Sixth Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
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Sixth Avenue |
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New York City Subway station |
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| Station information | |
| Line | BMT Canarsie Line |
| Services | L  (all times) |
| Transfers | 1 2 3  at 14th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) |
F V  at 14th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) |
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| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Passengers (2006) | 14.134 million (station complex) ▲ 2% |
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| Borough | Manhattan |
| Opened | September 21, 1924 |
| Next north | Eighth Avenue: L |
| Next south | Union Square–14th Street: L |
Sixth Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, it is served by the L train at all times.
This station was the Canarsie Line's original northern terminal from 1924 until 1931, when Eighth Avenue opened.
[edit] Bus connections
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — BMT Canarsie Line: 6th Avenue
- Station Reporter — 14th Street/6th and 7th Avenue Complex
