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The New York City Subway system has 28 lettered or numbered route designations. [1]
The subway normally operates 24 hours a day with five different service patterns: rush-hour, midday, evening, weekend and late-night. Each service has a table in its article to show what tracks are used and when. This article lists all the current services, along with their lines and terminals and a brief description; see Unused New York City Subway service labels for unused and defunct services.
In the New York City Subway nomenclature, numbered or lettered "services" use different segments of physical trackage, or "lines". The services that run on certain lines change periodically.
The New York City Subway is one of the few subways worldwide operating 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The schedule is divided into different periods, with each containing different operation patterns and train intervals.
The MTA defines time periods as follows; these are used in articles (sometimes abbreviated by numbers in superscript or the symbol indicated):
Other symbols are derivatives and are defined based on the rules above:
Lines with colors next to them are the primary trunk line of the corresponding service; they determine the color of the service bullets and diamonds, except shuttles, which are dark gray.
Route | Line(s) | North terminal | South terminal | Service pattern(s) | |
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Second Avenue Local | IND Second Avenue Line | Harlem–125th Street | Houston Street (Phase 3) Hanover Square (Phase 4) | Will operate at all times, fully local, making all stops |
Several services operate shorter routes during lower ridership hours, but these are neither signed differently nor counted as separate services. Although service changes caused by General Orders for construction occur on most days during midday and overnight hours, and throughout most weekends, these changes are not counted as separate services.
Because of some terminal station capacity constraints, numerous services operate to a secondary terminal as well as their usual terminus during peak hours.
The following lines run in special service or after sporting and other events:
The schedule offers trains every 3 to 5 minutes on the most used sections during rush hours. During other traffic periods, intervals range usually from 4 to 12 minutes or up to 20 minutes on outer sections. During late nights, only selected express services are operated and all late-night services usually run every 20 minutes.
Train times | ||||||
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Day of the week | Rush Hour a.m. | Midday | Rush Hour p.m. | Evening | Weekend | Late Night |
Monday to Friday | 6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. | 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. | — | 12 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. |
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays | — | — | — | — | 6:30 a.m. – 12 a.m. |
Train headways in minutes as of July 2024 [update] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Period | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | (42nd St.) [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [25] | (Fkln. Ave.) [23] | (Rock. Park) [24] |
Rush hours | 3-7 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 7-9 | 9-10 | 6-7 | 4 | 4-5 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 8-10 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 8-10 | 10 | 12-28 |
Middays | 6 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7-10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7-8 | 7-8 | 8 | 8 | 4-6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13-17 |
Evenings | 10 | 8-12 | 12 | 10 | 10-12 | 10-12 | 5-8 | 5 | 10-12 | — | 12 | 10-12 | 6-10 | 8-10 | 8-12 | 12-15 | 7-12 | 12-15 | 10-12 | 8-12 | 12 | 10 | 12-15 | 15-20 |
Weekends | 6-8 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 6-8 | 4-8 | 5 | 10 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8-10 | 4-10 | 8-10 | 12 | 8-10 | 12 | — | 10-15 | 15-20 |
Late nights | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 20 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 20 | 20 |
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This is a list of average train frequencies during different times of the day, measured in trains per hour (tph). This chart shows frequencies as of July 2024 [update] based on the train intervals listed in timetables, with a margin of error of 2 tph.
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Period | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [7] | [8] | [8] | (42nd St.) [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [25] | (Fkln. Ave.) [23] | (Rock. Pk.) [24] |
Rush hours | 8–18 | 9–10 [note 1] | 9–10 | 14.5 [note 1] | 14.5 [note 1] [note 2] | 12–15 | 12–15 | 10–15 | 10–15 | 20 | 15 [note 3] | 8 | 6–7 | 10 | 15 [note 4] | 14.5 | 2 [note 5] | 6–8 | 6 | 6 | 18–20 | 7–8 | 7.5 | 7.5-10 | 7.5 | 6-7 | 6 | 3-4 |
Middays, evenings, and weekends [note 6] | 10 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 12 | — | 12 | 8 [note 7] | 6-7.5 | 6-7.5 | 6-7.5 | 8 | 8 | — | 7.5 | 6-7.5 | — | 15 | 6-7.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Late nights | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 6 [note 8] | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
See New York City Subway nomenclature for a complete explanation; this is just a table of when each service has existed (and been signed for the public). Shuttles were SS until 1985, when they became S (which had been used for specials). See here for the colors used for shuttles in 1967; in 1968 all six became green, and in 1979 all shuttles became dark gray.
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The 6 Lexington Avenue Local and <6> Pelham Bay Park Express are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored forest green since they use the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan. Local service is denoted by a (6) in a circular bullet, and express service is denoted by a <6> in a diamond-shaped bullet. On the R62A rolling stock, this is often indicated by LEDs around the service logo to indicate local or express service to riders. The LEDs illuminate in a green circle pattern for 6 local trains and in a red diamond pattern for <6> trains.
The Rockaway Park Shuttle is a New York City Subway shuttle train that operates in Queens. It connects with the A train at Broad Channel station and is the latest iteration of the Rockaway Shuttle services that have been running on the Rockaway peninsula since 1956. This shuttle train provides service to the western part of the peninsula, with a terminus at Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street. The fully above-ground route operates on trackage that was originally part of the Long Island Rail Road's Rockaway Beach Branch until the mid-1950s. During summer weekends, to eliminate an additional transfer and thus ease beach access, the Rockaway Park Shuttle is typically extended four stations north to Rockaway Boulevard, the easternmost station shared by Rockaway-bound and Lefferts Boulevard-bound A trains.
The C Eighth Avenue Local is a 19-mile-long (31 km) rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is blue since it is a part of the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored forest green since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored red since it uses the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan.
The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored forest green since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored blue since it is a part of the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The E Queens Boulevard Express/Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is blue since it uses the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The Q Second Avenue/Broadway Express/Brighton Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored yellow since it is a part of the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.
The J Nassau Street Local and Z Nassau Street Express are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored brown since they use the BMT Nassau Street Line in Lower Manhattan.
The Van Siclen Avenue station is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Van Siclen Avenue and Livonia Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. It is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here.
The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The R Broadway Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored yellow since it uses the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.
The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The F and <F> Queens Boulevard Express/Sixth Avenue Local are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Their route bullets are colored orange, since they use and are part of the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The M Queens Boulevard/Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange since it is a part of the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The N Broadway Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet," is colored yellow, since it uses the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.
The Beach 90th Street station is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains.
The Beach 105th Street station is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located at Beach 105th Street on the Rockaway Freeway in Queens. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains.