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"N" train symbol
Broadway Express
A train made of R160B cars in N service approaching 39th Avenue.
A train made of R68 cars in N service at 14th Street-Union Square.
Map of the "N" train
Note: Dashed red line shows late night service via the Montague Street Tunnel
Northern endAstoria–Ditmars Boulevard
Southern endConey Island–Stillwell Avenue
Stations45
Rolling stockR46
R68
R68A
(fleet shared with the "W" train)[1][2]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
DepotConey Island Yard
Started serviceJune 22, 1915; 109 years ago (1915-06-22)

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.[3] The N operates at all times between Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens, and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn via Astoria in Queens, Broadway in Manhattan, and Fourth Avenue/Sea Beach in Brooklyn.

On weekdays, the N runs express in Manhattan between 34th Street-Herald Square and Canal Street, with weekday local service being provided by the W, which is internally staffed and scheduled as part of the N.[4] On weekends, it makes all stops in Manhattan. Daytime service runs over the south side of the Manhattan Bridge and runs express along Fourth Avenue. During late nights, the N serves all stops along its entire route, using the Montague Street Tunnel to travel between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Service history

Original designation for the Sea Beach Line

Before 1970

The route that is now the N was originally BMT service 4, known as the Sea Beach Line or Sea Beach Express.[5]

On June 22, 1915, the current BMT Sea Beach Line opened, replacing a street level "el" that branched off of the Fifth Avenue El with the former BMT West End Line. Originally, it used the south tracks of the Manhattan Bridge, which at that time connected to the BMT Nassau Street Line.[6][7]

On September 4, 1917, the first part of the BMT Broadway Line and the north side tracks of the Manhattan Bridge opened. Trains ran from 14th Street–Union Square to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, now using the bridge's northern tracks.[6][8]

On January 15, 1918, service was extended to Times Square–42nd Street.[6]

On May 2, 1957, service was extended north via the express tracks to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue.[6]

In 1959, trains began stopping at DeKalb Avenue during midday hours. Previously, they bypassed DeKalb Avenue at all times except late nights.

Beginning on January 1, 1961, trains bypassed DeKalb Avenue during rush hours only. In addition, on weekday evenings, late nights, and all day Sundays, they ran local on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.

The N designation begins to appear when R27 subway cars are moved to the line in April 1961.[5][6]

1970-1980

NX A New Service
The NX joins the N

The NX designation was used for a rush hour peak-direction "super-express" service along the express tracks of the Sea Beach Line, beginning at Brighton Beach on the BMT Brighton Line, running through Coney Island, and then following the N route to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue. This short-lived service began on November 27, 1967 (when the Chrystie Street Connection opened)[9] and ended April 12, 1968 due to low ridership. Starting on Monday, April 15, 1968, the five NX trips instead ran as N trips.[5][6][10]

File:Service Adjustment on BMT and IND Lines Effective 1 A.M. Monday, Aug. 30.jpg
Service Adjustment on BMT and IND Lines Effective 1 A.M. Monday, Aug. 30

On August 30, 1976, N service was extended north over the BMT 60th Street Tunnel Connection to Forest Hills–71st Avenue to replace the discontinued EE. While some N trains ran the full route from Coney Island to 71st Avenue, via the Manhattan Bridge and Broadway Express, some trains ran local between Whitehall Street–South Ferry in Lower Manhattan and Forest Hills–71st Avenue, which had been the EE route.[5][6][11]

File:New York City Transit Authority Service Adjustment Poster 1977.jpg
New York City Transit Authority Service Adjustment Poster 1977

On August 27, 1977, N service was cut back during late nights, only operating between 36th Street and Coney Island.[12]

1980-1990

Reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge between 1986 and 2004 disrupted N service, usually removing it from the bridge. On April 26, 1986, the north side tracks on the Manhattan Bridge (leading to the IND Sixth Avenue Line) were closed for rehabilitation, and services that had used the north side were moved to the south side, running via the BMT Broadway Line. Because of the large amount of train traffic now running on the bridge's south side tracks, rush hour and midday N service stopped using the bridge, running via the Montague Street Tunnel and Lower Manhattan making local stops, though evening, night and weekend trains continued to use the bridge and express tracks, terminating at 57th Street–Seventh Avenue.[5][6]

On April 26, 1986, the M, which was rerouted from the BMT Brighton Line to the BMT West End Line, replaced the N as the weekday express via the Fourth Avenue Line.[6][13] On May 24, 1987, the N swapped northern terminals with the R. The N was switched to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard, while the R went to Forest Hills–71st Avenue. This was done to give the R direct access to Jamaica Yard; previously, the N had direct access to both Jamaica Yard and Coney Island Yard, and the R, running from Bay Ridge to Astoria, lacked direct access to either yard.[6][14] When the north side of the Manhattan Bridge reopened and the south side was closed on December 11, 1988, the N began running local in Manhattan and via the Montague Tunnel at all times; In order to replace B service to Ditmars Boulevard, additional N service was provided during rush hours.[5][15][16]

On September 30, 1990, full service on the Manhattan Bridge was briefly restored. Express service on Broadway ran all times except nights (all service stopped at 49th Street due to heavy usage).[17] This very short service was halted by the discovery of a cracked beam under the south side tracks on the bridge.[6]

1990-2000

In 1994, the N switched back to express in Brooklyn only, from Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street to 59th Street, with the M running local instead on weekdays.[6]

From 1994 to 1996, the southern terminal of the N was 86th Street due to rehabilitation work at Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue. On November 4, 2001, it was cut back again as the terminal's reconstruction project continued.[6]

From April to November 1995, the north side of the Manhattan Bridge was closed during midday and weekends. To allow B trains to lay up on the express tracks at Pacific Street, midday N express service in Brooklyn was discontinued for the duration of the closure.

