:9 (New York City Subway service)

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The 9 designation was originally used for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company's (IRT) Dyre Avenue Line. It served the former New York, Westchester and Boston Railway between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street, connecting to the IRT White Plains Road Line at the latter station. When the connection between the Dyre Avenue Line and the White Plains Road Line opened in 1957, daytime shuttle service was replaced with through service as the {{NYCS|2}}.{{Cite journal|date=September 1958|title=New York City Transit Authority–Rapid Transit Operation|url=http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/pages/FileBrowser.aspx?LinkToFile=FILES_DOC/WAGNER_FILES/06.023.0000.140.1627.PDF#undefined|journal=Transit Record: Monthly Report of Operations New York City Transit System|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|volume=38|issue=9|pages=6}} From 1957 until 1967, the nighttime Dyre Avenue Shuttle continued to use the number 9.{{cite journal |title=Dyre Ave Line To Run All Night |journal=New York Division Bulletin |date=May 1953 |volume=1 |issue=1 |page=2 |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1958/1958-01-bulletin.pdf |access-date=August 5, 2020 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916042547/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1958/1958-01-bulletin.pdf |url-status=dead }} The shuttle was relabeled SS in 1967,{{Cite web|date=November 1967|title=Rapid Transit Guide|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/24936413491/in/album-72157652636594213/|access-date=June 19, 2020|website=Flickr|publisher=New York City Transit Authority}} and then renamed as part of the {{NYCS|5}}, the same as the through service on the line through East 180th Street to Dyre Avenue.{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/03/22/96701798.pdf|title=New Routes Scheduled for 2 IRT Lines in Bronx|date=March 22, 1965|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 20, 2015}}{{Cite book|last1=Lloyd|first1=Peter B.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lnX1MgEACAAJ|title=Vignelli Transit Maps|last2=Ovenden|first2=Mark|date=2012|publisher=RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press|isbn=978-1-933360-62-1|language=en}}{{Rp|62}}

In April 1988,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/04/nyregion/skip-stop-subway-plan-annoys-no-1-riders.html|title='Skip-Stop' Subway Plan Annoys No. 1 Riders|last=Brozan|first=Nadine|date=June 4, 1989|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=June 15, 2016|issn=0362-4331}} the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) unveiled plans to speed up service on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through the implementation of skip-stop service. As soon as the plan was announced, some local officials were opposed to the change. Initially, skip-stop service would have been operated north of 116th Street, with 1 trains skipping 125th Street, 157th Street, 207th Street, and 225th Street, and 9 trains skipping 145th Street, 181st Street, Dyckman Street, 215th Street and 238th Street.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25210677/daily_news/|title=TA's Skip-Stop Plan Hit|last=Moore|first=Keith|date=June 10, 1988|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}} As part of the study that resulted in the skip-stop plan, the NYCTA examined the feasibility of using the center track for express service. However, the center track along the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line exists in two segments,{{efn|The segments of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line between 103rd to 145th Streets and 207th to 238th Streets contain three tracks, including a center track considered for express service. Neither segment has any express stations, with platforms for the center track. The segment between 157th and Dyckman Streets only contains two tracks.{{NYCS const|trackref}}}} which would result in an inefficient express service, and so skip-stop service was chosen instead. Most passengers would not have to wait longer for a train because, previously, a third of 1 trains had terminated at 137th Street. The previous headway for stations north of there was 10 minutes. At skip-stop stations, the maximum wait was to be 10 minutes, and would be 5 minutes at all-stop stations.{{Cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Riverdale%20NY%20Press/Riverdale%20NY%20Press%201988/Riverdale%20NY%20Press%201988%2000130_1.pdf|title=IRT to Shave Commuters'|last=Boroff|first=Phillip|date=April 28, 1988|work=The Riverdale Press|access-date=November 9, 2018}} Skip-stop trains would not speed through stations, instead passing through skipped stops at {{Convert|15|mph|kph|abbr=on}}, the maximum allowed per NYCTA rules.{{Cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FRiverdale%2520NY%2520Press%2FRiverdale%2520NY%2520Press%25201988%2FRiverdale%2520NY%2520Press%25201988%252000122_2.pdf%23xml%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D56d51506%26DocId%3D7014795%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520X%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D1ca%2B1cb%2B231%2B232%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FRiverdale%2520NY%2520Press%2FRiverdale%2520NY%2520Press%25201988%2FRiverdale%2520NY%2520Press%25201988%252000122_2.pdf&xml=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D56d51506%26DocId%3D7014795%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520X%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D1ca%2B1cb%2B231%2B232%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false|title=IRT to Shave Commuters' Travel Time|last=Boroff|first=Phillip|date=April 28, 1988|work=The Riverdale Press|access-date=November 9, 2018}}

