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| Close: | (acquisition by the NYC Board of Transportation) |
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The Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) was an urban transit holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, and incorporated in 1923. The system was sold to the city in 1940. Today, together with the IND subway system, it forms the B Division of the modern New York City Subway.[1]
The original BMT routes form the,,,,, and trains, as well as the Franklin Avenue Shuttle, with the IND and using BMT trackage in Brooklyn. The train enters the IND via the Chrystie Street Connection after crossing the Williamsburg Bridge. The, along with some rush-hour trains enter the IND from the BMT 63rd Street Line. The train enters the IND via the 60th Street Tunnel Connection.
The train supplements the in the peak direction during rush hours only. Prior to city ownership, the BMT services were designed with numbers, and the current letter scheme was developed as a continuation of the IND nomenclature as the IND and BMT systems were integrated.