Q (New York City Subway service)

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Coney Island Yard
Started service1878; 146 years ago (1878) (predecessor, along with current Franklin Avenue Shuttle)
August 1, 1920; 103 years ago (1920-08-01) (current Q service)
Route map

Down arrow  Q  ( N   R  rush hours)
96th Street
86th Street
72nd Street
to Queens
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street
south
"N" train"R" train"W" train trains continue to Queens
57th Street–Seventh Avenue
switches to local tracks
during late nights
49th Street
Disabled access
northbound
only
Times Square–42nd Street
34th Street–Herald Square Port Authority Trans-Hudson
28th Street
23rd Street
14th Street–Union Square
Eighth Street–New York University
Prince Street
switches to local tracks
during late nights
Canal Street
"B" train"D" train trains continue north
"W" train trains continue south
"R" train
trains via
Montague Street
Myrtle Avenue
DeKalb Avenue
"D" train​​"N" train​​"R" train
trains
continue south
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
Seventh Avenue
Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains continue north
Prospect Park Up arrow  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 Up arrow  B 
Ocean Parkway
"N" train trains continue north
"F" train"F" express traintrains continue north
"D" train trains continue north
West Eighth Street–NY Aquarium
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Up arrow  Q 
 
<F>   N
 
Legend

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

Cross-platform interchange

Platforms on different levels

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 is a part of the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.

The Q operates at all times between

Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn, via Second Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan, the south side of the Manhattan Bridge, and the BMT Brighton Line in Brooklyn. Daytime service in Manhattan runs express between 57th Street–Seventh Avenue and Canal Street; overnight service makes all stops inbetween these two stations.[3]

The Q was originally the

Brighton Beach due to construction on the north side of the Manhattan Bridge. 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

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.[4][5]
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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).[5]: 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

Park Row without need to change trains.[6]: 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 as Coney Island.[5]
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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 terminal for the BMT Southern Division, in May 1919.[7]

1920–1950: Subway service begins

Original 1 designation for BMT Brighton Line service

On August 1, 1920, subway service on the

DeKalb Avenue and the Montague Street Tunnel between Brooklyn and Manhattan.[6]
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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.[8]

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

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

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.[9]

1950s

On April 27, 1950, 1 Local trains were extended to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard during middays.[9] 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.[10][8]

The

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.[11] On May 4, 1957, 1 Express trains running started running to Ditmars Boulevard on Saturdays as well,[9] but made local stops in Manhattan[8]
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

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.[8] 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.[8] Saturday daytime service continued to run to Ditmars Boulevard.[12] 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.[12]

On April 21, 1962, Saturday express Q service was discontinued, and replaced by QB service.[13] 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.[14]

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.[8]

1967–1979 bullet

On November 26, 1967, 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 between Coney Island and 57th Street via Brighton Local, the Manhattan Bridge, and Broadway Express in Manhattan. 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.[15] The RR replaced Q, QB and QT service to Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard.[9]

On August 19, 1968, one AM rush hour QB train began running to Ditmars Boulevard. From January 2, 1973, no QB trains ran in service to Ditmars Boulevard, though two trains ran light to Ditmars Boulevard from 57th Street in the AM rush, and one 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.[16][9]

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.[17][18] On May 5, 1985, the double-letter naming scheme for local services was dropped; the QB was renamed the Q the next day.[19]

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.[9]

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

Church Avenue as a mutual station.[21]

1988–2004: Manhattan Bridge reconstruction

Bullet used on maps in 1988–2001 when the Q ran on the Sixth Avenue Line

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

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.[8]

On October 29, 1989, the

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.[22] 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.[8] The F replaced the late night shuttle in April 1993.[23]

On February 6, 1995, Q trains began running local south of Kings Highway due to rehabilitation work on the Brighton Line.

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,[24] including the restoration of Q express service between Kings Highway and Brighton Beach.[25][8]

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.[26]

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.[27] 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

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.[28][29]

From April 27[30] 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.[31][32][33]

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

49th Street.[34] The extended Q replaced the W, which was discontinued due to budget shortfalls.[35][36]

On December 7, 2014, late night Q service began operating local in Manhattan between 57th Street and

Canal Street in order to decrease waiting time at the local stations.[37][38]

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.[39][40] Service to Astoria and the 49th Street station was replaced by the restored W service.[41][42]

On January 1, 2017, the first phase of the

86th Street, and 96th Street, where it originates/terminates.[43] 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.[44][45]

Future

The second phase of the Second Avenue Line will

<6> trains and Metro-North from the Bronx, the northern suburbs of New York City, and southern Connecticut.[46] An extension of the Second Avenue Line further west under 125th Street has been proposed, with transfers to other routes, although this extension has not been funded or approved.[47][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][50][51][52]

Line From To Tracks Times
rush
hours
all
ex.
nights
late
nights
IND Second Avenue Line
96th Street
72nd Street
all      
BMT 63rd Street Line
(full line)
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street
all
BMT Broadway Line
57th Street–Seventh Avenue
Canal Street
express
local      
Manhattan Bridge south
BMT Brighton Line (full line)
DeKalb Avenue
Prospect Park
all
Parkside Avenue
Ocean Parkway
local
West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
all

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
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only (limited service)
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
Q service to 96 St
Stations Disabled access Subway transfers Connections and notes
Manhattan
Second Avenue Line
Stops all times 96th Street Disabled access N limited rush hour service only M15 Select Bus Service
Stops all times 86th Street Disabled access N limited rush hour service only ​​R one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only M15 Select Bus Service
M86 Select Bus Service
Stops all times 72nd Street Disabled access N limited rush hour service only ​​R one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only M15 Select Bus Service
63rd Street Line
Stops all times Lexington Avenue–63rd Street Disabled access )
Broadway Line
Stops all times 57th Street–Seventh Avenue Disabled access N all times ​​R all except late nightsW weekdays only
Stops late nights only 49th Street Disabled access ↑ N all times Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction only
Stops all times Times Square–42nd Street Disabled access , daytime only)
M34A Select Bus Service
Stops all times 34th Street–Herald Square Disabled access )
Pennsylvania Station
Stops late nights only 28th Street N all times
Stops late nights only 23rd Street N all times
M23 Select Bus Service
Stops all times 14th Street–Union Square Disabled access ) M14A / M14D Select Bus Service
Stops late nights only Eighth Street–New York University N all times
Stops late nights only Prince Street N all times
Manhattan Bridge branch
Stops all times Canal Street Elevator access to mezzanine only ) Stops on the lower level.
Brooklyn
Brighton Line
Stops all times DeKalb Avenue Disabled access B weekdays until 11:00 p.m.D late nightsN late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction ​​R all timesW limited rush hour service only
Stops all times Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Disabled access B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings
D all timesN all timesR all timesW limited rush hour service only (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
2 all times3 all except late nights4 all times5 weekdays only (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
Stops all times Seventh Avenue B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings
Stops all times Prospect Park Disabled access B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings
S all times (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
Stops all times Parkside Avenue
Stops all times Church Avenue B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings
Stops all times Beverley Road
Stops all times Cortelyou Road
Stops all times Newkirk Plaza B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings
Stops all times Avenue H Disabled access
Stops all times Avenue J
Stops all times Avenue M
Stops all times Kings Highway Disabled access B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings B82 Select Bus Service
Stops all times Avenue U
Stops all times Neck Road
Stops all times Sheepshead Bay B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings
Stops all times Brighton Beach B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings
Stops all times Ocean Parkway
Stops all times West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium )
Stops all times Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Disabled access )

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