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Q (New York City Subway service)

The Q Second Avenue/Broadway Express/Brighton Local[3] 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.

Second Avenue/
Broadway Express/
Brighton Local
A Coney Island-bound Q train of R46 cars at West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium
Northern end96th Street
Southern endConey Island–Stillwell Avenue
Stations29
34 (late night service)
22 (limited service)
Rolling stock168 R46s (21 trains)
8 R68s (1 train, p.m. only— used on the B for a.m. service) (One a.m. trainset is used in both Q and R service, but is shown in the R assignment)[1][2]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
DepotConey Island Yard
Started service1878; 145 years ago (1878) (predecessor, along with current Franklin Avenue Shuttle)
August 1, 1920; 102 years ago (1920-08-01) (current Q service)
Route map

 Q  ( N   R 
rush
hours
)
96th Street
86th Street
72nd Street
trains continue to Queens
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street
trains continue south
trains continue to Queens
57th Street–Seventh Avenue
switches to local tracks
during late nights
49th Street
northbound
only
Times Square–42nd Street
34th Street–Herald Square
28th Street
23rd Street
14th Street–Union Square
Eighth Street–New York University
Prince Street
switches to local tracks
during late nights
Canal Street
trains continue north
trains continue south
trains via
Montague Street
Myrtle Avenue
DeKalb Avenue
​​​​
trains
continue south
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
Seventh Avenue
trains continue north
Prospect Park  S 
Parkside Avenue
Church Avenue
Beverley Road
Cortelyou Road
Newkirk Plaza
Avenue H
Avenue J
Avenue M
Kings Highway
Avenue U
Neck Road
Sheepshead Bay
Brighton Beach  B 
Ocean Parkway
trains continue north
trains continue north
trains continue north
West Eighth Street–NY Aquarium
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
 Q 
 D   F   <F>   N 
Legend

Lines used by the
Other services sharing tracks with the
Unused lines, connections, or service patterns
 Q 
Termini of services

Cross-platform interchange

Platforms on different levels

The Q operates at all times between 96th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn, via the BMT Broadway Line, the Manhattan Bridge and the BMT Brighton Line. Daytime service makes express stops in Manhattan and local stops in Brooklyn; late night service makes local stops along its entire route. Limited rush hour service operates locally in Brooklyn via the BMT Sea Beach Line and express via the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, but only in the northbound direction.[4][5][6]

The Q was originally the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT)'s 1 service; beginning in 1920, it ran along the Brighton Line in Brooklyn and Broadway Line in Manhattan. In the past, the Q has run many different service patterns in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, both local and express, including QB service on the Manhattan Bridge and QT service via the Montague Street Tunnel. From 1988 to 2001, Q service ran along the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, with a bullet colored orange. The Q also ran in Queens at various points, including to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard on the BMT Astoria Line from 2010 to 2016, Forest Hills–71st Avenue on the IND Queens Boulevard Line during temporary post-9/11 service reroutes, and 21st Street–Queensbridge on the IND 63rd Street Line until 2001. There was also a <Q> variant from 2001 to 2004, which ran express on the Brighton Line and terminated at Brighton Beach. On January 1, 2017, the Q was rerouted along the Second Avenue Subway.

History

1878–1920: Original railroad

The predecessor to the subway service known as the Q today was the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway. On July 2, 1878, this steam railroad began operations on what would become the BMT Brighton Line, from Prospect Park to the Brighton Beach Hotel in Brighton Beach, which opened at the same time. The Brighton Beach Hotel was located on Coney Island by the Atlantic Ocean at the foot of modern-day Coney Island Avenue. Passengers could make connections with the horsecars of the Brooklyn City Railroad at the Prospect Park terminal.[7][8]: 9 

On August 19, 1878, service was extended north from Prospect Park along what is today the BMT Franklin Avenue Line used by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle, to Atlantic Avenue west of Franklin Avenue, a location known as Bedford station on what is today the Atlantic Branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).[8]: 11  A physical connection existed between the Brighton, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway and the LIRR. By mutual agreement trains of the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway ran on LIRR trackage west to its terminal at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, providing a connection to Downtown Brooklyn and ferries to Manhattan. LIRR trains also operated to Brighton Beach from Flatbush Avenue and from its own terminal in Long Island City, with ferry access to Midtown Manhattan. Initially, service operated during the summer season only. At the end of the 1882 summer season, the LIRR abrogated its agreement allowing Brighton Line trains to access its Flatbush Avenue terminal and beginning with the 1883 summer season, only Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island trains operated between Bedford Terminal and Brighton Beach.

In 1896, a short elevated extension of the Brighton Beach Line (since reorganized as the Brooklyn & Brighton Beach Railroad) opened to the corner of Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street in the north. This extension connected to the Fulton Street Line of the Kings County Elevated Railroad, allowing rapid transit trains on Fulton Street to operate along the Brighton Line. These trains ran from Brighton Beach, up the Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street lines to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge, where walking or transferring to a cable car service connection over the bridge allowed access to New York City Hall at Park Row in Manhattan. In 1900, elevated trains were through-routed to Park Row without need to change trains.[9]: 279  By 1903, a surface extension of the Brighton Beach Line on what is now Brighton Beach Avenue permitted through service from Park Row, Manhattan west to Culver Depot at Surf Avenue near West 8th Street, much nearer to the growing amusement center known then as West Brighton and now simply as Coney Island.[8]: 21 

In 1908, a massive grade crossing elimination project was completed with a 4-track line from south of Church Avenue station to Neptune Avenue near the Coney Island Creek, permitting true local and express service, as pioneered on the New York City Subway that opened in 1904.[8]: 22  The Brighton Beach line was also converted to electrified third rail. Brighton Beach local and express service was extended to a new West End terminal at Stillwell and Surf Avenues, the location of the Coney Island terminal for the BMT Southern Division, in May 1919.[10]

1920–1950: Subway service begins

 
Original 1 designation for BMT Brighton Line service

On August 1, 1920, subway service on the BMT Brighton Line, then owned by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), officially began with the openings of a two-track underground subway between Prospect Park and DeKalb Avenue and the Montague Street Tunnel between Brooklyn and Manhattan.[9]: 285 

In 1921, PM rush hour express service was extended from Kings Highway to Brighton Beach. In 1923, Brighton express service operated via the Montague Tunnel and ran local on the Broadway Line. The BMT held a vote to see which route riders preferred on August 30, 1923. Passengers voted to have Brighton expresses run from Brighton Beach to Times Square via the Manhattan Bridge and the express tracks on the Broadway Line. This change took effect on about October 1, 1923. This subway service was labeled 1 by the BMT starting in 1924, with the remnant service to Franklin Avenue becoming the 7. 1 Brighton Express service operated during rush hours and Saturday afternoons. During the evening rush hour and on Saturday afternoons, trains skipped Canal Street.[11]

The span of express service was extended by 90 minutes until 8:27 p.m. leaving Times Square in 1929. Express service began operating between the AM rush hour and noon on Saturday mornings in April 1930. Express service began operating middays on May 30, 1931, replacing short-line local service. In September 1937, Brighton express service ran between Brighton Beach and Times Square rush hours, middays, and early evenings weekdays and Saturdays.

