Q (New York City Subway service)
- For former QJ service, see the page about the J.
The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow since it uses the BMT Broadway Line through midtown Manhattan. It has the same service 24 hours a day, running express in Manhattan and local in Brooklyn from 57th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.
The following lines are used by the Q:
| Line | Tracks | When |
|---|---|---|
| BMT Broadway Line from 57th Street to Prince Street | express | always |
| BMT Manhattan Bridge Line (full line) | N/A | always |
| BMT Brighton Line (full line) | local | always |
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Service history
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The designation Q was first used on newly-arrived R27 class equipment in 1960 to describe the service of the Brighton Beach Express (No. 1 in BMT nomenclature). This service was similar to the current Q service, except that it ran express in both Brooklyn and Manhattan between approximately 6 am and 9 pm on weekdays, and terminated at Brighton Beach rather than Coney Island.
At the same time, using the Independent Subway System protocol of using double letters to designate local trains, the Brighton Beach Local was signed as QT or QB, the first being used for daytime trains that operated through the Montague Street Tunnel to Manhattan, and the latter used for locals that operated over the Manhattan Bridge when the Q did not run. The current Q service is virtually identical to the former QB service, though today it runs at all days and hours.
Station listing
For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above. Q trains run all the time.
| Station | Services |
|---|---|
| Manhattan | |
| 57th Street | N Q R (1234) W (123a) |
| 42nd Street-Times Square | N Q R (1234) W (123a) 7 <7> (1a2a3b) S (1234) 1 2 3 (1234) A C (1234) E Port Authority Bus Terminal |
| 34th Street-Herald Square | N Q R (1234) W (123a) B (123a) D F V (123) PATH |
| 14th Street-Union Square | N Q R (1234) W (123a) L 4 5 (1234) <5> (1a) 6 <6> (12) |
| Canal Street | N (1234) Q N (5) R (1234) W (123a) 4 (5) 6 <6> (12) J M (12) Z (1a) |
| Brooklyn | |
| DeKalb Avenue | B (123a) Q M (1) N (5) R (1234) |
| Atlantic Avenue | B (123a) Q 2 3 (1234) 4 5 (1) <5> (1a) D M (1) N R (1234) LIRR |
| Seventh Avenue | B (123a) Q |
| Prospect Park | B (123a) Q S |
| Parkside Avenue | Q |
| Church Avenue | B (123a) Q |
| Beverley Road | Q |
| Cortelyou Road | Q |
| Newkirk Avenue | B (123a) Q |
| Avenue H | Q |
| Avenue J | Q |
| Avenue M | Q |
| Kings Highway | B (123a) Q |
| Avenue U | Q |
| Neck Road | Q |
| Sheepshead Bay | B (123a) Q |
| Brighton Beach | B (123a) Q |
| Ocean Parkway | Q |
| West Eighth Street-New York Aquarium | Q F |
| Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue | Q F D |
| New York City Subway (official site) | |
| Services | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 A B C D E F G J L M N Q R V W Z |
| Shuttles (S) | 42nd Street – Franklin Avenue – Rockaway Park |
| Unused/defunct | 8 10 11 12 13 H K P T U X Y JFK Express BMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| Divisions | IRT – BMT – IND (Second System) |
| Lists | Lines – Services – Stations – Terminals – Inter-division connections – Inter-division transfers – Yards |
| Miscellaneous | Accessibility – Dual Contracts – Chaining – History – Nomenclature – Rolling stock – Straphanger |
| Other transit in NYC | Amtrak – LIRR – Metro-North – NJ Transit – PATH – Staten Island Railway – AirTrain – Roosevelt Island Tramway |
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References
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