In July 1988, it was announced that 1/9 skip-stop service would begin on August 29, 1988. Skip-stop service was expected to speed up travel times for almost half of riders north of 96th Street.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25210902/daily_news/|title=Skip-Stop On IRT Line|last=Moore|first=Keith|date=July 20, 1988|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}} In August 1988, the NYCTA postponed plans for 1/9 skip-stop service due to public opposition. NYCTA officials recognized that they did not do a good job informing the community, and indicated that they planned to continue to look into it. Plans to implement skip-stop service on the IRT Pelham Line (6 train), which were contingent on the success of 1/9 skip-stop were indefinitely postponed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25210846/daily_news/|title=Skip-Stop Train Blocked|last=Moore|first=Keith|date=August 31, 1988|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}} In September 1988, the MTA Board formally voted to defer implementation of 1/9 skip-stop service for these reasons. NYCTA planned to initiate outreach in January 1989 and implement the change at some point later that year.

• {{cite web |title=New York City Transit Authority Committee Agenda September 1988 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48261769752/in/album-72157709587388722/ |website=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |access-date=July 12, 2019 |page=H-1 |date=September 16, 1988}}
• {{cite web |title=New York City Transit Authority Committee Agenda September 1988 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48261697961/in/album-72157709587388722/ |website=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |access-date=July 12, 2019 |page=H-2 |date=September 16, 1988}} In October 1988, the NYCTA informed local communities that it planned to implement skip-stop the following spring; residents of Inwood and Washington Heights were particularly opposed to the change.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25211169/daily_news/|title=TA to Rev up Skip-Stop Plan|last=Moore|first=Keith|date=October 26, 1988|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}}

In March 1989, the NYCTA stated that there was not a set date for the implementation of the plan, with service possibly starting as late as the fall. To convince local communities, it set up meetings with residents and distributed leaflets advertising the change. In an attempt to win their favor, they changed the name of the service from "skip-stop" to "express" service.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24164235/daily_news/|title=TA Slows on Skip-Stop|last=Moore|first=Keith|date=March 29, 1989|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}}

A public hearing on the NYCTA's plan for skip-stop service was held on June 27, 1989. The goals of skip-stop service were to extend all trips to 242nd Street, to provide faster travel times for a majority of riders, and to improve service reliability through evenly loaded and spaced trains. During 1987 and 1988 analysis was conducted to determine various options for express service along the 1, including using the center express track. As part of the plan, express service was to operate weekdays between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Trips that ended at 137th Street were extended to 242nd Street, which eliminated the need for a significant reduction in service levels at local stops. The 125th Street station, which is located south of 137th Street, would have experienced a reduction in service. The location of all-stop stations and skip-stop stations was done to evenly distribute passengers between the 1 and the 9, and to accommodate reverse commuting patterns. Stops with ridership greater than 8,000 daily passengers were designated all-stop stations, while less patronized stops were served by either 1 or 9 trains. One change was made from the 1988 plan–due to community input 181st Street was added as an all-stop station. Express service was expected to save up to {{frac|2|1|2}} minutes of travel time, with an additional {{frac|2|1|2}}-minute reduction in waiting time at all-stop stations. This would save a minimum of six minutes, and a maximum of nine minutes or a 19% travel time reduction. Running express service via the center track was dismissed since it was not designed for express service. The track south of 145th Street is not long enough to allow an express train to pass a local, resulting in merging delays at 103rd Street which would eliminate any time saved. In addition, the busiest stops on the line north of 96th Street would be bypassed without any time savings. Extending all-local service to 242nd Street or adding additional trains were dismissed since they would require additional subway cars, which were not available at the time.{{Cite web|url=http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/pages/FileBrowser.aspx?LinkToFile=FILES_DOC/Koch_FILES/08.005.0000.0000268.05.PDF#undefined|title=#1 Broadway/7th Ave Line Skip-Stop Express Service|date=May 4, 1989|website=laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|access-date=March 20, 2019}}

On July 28, 1989, the MTA Board approved a revised 1/9 skip-stop plan unanimously, with the plan scheduled to take effect on August 21, 1989. Unlike the original plan, 1 trains would skip 145th Street, 191st Street, 207th Street and 225th Street, while 9 trains would skip 157th Street, Dyckman Street, 215th Street and 238th Street.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24164180/daily_news/|title=2 Train Changes Get OK|last=Siegel|first=Joel|date=July 29, 1989|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}}