During the 1930s, limited morning rush hour service ran via the south side tracks of the Manhattan Bridge and the Nassau Street Loop to Chambers Street on the BMT Nassau Street Line. On June 29, 1950, trains began running there during the evening rush as well.

On October 17, 1949, the IRT Astoria Line in Queens, up to this point operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), was converted to BMT operation. 1 Local trains were extended via the 60th Street Tunnel and the BMT Astoria Line to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard during weekday rush hours, and on Saturday mornings and early afternoons. Number 2 Fourth Avenue Local trains also ran here at all times.[12]

1950s

On April 27, 1950, 1 Local trains were extended to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard during middays.[12] On June 26, 1952, 1 Express trains were extended from Times Square to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue on weekdays after the morning rush hour, running local north of 34th Street. On June 28, 1952, special service from Brighton Beach to the Nassau Street Line was discontinued on Saturdays, and Saturday express service was extended to 57th Street.[13][11]

The 60th Street Tunnel Connection opened on December 1, 1955, connecting the Broadway Line to the IND Queens Boulevard Line. 1 Local trains were rerouted to this new connector to Forest Hills–71st Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens between 6:30 a.m. and 8:20 p.m. They were replaced on the BMT Astoria Line by 1 Express trains on weekdays.[14] On May 4, 1957, 1 Express trains running started running to Ditmars Boulevard on Saturdays as well,[12] but made local stops in Manhattan[11] as the local trains in Brooklyn now ran to Chambers Street via the BMT Nassau Street Line. The final portion of the Broadway Line's express tracks, between Times Square–42nd Street and 57th Street–Seventh Avenue, was placed in service on May 2, 1957. 1 Brighton Express trains ran local in Manhattan on Saturdays while Brighton Locals ran express here during evenings and on Sundays. This lasted only until the next service change. On October 24, 1957, Brighton Local trains ran via the Manhattan Bridge and local in Manhattan, all day on Sundays as well as evenings and midnight hours. Brighton Express 1 service on weekdays began using the express tracks between Times Square–42nd Street and 57th Street–Seventh Avenue.

A December 1957 strike shut down much of the BMT Division. Brighton Local 1 trains ran in two sections, from Coney Island via tunnel to 57th Street-Seventh Avenue and from Whitehall Street to Jamaica–179th Street on the IND Queens Boulevard Line. Due to the differing unions predominating on the various divisions, the IND was completely knocked out of service, while the IRT ran virtually normal service. The BMT was about half affected, with makeshift service patterns being set up for the duration of the strike.

On May 28, 1959, 1 Brighton Express trains midday on weekdays were cut back to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue and made local stops in Brooklyn midday. Multiple trains entered service at Queensboro Plaza in the evening rush hour.[11] Nassau Specials returned, running via the Montague Street tunnel during the morning rush and via the Manhattan Bridge during the evening rush. As part of the same service change, Brighton Local trains, beginning on June 6, ran to Franklin Avenue via the route of the 7 Shuttle on Saturdays. This was not seasonal and ran the entire day, being quite distinct from the Sunday service which still operated.

1960–1987: Lettered variants and Chrystie Street Connection

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R27/R32 rollsigns for the Q, QB and QT

On November 15, 1960, with the arrival of the R27 subway cars, 1 service on the Brighton Line was relabeled. Brighton Express service was designated as Q, Brighton Local via the Montague St Tunnel as QT, and Brighton Local via the Manhattan Bridge as QB. Single letters were used to refer to express lines and double letters for local lines, a practice that began thirty years earlier with the Independent Subway System (IND), however, no QQ designation was ever used. Despite these new designations, subway communications continued to refer to the services as "Brighton Local" and "Brighton Express".

Effective January 1, 1961, Q Brighton Express service was cut back from Ditmars Boulevard to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue on weekdays, with trains skipping 49th Street.[11] Saturday daytime service continued to run to Ditmars Boulevard.[15] QT service ran to Ditmars Boulevard on weekdays; on Saturdays, it ran via the Franklin Avenue Line to Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn instead. The QB provided off-peak service between Coney Island and Astoria, via Brighton Local and the Manhattan Bridge. Sunday service between Franklin Avenue and Brighton Beach was discontinued on this date, with Sunday service now provided solely by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle (SS, formerly 7) between Prospect Park and Fulton Street.

Service between Brighton Beach and Franklin Avenue was merged into the Franklin Avenue Shuttle service on October 14, 1961, and all non-shuttle service between was discontinued in February 1963. The Fourth Avenue Local (RR) now provided Broadway Line service along the Queens Boulevard line on weekdays, and the West End Express (T) was extended from 57th Street to Ditmars Boulevard during rush hours. This service change essentially swapped the northern terminals of the Brighton Local and RR, and between the Brighton Express and T. Prior to this both Brighton Line–Broadway services had operated via the 60th Street Tunnel to Queens. By having the Brighton Express Q terminate at 57th Street, this change served to keep one Brighton Line service unaffected in the event of a massive delay in the 60th Street Tunnel.[15]

On April 21, 1962, Saturday express Q service was discontinued, and replaced by QB service.[16] All Saturday trains on the Brighton Line began running local, doubling the frequency of service and providing a one-seat ride to Manhattan for riders at local stations. With the arrival of new subway cars to the line, which provided improved running times, trains making local stops between Brighton Beach and Prospect Park did so in only 1+12 minutes longer than existing express service.[17]

From February 10 to November 2, 1964, the Brighton Express tracks were closed to permit platform extension work at Newkirk Avenue. Skip-stop service was instituted along the Brighton Line. Brighton Express service, which made A stops, ran express from Brighton Beach to Kings Highway, and then stopped at Avenue J, Newkirk Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Beverley Road, Church Avenue, Parkside Avenue, and Prospect Park.[11]

