–Columbus Circle (New York City Subway)|59th Street–Columbus Circle]] to Rockaway Park during rush hours, with the Rockaway Park Shuttle (renamed from H to S) operating between [[Broad Channel station|Broad Channel]] and Rockaway Park at all times.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/30660280045 |title=October 1992 New York City Subway Map |date=October 1992 |via=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |language=en-us |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref>

On May 29, 1994, weekend service between 7&nbsp;a.m. and 11&nbsp;p.m. was extended to [[168th Street (New York City Subway)|Washington Heights–168th Street]] (effectively recreating the old AA) to allow A trains to run express.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/16543351666/in/album-72157652636594213/ |title=May 1994 Subway Map |date=May 1994 |via=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit |language=en-us |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> Beginning April 30, 1995, C service was extended to 168th Street during middays as construction on the Manhattan Bridge cut B service from Manhattan. On November 11, 1995, midday service was cut back to 145th Street after B service to 168th Street was restored.

The B and the C, which both made all stops along Central Park West, switched northern terminals on March 1, 1998, ending the connection between the C and the Bronx. Instead of alternating between three different terminals depending on the time of day, all C service now terminated at 168th Street.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/30425279591/ |title=March 1, 1998 B C Routes Are Switching Places Above 145 St |date=March 1998 |via=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit |access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref> The change was made to reduce crowding on the C and to reduce passenger confusion about the C<nowiki/>'s route.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22796445/b_and_c_service_change_1998/ |title=Changes in B & C Service |date=February 24, 1998 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref>

On May 1, 1999, weekday evening and weekend daytime C service was rerouted south of Canal Street and originated and terminated at Euclid Avenue, the same southern terminal as weekday rush hour and midday service. The 1999 change allowed the C to make all stops in Brooklyn every day during daytime hours, which in turn allowed A trains to make express stops in Brooklyn at the same time.<ref name="Chiasson 2011" /> This service change was made due to construction taking place on the Williamsburg Bridge, which prohibited [[J/Z (New York City Subway service)|J]], [[M (New York City Subway service)|M]], and [[J/Z (New York City Subway service)|Z]] trains from operating in Manhattan; as a result, service on the C, as well as the A and {{NYCS|L}} trains were increased. This service change to the C was made permanent after the Williamsburg Bridge reopened to J, M and Z trains.<ref>{{cite journal |title=New Schedules -- Williamsburg Bridge Reopens; Increased Subway Service |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated |volume=42 |issue=10 |page=1 |date=October 1999 |url=https://www.erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1990s/1999/1999-10-bulletin.pdf |access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref>

=== 2000s to present ===
[[File:Kawasaki Heavy Industries R211A “C” Train leaving Jay Street-MetroTech - March 2025.jpg|left|thumb|A [[Euclid Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]]-bound [[R211 (New York City Subway car)|R211A]] C train leaving [[Jay Street–MetroTech station|Jay Street-MetroTech]]]]
C service was suspended from January 29 to February 14, 2000 due to switch replacement work north of the [[World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|World Trade Center]] station, preventing it from being used as a terminal for {{NYCS|E}} trains. The E was rerouted south of Canal Street and originated and terminated at [[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]] in Brooklyn every day during daytime hours to replace C trains; overnight E service [[short turn]]ed at [[Canal Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Canal Street]] and did not operate to or from Euclid Avenue. Weekday daytime service between 168th and 145 Streets as well as weekday evening service between 145th and 59th Streets was replaced by {{NYCS|A}} trains. {{NYCS|B}} trains were extended beyond 145th Street during weekend daytime hours and originated and terminated 168th Street. Rush hour frequencies on the B was increased since it was the only line making all stops along Central Park West at the time.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Around New York's Transit System -- C Service Temporarily Discontinued |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated |volume=43 |issue=3 |page=20 |date=March 2000 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2000/2000-03-bulletin.pdf |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>

