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{{Infobox NYCS service
| service = D
| name = Sixth Avenue Express
| image1 = DSC03921 copy.jpg
| caption1 = A D train of [[R68 (New York City Subway car)|R68s]] at [[50th Street station (BMT West End Line)|50th Street]]
| north term = [[Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line)|Norwood–205th Street]]
| south term = [[Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station|Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue]]
| stations = 36<br>30 (rush hour service)<br>41 (late night service)
| depot = [[Concourse Yard]]
| started = {{start date and age|1940|12|15}}
| map = {{D (New York City Subway service)}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

The '''D Sixth Avenue Express'''<ref name="timetable">{{NYCS const|timetable|D}}</ref> is a [[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|orange}}, since it uses the [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] as its main trunk line in [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/developers/resources/line_colors.htm|title=Mta.info – Line Colors|work=mta.info}}</ref>

The D operates 24 hours daily between [[Norwood-205th Street (IND Concourse Line)|205th Street]] in [[Norwood, Bronx]], and [[Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)|Stillwell Avenue]] in [[Coney Island, Brooklyn]]. Daytime service makes express stops in Manhattan, and in Brooklyn (between [[Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)|Atlantic Avenue]] and [[36th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)|36th Street]]) and also bypasses [[DeKalb Avenue (BMT Lines)|DeKalb Avenue]]. During rush hours in the peak direction, D service also makes express stops between [[Fordham Road (IND Concourse Line)|Fordham Road]] in the Bronx and [[145th Street (IND Lines)|145th Street]] in Manhattan. Overnight service is the same as daytime service, except all trains make all stops in Brooklyn and stops at DeKalb Avenue.

In its early years, the D ran to Chambers Street/Hudson Terminal in [[Lower Manhattan]] via the lower [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] south of West 4th Street. From 1954 to 1967, the D ran via the [[IND Culver Line]] to Coney Island. With the completion of the [[Chrystie Street Connection]], service was rerouted via the [[BMT Brighton Line]], running there from 1967 to 2001. As part of the multi-year rebuilding of the Manhattan Bridge, a short-lived {{NYCS const|color|yellow}} D service ran via the [[BMT Broadway Line]] in Manhattan to the Brighton Line in Brooklyn, while {{NYCS const|color|orange}} D service used the Sixth Avenue, [[IND Eighth Avenue Line|Central Park West]], and Concourse Lines in Manhattan and the Bronx.

== History ==
[[File:Sixth Avenue Subway Will Be Opened to the Public at 12-01 A.M. Sunday, Dec. 15, 1940.jpg|thumb|left|Sixth Avenue Subway Will Be Opened to the Public at 12:01 A.M. Sunday, Dec 15, 1940]]

=== Early history ===
[[File:1962 water main break service changes.gif|thumb|right|A poster showing the temporary DD service that resulted from a water main break]]

D service began on December 15, 1940, when the [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] opened. It ran from 205th Street, the Bronx to World Trade Center (at that time called Hudson Terminal) on the [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] at all times, switching between the IND Sixth Avenue to the Eighth Avenue Lines just south of West Fourth Street–Washington Square.<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> Service ran express via the Concourse Line during rush hours.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30292345/daily_news/|title=City's Subways Are Complete. 6th Ave. Line Set to Open On Sunday|date=December 13, 1940|work=New York Daily News|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> Two trains started service at Bedford Park Boulevard in the morning rush hour.<ref name=":2" />

D service was increased on October 24, 1949, in order to offset the discontinuation of [[CC (New York City Subway service)|C]] service, which ran express via the Concourse Line and the Eighth Avenue Line.<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=The New York Times|access-date=February 20, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After the morning rush hour on weekdays, several D trains terminated at Bedford Park Boulevard. On December 29, 1951, Saturday peak direction express service in the Bronx was discontinued, along with the discontinuation of Saturday CC local service.<ref name=":2" />