 
1967–1979 bullet

On November 26, 1967, the Chrystie Street Connection opened, connecting the Brighton Line in Brooklyn to the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge. The bridge's south side tracks, which formerly connected to the BMT Nassau Street Line, were now connected to the Broadway Line express tracks, severing the Nassau Street Loop. The bridge's north side tracks, which formerly connected to the Broadway Line, now connected to the Sixth Avenue Line express tracks. Originally, the D running via Sixth Avenue Express, and the QJ running via Nassau Street and the Montague Street Tunnel, were to replace all three Q services on the Brighton Line. The Q and QT went out of existence completely, but due to riders' opposition to the expected loss of all Broadway Line service, some QB trains were retained, now running rush hours only in the peak direction, via Brighton Local, the Manhattan Bridge and Broadway Express in Manhattan, between Coney Island and 57th Street. The color scheme introduced for subway lines that day included a red QB bullet. A short-lived NX service also provided rush-hour service between Brighton Beach and Coney Island and the Broadway Line, running via the BMT Sea Beach Line to Manhattan. This service was discontinued on April 15, 1968, after less than five months.[18] The RR replaced Q, QB and QT service to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard.[12]

On August 19, 1968, 1 AM rush hour QB train began running to Ditmars Boulevard. On January 2, 1973, no QB trains ran in service to Ditmars Boulevard. 2 trains ran light to Ditmar Boulevard from 57th Street in the AM rush, and 1 train ran light to 57th Street in the PM rush. On January 19, 1976, morning rush hour QB trains began running in service to Ditmars Boulevard, and most evening rush hour trains entered service at Queensboro Plaza, with only one evening rush hour train running from Coney Island to 57th Street. All but the first QB morning QB trip, which entered RR service, were cut back from Ditmars Boulevard to 57th Street on August 30, 1976. Evening rush hour trains only ran in service between Coney Island and 57th Street. The last PM rush hour QB train started at Ditmars Boulevard, having previously made a trip in RR service. The first two morning rush hour QB trains ran to Ditmars Boulevard as of May 7, 1978, returning in service as RR trains to 36th Street. The last two evening rush hour QB trains entered service at Ditmars Boulevard, with the final trip having previously made an RR trip from 36th Street.[19][12]

In 1979, the MTA released a revised coloring scheme for subway routes based on trunk line; the QB service was assigned the color sunflower yellow, with black text, because it used the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan. It now used a diamond-shaped bullet because it ran rush hours only.[20][21] On May 5, 1985, the double-letter naming scheme for local services was dropped; the QB was renamed the Q the next day.[22]

 
1979–1985 bullet

Starting on April 26, 1986, the Brighton Line's local tracks underwent reconstruction between Prospect Park and Newkirk Avenue, requiring the suspension of express service; at the same time, reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge started, which would disrupt subway service until 2004. QB service was discontinued.[12]

The bridge's north side tracks (leading to the Sixth Avenue Line) closed. The Q now ran rush hours between 57th Street–Seventh Avenue and Brighton Beach, using a yellow diamond bullet. Because the Manhattan Bridge's north side tracks closed, the D and Q ran on the bridge's south side tracks, both running via Broadway Express to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue. To substitute for the suspended Brighton Line express service, the Q ran skip-stop service with the D between Newkirk Avenue and Sheepshead Bay. D trains served Neck Road, Avenue M and Avenue H; the Q skipped those stops, serving Avenue U and Avenue J, while both lines served Kings Highway.[23] By 1987, as reconstruction on the Brighton Line progressed, the weekday skip-stop pattern expanded to Prospect Park, with D trains serving Beverley Road while Q trains served Cortelyou Road and Parkside Avenue, with Church Avenue as a mutual station.[24]

1988–2004: Manhattan Bridge reconstruction

 
Bullet used 1988–2001 Sixth Avenue Line service

1988–2001: Sixth Avenue service

On December 11, 1988, the Bridge's north side tracks reopened and the south side tracks closed, and the reconstruction project on the Brighton Line ended. The Q became the weekday Brighton Express to Brighton Beach and was rerouted via the north side of the bridge and the IND Sixth Avenue Line to 57th Street–Sixth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan. Because it ran on the Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, the route now used an orange bullet on maps. The 8:23 AM train from Brighton Beach ran to 168th Street.[11]

On October 29, 1989, the IND 63rd Street Line opened and the B, Q, and JFK Express were extended to 21st Street–Queensbridge in Long Island City. Weekday evening service terminated at Broadway–Lafayette Street in Manhattan instead of Brooklyn; these trains relayed at Second Avenue in order to change direction. A special combined F–Q service ran during late nights; in the northbound direction, F trains would operate along its normal route from Coney Island to 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center, then turn into a Q and operate to 21st Street–Queensbridge; in the southbound direction, Q trains would operate from 21st Street to 47th–50th Streets, then turn into an F train and operate along its normal route to Coney Island.[25] The weekday evening shuttle was replaced by the B on September 30, 1990. On October 1, 1990, the Q trip to 168th Street was discontinued.[11] The F replaced the late night shuttle in April 1993.[26]

On February 6, 1995, Q trains began running local south of Kings Highway due to rehabilitation work on the Brighton Line.[11] On April 30, 1995, the north side of the Manhattan Bridge closed during middays and weekends, in addition to the already-closed south side. During these hours, D service was cut below 34th Street–Herald Square. In its place, the Q ran between Coney Island and 21st Street–Queensbridge, via Brighton Local, the Montague Street Tunnel, Broadway Express (switching between the local and express tracks at Canal Street) and the BMT 63rd Street Line. Rush hour and evening service was unchanged. On May 1, Q expresses only operated during rush hours and early evening. Normal service resumed on November 12, 1995,[27] including the restoration of Q express service between Kings Highway and Brighton Beach.[28][11]

On February 22, 1998, construction on the IND 63rd Street Line cut B and Q service back to 57th Street–Sixth Avenue. Service on the 63rd Street Line was replaced by a shuttle to the BMT Broadway Line at 57th Street–Seventh Avenue. Normal service resumed on May 22, 1999.[29]

2001–2004: Brighton express variant

 
Bullet used 1985–1988 for rush hour service, and 2001–2004 for express service

On July 22, 2001, the Manhattan Bridge's north side tracks closed and the south side tracks reopened. There were now two Q services, colored yellow as they now ran via Broadway. In Brooklyn, the circle Q (Q local) replaced the D as the full-time Brighton Local to Stillwell Avenue while the <Q> (Q express or Q diamond) replaced the Sixth Avenue Q as the weekday-only Brighton Express to Brighton Beach. Both Qs used the south side of the Manhattan Bridge to travel into Manhattan and then ran to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue via Broadway Express.[30] Service on the IND 63rd Street Line was replaced by a shuttle, which would be permanently replaced by the F in December 2001 once the 63rd Street's connection to the IND Queens Boulevard Line opened.