After the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]] attacks, C service was suspended and was replaced by A, B and D trains in Manhattan and by E trains in Brooklyn, which was rerouted south of Canal Street and originated and terminated at Euclid Avenue. Normal service was restored on September 24, but trains bypassed Chambers Street until October 5.<ref>{{cite journal |title=World Trade Center Destroyed |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2001/2001-10-bulletin.pdf |date=October 2001 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=44 |number=10 |pages=2–3 |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=World Trade Center Destruction-Related Changes |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2001/2001-11-bulletin.pdf |date=November 2001 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=44 |number=11 |pages=20 |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name=NYDN-092301>{{cite news |title=Traffic Nightmare Looming, But Help Near for Drivers, Straphangers |date=September 23, 2001 |work=New York Daily News |first=Pete |last=Donohue |pages=38–39 |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/408716568/ |access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=9/11 Service Changes |url=http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/09/11/the-view-from-underground-911-services-changes/ |website=Second Ave. Sagas |access-date=June 26, 2019 |date=September 11, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=World Trade Center Destroyed |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated |volume=44 |issue=10 |page=2-3 |date=October 2001 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2001/2001-10-bulletin.pdf |access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>

On January 23, 2005, a fire at the [[Chambers Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Chambers Street]] signal room crippled A and C service. C service was suspended until February 2 and was replaced by the [[A (New York City Subway service)|A]], [[B (New York City Subway service)|B]], [[D (New York City Subway service)|D]], [[E (New York City Subway service)|E]], and [[V (New York City Subway service)|V]] along different parts of its route. Initial assessments suggested that it would take several years to restore normal service, but the damaged equipment was replaced with available spare parts, allowing normal service to resume on April 21.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/25/nyregion/25subway.html |title=2 Subway Lines Crippled by Fire; Long Repair Seen |last=Chan |first=Sewell |date=January 25, 2005 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref>

In August 2012, the [[Straphangers Campaign]] rated the C train the worst of the city's subway services for the fourth straight year. No other service had ranked worst for more than three years in a row. The group found that the C performed worst in three of the six categories in its annual ''State of the Subways Report Card'': amount of scheduled service, interior cleanliness, and breakdown rate. It also ranked next-to-worst in car announcement quality, after the [[7 (New York City Subway service)|7]], but performed above average in regularity of service and crowding.<ref name="StateofSubways-2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.straphangers.org/statesub12/index.html |title=State of the Subways 2012 Table |date=2012 |website=straphangers.org |publisher=[[Straphangers Campaign]] |access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the C the "least loved of New York City subway lines", citing its fleet of [[R32 (New York City Subway car)|R32s]], which were almost 50 years old at the time the ''Times'' reported on the issue.<ref name="Grynbaum">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/nyregion/for-often-late-cars-of-subways-c-train-retirement-must-wait.html |title=For Often-Late Cars of Subway's C Train, Retirement Must Wait |last=Grynbaum |first=Michael M. |date=August 26, 2011 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 26, 2011 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' has also stated that the C train "rattled and clanked along the deteriorating maze of tracks beneath the city, tin-clad markers of years of neglect."<ref name="nytc">{{Cite news |last=Santora |first=Marc |date=June 6, 2017 |title=How Did the Subway Get So Bad? Look to the C Train |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/nyregion/how-did-the-subway-get-so-bad-look-to-the-c-train.html |access-date=October 7, 2018 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, the ''Times'' referred to the R32s on the C as the world's oldest subway cars "in continuous daily operation".<ref name="nytc" />