2001-2010

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Broadway Line service through Lower Manhattan was suspended; N service was also suspended and replaced by the W in Manhattan and Queens and the M in Brooklyn. On October 28, N service was restored, but Cortlandt Street remained closed until September 15, 2002.[18]

On September 8, 2002, because of the ongoing reconstruction of Coney Island terminal, weekend and late night N service was reduced to a shuttle between 86th and Pacific Streets, running express on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. In its place, the W was extended to Manhattan and Astoria, Queens at all times; this was because the W was the only route still serving Stillwell Avenue during this part of the reconstruction.[6][19]

On February 22, 2004, the Manhattan Bridge work was finally completed. The N returned to its full route in Manhattan and Queens at all times, and returned to using the Manhattan Bridge at all times except nights (via Fourth Avenue express, bypassing DeKalb Avenue). On weekdays, N trains ran express between 34th Street in Manhattan and 59th Street in Brooklyn, and local elsewhere. On weekends, it makes local stops in Manhattan, but express in Brooklyn, using the bridge. During late nights, it runs local along its entire route via the Montague Street Tunnel, replacing the R train.[5][6][20][21]

On May 29, 2005, the new Stillwell Avenue terminal was completed, and N service between 86th Street and Coney Island was restored.[6][22]

On June 28, 2010, the N began running local in Manhattan north of Canal Street on weekdays to replace the W, which was discontinued due to budget problems, effectively adopting the weekend service pattern.[23][24] N trains that short-turned at 57th Street or Times Square during the AM rush hour continued to run express in Manhattan.[25][26][27][28]

2011-present

From August 2, 2013 to September 14, 2014, the Montague Street Tunnel was closed for Hurricane Sandy-related repairs. During this time, overnight N service was rerouted via the Manhattan Bridge.[5][29]

File:W train restoration notice.jpg
Notice of the N being made express in Manhattan

On February 19, 2016, the MTA announced that as part of a Second Avenue Subway-related reroute of BMT Broadway Line services, the 2004-2010 service pattern would be restored, with the N train running express between 34th Street–Herald Square and Canal Street on weekdays with local service replaced by a newly reinstated W train.[30][31][32] The MTA approved the service change on May 23, 2016.[33] The changes took place on November 7, 2016.[34] The handful of N trains that currently short-turn at 57th Street - Seventh Avenue during rush hours will be extended to 96th Street using the Second Avenue Subway when it opens.[4]

Route

Service pattern

The following table shows the lines used by the N, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:

Line From To Tracks Times
week
days
week
ends
late
nights
BMT Astoria Line (full line) Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Queensboro Plaza local  
60th Street Tunnel all
BMT Broadway Line Lexington Avenue/59th Street Times Square–42nd Street local
34th Street–Herald Square Canal Street express    
local      
City Hall Whitehall Street–South Ferry all
Manhattan Bridge south    
Montague Street Tunnel all    
BMT Fourth Avenue Line Court Street Jay Street–MetroTech all
DeKalb Avenue tunnel
bypass  
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center 59th Street express
local    
BMT Sea Beach Line (full line) Eighth Avenue Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue

Some N trains will terminate at 96th Street via the Second Avenue Subway when the subway opens in December 2016.[4]

Stations

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.