After the September 11 attacks, Broadway Line service through Lower Manhattan, and R service were suspended. The Q local replaced the R between Canal Street and Forest Hills–71st Avenue, making local stops in Manhattan and Queens at all times except late nights, when it terminated at 57th Street–Seventh Avenue. This was the predecessor to the Astoria extension (see below). Both services returned to normal on October 28, 2001. On September 8, 2002, Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (the Q's southern terminal) was closed for reconstruction and the Q local terminated at Brighton Beach. During this time, service at stations between Brighton Beach and Stillwell Avenue was replaced by an extension of the B68 bus. Q service to Stillwell Avenue resumed on May 23, 2004.[31][32]

From April 27[33] to November 2, 2003, the south side of the Manhattan Bridge was closed on weekends and Q service was rerouted via the Montague Street Tunnel.

On February 22, 2004, reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge was completed and the north side tracks reopened. The <Q> express was discontinued and replaced with the B in Brooklyn and N in Manhattan to combine two weekday-only lines. The Q local remained unchanged.[34][35][36]

2005–present: Extensions to Astoria and Second Avenue

 
Map of the full Second Avenue Subway (SAS), showing the planned uptown portion of the Q route, which currently terminates at 96th Street

On June 28, 2010, the Q was extended from 57th Street–Seventh Avenue to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard via the 60th Street Tunnel and BMT Astoria Line on weekdays, stopping at 49th Street, to replace the W, which was discontinued due to budget problems.[37][38]

On December 7, 2014, late night Q service began operating local in Manhattan between 57th Street and Canal Street during late nights, in order to decrease waiting time at the local stations.[39][40]

On November 7, 2016, weekday Q service was cut back from Astoria to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue, skipping 49th Street, to provide a seamless transition for the opening of the Second Avenue Subway.[41] Service to Astoria and the 49th Street station was replaced by the restored W service.[42][43]

On January 1, 2017, the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway opened; the Q was extended from 57th Street–Seventh Avenue to 96th Street via the BMT 63rd Street Line and the IND Second Avenue Line. This extension serves Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station with a cross-platform transfer to the IND 63rd Street Line (served by the F and <F>​ trains) before serving new stations under Second Avenue at 72nd Street, 86th Street, and 96th Street, where it originates/terminates.[44] The inaugural train on the Second Avenue Line ran on December 31, 2016, with passenger service beginning the next day. From January 1 to 9, 2017, service between 57th Street and 96th Street ran only from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., with late-night service terminating at 57th Street; late night service to 96th Street began on January 9.[45][46]

Future

The second phase of the Second Avenue Line will extend the Q to a new northern terminal at Harlem–125th Street, with planned stops at 116th Street and 106th Street. At the Harlem–125th Street terminus, there will be a transfer to the existing 125th Street station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and a connection to Harlem–125th Street station on Metro-North Railroad. This will provide residents of East Harlem with direct subway service via Second Avenue and Broadway to the Upper East Side, western Midtown, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, and offer connections to 4, ​5, ​6, and <6> trains and Metro-North from the Bronx, the northern suburbs of New York City, and southern Connecticut.[47] Under the plan approved by the Federal Transit Administration, the MTA estimates to complete Phase 2 between 2027 and 2029.[48]

Route

Service pattern

The following table shows the lines used by the Q, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:[49][4][5][6]

Stations

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.[3]

Station service legend
  Stops all times
  Stops all times except late nights
  Stops late nights only
  Stops weekdays only
  Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
  Stops rush hours only (limited service)
Time period details
  Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
  ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
  ↓
  Elevator access to mezzanine only
 
Br.
 
S.B.
Stations   Subway transfers Connections and notes
Manhattan
Second Avenue Line
    96th Street   N   M15 Select Bus Service
    86th Street   N   ​​R   M15 Select Bus Service
M86 Select Bus Service
    72nd Street   N   ​​R   M15 Select Bus Service
63rd Street Line
    Lexington Avenue–63rd Street   F   <F>  ​​ N   ​​R  
Out-of-system transfers with MetroCard/OMNY:
4  5  6   <6>   (IRT Lexington Avenue Line at 59th Street)
N  R  W   (BMT Broadway Line at Lexington Avenue/59th Street)
Broadway Line
    57th Street–Seventh Avenue   N   ​​R  W  
  | 49th Street   ↑ N   Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction only
    Times Square–42nd Street   N   ​​R  W  
1  2  3   (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
7   <7>  ​ (IRT Flushing Line)
A  C  E   (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal)
S   (42nd Street Shuttle)
B  D  F   <F>  M   (IND Sixth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Bryant Park, daytime only)
Port Authority Bus Terminal
M34A Select Bus Service
    34th Street–Herald Square   N   ​​R  W  
B  D  F   <F>  M   (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
PATH at 33rd Street
Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
  | 28th Street N  
  | 23rd Street N   M23 Select Bus Service
    14th Street–Union Square   N   ​​R  W  
L   (BMT Canarsie Line)
4  5  6   <6>   (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
M14A / M14D Select Bus Service
  | Eighth Street–New York University N  
  | Prince Street N  
Manhattan Bridge Branch
    Canal Street   N   ​​R  W  
4  6   <6>   (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
J  Z   (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops on the lower level.
Services split into Brighton Line and Fourth Avenue Line
Brooklyn
Brighton Line
  DeKalb Avenue   B  D  N   ​​R  W  
  Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center   B  
D  N  Q  R  W   (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
2  3  4  5   (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
  Seventh Avenue B  
  Prospect Park   B  
S   (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
  Parkside Avenue
  Church Avenue B  
  Beverley Road
  Cortelyou Road
  Newkirk Plaza B  
  Avenue H  
  Avenue J
  Avenue M
  Kings Highway   B   B82 Select Bus Service
  Avenue U
  Neck Road
  Sheepshead Bay B  
  Brighton Beach B  
  Ocean Parkway
  West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium F   <F>  ​ (IND Culver Line)
Fourth Avenue Line (limited rush hour service only)[6]
  Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center   D   N  R   W  
B  Q   (BMT Brighton Line)
2  3  4  5   (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
  36th Street D   N  R   W  
  59th Street   N   ​​R  W  
Sea Beach Line (limited rush hour service only)[6]
  Eighth Avenue   ↑ N   W   Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction only.
  Fort Hamilton Parkway N   W  
  New Utrecht Avenue   N   W  
D   (BMT West End Line at 62nd Street)
  18th Avenue N   W  
  20th Avenue N   W  
  Bay Parkway N   W  
  Kings Highway N   W   B82 Select Bus Service
  Avenue U N   W  
  86th Street N   W  
Services from Brighton Line and Sea Beach Line merge
    Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue   N  
D   (BMT West End Line)
F   <F>  ​ (IND Culver Line)