On October 30, 1954, the Culver Ramp opened, providing a connection between the [[IND South Brooklyn Line]] and [[BMT Culver Line]]. D service was rerouted via these two lines to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue with alternate trains running to [[Church Avenue (IND Culver Line)|Church Avenue]] during rush hours.<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=The New York Times|access-date=February 20, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On Saturdays, four round trips ran between 205th Street and [[Kings Highway (IND Culver Line)|Kings Highway]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Friendlander|first1=Alex|last2=Lonto|first2=Arthur|last3=Raudenbush|first3=Henry|date=July–August 1959|title=D Train Routes|journal=New York Division Bulletin|publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Linder |first=Bernard |date=December 1968 |title=Independent Subway Service History |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960s/1968/1968-12-bulletin.pdf |journal=New York Division Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association}}</ref> D trains replaced F service on the South Brooklyn Line, and were sent over the new connection as the first IND service to reach Coney Island. The service was announced as Concourse–Culver and advertised as direct Bronx–Coney Island service.<ref name="Sparberg2014">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oktGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA111|title=From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA|last=Sparberg|first=Andrew J.|date=October 1, 2014|publisher=Fordham University Press|isbn=978-0-8232-6190-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/10/29/archives/adequate-transit-promised-for-city-authority-head-writes-mayor-and.html|title=Adequate Transit Promised For City; Authority Head Writes Mayor and Sharkey Denying Cuts Will Be 'Indiscriminate'|date=October 29, 1954|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 5, 2019|page=25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On May 13, 1957, alternate D trains were cut back to Church Avenue during weekday middays.<ref name=":1" /> Between October 7, 1957, and 1959, four rush hour trains ran to [[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]] via the [[IND Fulton Street Line]] when the D started being inspected at [[Pitkin Yard]].<ref name=":2">{{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=New York Division Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association}}</ref> Four trains left 205th Street between 7:20 and 8:10&nbsp;a.m., and one left Bedford Park Boulevard at 8:53&nbsp;a.m. These four trains returned between 3 and 5&nbsp;p.m. During the morning rush hour, several northbound trains ended at Bedford Park Boulevard.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> These trains ran express along the Fulton Street Line if they ran during the hour that A trains ran express along the line.<ref name=":2" />

From December 4 to 27, 1962, a special service labeled DD was provided due to a water main break. It operated during rush hours only between 205th Street and Stilwell Avenue. It made all stops between 205th Street in the Bronx and [[59th Street–Columbus Circle (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|59th Street–Columbus Circle]] in Manhattan, rerouted via the Eighth Avenue Local between 59th and [[West Fourth Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|West Fourth Street]]s, and then made all stops between West Fourth Street in Manhattan and Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn via the Culver Line.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Water Main Break Disrupts IND Subway Service & PATH |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960s/1962/1962-12-bulletin.pdf |date=December 1962 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=5 |number=6 |pages=8 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref>

