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5 — Lexington Avenue Express

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What the MTA is reporting

[5] runs every 20 minutes

[5] service operates on a modified schedule because [4][5] and [6] trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.

What's happening?
We're replacing tracks

[5] service ends early between Bowling Green, Manhattan and E 180 St, Bronx

[5] trains run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.

[2] trains make [5] stops between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos.
[4] trains make [5] stops between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green.
Transfer between trains at E 180 St [accessibility icon] | [2][5] and/or 149 St-Hostos [accessibility icon] | [2][4].
Approximate final departures:
The last Manhattan-bound [5] departs E 180 St at 8:25 PM and 3 Av-149 St at 8:35 PM.
The last Bronx-bound [5] departs Bowling Green at 9:20 PM and Grand Central-42 St at 9:35 PM.

What's happening?
Fastrack maintenance

In the Bronx, Manhattan-bound [5] skips Baychester Av, Gun Hill Rd and Morris Park

For service to these stations, take the [5] to Pelham Pkwy or E 180 St [accessibility icon] and transfer to a Dyre Av-bound [5].

For service from these stations, take the [5] to Pelham Pkwy or Eastchester-Dyre Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound [5].

What's happening?
Track maintenance

[accessibility icon] This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

In the Bronx, uptown [2][5] skips Jackson Av, Prospect Av, Intervale Av, Simpson St, Freeman St, 174 St and West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av

For service to these stations, take the [2] or [5] to E 180 St [accessibility icon] and transfer to a Manhattan-bound [2] or [5].

For service from these stations, take the [2] or [5] to 149 St-Hostos [accessibility icon] and transfer to an uptown [2] or [5].
All trains at E 180 St board from the downtown platform.
Travel tip:
For service to Jackson Av, Prospect Av, Intervale Av and Simpson St, transfer to the Bx4 bus at 3 Av-149 St [accessibility icon].

What's happening?
Signal maintenance

No [5] between E 180 St, Bronx and Bowling Green, Manhattan

[5] service runs between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.

For service between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos, take the [2].
For service between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green, take the [4].
Transfer between trains at E 180 St [accessibility icon] | [2][5] and/or 149 St-Hostos [accessibility icon] | [2][4].
Note: Bronx-bound [5] service from Bowling Green begins at approximately 11 AM.

What's happening?
Track maintenance

No [5] between Bowling Green, Manhattan and E 180 St, Bronx

[5] trains run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St, every 12 minutes days and evenings

[2] trains make [5] stops between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos.
[4] trains make [5] stops between 125 St and Bowling Green.
Transfer between trains at E 180 St [accessibility icon] | [2][5] and/or 149 St-Hostos [accessibility icon] | [2] and Woodlawn-bound [4] * .
*No [4] between 149 St-Hostos and 125 St, during this time. [shuttle bus icon] Free shuttle buses run between 149 St-Hostos and 3 Av-138 St [6] Station, stopping at 138 St-Grand Concourse.

Travel tip:
For Midtown and Lower Manhattan, use the [

In the Bronx, Manhattan-bound [2][5] runs express from E 180 St to 3 Av-149 St All trains at E 180 St board from the uptown platform

For service to West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 174 St, Freeman St, Simpson St, Intervale Av, Prospect Av and Jackson Av, take the [2] or [5] to 149 St-Hostos [accessibility icon] and transfer to a Wakefield-bound [2] or Dyre Av-bound [5].

For service from these stations, take the [2] or [5] to E 180 St [accessibility icon] and transfer to a Manhattan-bound [2] or [5].

Travel tip:
From Simpson St, Intervale Av, Prospect Av and Jackson Av, take the Bx4 bus instead. Transfer to the [2] or [5] at 3 Av-149 St [accessibility icon].

What's happening?
Signal maintenance

[accessibility icon] This servi

In the Bronx, no overnight [5] between Dyre Av and E 180 St

[shuttle bus icon] Free T113 shuttle buses make stops between Dyre Av and E 180 St.
Transfer between [2] and [shuttle bus icon] at E 180 St [accessibility icon].
What's happening?
Signal maintenance

[5] runs every 20 minutes and local in both directions between 125 St and Grand Central-42 St

Notes: [5] service operates on a modified schedule because [4][5] and [6] trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.
Manhattan-bound [5] service begins after 10 AM on Sunday (10/18)

Schedule reminder: Overnight [5] service operates only in the Bronx between Dyre Av and E 180 St.