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Broadway Express and Q Train redirect here For the other service referred to as Broadway Express see N New York City Subway service For the album by J J Johnson see Broadway Express album For rolling stock to be used by MTR see MTR Urban Lines Vision Train The Q Second Avenue Broadway Express Brighton Local 3 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 Second Avenue Broadway Express Brighton LocalA Coney Island bound Q train of R46 cars at West Eighth Street New York AquariumNorthern end96th StreetSouthern endConey Island Stillwell AvenueStations2934 late night service 22 limited service Rolling stock168 R46s 21 trains 8 R68s 1 train p m only used on the B for a m service One a m trainset is used in both Q and R service but is shown in the R assignment 1 2 Rolling stock assignments subject to change DepotConey Island YardStarted service1878 145 years ago 1878 predecessor along with current Franklin Avenue Shuttle August 1 1920 102 years ago 1920 08 01 current Q service Route mapLegend Q N R rushhours planned Second Avenue Subway96th Street86th Street72nd Streetplanned Second Avenue Subway trains continue to QueensLexington Avenue 63rd Street trains continue south trains continue to Queens57th Street Seventh Avenueswitches to local tracksduring late nights49th Street northboundonlyTimes Square 42nd Street34th Street Herald Square28th Street23rd Street14th Street Union SquareEighth Street New York UniversityPrince Streetswitches to local tracksduring late nightsCanal Street trains continue northtrains continue southManhattanBrooklyntrains viaMontague StreetMyrtle AvenueDeKalb Avenue trainscontinue southAtlantic Avenue Barclays CenterSeventh Avenuetrains continue northProspect Park S Parkside AvenueChurch AvenueBeverley RoadCortelyou RoadNewkirk PlazaAvenue HAvenue JAvenue MKings HighwayAvenue UNeck RoadSheepshead BayBrighton Beach B Ocean Parkway trains continue north trains continue northtrains continue northWest Eighth Street NY AquariumConey Island Stillwell Avenue Q D F lt F gt N LegendLines used by theOther services sharing tracks with theUnused lines connections or service patterns Q Termini of servicesCross platform interchangePlatforms on different levelsThis diagram viewtalkeditThe Q operates at all times between 96th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island Brooklyn via the BMT Broadway Line the Manhattan Bridge and the BMT Brighton Line Daytime service makes express stops in Manhattan and local stops in Brooklyn late night service makes local stops along its entire route Limited rush hour service operates locally in Brooklyn via the BMT Sea Beach Line and express via the BMT Fourth Avenue Line but only in the northbound direction 4 5 6 The Q was originally the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation BMT s 1 service beginning in 1920 it ran along the Brighton Line in Brooklyn and Broadway Line in Manhattan In the past the Q has run many different service patterns in Brooklyn Manhattan and Queens both local and express including QB service on the Manhattan Bridge and QT service via the Montague Street Tunnel From 1988 to 2001 Q service ran along the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan with a bullet colored orange The Q also ran in Queens at various points including to Astoria Ditmars Boulevard on the BMT Astoria Line from 2010 to 2016 Forest Hills 71st Avenue on the IND Queens Boulevard Line during temporary post 9 11 service reroutes and 21st Street Queensbridge on the IND 63rd Street Line until 2001 There was also a lt Q gt variant from 2001 to 2004 which ran express on the Brighton Line and terminated at Brighton Beach On January 1 2017 the Q was rerouted along the Second Avenue Subway Contents 1 History 1 1 1878 1920 Original railroad 1 2 1920 1950 Subway service begins 1 3 1950s 1 4 1960 1987 Lettered variants and Chrystie Street Connection 1 5 1988 2004 Manhattan Bridge reconstruction 1 5 1 1988 2001 Sixth Avenue service 1 5 2 2001 2004 Brighton express variant 1 6 2005 present Extensions to Astoria and Second Avenue 1 7 Future 2 Route 2 1 Service pattern 2 2 Stations 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit1878 1920 Original railroad Edit The predecessor to the subway service known as the Q today was the Brooklyn Flatbush and Coney Island Railway On July 2 1878 this steam railroad began operations on what would become the BMT Brighton Line from Prospect Park to the Brighton Beach Hotel in Brighton Beach which opened at the same time The Brighton Beach Hotel was located on Coney Island by the Atlantic Ocean at the foot of modern day Coney Island Avenue Passengers could make connections with the horsecars of the Brooklyn City Railroad at the Prospect Park terminal 7 8 9 On August 19 1878 service was extended north from Prospect Park along what is today the BMT Franklin Avenue Line used by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle to Atlantic Avenue west of Franklin Avenue a location known as Bedford station on what is today the Atlantic Branch of the Long Island Rail Road LIRR 8 11 A physical connection existed between the Brighton Flatbush and Coney Island Railway and the LIRR By mutual agreement trains of the Brooklyn Flatbush and Coney Island Railway ran on LIRR trackage west to its terminal at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue providing a connection to Downtown Brooklyn and ferries to Manhattan LIRR trains also operated to Brighton Beach from Flatbush Avenue and from its own terminal in Long Island City with ferry access to Midtown Manhattan Initially service operated during the summer season only At the end of the 1882 summer season the LIRR abrogated its agreement allowing Brighton Line trains to access its Flatbush Avenue terminal and beginning with the 1883 summer season only Brooklyn Flatbush and Coney Island trains operated between Bedford Terminal and Brighton Beach In 1896 a short elevated extension of the Brighton Beach Line since reorganized as the Brooklyn amp Brighton Beach Railroad opened to the corner of Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street in the north This extension connected to the Fulton Street Line of the Kings County Elevated Railroad allowing rapid transit trains on Fulton Street to operate along the Brighton Line These trains ran from Brighton Beach up the Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street lines to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge where walking or transferring to a cable car service connection over the bridge allowed access to New York City Hall at Park Row in Manhattan In 1900 elevated trains were through routed to Park Row without need to change trains 9 279 By 1903 a surface extension of the Brighton Beach Line on what is now Brighton Beach Avenue permitted through service from Park Row Manhattan west to Culver Depot at Surf Avenue near West 8th Street much nearer to the growing amusement center known then as West Brighton and now simply as Coney Island 8 21 In 1908 a massive grade crossing elimination project was completed with a 4 track line from south of Church Avenue station to Neptune Avenue near the Coney Island Creek permitting true local and express service as pioneered on the New York City Subway that opened in 1904 8 22 The Brighton Beach line was also converted to electrified third rail Brighton Beach local and express service was extended to a new West End terminal at Stillwell and Surf Avenues the location of the Coney Island terminal for the BMT Southern Division in May 1919 10 1920 1950 Subway service begins Edit Original 1 designation for BMT Brighton Line service On August 1 1920 subway service on the BMT Brighton Line then owned by the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation BMT officially