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West Side rejoice: 7 train service extends further than any other MTA train in midtown

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Crew members prepare the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan as service begins on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Passengers enter the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 Station in Manhattan as service begins on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. The $2.42 billion, 1.5-mile extension of the 7 Line to 34th Street-11th Avenue is the only line south of 59th Street to provide service west of Ninth Avenue. It offers access to the Jacob Javits Convention Center, the High Line and Hudson River Park.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The first passengers enter the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan as service begins on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. The 7 Line extension to 34th Street-11th Avenue is the only line south of 59th Street to provide service west of Ninth Avenue.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Passengers exit the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan as service begins on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. The $2.42 billion, 1.5-mile extension of the No. 7 Line offers access to the Jacob Javits Convention Center, the High Line and Hudson River Park.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The first passengers enter the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. The $2.42 billion, 1.5-mile extension of the No. 7 Line offers access to the Jacob Javits Convention Center, the High Line and Hudson River Park.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Passengers, including
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • From left, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio look towards the construction taking place in Hudson Yards during a ceremony marking the opening of the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Crew members prepare the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan as service begins on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio exits a 7 train during a ceremony marking the opening of the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A person enters the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan as service begins on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A band plays during a ceremony marking the opening of the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A subway map shows the extended No. 7 train service to the 34th Street-Hudson Yards No. 7 station in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

The No. 7 train started running to Hudson Yards on Sunday, the only line south of 59 Street to provide service west of Ninth Avenue, offering access to the Jacob Javits Convention Center, the High Line and Hudson River Park.

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