=== Chrystie Street Connection (1960–1981) ===
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On November 26, 1967, the [[Chrystie Street Connection]] opened, connecting the Sixth Avenue Line with the north tracks of the [[Manhattan Bridge]] and the BMT Southern Division lines in Brooklyn. In conjunction with this project, the new express tracks on the Sixth Avenue Line between [[West Fourth Street–Washington Square (New York City Subway)|West Fourth Street–Washington Square]] and [[34th Street–Herald Square (New York City Subway)|34th Street]] were opened, providing additional capacity for the extra trains on the IND via the connection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/11/26/archives/subway-route-changes-put-in-effect-capacity-increased.html|title=Subway Route Changes Put in Effect; Capacity Increased|date=November 26, 1967|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 26, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On this date, D service was switched over to [[BMT Brighton Line]] via this new connector, running express on weekdays to [[Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line)|Brighton Beach]] and local to Stillwell Avenue at all other times. The D replaced [[Q (New York City Subway service)|Q]] service, which had run local in Brooklyn (except during morning rush hours and early evenings) and express on the [[BMT Broadway Line]] in Manhattan, terminating at [[57th Street – Seventh Avenue (BMT Broadway Line)|57th Street]]. In Manhattan, it ran express from West 4th Street to [[34th Street–Herald Square (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|34th Street]] rush hours only, with the {{NYCS|B}} using the express tracks to relay when it terminated at West 4th Street at other times. Service on the Culver Line to Coney Island was replaced by extended F service.<ref name="Sparberg2014" /><ref name="NYTimes-ChrystieStChanges-1967">{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1967/11/16/90418352.pdf|title=Subway Changes to Speed Service: Major Alterations in Maps, Routes and Signs Will Take Effect Nov. 26|last1=Perlmutter|first1=Emanuel|date=November 16, 1967|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2015|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/index-chrystie.html|title=New Subway Routes Brochure|date=November 1967|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|via=thejoekorner.com|access-date=January 24, 2016}}</ref> On July 1, 1968, it would become the full-time Sixth Avenue Express when non-rush hours {{NYCS|B}} service and new [[KK (New York City Subway service)|KK]] service was extended to the new [[57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|57th Street–Sixth Avenue]] station.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/07/01/archives/skipstop-subway-begins-run-today-kk-line-links-3-boroughs-other.html|title=Skip-Stop Subway Begins Run Today; KK Line Links 3 Boroughs --Other Routes Changed|last=Hofmann|first=Paul|date=July 1, 1968|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 27, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On August 19, 1968, to reduce conflicts at the Brighton Beach terminal, D service was truncated to [[Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line)|Brighton Beach]] when it ran express on the [[BMT Brighton Line]] (morning rush hours through early evenings, and QB (rush-hour peak direction only) and QJ (morning rush hours through early evenings) were extended from Brighton Beach to [[Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)|Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue]]. In addition, the span of Manhattan-bound D express service was increased by two hours, with the last express leaving Brighton Beach at 7:37&nbsp;p.m.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30291357/5_fast_lines_to_coney/|title=5 Fast Lines To Coney|date=August 18, 1968|work=New York Daily News|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>

Effective January 2, 1973, the daytime QJ was truncated to Broad Street as the J, and the M was extended beyond Broad Street during the day along the QJ's former route to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, via the Montague Street Tunnel and Brighton Line local tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=To Serve You Better...|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/27244132688/in/album-72157652636620504/|date=1972|website=Flickr|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> Also, changes were made to D and M service on the Brighton Line. Northbound weekday M train service originating at Kings Highway would begin at 5:46 a.m., while northbound service from Coney Island would begin at 6:34 a.m. From 5:40 to 6:34 a.m. northbound D trains would run local from Brighton Beach to Kings Highway, and then run express to Prospect Park. Late morning and early afternoon D trains would from then on run express from Brighton Beach to Kings Highway. The span of D express service to Brighton Beach was extended by 45 minutes to 9:05 p.m. from Prospect Park, and the span of M service from Broad Street to Coney Island was extended by 45 minutes over the span of QJ service to cover local stops.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1972 |title=To Serve You Better... On The Brighton Line in Brooklyn |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/unionturnpike/51339412780/in/datetaken/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728231528/https://www.flickr.com/photos/unionturnpike/51339412780/in/datetaken/ |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |website=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority}}</ref>

=== Manhattan Bridge reconstruction and Brighton Line rehabilitation work (1982–2004) ===
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For brief periods between 1982 and 1985, the Manhattan Bridge north tracks were out of service due to repairs, preventing D trains from operating along its normal route. In some instances, D trains were rerouted between Broadway–Lafayette Street and DeKalb Avenue via the [[BMT Nassau Street Line|Nassau Street Line]] and the [[Montague Street Tunnel]]. In the northbound direction, D trains would operate via the Fourth Avenue Line from DeKalb Avenue to Court Street, via the Montague Street Tunnel, and then via the Nassau Street Line to Essex Street; at Essex Street, trains would change direction and utilize the Williamsburg Bridge connection of the Chrystie Street Connection and return to its normal route at Broadway–Lafayette Street. In the southbound direction, D trains would utilize the Williamsburg Bridge connection of the Chrystie Street Connection to Essex Street; at Essex Street, trains would change direction and operate via the Nassau Street Line, the Montague Street Tunnel, and the Fourth Avenue Line to DeKalb Avenue and return to its normal route. This reroute proved unsatisfactory because it delayed {{NYCS|J}} and {{NYCS|M}} trains.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Linder |first=Bernard |title=IND Concourse Line Service Changes |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2008/2008-05-bulletin.pdf |date=May 2008 |publisher=New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=51 |number=5 |pages=3-4 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

