The following New York City Subway lines are either entirely defunct or have major portions no longer in service. Defunct
spur lines with one station, such as the
South Ferry loops, are not included in this list, nor are
surface transit lines.
Vestiges of former lines •
IRT White Plains Road Line: Just north of the
Third Avenue–149th Street station, exiting the tunnel portal, one can see the initial framework of the
IRT Third Avenue Line. There used to be a connection from the White Plains Road line to the Third Avenue El, which ran south across the Harlem River to Manhattan. • IRT White Plains Road Line: The other end of the Third Avenue El connected to the White Plains Road line at the lower level of the
Gun Hill Road station (closed 1973). Also on the White Plains Road line is the remnant of the short section of track to the original
Bronx Park terminal. •
IRT Jerome Avenue Line: North of the
161st Street–Yankee Stadium station is the framework for the connection from the
IRT Ninth Avenue Line. •
IRT Dyre Avenue Line: The Dyre Avenue Line was part of the
New York, Westchester, and Boston Railway; it continued north beyond
Eastchester–Dyre Avenue to White Plains and Port Chester; and south of the present connection to the White Plains Road line at
East 180th Street, to 133rd Street where it ran alongside the New Haven Railroad. The platforms of the NYW&B station are still visible at East 180th Street station and are sometimes used to store trains. The structure south of East 180th Street ends abruptly at Lebanon Street. •
IRT Flushing Line: Part of the trackway from the
Queensboro Bridge and the
IRT Second Avenue Line is still visible at the east end of
Queensboro Plaza. •
BMT Nassau Street Line/
BMT Broadway Line: The BMT Nassau Street Line used to connect to the south side of the
Manhattan Bridge north of
Chambers Street. The trackways were disconnected from the Manhattan Bridge after the
Chrystie Street Connection opened. Also, heading northbound over the Manhattan Bridge north side, an abandoned tunnel is visible before entering
Grand Street. Heading northbound on the south side, the remains of the tunnel to the BMT Nassau Street Line loop is briefly visible. This area was reconfigured as part of the Chrystie Street Connection. •
BMT Fulton Street Line: Trackways are still visible at
BMT Canarsie Line stations at
Broadway Junction and
Atlantic Avenue. Framework for the el was up until early 1998, visible at the
Franklin Avenue Shuttle station at
Franklin Avenue–Fulton Street. The structure served as a pedestrian walkway and was demolished in 1998 when the station and the Franklin Avenue Line was rebuilt as a single-tracked line. •
BMT Fulton Street Line: On the
IND Fulton Street Line heading westbound from
80th Street, one can see the stub end of the old BMT Fulton Street Line continuing straight ahead while the IND Fulton Street Line curves into
Grant Avenue, an underground station. •
BMT Culver Line (now
IND Culver Line): At
Ninth Avenue and at
Ditmas Avenue, the original Culver line connected. The trackway is visible at Ditmas Avenue and the ramps are visible at Ninth Avenue. •
BMT Jamaica Line: West of
Gates Avenue, one can see where the structure turned onto
Lexington Avenue to head toward the Brooklyn Bridge. The structure is only visible from street level. • BMT Jamaica Line: West of
Marcy Avenue, the BMT Jamaica Line veers right onto the
Williamsburg Bridge while the original structure continues straight ahead. • BMT Jamaica Line: East of
121st Street, the 144th Street BMT powerhouse and
168th Street station house still exist along Jamaica Avenue. • The LIRR's
Rockaway Beach Branch runs from the White Pot Junction to just east of
Rockaway Boulevard, where the
IND Rockaway Line begins. == See also ==