NYCT 2917 • New York NY • 07/03/24

            The "Franklin Avenue Shuttle" is a New York City Subway shuttle service operating in Brooklyn, using the BMT Franklin Avenue Line exclusively. The northern terminus, seen here, is Franklin Avenue (with a transfer available to the C Line). The southern terminus is Prospect Park, with a transfer available to the B and Q Lines.  There are two intermediate stations as well:  Park Place and Botanic Garden. 

The S (or, as some refer to it, FS) operates two 2-car train sets of R68 cars under One Person Train Operation with the motorman also being the conductor. The motorman will go to the opposite end to make another run at each terminal. The northbound and southbound trains usually pass each other at Botanic Garden, the only station on the line to use both tracks. This effectively leaves a passing loop for the northbound train to leave Botanic Garden when the southbound train arrives.

Passengers are boarding R68 cars 2917 and 2920 at the Franklin Avenue Station, and shortly the train will head through lush foliage along the line to Prospect Park, making this the prettiest subway route in the city!  (New York, New York – July 3, 2024)

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Taken on: July 3, 2024

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