began with the openings of a two track underground subway between Prospect Park and DeKalb Avenue and the Montague Street Tunnel between Brooklyn and Manhattan 9 285 In 1921 PM rush hour express service was extended from Kings Highway to Brighton Beach In 1923 Brighton express service operated via the Montague Tunnel and ran local on the Broadway Line The BMT held a vote to see which route riders preferred on August 30 1923 Passengers voted to have Brighton expresses run from Brighton Beach to Times Square via the Manhattan Bridge and the express tracks on the Broadway Line This change took effect on about October 1 1923 This subway service was labeled 1 by the BMT starting in 1924 with the remnant service to Franklin Avenue becoming the 7 1 Brighton Express service operated during rush hours and Saturday afternoons During the evening rush hour and on Saturday afternoons trains skipped Canal Street 11 The span of express service was extended by 90 minutes until 8 27 p m leaving Times Square in 1929 Express service began operating between the AM rush hour and noon on Saturday mornings in April 1930 Express service began operating middays on May 30 1931 replacing short line local service In September 1937 Brighton express service ran between Brighton Beach and Times Square rush hours middays and early evenings weekdays and Saturdays During the 1930s limited morning rush hour service ran via the south side tracks of the Manhattan Bridge and the Nassau Street Loop to Chambers Street on the BMT Nassau Street Line On June 29 1950 trains began running there during the evening rush as well On October 17 1949 the IRT Astoria Line in Queens up to this point operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit IRT was converted to BMT operation 1 Local trains were extended via the 60th Street Tunnel and the BMT Astoria Line to Astoria Ditmars Boulevard during weekday rush hours and on Saturday mornings and early afternoons Number 2 Fourth Avenue Local trains also ran here at all times 12 1950s Edit On April 27 1950 1 Local trains were extended to Astoria Ditmars Boulevard during middays 12 On June 26 1952 1 Express trains were extended from Times Square to 57th Street Seventh Avenue on weekdays after the morning rush hour running local north of 34th Street On June 28 1952 special service from Brighton Beach to the Nassau Street Line was discontinued on Saturdays and Saturday express service was extended to 57th Street 13 11 The 60th Street Tunnel Connection opened on December 1 1955 connecting the Broadway Line to the IND Queens Boulevard Line 1 Local trains were rerouted to this new connector to Forest Hills 71st Avenue in Forest Hills Queens between 6 30 a m and 8 20 p m They were replaced on the BMT Astoria Line by 1 Express trains on weekdays 14 On May 4 1957 1 Express trains running started running to Ditmars Boulevard on Saturdays as well 12 but made local stops in Manhattan 11 as the local trains in Brooklyn now ran to Chambers Street via the BMT Nassau Street Line The final portion of the Broadway Line s express tracks between Times Square 42nd Street and 57th Street Seventh Avenue was placed in service on May 2 1957 1 Brighton Express trains ran local in Manhattan on Saturdays while Brighton Locals ran express here during evenings and on Sundays This lasted only until the next service change On October 24 1957 Brighton Local trains ran via the Manhattan Bridge and local in Manhattan all day on Sundays as well as evenings and midnight hours Brighton Express 1 service on weekdays began using the express tracks between Times Square 42nd Street and 57th Street Seventh Avenue A December 1957 strike shut down much of the BMT Division Brighton Local 1 trains ran in two sections from Coney Island via tunnel to 57th Street Seventh Avenue and from Whitehall Street to Jamaica 179th Street on the IND Queens Boulevard Line Due to the differing unions predominating on the various divisions the IND was completely knocked out of service while the IRT ran virtually normal service The BMT was about half affected with makeshift service patterns being set up for the duration of the strike On May 28 1959 1 Brighton Express trains midday on weekdays were cut back to 57th Street Seventh Avenue and made local stops in Brooklyn midday Multiple trains entered service at Queensboro Plaza in the evening rush hour 11 Nassau Specials returned running via the Montague Street tunnel during the morning rush and via the Manhattan Bridge during the evening rush As part of the same service change Brighton Local trains beginning on June 6 ran to Franklin Avenue via the route of the 7 Shuttle on Saturdays This was not seasonal and ran the entire day being quite distinct from the Sunday service which still operated 1960 1987 Lettered variants and Chrystie Street Connection Edit R27 R32 rollsigns for the Q QB and QT On November 15 1960 with the arrival of the R27 subway cars 1 service on the Brighton Line was relabeled Brighton Express service was designated as Q Brighton Local via the Montague St Tunnel as QT and Brighton Local via the Manhattan Bridge as QB Single letters were used to refer to express lines and double letters for local lines a practice that began thirty years earlier with the Independent Subway System IND however no QQ designation was ever used Despite these new designations subway communications continued to refer to the services as Brighton Local and Brighton Express Effective January 1 1961 Q Brighton Express service was cut back from Ditmars Boulevard to 57th Street Seventh Avenue on weekdays with trains skipping 49th Street 11 Saturday daytime service continued to run to Ditmars Boulevard 15 QT service ran to Ditmars Boulevard on weekdays on Saturdays it ran via the Franklin Avenue Line to Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn instead The QB provided off peak service between Coney Island and Astoria via Brighton Local and the Manhattan Bridge Sunday service between Franklin Avenue and Brighton Beach was discontinued on this date with Sunday service now provided solely by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle SS formerly 7 between Prospect Park and Fulton Street Service between Brighton Beach and Franklin Avenue was merged into the Franklin Avenue Shuttle service on October 14 1961 and all non shuttle service between was discontinued in February 1963 The Fourth Avenue Local RR now provided Broadway Line service along the Queens Boulevard line on weekdays and the West End Express T was extended from 57th Street to Ditmars Boulevard during rush hours This service change essentially swapped the northern terminals of the Brighton Local and RR and between the Brighton Express and T Prior to this both Brighton Line Broadway services had operated via the 60th Street Tunnel to Queens By having the Brighton Express Q terminate at 57th Street this change served to keep one Brighton Line service unaffected in the event of a massive delay in the 60th Street Tunnel 15 On April 21 1962 Saturday express Q service was discontinued and replaced by QB service 16 All Saturday trains on the Brighton Line began running local doubling the frequency of service and providing a one seat ride to Manhattan for riders at local stations With the arrival of new subway cars to the line which provided improved running times trains making local stops between Brighton Beach and Prospect Park did so in only 1 1 2 minutes longer than existing express service 17 From February 10 to November 2 1964 the Brighton Express tracks were closed to permit platform extension work at Newkirk Avenue Skip stop service was instituted along the Brighton Line Brighton Express service which made A stops ran express from Brighton Beach to Kings Highway and then stopped at Avenue J Newkirk Avenue Cortelyou Road Beverley Road