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Services that use the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line through midtown and downtown have been colored red since 1979. The original IRT numbering system provided for , and on the line.
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The Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, also known as the IRT West Side Line, is one of the lines of the division of the New York City Subway. It runs along the west side of Manhattan and into the Bronx; the part north of 42nd Street was built as part of the first subway in New York. The line serves places such as Lincoln Center, Columbia University, and City College. The line is often referred to as the 1 'n' 9 due to the 1 and services that operate over the whole line.
Extent and service
The following services use part or all of the Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line:
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| current service
| section of line
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| 1
| local (skip-stop with 9 in upper Manhattan during rush hours)
| full line
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| 2
| express (local late nights)
| 96th Street to Chambers Street
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| 3
| express, all but late nights
| 96th Street to Chambers Street
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| 9
| local, rush hours only (skip-stop with 1 in upper Manhattan)
| full line
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History
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