D service was divided and ran in two sections when the north tracks of the [[Manhattan Bridge]] closed on April 26, 1986, due to construction, with regular service expected to resume on October 26, 1986. The northern section ran between Norwood–205th Street in the Bronx and 34th Street–Herald Square (the orange D) while the southern section ran express on the [[BMT Broadway Line]] from [[57th Street–Seventh Avenue (BMT Broadway Line)|57th Street–Seventh Avenue]] to [[Canal Street (BMT Manhattan Bridge Line)|Canal Street]], then crossed the south tracks of the Manhattan Bridge into Brooklyn, and operated local along the Brighton Line to Stillwell Avenue (the yellow D). Service to Grand Street was replaced by the S shuttle, which ran via the Sixth Avenue local to 57th Street–Sixth Avenue.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|title=Washington Heights, Central Park West And Grand Concourse Riders Your Guide To Service Changes On The B D During Rehabilitation Work April 26 Through October 26, 1986|date=April 1986|publisher=New York City Transit Authority}}</ref>

At this time, the local tracks on the BMT Brighton Line also underwent reconstruction, necessitating the suspension of express service. As a substitute, the D and Q ran [[skip-stop]] service between [[Newkirk Plaza (BMT Brighton Line)|Newkirk Avenue]] and [[Sheepshead Bay (BMT Brighton Line)|Sheepshead Bay]] on weekdays. D trains served [[Neck Road (BMT Brighton Line)|Neck Road]], [[Avenue M (BMT Brighton Line)|Avenue M]], and [[Avenue H (BMT Brighton Line)|Avenue H]]; the Q served [[Avenue U (BMT Brighton Line)|Avenue U]] and [[Avenue J (BMT Brighton Line)|Avenue J]], and both trains served [[Kings Highway (BMT Brighton Line)|Kings Highway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/index-bmt-ind-1986-details.html|title=The JoeKorNer Brochures|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref> The first skip-stop train left Brighton Beach at about 6:30&nbsp;a.m. while the last one left 57th Street–Seventh Avenue at about 7:30&nbsp;p.m. On weekday evenings, between 8&nbsp;p.m. and 1&nbsp;a.m., D trains made all local stops, except Parkside Avenue and Beverley Road where service was only available in one direction. During late nights and weekends, D trains ran express between Prospect Park and Kings Highway depending on which tracks were being worked on.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Brighton Line Riders Your Guide To Service Changes On The B Q M During Rehabilitation Work April 26 Through October 26, 1986|date=April 1986|publisher=New York City Transit Authority}}</ref> By 1987, as reconstruction on the Brighton Line progressed, the weekday skip-stop pattern expanded to Prospect Park, with D trains serving [[Beverley Road (BMT Brighton Line)|Beverley Road]] while Q trains served [[Cortelyou Road (BMT Brighton Line)|Cortelyou Road]] and [[Parkside Avenue (BMT Brighton Line)|Parkside Avenue]], with [[Church Avenue (BMT Brighton Line)|Church Avenue]] as a mutual station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stewartmader.com/nyc-subway-maps-have-a-long-history-of-including-path-nj-waterfront/|title=NYC Subway Maps Have a Long History of Including PATH, NJ Waterfront|last=Mader|first=Stewart|website=stewartmader.com|date=June 4, 2015 |access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref> From November 23, 1987 to May 13, 1988, one AM rush hour D train was extended beyond its normal terminal at 57th Street/Seventh Avenue and terminated at [[Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (BMT Astoria Line)|Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sea Beach Line Schedule Changes | author=Bernard Linder |journal=The Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated |volume=44 |issue=4 |page=2 |date=April 2001 |url=https://www.erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2001/2001-04-bulletin.pdf |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref>