Church Avenue Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park 11 1967 1979 bullet On November 26 1967 the Chrystie Street Connection opened connecting the Brighton Line in Brooklyn to the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge The bridge s south side tracks which formerly connected to the BMT Nassau Street Line were now connected to the Broadway Line express tracks severing the Nassau Street Loop The bridge s north side tracks which formerly connected to the Broadway Line now connected to the Sixth Avenue Line express tracks Originally the D running via Sixth Avenue Express and the QJ running via Nassau Street and the Montague Street Tunnel were to replace all three Q services on the Brighton Line The Q and QT went out of existence completely but due to riders opposition to the expected loss of all Broadway Line service some QB trains were retained now running rush hours only in the peak direction via Brighton Local the Manhattan Bridge and Broadway Express in Manhattan between Coney Island and 57th Street The color scheme introduced for subway lines that day included a red QB bullet A short lived NX service also provided rush hour service between Brighton Beach and Coney Island and the Broadway Line running via the BMT Sea Beach Line to Manhattan This service was discontinued on April 15 1968 after less than five months 18 The RR replaced Q QB and QT service to Astoria Ditmars Boulevard 12 On August 19 1968 1 AM rush hour QB train began running to Ditmars Boulevard On January 2 1973 no QB trains ran in service to Ditmars Boulevard 2 trains ran light to Ditmar Boulevard from 57th Street in the AM rush and 1 train ran light to 57th Street in the PM rush On January 19 1976 morning rush hour QB trains began running in service to Ditmars Boulevard and most evening rush hour trains entered service at Queensboro Plaza with only one evening rush hour train running from Coney Island to 57th Street All but the first QB morning QB trip which entered RR service were cut back from Ditmars Boulevard to 57th Street on August 30 1976 Evening rush hour trains only ran in service between Coney Island and 57th Street The last PM rush hour QB train started at Ditmars Boulevard having previously made a trip in RR service The first two morning rush hour QB trains ran to Ditmars Boulevard as of May 7 1978 returning in service as RR trains to 36th Street The last two evening rush hour QB trains entered service at Ditmars Boulevard with the final trip having previously made an RR trip from 36th Street 19 12 In 1979 the MTA released a revised coloring scheme for subway routes based on trunk line the QB service was assigned the color sunflower yellow with black text because it used the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan It now used a diamond shaped bullet because it ran rush hours only 20 21 On May 5 1985 the double letter naming scheme for local services was dropped the QB was renamed the Q the next day 22 1979 1985 bullet Starting on April 26 1986 the Brighton Line s local tracks underwent reconstruction between Prospect Park and Newkirk Avenue requiring the suspension of express service at the same time reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge started which would disrupt subway service until 2004 QB service was discontinued 12 The bridge s north side tracks leading to the Sixth Avenue Line closed The Q now ran rush hours between 57th Street Seventh Avenue and Brighton Beach using a yellow diamond bullet Because the Manhattan Bridge s north side tracks closed the D and Q ran on the bridge s south side tracks both running via Broadway Express to 57th Street Seventh Avenue To substitute for the suspended Brighton Line express service the Q ran skip stop service with the D between Newkirk Avenue and Sheepshead Bay D trains served Neck Road Avenue M and Avenue H the Q skipped those stops serving Avenue U and Avenue J while both lines served Kings Highway 23 By 1987 as reconstruction on the Brighton Line progressed the weekday skip stop pattern expanded to Prospect Park with D trains serving Beverley Road while Q trains served Cortelyou Road and Parkside Avenue with Church Avenue as a mutual station 24 1988 2004 Manhattan Bridge reconstruction Edit Bullet used 1988 2001 Sixth Avenue Line service 1988 2001 Sixth Avenue service Edit On December 11 1988 the Bridge s north side tracks reopened and the south side tracks closed and the reconstruction project on the Brighton Line ended The Q became the weekday Brighton Express to Brighton Beach and was rerouted via the north side of the bridge and the IND Sixth Avenue Line to 57th Street Sixth Avenue Midtown Manhattan Because it ran on the Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan the route now used an orange bullet on maps The 8 23 AM train from Brighton Beach ran to 168th Street 11 On October 29 1989 the IND 63rd Street Line opened and the B Q and JFK Express were extended to 21st Street Queensbridge in Long Island City Weekday evening service terminated at Broadway Lafayette Street in Manhattan instead of Brooklyn these trains relayed at Second Avenue in order to change direction A special combined F Q service ran during late nights in the northbound direction F trains would operate along its normal route from Coney Island to 47th 50th Streets Rockefeller Center then turn into a Q and operate to 21st Street Queensbridge in the southbound direction Q trains would operate from 21st Street to 47th 50th Streets then turn into an F train and operate along its normal route to Coney Island 25 The weekday evening shuttle was replaced by the B on September 30 1990 On October 1 1990 the Q trip to 168th Street was discontinued 11 The F replaced the late night shuttle in April 1993 26 On February 6 1995 Q trains began running local south of Kings Highway due to rehabilitation work on the Brighton Line 11 On April 30 1995 the north side of the Manhattan Bridge closed during middays and weekends in addition to the already closed south side During these hours D service was cut below 34th Street Herald Square In its place the Q ran between Coney Island and 21st Street Queensbridge via Brighton Local the Montague Street Tunnel Broadway Express switching between the local and express tracks at Canal Street and the BMT 63rd Street Line Rush hour and evening service was unchanged On May 1 Q expresses only operated during rush hours and early evening Normal service resumed on November 12 1995 27 including the restoration of Q express service between Kings Highway and Brighton Beach 28 11 On February 22 1998 construction on the IND 63rd Street Line cut B and Q service back to 57th Street Sixth Avenue Service on the 63rd Street Line was replaced by a shuttle to the BMT Broadway Line at 57th Street Seventh Avenue Normal service resumed on May 22 1999 29 2001 2004 Brighton express variant Edit Bullet used 1985 1988 for rush hour service and 2001 2004 for express service On July 22 2001 the Manhattan Bridge s north side tracks closed and the south side tracks reopened There were now two Q services colored yellow as they now ran via Broadway In Brooklyn the circle Q Q local replaced the D as the full time Brighton Local to Stillwell Avenue while the lt Q gt Q express or Q diamond replaced the Sixth Avenue Q as the weekday only Brighton Express to Brighton Beach Both Qs used the south side of the Manhattan Bridge to travel into Manhattan and then ran to 57th Street Seventh Avenue via Broadway Express 30 Service on the IND 63rd Street Line was replaced by a shuttle which would be permanently replaced by the F in December 2001 once the 63rd Street s connection to the IND Queens Boulevard Line opened After the September 11 attacks Broadway Line service through Lower Manhattan and R service were suspended The Q local replaced the R