In 2011, problems with the R32s were at a peak as the fleet's failure rate was rising steadily. The next year, money was directed to replace the R32s with the R179s.<ref name="nytc"/> At the time, all trains on the C were only {{Convert|480|ft|0}} long, shorter than on most other B Division routes.<ref name="MTA-ReviewAC-2015" /> During summer 2010, some 600-foot-long [[R44 (New York City Subway car)|R44]] trains ran on the C, displacing some [[R32 (New York City Subway car)|R32s]], whose air conditioning units were repaired.<ref>{{cite journal |date=Nov 2010 |title=New York City Subway Car Update |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2010/2010-11-bulletin.pdf |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=53 |issue=11 |page=5 |first=George |last=Chiasson |access-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423034954/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2010/2010-11-bulletin.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the summers of 2011 and 2012, some 600-foot-long [[R46 (New York City Subway car)|R46]] trains were used on the C, while the R32s were used on the A, which has a long outdoor section, though only one-third of the A's route is outdoor.<ref>{{cite journal |date=Feb 2012 |title=New York City Subway Car Update |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2012/2012-02-bulletin.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423034952/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2012/2012-02-bulletin.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=55 |issue=2 |pages=19–20 |first=George |last=Chiasson |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="MTA-ReviewAC-2015" /> In the summers of 2013 and 2014 as well as from May 2015 to February 2019, some 480-foot-long [[R160 (New York City Subway car)|R160A]]s ran on the C,<ref name="MTA-ReviewAC-2015">{{cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf |title=Review of the A and C Lines |date=December 11, 2015 |website=mta.info |publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |access-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203061138/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> while some R32s were used on the mostly-outdoor {{NYCS|J/Z}}. In late 2017, after several failed proposals to permanently lengthen C trains as ridership increased,<ref name="MTA-ReviewAC-2015" /> some 600-foot-long R46 trains were reassigned to the C, displacing some more R32s to the A.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.amny.com/transit/c-train-longer-cars-1.15512261 |title=MTA Adds Longer Cars to C Trains to Alleviate Rush-Hour Crush |last=Barone |first=Vincent |date=December 18, 2017 |website=AM New York |access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> The R160As were displaced back to East New York Yard by February 2019,<ref>{{cite journal |date=June 2019 |title=Subdivision 'B' Car Assignments: Cars Required April 29, 2019 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2019/2019-06-bulletin.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=62 |issue=6 |page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206043511/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2019/2019-06-bulletin.pdf |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |access-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref> after the first R179 cars were delivered the previous November.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |date=December 2018 |title=Subdivision 'B' Car Assignments: Cars Required November 4, 2018 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2018-12-bulletin.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=61 |issue=12 |page=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103249/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2018-12-bulletin.pdf |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> The R179s periodically experienced major mechanical and technical issues in 2020, forcing the MTA to temporarily remove them from service.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rivoli |first=Dan |date=January 9, 2019 |title=NYC Transit's new subway cars suffering on the tracks, dozens pulled from rails |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-r179-mta-train-car-20190108-story.html |access-date=January 9, 2019 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2020 |title=MTA Pulls Nearly 300 Brand New Subway Cars Over Door Problems |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mta-pulls-nearly-300-brand-new-subway-cars-for-safety-reasons/2256699/ |access-date=January 8, 2020 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Guse |first=Clayton |date=January 9, 2020 |title=Out with the New, In with the Old as MTA Puts 55-Year-Old Cars on A, C, J and Z Lines After Contractor's Latest Train Screw Up |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-mta-train-cars-pulled-from-service-r179-subway-20200109-k2biix5b2fdrdde5iev47vmi2q-story.html |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref> The R32s were formally retired in early January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bechtel |first=Allyson |date=April 24, 2020 |title=Car Assignments – Effective April 27, 2020 |url=https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/93116117_242611760125712_5319767005589405696_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=MO2jjGYsdKQAX-TH92X&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=3fe159830d927100fb07a5d07129b94f&oe=5EC88183 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426104745/https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/93116117_242611760125712_5319767005589405696_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=MO2jjGYsdKQAX-TH92X&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=3fe159830d927100fb07a5d07129b94f&oe=5EC88183 |archive-date=April 26, 2020 |access-date=April 25, 2020 |publisher=[[New York City Transit Authority]]}}</ref>