Station service legend
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Station closed Station closed
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Disabled access ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
Disabled access ↓
Elevator access to mezzanine only
N service Stations Disabled access Subway transfers Connections and denotes
Manhattan
Second Avenue Line (limited rush hour service only)[35]
Station closed 96th Street Disabled access Q all timesR one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only Service to begin December 2016[36]
Station closed 86th Street Disabled access Q all timesR one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only M15 Select Bus Service
M86 Select Bus Service
Service to begin December 2016[36]
Station closed 72nd Street Disabled access Q all timesR one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only Service to begin December 2016[36]
63rd Street Line
Station closed Lexington Avenue–63rd Street Disabled access F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction N all times ​​R all except late nightsW weekdays only 4 all times5 all times except late nights6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction Service to begin December 2016[36]
Broadway Line
Stops all times 57th Street–Seventh Avenue Elevator access to mezzanine only Q all timesR all except late nightsW weekdays only Uses express (inner) tracks
Stops all times Times Square–42nd Street Disabled access Q all timesR all except late nightsW weekdays only
1 all times2 all times3 all times (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
7 all times <7> rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Flushing Line)
A all timesC all except late nightsE all times (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal)
S all except late nights (42nd Street Shuttle)
Port Authority Bus Terminal
Uses express (inner) tracks
Queens
Astoria Line
Stops all times Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard W weekdays
Stops all times Astoria Boulevard W weekdays M60 Select Bus Service bus to LaGuardia Airport
Stops all times 30th Avenue W weekdays
Stops all times Broadway W weekdays
Stops all times 36th Avenue W weekdays
Stops all times 39th Avenue W weekdays
Stops all times Queensboro Plaza W weekdays
7 all times <7> rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Flushing Line)
Manhattan
Broadway Line
Stops all times Lexington Avenue/59th Street R all times except late nightsW weekdays only
4 all times5 all times except late nights6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
Out-of-system transfer with MetroCard: F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction (IND 63rd Street Line at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street)
Roosevelt Island Tramway
Stops all times Fifth Avenue–59th Street Elevator access to mezzanine only R all times except late nightsW weekdays only
Stops all times 57th Street–Seventh Avenue Q all timesR all except late nightsW weekdays only
Stops all times 49th Street Disabled access ↑ Q late nights onlyR all except late nightsW weekdays only Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction only
Stops all times Times Square–42nd Street Disabled access Q all timesR all except late nightsW weekdays only
1 all times2 all times3 all times (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
7 all times <7> rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Flushing Line)
A all timesC all except late nightsE all times (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal)
S all except late nights (42nd Street Shuttle)
Port Authority Bus Terminal
Stops all times 34th Street–Herald Square Disabled access Q all timesR all except late nightsW weekdays only
B weekdays during the dayD all timesF all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak directionM weekdays during the day (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
PATH at 33rd Street
Stops late nights and weekends 28th Street Q late nights onlyR all except late nightsW weekdays only
Stops late nights and weekends 23rd Street Q late nights onlyR all except late nightsW weekdays only M23 Select Bus Service
Stops all times 14th Street–Union Square Disabled access Q all timesR all except late nightsW weekdays only
L all times (BMT Canarsie Line)
4 all times5 all times except late nights6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
Stops late nights and weekends Eighth Street–New York University Q late nights onlyR all except late nightsW weekdays only
Stops late nights and weekends Prince Street Q late nights onlyR all except late nightsW weekdays only
Manhattan Bridge Branch
Stops all times except late nights Canal Street (Broadway) Q all timesR all except late nightsW weekdays only
6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
J all timesZ rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops on the lower level, under Canal Street
Lower Manhattan Branch (night service only)
Stops late nights only Canal Street Q all times except late nights
4 late nights6 all times (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
J all times (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops on the upper level, under Broadway
Stops late nights only City Hall
Stops late nights only Cortlandt Street Disabled access PATH at World Trade Center
Stops late nights only Rector Street
Stops late nights only Whitehall Street–South Ferry R all times W limited rush hour service only
1 all times (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) at South Ferry
Staten Island Ferry at Whitehall Terminal
Brooklyn
Montague Street Branch
Stops late nights only Court Street Elevator access to mezzanine only R all timesW limited rush hour service only
2 all times (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) at Borough Hall
4 all times (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) at Borough Hall
Stops late nights only Jay Street–MetroTech Disabled access R all timesW limited rush hour service only
A all times F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction​ (IND Fulton Street and Culver Lines)
Stops late nights only DeKalb Avenue Disabled access D late nights ​​Q all timesR all times
Fourth Avenue Line (tunnel and bridge branches merge)
Stops all times Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Disabled access D all timesR all times W limited rush hour service only
B weekday rush hours, middays and early eveningsQ all times (BMT Brighton Line)
2 all times3 all except late nights4 all times5 weekdays only (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
Stops late nights only Union Street D late nights ​​R all times
Stops late nights only Ninth Street D late nights ​​R all times
F all timesG all times (IND Culver Line at Fourth Avenue)
Stops late nights only Prospect Avenue D late nights ​​R all times
Stops late nights only 25th Street D late nights ​​R all times
Stops all times 36th Street D all timesR all times W limited rush hour service only
Stops late nights only 45th Street R all timesW limited rush hour service only
Stops late nights only 53rd Street R all timesW limited rush hour service only
Stops all times 59th Street R all timesW limited rush hour service only
Sea Beach Line
Stops all times Eighth Avenue W selected rush-hour trips
Stops all times Fort Hamilton Parkway W selected rush-hour trips Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovation until early 2017
Stops all times New Utrecht Avenue W selected rush-hour trips
D all times (BMT West End Line at 62nd Street)
Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovation until early 2017
Stops all times 18th Avenue W selected rush-hour trips Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovation until early 2017
Stops all times 20th Avenue W selected rush-hour trips Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovation until early 2017
Stops all times Bay Parkway W selected rush-hour trips
Stops all times Kings Highway W selected rush-hour trips Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovation until early 2017
Stops all times Avenue U W selected rush-hour trips Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovation until early 2017
Stops all times 86th Street W selected rush-hour trips Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovation until early 2017
Stops all times Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Disabled access D all times (BMT West End Line)
F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction​ (IND Culver Line)
Q all times (BMT Brighton Line)

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