What's happening?
We're making communications improvements

No [5] between E 180 St, Bronx and Bowling Green, Manhattan

[5] service runs between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.

For service between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos, take the [2].
For service between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green, take the [4].
Transfer between trains at E 180 St [accessibility icon] | [2][5] and/or 149 St-Hostos [accessibility icon] | [2][4].
Note: Bronx-bound [5] service from Bowling Green begins at approximately 11 AM.

What's happening?
Track maintenance

[5] service ends early between Bowling Green, Manhattan and E 180 St, Bronx

[5] trains run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.

[2] trains make [5] stops between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos.
[4] trains make [5] stops between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green.
Transfer between trains at E 180 St [accessibility icon] | [2][5] and/or 149 St-Hostos [accessibility icon] | [2][4].
Approximate final departures:
The last Manhattan-bound [5] departs E 180 St at 8:25 PM and 3 Av-149 St at 8:35 PM.
The last Bronx-bound [5] departs Bowling Green at 9:20 PM and Grand Central-42 St at 9:35 PM.

What's happening?
We're making communications improvements

From the MTA's public feed, last checked Oct 12, 2:30pm.

How it runs

Weekdays daytime, most trains operate between either Eastchester-Dyre Av or Nereid Av, Bronx and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, Brooklyn. At all other times except during late nights, trains operate between Eastchester-Dyre Av, Bronx and Bowling Green, Manhattan. During late nights, trains operate only in the Bronx between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St. Customers who ride during late night hours can transfer to 2 service at E 180 St. At all times, trains operate express in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Weekdays, trains in the Bronx operate express from E 180 St to 3 Av-149 St during morning rush hours (from about 6 AM to 9 AM), and from 3 Av-149 St to E 180 St during the evening rush hours (from about 4 PM to 7 PM).

This description is the MTA's own, from the timetable feed.

Stations on this line

  1. New Lots Av change for234
  2. Van Siclen Av change for234
  3. Pennsylvania Av change for234
  4. Junius St change forL234
  5. Rockaway Av change for234
  6. Saratoga Av change for234
  7. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd change for234
  8. Crown Hts-Utica Av change for234
  9. Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College change forS234
  10. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr change forBDNQRW234
  11. Nevins St change for234
  12. Borough Hall change forNRW234
  13. Bowling Green change for4
  14. Wall St change for4
  15. Fulton St change forACFJZ234
  16. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall change forJZ466
  17. 14 St-Union Sq change forLNQRW466
  18. Grand Central-42 St change forS46677
  19. 59 St change forEFMNQRW466
  20. 86 St change for466
  21. 125 St change for466
  22. 138 St-Grand Concourse change for46
  23. 149 St-Hostos change for246
  24. 3 Av-149 St change for2
  25. E 180 St change for2
  26. Gun Hill Rd change for2
  27. 219 St change for2
  28. 225 St change for2
  29. 233 St change for2
  30. Nereid Av change for2
  31. Burke Av change for2
  32. Allerton Av change for2
  33. Pelham Pkwy change for2
  34. Bronx Park East change for2
  35. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av change for2
  36. Morris Park
  37. 174 St change for2
  38. Freeman St change for2
  39. Simpson St change for2
  40. Intervale Av change for2
  41. Prospect Av change for2
  42. Jackson Av change for2
  43. President St-Medgar Evers College change for2
  44. Sterling St change for2
  45. Winthrop St change for2
  46. Church Av change for2
  47. Beverly Rd change for2
  48. Newkirk Av-Little Haiti change for2
  49. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College change for2
  50. Nostrand Av change for234
  51. Kingston Av change for234
  52. Baychester Av
  53. Eastchester-Dyre Av
  54. Gun Hill Rd
  55. Pelham Pkwy
  56. 116 St change for466
  57. 110 St change for466
  58. 103 St change for466
  59. 96 St change for466
  60. 77 St change for466
  61. 68 St-Hunter College change for466
  62. 51 St change forEFF466

Listed in running order along the line. Where a line branches, the longest branch is listed first and the other branch follows.