From March 29, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2020 |title=MANH/BKLYN, A and C Train, No C Train Service |url=https://mymtaalerts.com/m?D8F78 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429135836/https://mymtaalerts.com/m?D8F78 |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |website=mymtaalerts.com |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Berger |first=Paul |date=March 31, 2020 |title=New York Transit Struggles Under Coronavirus Worker Shortage |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-subway-struggles-under-coronavirus-worker-shortage-11585693114 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> to April 29, 2020,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martinez |first=Jose |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Subway Service Slowly Gets Back On Track As Transit Workers Return |url=https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/nyc-subways-slowly-get-on-track-as-transit-workers-return.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429162415/https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/nyc-subways-slowly-get-on-track-as-transit-workers-return.html |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |work=The City}}</ref> C trains were suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City]], and A trains to [[Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard station|Lefferts Boulevard]] ran local in their place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Update: QNS, C Train, No Scheduled Service |url=https://mymtaalerts.com/m?DA8CE |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429140045/https://mymtaalerts.com/m?DA8CE |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |website=mymtaalerts.com |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}</ref> The cutbacks meant that wait times during rush hours increased from 8 to 12 minutes. In March 2021, TWU 100, the union for subway workers, sued the MTA in order to prevent the reduced frequencies from being permanent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guse |first=Clayton |date=March 18, 2021 |title=Union Sues to Stop MTA Reduced Service on C and F Subway Lines |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-mta-union-lawsuit-subway-service-cuts-20210318-4jwpevugebfd7kmefki6almwqm-story.html |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref> That same month, the MTA decided to bring back full C service; full service was restored in mid-2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nessen |first=Stephen |date=March 30, 2021 |title=MTA Will Restore Full Subway Service On C And F Lines |url=http://gothamist.com/news/mta-restores-full-subway-service-c-and-f-lines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330225031/https://gothamist.com/news/mta-restores-full-subway-service-c-and-f-lines |archive-date=March 30, 2021 |access-date=March 31, 2021 |website=Gothamist |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hallum |first=Mark |date=March 30, 2021 |title=MTA to Restore Full C, F Train Service While Subway Boss Feinberg Hints at Return to 24-Hour System |url=https://www.amny.com/news/mta-to-restore-full-c-f-train-service-while-subway-boss-feinberg-hints-at-return-to-24-hour-system/ |access-date=August 20, 2021 |website=amNewYork}}</ref> Service frequencies on the C were increased after the New York state government provided funding for the changes in mid-2023.<ref name="Brachfeld 2023 n882" /><ref name="Izzo 2023 n387">{{cite web |last=Izzo |first=Christina |date=May 8, 2023 |title=Changes Are Coming to the G, J and M Trains This Summer |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/changes-are-coming-to-the-g-j-and-m-trains-this-summer-050823 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=Time Out New York}}</ref> On August 7 of that year, midday service was increased to run every eight minutes instead of every ten minutes.<ref name="Brachfeld 2023 n882">{{cite web |last=Brachfeld |first=Ben |title=MTA details subway service expansions coming to 12 lines, starting this summer |website=amNewYork |date=May 4, 2023 |url=https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-details-subway-service-expansions-coming-to-12-lines-starting-this-summer/ |access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-next-phase-of-service-increases-begin-1-and-6-subway-lines |website=mta.info |date=August 9, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |title=MTA Announces Next Phase of Service Increases to Begin on 1 and 6 Subway Lines}}</ref> There was supposed to be another service increase during the evening starting in December 2023, but {{as of|February 2024|lc=y}}, this service increase has not happened.<ref name="Brachfeld 2023 n882" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-rollout-of-subway-service-enhancements-starting-summer |website=mta.info |date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |title=MTA Announces Rollout of Subway Service Enhancements Starting This Summer}}</ref>

== Fleet ==
{{As of|2025}}, the C train's fleet typically consists of [[R179 (New York City Subway car)|R179]]s and [[R211 (New York City Subway car)|R211]]s.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal |date=July 2024 |title=Car Assignments: Cars Required June 30, 2024 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2020s/2024/2024-07-bulletin.pdf |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=67 |issue=7 |access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Simko-Bednarski j547"/> Since the 2020s, the C route has used both {{Convert|480|ft|0|-long|adj=mid}} and {{Convert|600|ft|0|-long|adj=mid}} trains, the former with eight cars each and the latter with ten cars each.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Martinez 2023 g774">{{cite web |last=Martinez |first=Jose |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Railfans Flock to A Train for Big Reveal: NYC's First New Subway Cars in Years |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/3/10/23634657/railfans-flock-first-new-subway-cars-r211 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=The City}}</ref> The C's fleet is divided roughly evenly between eight-car trains of R179s, each arranged in two four-car sets, and ten-car trains of R211s, each arranged in two five-car sets.<ref name="Simko-Bednarski j547"/> The {{Convert|480|ft|m|adj=on}} train lengths are partially because, in the 2010s, the route's ridership did not meet NYC Transit's Rapid Transit Loading Guideline. This contrasted with trains on the rest of the mainline B Division (except for the [[BMT Eastern Division|Eastern Division]] and the {{NYCS|G}} train), which are {{Convert|600|ft|0}} long.<ref name="MTA-ReviewAC-2015" />

