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R Trains to Start Running at Night From Brooklyn Into Manhattan, MTA Says

By Trevor Kapp | June 17, 2016 10:18am
 R trains will soon run from Brooklyn to Manhattan late at night, the MTA said.
R trains will soon run from Brooklyn to Manhattan late at night, the MTA said.
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BROOKLYN — Late-night R trains will soon run from Bay Ridge into Manhattan, providing a direct link for straphangers who currently have to transfer to get from one borough to the other, the MTA said.

The line has served as a shuttle between Bay Ridge-95th Street and 36th Street in Sunset Park at night, but the new extension will allow straphangers to remain on their train to Whitehall Street in Manhattan instead of switching over.

“We always want to better serve our customers by strengthening service whenever we have sustainable resources to do so,” MTA New York City Transit President Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim said in a statement.

“This added service will provide off-peak customers with additional travel options and add seamless connectivity to vital transit hubs in Brooklyn.”

The MTA said it hopes the adjustment will reduce wait times and provide additional options for riders who currently have to rely on the D and N lines to get around south Brooklyn at night.