Beginning at 6:30 a.m. on August 21, 1989,{{cite news |title=The New York City Transit Authority in the 1980s |url=http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/history-nycta1980s.html | first=Mark S. | last=Feinman}} the services were coordinated as the {{NYCS|1}}/9 and both ran between Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street and South Ferry. The plan was to have skip-stop service begin north of 116th Street–Columbia University, but due to objections, most notably that riders did not want 125th Street to be a skip-stop station, skip-stop service was only implemented north of 137th Street–City College between the hours of 6:30 am and 7:00 pm weekdays.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22823286/daily_news/|title=#1 Riders: Your Service Is Changing|date=August 20, 1989|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/brochures/1and9skipstop.pdf|title=Announcing 1 and 9 Skip-Stop Service on the Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line|date=August 1989|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|access-date=August 1, 2009|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626000015/http://subwaynut.com/brochures/1and9skipstop.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/22/nyregion/new-service-for-subways-on-west-side.html|title=New Service For Subways On West Side|last=Lorch|first=Donatella|date=August 22, 1989|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=June 15, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}

On September 4, 1994,{{Cite web|url=http://www.erictb.info/linehistory.html|title=NYCT Line by Line History|last=Bolden|first=Eric|website=www.erictb.info|access-date=June 17, 2016}}{{Cite journal|date=September 1994|title=Bulletin|journal=New York Division Bulletin|publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association|volume=37|issue=9}} midday skip-stop service was discontinued, and 191st Street was no longer a skip-stop station.{{cite news |title=MTA Proposes Dropping No. 9 Train |first=Sewell |last=Chan |author-link=Sewell Chan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/12/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-mta-proposes-dropping-no-9-train.html |work=The New York Times |date=January 12, 2005 |access-date=March 4, 2010}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25211987/daily_news/|title=On Schedules|last=Weinfeld|first=Ronald|date=October 22, 1994|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}} By this time, skip-stop service assigned the following stations to the {{NYCS|1}} train only:

• 238th Street
• 215th Street
• Dyckman Street
• 157th Street

and the following stations to the 9 train only:

• Marble Hill–225th Street
• 207th Street
• 145th Street

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, {{NYCS|1}} trains had to be rerouted since the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line ran directly under the World Trade Center site and was heavily damaged in the collapse of the Twin Towers. The 1 ran only between Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street and 14th Street, running local north of 96th Street and express south of there. It later ran to New Lots Avenue via the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, running local on that line, as well as south of 96th Street, replacing the {{NYCS|3}} train, which ran between Harlem–148th Street and 14th Street; the 9 service and skip-stop service were suspended at this time. {{NYCS|1}} trains returned to South Ferry, and skip-stop service was restored on September 15, 2002.{{cite news |title=Old Service, Old Stops Restored on West Side |first=Thomas J. |last=Lueck |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30C10FE3D540C768DDDA00894DA404482 |work=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2002 |access-date=March 4, 2010}}

{{Wikinews|New York City Subway's skip-stop 9 service to make its last run May 27}}

On April 27, 2004, it was announced that New York City Transit was considering eliminating 9 and skip-stop service due to long wait times, and as a result of a decrease in the number of riders benefiting. The MTA estimated that eliminating skip-stop service only added {{frac|2|1|2}} to 3 minutes of travel time for passengers at the northernmost stations at 242nd Street and 238th Street, while many passengers would see trains frequencies double, resulting in decreased overall travel time because of less time waiting for trains.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/nyregion/25train.html|title=On Its Last Wheels, No. 9 Line Is Vanishing on Signs|last=Chan|first=Sewell|date=May 25, 2005|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=August 29, 2016|issn=0362-4331}} It planned on making a decision in the summer,{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24164320/daily_news/|title=No. 9's Days Seen Numbered|last=Donohue|first=Pete|date=April 28, 2004|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}} and approved the change on January 11, 2005.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24164287/daily_news/|title=End of Line for No. 9|last=Donohue|first=Pete|date=January 12, 2005|work=New York Daily News|access-date=November 8, 2018}} The 9 train was discontinued on May 27, 2005, and the 1 now makes all stops on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/9_discont.htm |title=Noteworthy – 9 Discontinued |date=May 7, 2005 |access-date=September 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507104933/http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/9_discont.htm |archive-date=May 7, 2005 }}

The 9 service used the following lines during the rush hours only.

Stations in green and stations in blue denote stops served by the 1 and former 9, respectively, during rush hours. At all other times, the 1 ran local and now runs local at all times.

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