S - Franklin Avenue Shuttle (New York City Subway service)
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The S-Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle train service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn, New York.
The shuttle's fleet consists of 4 special 2-car R68's from the Avenue X/Stillwell Avenue Yard with one as a spare in the yard, one in storage on the unused "southbound local" track at Prospect Park and two in service. As opposed to regular R68's in the fleet, the shuttle's information signs are stickers instead of a rollsign. The shuttle also runs One Person Train Operation with the motorman also being a conductor meanwhile, at the end of each run the motorman/conductor will go to the opposite car to make another run.
The current service is co-extensive with the BMT Franklin Avenue Line. It parallels Franklin Avenue, hence its name. It was originally a part of the mainline of the Brighton Beach Line and opened as part of that steam railroad line in 1878. The mainline was shifted in 1920, and the Franklin line was reduced to a full-time shuttle in the early 1960s. The line was fully two tracks (with only one track used at Prospect Park) before the 1998-1999 rehabilitation with the stations deteriorating and the then closed Dean Street visible. There is a connection with the Brighton Line. Trains usually meet at Botanic Garden, the only 2 track station on the line.
The north terminus is Franklin Avenue-Fulton Street , and is at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street with a transfer available to the IND Fulton Street Line. The south terminus is Prospect Park.
There are currently 4 stops on this line, as two of the existing stations, Dean Street and Consumers Park closed. Dean Street in 1995 due to low paid fare entrance and fare beating and Consumers Park (Botanic Garden) in 1928, although it was replaced by the current Botanic Garden station 5 blocks to the north.
The Franklin Shuttle was completely rebuilt and renovated in 1998-1999 as opposed to abandoning the line due to community opposition, during renovation, a temporary shuttle bus and the B48 replaced shuttle service.
On November 1, 1918, in the worst rapid transit railroad accident prior to the Amagasaki rail crash in 2005, a speeding Brooklyn Rapid Transit train crashed inside a new tunnel leading into the Prospect Park station, killing at least 93. This became known as the Brighton Line Accident or Malbone Street Wreck.
Station Listing
For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.
| Station | When | Services | Accessible |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | |||
| Franklin Avenue | always | Template:NYCS Franklin Template:NYCS Fulton center local | Template:NYCS acc |
| Park Place | always | Template:NYCS Franklin | Template:NYCS acc |
| Botanic Garden | always | Template:NYCS Franklin Template:NYCS Eastern west | |
| Prospect Park | always | Template:NYCS Franklin Template:NYCS Brighton | Template:NYCS acc (northbound only) |