List of New York City Subway services
As of June 2010, the New York City Subway system has 24 lettered or numbered route designations.[1]
- The 1, 6, 7, C, G, L, M and R trains are fully local; making all stops.
- The 2, 3, 4, 5, <6>, <7>, A, B, D, E, F, N and Q trains have portions of express and local service.
- The J train normally operates local, but during rush hours it is joined by the Z train in the peak direction. Both run local, express or skip-stop on different parts of their route.
- The letter S is used for three shuttle services.
Due to the subway operating 24 hours a day, there are five different service patterns. There are rush-hour, mid-day, evening, weekend and late night service patterns. Each service has a table in its article to show what tracks are used and when.
This table 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.
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[edit] Service listing
Lines with colors next to them are trunk lines; trunk lines determine the color of the service bullets and diamonds, except shuttles which are dark gray.
[edit] Current services
[edit] Proposed services
| Route | Line(s) | North terminal | South terminal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Avenue Local | IND Second Avenue Line | 125th Street | Hanover Square | |
| will operate at all times, fully local, making all stops | ||||
[edit] Time periods
The MTA defines time periods as follows; these are used in articles (sometimes abbreviated by numbers in superscript or the symbol indicated):
(1) rush hours – 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
- (2) middays – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday–Friday
- (2a) middays in the peak direction
- (2b) middays in the non-peak direction
- (3) evenings – 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday
- (3a) early evenings – 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- (3b) evenings in the peak direction
- (3c) early evenings in the peak direction – 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- (4) weekends – 06:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday
(5) late nights – 12:00 a.m. to 06:30 a.m., every day
- (5a) weekday late nights (i.e., Tuesday–Saturday mornings)
- (5b) southbound only
- (5c) northbound only
Other symbols are derivatives and are defined based on the rules above:
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Criteria (1), (2), (3), and (4) above (all times except late nights)
Criteria (4) and (5) above (nights and weekends only)
Criteria (1), (2), and (3) above (weekdays only)- The 6 service has a midday (2a) and rush hour (1a) diamond Bronx express service; in addition to 6 local service
- The 7 service has a rush hour (1a), and evening (3c) diamond Queens express service; in addition to 7 local service
- The J and Z are identical routings, differing only by stations skipped during rush-hours (1a).
[edit] Variants unaccounted for by formal designations
Because of inconsistencies in usage there are, in practice, more distinctly identifiable services operating simultaneously than are represented by the color/letter/number designations:
- The 5 service has a rush-hour (1a) service that operates to different terminals; Nereid Avenue and Utica Avenue
- The 5 service has a midday (2b) Bronx express service which operates in addition to the local service.
- The A service has three physically separate southern terminals; Far Rockaway, Lefferts Boulevard and Rockaway Park
- Lefferts Boulevard is served late nights by a shuttle
- Rockaway Park is served only in the peak direction during rush hours (and by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times)
- The E service has a rush-hour (1a) service that operates to a different northern terminal; Jamaica – 179th Street
A number of services operate shorter routes during lower ridership hours, but these are neither signed differently nor counted as separate services. Special services caused by General Orders or construction, usually during off-peak hours, are also not counted.
[edit] Train intervals
The New York City Subway is one of the few subways worldwide, operating 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. The schedule is divided into four different periods of time during weekdays, with each containing different operation patterns and train intervals:
- 00:00 – 06:30 late night
- 06:30 – 09:30 and 15:30 – 20:00 rush hour
- 09:30 – 15:30 midday
- 20:00 – 24:00 evening
Some services may not fit in that pattern exactly. On weekends, late night services are operated like on weekdays, but special weekend daytime patterns and intervals apply.
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; some stations are closed during late nights.
[edit] History
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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[edit] See also
- List of New York City Subway lines
- New York City Subway nomenclature
- Unused New York City Subway service labels
- Staten Island Railway
[edit] References
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- ^ "1 Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t1cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "2 Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t2cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "3 Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t3cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "4 Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t4cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "5 Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t5cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ a b "6 Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t6cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ a b "7 Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t7cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "Building a Better 7 train for You". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/building7update.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "S Train Timetable Between Grand Central Station and Times Square, Manhattan, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t0cur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "A Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tacur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "B Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tbcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "C Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tccur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "D Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tdcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "E Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tecur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "F Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tfcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "G Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tgcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ a b "J / Z Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tjcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "L Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tlcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "M Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tmcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "N Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tncur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "Q Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tqcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "R Train Timetable, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/trcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "S Train Timetable, Franklin Av Shuttle, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tscur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "S Train Timetable, Rockaway Park Shuttle, Effective December 4, 2011". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/thcur.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
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