R211T trains with [[Gangway connection|open gangways]] began running on the C in February 2024,<ref name="Siff 2024 b055">{{cite web |last=Siff |first=Andrew |date=February 1, 2024 |title=MTA debuts new 'open gangway' subway cars. Here's why you'll like them |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-nyc-subway-cars-mta-manhattan/5095650/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=NBC New York}}</ref> though these were moved to the [[G (New York City Subway service)|G]] in March 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last=Khalifeh | first=Ramsey | title=‘Open gangway’ subway trains debut on Brooklyn’s G line: ‘It’s refreshing’ | website=Gothamist | date=March 4, 2025 | url=https://gothamist.com/news/open-gangway-subway-trains-debut-on-brooklyns-g-line-its-refreshing | access-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Rahhal | first=Emily | title=The G train is getting new open gangway subway cars | website=PIX 11 News | date=March 4, 2025 | url=https://pix11.com/news/the-g-train-is-getting-new-open-gangway-subway-cars/ | access-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref> The [[R268 (New York City Subway car)|R268]] fleet, which is planned to be built in the late 2020s, will include four-car sets specifically for use on the C route. The R268s would displace the R211s on the C route, allowing the C to run eight-car trains exclusively.<ref name="Simko-Bednarski j547">{{cite web |last=Simko-Bednarski |first=Evan |date=October 31, 2025 |title=New NYC subway cars mean return to shorter trains on C line |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/31/new-nyc-subway-cars-will-mean-return-shorter-trains-c-line/ |access-date=November 1, 2025 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref>

== Route ==

=== Service pattern ===
The following table shows the lines used by the C:<ref>{{NYCS const|serviceguide}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size:95%"
! Line
! From
! To
! Tracks
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]]
| [[168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|168th Street]]
| [[Canal Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Canal Street]]
| local
|-
| [[Chambers Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Chambers Street]]
| [[High Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|High Street]]
| all
|-
| [[IND Fulton Street Line]]
| [[Jay Street–MetroTech (IND Fulton Street Line)|Jay Street–MetroTech]]
| [[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]]
| local
|}

=== Stations ===
[[File:Linea C metropolitana di New York.png|thumb|right|To scale line map]]
For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.<ref name="timetable"/> In case of severe winter weather, C service is suspended and replaced by the [[A (New York City Subway service)|A]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York City Subway Severe Winter Weather|url=https://www.mta.info/map/9471|publisher=MTA|access-date=16 December 2025}}</ref>
{{NYCS service legend
| alltimes = show
| allexceptnights = show
| nightsonly =
| nightsweekends =
| weekdaysonly = show
| allexceptrush =
| allexceptweekdays =
| dailyexceptrush =
| rushonly =
| rushpeak =
| closed = show
| custom_icon_1 = rushonly
| custom_text_1 = Stops rush hours only (limited service)
| custom_icon_2 = rushpeak
| custom_text_2 = Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size:90%" summary="Service information for the C train and its stations, including service times, ADA-accessibility, subway transfers, and non-subway connections."
! width=3% | [[File:NYCS-bull-trans-C-Std.svg|20px|C service]]
! width=28% | Stations
! width=3% | {{Access icon}}
! width=36% | Subway transfers
! width=30% | Connections
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[Manhattan]]
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[IND Eighth Avenue Line|Eighth Avenue Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|168th Street|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth north|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh north|time=show}} ([[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]])
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|155th Street|Eighth}}
|
|
| [[Bx6 SBS (New York City bus)|Bx6 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|145th Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth north|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Concourse south|time=show}} ([[IND Concourse Line]])
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|135th Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|125th Street|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth center|time=show|exclude=C}}
| [[M60 (New York City bus)|M60 Select Bus Service]] to [[LaGuardia Airport]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|116th Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Cathedral Parkway–110th Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|103rd Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|96th Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|86th Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
| [[M86 SBS (New York City bus)|M86 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|81st Street–Museum of Natural History}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
| [[M79 SBS (New York City bus)|M79 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|72nd Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth center local day|time=show|exclude=C}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|59th Street–Columbus Circle|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth center|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local day|time=show}} ([[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]])
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|50th Street|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}&nbsp;↓
| {{NYCS Queens 53rd west|time=show}} ([[IND Queens Boulevard Line]])
| Station is [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA-accessible]] in the southbound direction only.
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth south|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=show}} ([[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]])<br>{{NYCS Flushing south|time=show}} ([[IRT Flushing Line]])<br>{{NYCS Broadway|time=show}} ([[BMT Broadway Line]])<br>{{NYCS 42nd|time=show}} ([[42nd Street Shuttle]])<br>at {{stl|NYCS|Times Square}}<br />{{NYCS Sixth|time=show}} ([[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|42nd Street–Bryant Park}}, daytime only)
| [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]]<br>[[M34A (New York City bus)|M34A Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|34th Street–Penn Station|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth south|time=show|exclude=C}}
| [[M34 (New York City bus)|M34 / M34A Select Bus Service]]<br>[[Amtrak]], [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]], [[New Jersey Transit|NJ Transit]] at [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|23rd Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth far south local|time=show|exclude=C}}
| [[M23 SBS (New York City bus)|M23 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|14th Street|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth south|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Canarsie|time=show}} ([[BMT Canarsie Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Eighth Avenue|Canarsie}})
| [[M14 SBS (New York City bus)|M14A/D Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|West Fourth Street–Washington Square}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth south|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Sixth|time=show}} ([[IND Sixth Avenue Line]])
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|Ninth Street}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Spring Street|Eighth}}
| align="center" | {{Access icon}} ↓
| {{NYCS Eighth far south local|time=show|exclude=C}}
| Station is [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA-accessible]] in the southbound direction only.
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Canal Street|Eighth}}
|
| {{NYCS Eighth south|time=show|exclude=C}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Chambers Street|Eighth}}
| align=center | [[File:Aiga elevator.svg|20px|alt=Elevator access to mezzanine only]]
| {{NYCS Eighth far south express|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Eighth far south local|time=show}} (at {{stl|NYCS|World Trade Center}}){{efn|Chambers Street–World Trade Center are actually counted as two separate stations by the MTA. E trains terminate at World Trade Center while {{NYCS trains|Eighth far south express|time=nolink}} have through service at Chambers Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Complexes |url=http://web.mta.info/developers/data/nyct/subway/Stations.csv |website=mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=May 26, 2020 |date=May 28, 2019}}</ref>|name=World Trade Center terminal}}<br>{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn|time=show}} ([[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Park Place|Broadway-Seventh}})<br>{{NYCS Broadway south day|time=show}} ([[BMT Broadway Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Cortlandt Street|Broadway}})
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|World Trade Center}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Fulton Street|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth Cranberry|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn|time=show}} ([[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]])<br>{{NYCS Lexington south|time=show}} ([[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]])<br>{{NYCS Nassau south|time=show}} ([[BMT Nassau Street Line]])
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|World Trade Center}}
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| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[Brooklyn]]
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|High Street}}
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| {{NYCS Eighth Cranberry|time=show|exclude=C}}
| {{Ferry icon}} '''[[NYC Ferry]]''': East River and South Brooklyn routes (at Old Fulton Street and Furman Street)
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| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[IND Fulton Street Line|Fulton Street Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Jay Street–MetroTech|Fulton}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth Cranberry|time=show|exclude=C}} {{NYCS Sixth Rutgers|time=show}}<br>{{NYCS Fourth Montague day|time=show}} ([[BMT Fourth Avenue Line]])
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets}}
| align=center | [[File:Aiga elevator.svg|20px|alt=Elevator access to mezzanine only]]
| {{NYCS Fulton|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Crosstown|time=show}} ([[IND Crosstown Line]])
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Lafayette Avenue}}
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|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Clinton–Washington Avenues|Fulton}}
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|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Franklin Avenue|Fulton}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Franklin|time=show}} ([[BMT Franklin Avenue Line]])
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|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Nostrand Avenue|Fulton}}
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| {{NYCS Fulton|time=show|exclude=C}}
| [[B44 (New York City bus)|B44 Select Bus Service]], [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]] [[Atlantic Branch]] at {{stl|LIRR|Nostrand Avenue}}
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Kingston–Throop Avenues}}
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| [[B15 (New York City bus)|B15]] bus to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Int'l Airport]]
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Utica Avenue}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Fulton|time=show|exclude=C}}
| [[B46 SBS (New York City bus)|B46 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Ralph Avenue}}
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|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Rockaway Avenue|Fulton}}
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Broadway Junction|Fulton}}
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| {{NYCS Fulton|time=show|exclude=C}}<br>{{NYCS Jamaica center|time=show}} ([[BMT Jamaica Line]])<br>{{NYCS Canarsie|time=show}} ([[BMT Canarsie Line]])
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Liberty Avenue}}
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Van Siclen Avenue|Fulton}}
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Shepherd Avenue}}
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| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptnights}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Euclid Avenue}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Fulton|time=show|exclude=C}}
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==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|C (New York City Subway service)}}
* [http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/cline.htm MTA NYC Transit – C Eighth Avenue Local]
* {{NYCS const|traintime|C}}
* {{NYCS const|timetable|C}}
* MTA NYC Transit – [http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/AC_LineReview.htm A C Line Review]
** [http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf Main Document] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203061138/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf |date=February 3, 2020 }}

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