and was discontinued in 1967. In 1987, the short line service was essentially recreated when the rush-hour extension to Brooklyn was moved from the BMT Brighton Line to the West End Line terminating at Bay Parkway. It terminated at Ninth Avenue during midday hours until 1995, when it was cut back to Chambers Street. It was extended again from 2001–2004 while the Manhattan Bridge was closed for reconstruction. In 2010, as part of a series of MTA budget cuts, rush-hour M service was discontinued. On July 19, 2019, a project to install elevators at the 62nd Street/New Utrecht Avenue station was completed. Starting on September 18, 2021, and continuing until January 3, 2022, southbound D trains terminated at Bay 50th Street so work could be completed to protect Coney Island Yard from flooding. Chaining information The West End Line is chained BMT D. This is unrelated to the fact that since 2004, the primary service designator has also been D. Station listing In popular culture Over the years, the West End line has been featured in movies and television shows. The famous chase scene from The French Connection (1971) was filmed under the West End Line. The opening scene of Saturday Night Fever (1977) features Tony Manero (John Travolta) walking down 86th Street, with the West End elevated line above. The opening credits of the television show Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) also featured the West End Line. See also Transportation to Coney Island References External links Railroad History Database Gunther and His Railroad by Morton Morris BMT West End Line on NYCSubway.org Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation New York City Subway lines Railway lines opened in 1916