between Canal Street and Forest Hills 71st Avenue making local stops in Manhattan and Queens at all times except late nights when it terminated at 57th Street Seventh Avenue This was the predecessor to the Astoria extension see below Both services returned to normal on October 28 2001 On September 8 2002 Coney Island Stillwell Avenue the Q s southern terminal was closed for reconstruction and the Q local terminated at Brighton Beach During this time service at stations between Brighton Beach and Stillwell Avenue was replaced by an extension of the B68 bus Q service to Stillwell Avenue resumed on May 23 2004 31 32 From April 27 33 to November 2 2003 the south side of the Manhattan Bridge was closed on weekends and Q service was rerouted via the Montague Street Tunnel On February 22 2004 reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge was completed and the north side tracks reopened The lt Q gt express was discontinued and replaced with the B in Brooklyn and N in Manhattan to combine two weekday only lines The Q local remained unchanged 34 35 36 2005 present Extensions to Astoria and Second Avenue Edit Map of the full Second Avenue Subway SAS showing the planned uptown portion of the Q route which currently terminates at 96th Street On June 28 2010 the Q was extended from 57th Street Seventh Avenue to Astoria Ditmars Boulevard via the 60th Street Tunnel and BMT Astoria Line on weekdays stopping at 49th Street to replace the W which was discontinued due to budget problems 37 38 On December 7 2014 late night Q service began operating local in Manhattan between 57th Street and Canal Street during late nights in order to decrease waiting time at the local stations 39 40 On November 7 2016 weekday Q service was cut back from Astoria to 57th Street Seventh Avenue skipping 49th Street to provide a seamless transition for the opening of the Second Avenue Subway 41 Service to Astoria and the 49th Street station was replaced by the restored W service 42 43 On January 1 2017 the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway opened the Q was extended from 57th Street Seventh Avenue to 96th Street via the BMT 63rd Street Line and the IND Second Avenue Line This extension serves Lexington Avenue 63rd Street station with a cross platform transfer to the IND 63rd Street Line served by the F and lt F gt trains before serving new stations under Second Avenue at 72nd Street 86th Street and 96th Street where it originates terminates 44 The inaugural train on the Second Avenue Line ran on December 31 2016 with passenger service beginning the next day From January 1 to 9 2017 service between 57th Street and 96th Street ran only from 6 a m to 10 p m with late night service terminating at 57th Street late night service to 96th Street began on January 9 45 46 Future Edit The second phase of the Second Avenue Line will extend the Q to a new northern terminal at Harlem 125th Street with planned stops at 116th Street and 106th Street At the Harlem 125th Street terminus there will be a transfer to the existing 125th Street station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and a connection to Harlem 125th Street station on Metro North Railroad This will provide residents of East Harlem with direct subway service via Second Avenue and Broadway to the Upper East Side western Midtown Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn and offer connections to 4 5 6 and lt 6 gt trains and Metro North from the Bronx the northern suburbs of New York City and southern Connecticut 47 Under the plan approved by the Federal Transit Administration the MTA estimates to complete Phase 2 between 2027 and 2029 48 Route EditService pattern Edit The following table shows the lines used by the Q with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times 49 4 5 6 Line From To Tracks Timesrushhours allex nights latenightsIND Second Avenue Line 96th Street 72nd Street all BMT 63rd Street Line full line Lexington Avenue 63rd Street allBMT Broadway Line 57th Street Seventh Avenue Canal Street expresslocal Manhattan Bridge southBMT Brighton Line full line DeKalb Avenue Prospect Park all Most trainsParkside Avenue Ocean Parkway localWest Eighth Street New York Aquarium Coney Island Stillwell Avenue allBMT Fourth Avenue LineDeKalb Avenue bypass Limited service Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center 59th Street Fourth Avenue expressBMT Sea Beach Line full line Eighth Avenue Coney Island Stillwell Avenue localStations Edit For a more detailed station listing see the articles on the lines listed above 3 Station service legend Stops all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops weekdays only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours only limited service Time period details Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Actin the indicated direction only Elevator access to mezzanine only Br S B Stations Subway transfers Connections and notesManhattanSecond Avenue Line 96th Street N M15 Select Bus Service 86th Street N R M15 Select Bus ServiceM86 Select Bus Service 72nd Street N R M15 Select Bus Service63rd Street Line Lexington Avenue 63rd Street F lt F gt N R Out of system transfers with MetroCard OMNY 4 5 6 lt 6 gt IRT Lexington Avenue Line at 59th Street N R W BMT Broadway Line at Lexington Avenue 59th Street Broadway Line 57th Street Seventh Avenue N R W 49th Street N Station is ADA accessible in the northbound direction only Times Square 42nd Street N R W 1 2 3 IRT Broadway Seventh Avenue Line 7 lt 7 gt IRT Flushing Line A C E IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal S 42nd Street Shuttle B D F lt F gt M IND Sixth Avenue Line at 42nd Street Bryant Park daytime only Port Authority Bus TerminalM34A Select Bus Service 34th Street Herald Square N R W B D F lt F gt M IND Sixth Avenue Line M34 M34A Select Bus ServicePATH at 33rd StreetAmtrak LIRR NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station 28th Street N 23rd Street N M23 Select Bus Service 14th Street Union Square N R W L BMT Canarsie Line 4 5 6 lt 6 gt IRT Lexington Avenue Line M14A M14D Select Bus Service Eighth Street New York University N Prince Street N Manhattan Bridge Branch Canal Street N R W 4 6 lt 6 gt IRT Lexington Avenue Line J Z BMT Nassau Street Line Stops on the lower level Services split into Brighton Line and Fourth Avenue LineBrooklynBrighton Line DeKalb Avenue B D N R W Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center B D N Q R W BMT Fourth Avenue Line 2 3 4 5 IRT Eastern Parkway Line LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal Seventh Avenue B Prospect Park B S BMT Franklin Avenue Line Parkside Avenue Church Avenue B Beverley Road Cortelyou Road Newkirk Plaza B Avenue H Avenue J Avenue M Kings Highway B B82 Select Bus Service Avenue U Neck Road Sheepshead Bay B Brighton Beach B Ocean Parkway West Eighth Street New York Aquarium F lt F gt IND Culver Line Fourth Avenue Line limited rush hour service only 6 Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center D N R W B Q BMT Brighton Line 2 3 4 5 IRT Eastern Parkway Line LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal 36th Street D N R W 59th Street N R W Sea Beach Line limited rush hour service only 6 Eighth Avenue N W Station is ADA accessible in the northbound direction only Fort Hamilton Parkway N W New Utrecht Avenue N W D BMT West End Line at 62nd Street 18th Avenue N W 20th Avenue N W Bay Parkway N W Kings Highway N W B82 Select Bus Service Avenue U N W 86th Street N W Services from Brighton Line and Sea Beach Line merge Coney Island Stillwell Avenue N D BMT West End Line F lt F gt IND Culver Line References Edit Subdivision B Car Assignment Effective December 19 2021 New York City Transit Operations Planning December 17 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