On December 11, 1988, the north tracks of the Manhattan Bridge reopened and the two sections of the D joined together running via Sixth Avenue Express. The D now ran as the full-time Brighton Local to Stillwell Avenue.<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=December 1988|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|via=Flickr|access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/09/nyregion/big-changes-for-subways-are-to-begin.html|title=Big Changes For Subways Are to Begin|last=Johnson|first=Kirk|date=December 9, 1988|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=October 30, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In January 1991, a reduction of service along the Concourse and Central Park West Corridors was proposed. Peak direction D service between [[Fordham Road (IND Concourse Line)|Fordham Road]] and [[145th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|145th Street]] would be discontinued. In addition, the D would be the sole service along the Concourse Line due to the elimination (later changed to a reroute) of [[C (New York City Subway service)|C]] service. 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=197-198 |date=January 4, 1991}}</ref>

From April 30 to November 12, 1995,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/13/nyregion/for-riders-a-bright-spot-amid-tumult.html|title=For Riders, A Bright Spot Amid Tumult|last=Belluck|first=Pam|date=November 13, 1995|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 29, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> the Bridge's north tracks closed during middays and weekends and during these hours, D service was cut south of 34th Street-Herald Square. In its place, the Q ran local in Brooklyn to Stillwell Avenue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/26/nyregion/bridge-repairs-to-disrupt-off-peak-subway-service.html|title=Bridge Repairs to Disrupt Off-Peak Subway Service|author=Ronald Sullivan|date=March 26, 1995|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=July 2, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On July 22, 2001, the north tracks were closed at all times and the southern (Broadway Line) tracks reopened. D service was again cut below 34th Street–Herald Square. In Brooklyn, D service was replaced by {{NYCS|Q}} local service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tdcur.pdf|title=B D S Manhattan Bridge Service Change Timetable|date=April 2003|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030629092241/http://mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tdcur.pdf|archive-date=June 29, 2003|url-status=live|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/21/nyregion/manhattan-bridge-service-changes.html|title=Manhattan Bridge Service Changes|date=July 21, 2001|website=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703191041/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/21/nyregion/manhattan-bridge-service-changes.html|archive-date=July 3, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=July 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/index-manny-bridge-01.html|title=Manhattan Bridge Service Changed B D Q &Lt;Q> W|date=July 2001|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|via=The JoeKorner|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref>

=== 2004–present ===
[[File:1986-1988 Westinghouse R68 2672 at Coney Island-Stillwell Av.jpg|left|thumb|330x330px|A [[Norwood–205th Street station|205th Street]]-bound D train of [[R68 (New York City Subway car)|R68s]] awaits departure at [[Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station|Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station]]]]
On February 22, 2004, full service on the Manhattan Bridge was restored and D trains were extended via the north tracks of the bridge to Brooklyn, replacing the {{NYCS|W}} as the [[BMT Fourth Avenue Line|Fourth Avenue Express]] (late nights local) and [[BMT West End Line|West End Local]] to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/nyct/man_bridge/manhbr_map.pdf |title=B D M N Q R W Weekday Service Manhattan Bridge Map |date=February 2004 |website=mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=September 18, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040205124437/http://www.mta.info/nyct/man_bridge/manhbr_map.pdf |archive-date=February 5, 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/nyct/man_bridge/bridge_lines.htm#w|title=MTA NYC Transit Manhattan Bridge Information|date=February 5, 2004|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040205055553/http://www.mta.info/nyct/man_bridge/bridge_lines.htm#w|archive-date=February 5, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref> The D was moved to the West End Line instead of returning to the Brighton Line, which it had run on since 1967, to provide 24-hour service to both the Concourse Line and West End Line and avoid running two separate (B and D) shortened services outside of weekdays. This eliminated the need to run late-night and weekend shuttles on the West End Line as was done prior to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/20/nyregion/20subway.html|title=A Subway Map Remade, In Hopes of Matching Routes and Riders|date=February 20, 2004|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref>

