K (Eighth Avenue Local)

Eighth Avenue Local
K train rollsign on a preserved R40 car at the New York Transit Museum
Northern end	168th Street
Southern end	World Trade Center
Stations	23
Started service	September 10, 1932; 92 years ago (1932-09-10)
Discontinued	December 11, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-12-11)
Route map Legend to Inwood–207th Street via 8th Avenue  B   K  168th Street 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue 155th Street the Bronx via Concourse 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 72nd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle Downtown & Brooklyn via 53rd Street East Side & Queens via 53rd Street 50th Street ( southbound) 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 34th Street–Penn Station 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Spring Street Canal Street World Trade Center | Chambers Street  E   K  Downtown & Brooklyn via 8th Avenue Legend Lines used by the Other services sharing tracks with the Unused lines, connections, or service patterns  K  Termini of services Cross-platform interchange Platforms on different levels This diagram: view talk edit

The K Eighth Avenue Local, earlier the AA, was a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet was colored blue on station signs, car rollsigns, and the official subway map since it ran on the IND Eighth Avenue Line.

The K operated during midday, evenings, and weekends, making local stops between 168th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan and World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan via Central Park West and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. During late night hours, the A express made local stops on the IND Eighth Avenue Line. During rush hours, the C, formerly the CC, ran between Bedford Park Boulevard and Euclid Avenue, replacing the K as the local on Eighth Avenue. It was discontinued in 1988 as part of a series of major service changes.