From May 24, 2004, to fall 2004, signal modernization on the [[IND Concourse Line]] required the suspension of D express service in the Bronx.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm|title=Subway Service Information|date=October 12, 2004|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012065026/http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm|archive-date=October 12, 2004|url-status=unfit|access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref>

From September 18, 2021, until January 24, 2022,<ref name="MTA 2022">{{cite web | title=MTA Announces D Train Service Resumes After Fortification and Enhancement of Coney Island Yard Complex | website=MTA | date=January 20, 2022 | url=https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-d-train-service-resumes-after-fortification-and-enhancement-of-coney | access-date=July 2, 2022}}</ref> southbound D trains terminated at Bay 50th Street so work could be completed to protect Coney Island Yard from flooding.<ref>{{cite web | last=Duggan | first=Kevin | title=D train service cuts coming to southern Brooklyn for three months | website=amNewYork | date=August 17, 2021 | url=https://www.amny.com/transit/d-train-service-cuts-coming-to-southern-brooklyn-for-three-months-this-fall/ | access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref>

The IND Concourse Line's express track was closed from July 2, 2022, to January 23, 2023, with D trains using the local tracks at all times.<ref name="Mass Transit 2022">{{cite web | title=MTA to begin next phase of concourse line reconstruction on B and D Lines in the Bronx |date=June 13, 2022 | website=Mass Transit Magazine | url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/maintenance/press-release/21270838/mta-new-york-city-transit-mta-to-begin-next-phase-of-concourse-line-reconstruction-on-b-and-d-lines-in-the-bronx | access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Rivoli 2022">{{cite web | last=Rivoli | first=Dan | title=MTA to 'refresh' Grand Concourse stations during rehab work | website=Spectrum News NY1 New York City | date=June 28, 2022 | url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2022/06/29/mta-grand-concourse-stations-rehab-work | access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref> Effective December 15, 2024, four a.m. rush hour trains began entering service at 25th Avenue and four evening trains began terminating at Bay Parkway, instead of starting or ending at Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2023 |title=MTA D subway timetable Effective June 30, 2023 |url=https://new.mta.info/document/9486 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127052554/https://new.mta.info/document/9486 |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2024 |title=MTA D subway timetable Effective December 15, 2024 |url=https://new.mta.info/document/9486 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216170359/https://new.mta.info/document/9486 |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}</ref>

== Route ==

=== Service pattern ===
The following table shows the lines used by the D, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:<ref>{{NYCS const|serviceguide}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Line
! rowspan=2 | From
! rowspan=2 | To
! rowspan=2 | Tracks
! colspan=3 | Times
|-
!  style="width:40px; text-align:center;"| non-<br />rush
!  style="width:40px; text-align:center;"| rush<br />peak
!  style="width:40px; text-align:center;"| late<br />nights
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[IND Concourse Line]] (full line)
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line)|Norwood–205th Street]]
| all
| style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
| style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Bedford Park Boulevard (IND Concourse Line)|Bedford Park Boulevard]]
| rowspan=2 | [[145th Street (IND Concourse Line)|145th Street]]
| express
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
| local
| rowspan=6 style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| rowspan=5 style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
|-
| [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]]
| [[135th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|135th Street]]
| [[59th Street–Columbus Circle (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|59th Street–Columbus Circle]]
| rowspan=2 | express
| rowspan=5 style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
|-
| [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]]
| [[Seventh Avenue (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|Seventh Avenue/53rd Street]]
| [[Broadway–Lafayette Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|Broadway–Lafayette Street]]
|-
| [[Chrystie Street Connection]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Grand Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|Grand Street]]
| all
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[Manhattan Bridge]]
| north
|-
| rowspan=4 | [[BMT Fourth Avenue Line]]
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)|DeKalb Avenue]]
| bypass
| &nbsp;
|-
| bridge
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| style="background:gray" | &nbsp;
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center]]
| rowspan=2 | [[36th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)|36th Street]]
| express
| style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
| style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
| rowspan=2 | local
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
|-
| [[BMT West End Line]] (full line)
| [[Ninth Avenue (BMT West End Line)|Ninth Avenue]]
| [[Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (BMT West End Line)|Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue]]
| style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
| style="background: gray" | &nbsp;
|}

=== Stations ===

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.<ref name="timetable"/>
[[File:Linea D metropolitana di New York.png|thumb|right|To scale line map]]
{{NYCS service legend
| alltimes = show
| allexceptnights = show
| nightsonly = show
| nightsweekends =
| weekdaysonly = show
| allexceptrush = show
| allexceptweekdays =
| dailyexceptrush =
| rushonly = show
| rushpeak =
| closed = show
| custom_icon_1 = rushpeak
| custom_text_1 = Stops weekdays in the peak direction only
| custom_icon_2 =
| custom_text_2 =
}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size:90%" summary="Service information for the D train and its stations, including service times, ADA-accessibility, subway transfers, and non-subway connections."
! style="width:3%;"| [[File:NYCS-bull-trans-D-Std.svg|20px|D service]]
! width=28% | Stations
! width=3% | {{Access icon}}
! width=36% | Subway transfers
! width=30% | Connections and notes
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan="5"| [[The Bronx]]
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[IND Concourse Line|Concourse Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Norwood–205th Street}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Bedford Park Boulevard}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Concourse|time=show|exclude=D}}
| Some a.m. rush hour trips to and from Brooklyn begin or end their runs at this station{{efn|Some northbound trains terminate at this station during a.m. rush hours; some southbound trains originate at this station during a.m. rush hours.|name=peak}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Kingsbridge Road|Concourse}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Concourse|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Fordham Road|Concourse}}
|
| {{NYCS Concourse|time=show|exclude=D}}
| [[Bx12 SBS (New York City bus)|Bx12 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptrush}}
| {{stl|NYCS|182nd–183rd Streets}}
|
| {{NYCS Concourse local|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Tremont Avenue}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Concourse|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center |{{NYCS SSI|allexceptrush}}
| {{stl|NYCS|174th–175th Streets}}
|
| {{NYCS Concourse local|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptrush}}
| {{stl|NYCS|170th Street|Concourse}}
|
| {{NYCS Concourse local|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptrush}}
| {{stl|NYCS|167th Street|Concourse}}
|
| {{NYCS Concourse local|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptrush}}
| {{stl|NYCS|161st Street–Yankee Stadium|Concourse}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Concourse local|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Jerome local|time=show}} ([[IRT Jerome Avenue Line]])
| [[Bx6 SBS (New York City bus)|Bx6 Select Bus Service]]<br>[[Metro-North]] [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]] at [[Yankees–East 153rd Street station|Yankees–East 153rd Street]]<br>Express trains that normally bypass this station will stop when an event is being held at [[Yankee Stadium]]
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan="5"| [[Manhattan]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|allexceptrush}}
| {{stl|NYCS|155th Street|Concourse}}
|
| {{NYCS Concourse local|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|145th Street|Concourse}}
|
| {{NYCS Concourse south|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Eighth north|time=show}} ([[IND Eighth Avenue Line]])
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[IND Eighth Avenue Line|Eighth Avenue Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|125th Street|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth center|time=show|exclude=D}}
| [[M60 SBS (New York City bus)|M60 Select Bus Service]] to [[LaGuardia Airport]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|59th Street–Columbus Circle|Eighth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eighth center|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local|time=show}} ([[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]])
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[IND Sixth Avenue Line|Sixth Avenue Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| [[Seventh Avenue (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|Seventh Avenue/53rd Street]]
|
| {{NYCS Sixth 53rd|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Queens 53rd west|time=show}} ([[IND Queens Boulevard Line]])
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Sixth|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|42nd Street–Bryant Park}}
| align=center | [[File:Aiga elevator.svg|20px|alt=Elevator access to mezzanine only]]
| {{NYCS Sixth|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Flushing south|time=show}} ([[IRT Flushing Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Fifth Avenue}})<br />{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=show}} ([[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Times Square–42nd Street|Broadway-Seventh}}, daytime only)<br>{{NYCS Broadway|time=show}} ([[BMT Broadway Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Times Square–42nd Street|Broadway}}, daytime only)<br>{{NYCS 42nd|time=show}} ([[42nd Street Shuttle]] at {{stl|NYCS|Times Square}}, daytime only)<br>{{NYCS Eighth south|time=show}} ([[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal}}, daytime only)
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|34th Street–Herald Square|Sixth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Sixth|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Broadway|time=show}} ([[BMT Broadway Line]])
| [[M34 and M34A buses|M34 / M34A Select Bus Service]]<br>[[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|33rd Street}}<br>[[Amtrak]], [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]], [[New Jersey Transit|NJ Transit]] at [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|West Fourth Street–Washington Square}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Sixth|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Eighth south|time=show}} ([[IND Eighth Avenue Line]])
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|Ninth Street}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Broadway–Lafayette Street}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Sixth|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Lexington local|time=show}} ([[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Bleecker Street}})
|Southern terminal for severe weather trips.<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>
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[IND Sixth Avenue Line|Chrystie Street Branch]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Grand Street|Sixth}}
|
| {{NYCS Chrystie Manhattan|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan="5"| [[Brooklyn]]
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[BMT Fourth Avenue Line|Fourth Avenue Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| {{stl|NYCS|DeKalb Avenue|Fourth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS DeKalb night|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center|Fourth}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Fourth center|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Brighton north|time=show}} ([[BMT Brighton Line]])<br>{{NYCS Eastern west|time=show}} ([[IRT Eastern Parkway Line]])
| [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]] [[Atlantic Branch]] at [[Atlantic Terminal]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Union Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Fourth center local night|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Ninth Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Fourth center local night|time=show|exclude=D}}<br>{{NYCS Culver IND north local|time=show}} ([[IND Culver Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Fourth Avenue}})
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Prospect Avenue|Fourth}}
|
| {{NYCS Fourth center local night|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| {{stl|NYCS|25th Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Fourth center local night|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|36th Street|Fourth}}
|
| {{NYCS 36th Street|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center" colspan=5 | [[BMT West End Line|West End Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Ninth Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS West End|time=show|exclude=D}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Fort Hamilton Parkway|West End}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|50th Street|West End}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|55th Street}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|62nd Street}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS West End|time=show|exclude=D}}<br/>{{NYCS Sea Beach local|time=show}} ([[BMT Sea Beach Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|New Utrecht Avenue}})
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|71st Street}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|79th Street|West End}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|18th Avenue|West End}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|20th Avenue|West End}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Bay Parkway|West End}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS West End|time=show|exclude=D}}
| [[B82 (New York City bus)|B82 Select Bus Service]]<br>Southern terminal for some southbound evening trains{{efn|Some southbound D trains terminate at this station during the evening}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|25th Avenue}}
|
|
|Southern terminal for some northbound a.m. rush hour trains{{efn|Some northbound D trains originate at this station during the a.m. rush hour}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Bay 50th Street}}
|
|
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Culver IND south|time=show}} ([[IND Culver Line]])<br>{{NYCS Sea Beach south|time=show}} ([[BMT Sea Beach Line]])<br>{{NYCS Brighton south|time=show}} ([[BMT Brighton Line]])
|
|}

== Notes ==

{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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* {{NYCS const|timetable|D}}

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