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"A" train symbol
Eighth Avenue Express
An R211A train on the A at the route's northern terminus, Inwood–207th Street
Map of the "A" train
Note: The dashed line shows rush-hour-only service.
Northern endInwood–207th Street
Southern endLefferts Boulevard, Far Rockaway, or Rockaway Park (limited rush-hour service)
Stations40
44 (rush hour services)
62 (late-night services)
Rolling stockR46
R179
R211A[1][2]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
DepotPitkin Yard
Started serviceSeptember 10, 1932; 92 years ago (1932-09-10)
Route map

Legend
Down arrow  A 
 Inwood–207th Street
Dyckman Street
190th Street
181st Street
175th Street
switches to local tracks
during late nights
Down arrow  C 
 168th Street
163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue
155th Street
"B" train​"D" train Uptown & the Bronx via Concourse Line
 145th Street
135th Street
125th Street
116th Street
Cathedral Parkway–110th Street
103rd Street
96th Street
86th Street
81st Street–Museum of Natural History
72nd Street
59th Street–Columbus Circle
"B" train​"D" train Downtown & Brooklyn via 53rd Street
"E" train East Side & Queens via 53rd Street
 50th Street
(Disabled access southbound)
 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal Port Authority Bus Terminal
34th Street–Penn Station NJ Transit Amtrak
23rd Street
14th Street
West Fourth Street–Washington Square
Spring Street
Canal Street
switches to local tracks
during late nights
 World Trade Center Port Authority Trans-Hudson | Chambers Street
Up arrow  E 
 Fulton Street
Manhattan
Brooklyn
 High Street
"F" train"F" express train​ Manhattan & Queens via 6th Avenue
 Jay Street–MetroTech
"F" train"F" express train​"G" train Church Avenue & Coney Island via Culver
New York Transit Museum (formerly Court Street)
 Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
"G" train Queens via Crosstown
switches to local tracks
during late nights
 Lafayette Avenue
Clinton–Washington Avenues
Franklin Avenue
Nostrand Avenue
Kingston–Throop Avenues
Utica Avenue
Ralph Avenue
Rockaway Avenue
Broadway Junction
Liberty Avenue
Van Siclen Avenue
Shepherd Avenue
Euclid Avenue
Up arrow  C 
switches to local tracks
during late nights
 Grant Avenue
Brooklyn
Queens
 80th Street
88th Street
Rockaway Boulevard
104th Street
111th Street
Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
Up arrow  A 
 Aqueduct Racetrack
(northbound only)
 
 
 Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue
Howard Beach–JFK Airport
Down arrow  S 
 Broad Channel
Beach 67th Street
Beach 60th Street
Beach 44th Street
Beach 36th Street
Beach 25th Street
Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue
Up arrow  A 
 Beach 90th Street
Beach 98th Street
Beach 105th Street
Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street
Up arrow  S 
( A  rush hours)
Legend
 Lines used by the "A" train and "C" train
Other services sharing tracks with the "A" train and "C" train
Unused lines, connections, or service patterns
 A 
 Termini of services
Cross-platform interchange
Platforms on different levels
This diagram:

The A Eighth Avenue Express[3] is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored blue since it is a part of the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan.[4]

The A operates at all times. Daytime service operates between 207th Street in Inwood, Manhattan and Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens or Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill, Queens, typically alternating between the latter two terminals, while making express stops in both Manhattan and Brooklyn and all stops in Queens. During rush hours, five scheduled trips in the peak direction operate from Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park, Queens to Manhattan in the morning and back from Manhattan in the afternoon. Late night service operates only between 207th Street and Far Rockaway, making all stops along its entire route; during this time, a shuttle train (the Lefferts Boulevard Shuttle) operates between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard.[a][5]

The A provides the longest one-seat ride in the system—at 32.39 miles (52.13 km), between Inwood and Far Rockaway—and a 2015 study indicated that it had a weekday ridership of 600,000.[6]

History

Early history

Manhattan-bound R179 A train arriving at Broad Channel

The A and AA were the first services on the IND Eighth Avenue Line when it opened on September 10, 1932. The Independent Subway System (IND) used single letters to refer to express services and double letters for local services. The A ran express between 207th Street and Chambers Street, and the AA ran local between 168th Street and Chambers Street, known at the time as Hudson Terminal. During late-night hours (from 1:45 a.m. to 5:45 a.m.) and on Sundays, the A did not run and the AA made all stops along the line.[7][8]: 15 

The A was extended to Jay Street–Borough Hall when the Cranberry Street Tunnel to Brooklyn opened on February 1, 1933,[9][10] and to Bergen Street, when the extension opened on March 20.[11] On July 1, the A began running express at all times, stopping at 155th Street and 163rd Street during late nights.[8]: 82  The A was extended to Church Avenue on October 7.[12]

On April 9, 1936, the IND Fulton Street Line was opened to Rockaway Avenue.[13] The 1936 extension played an integral part in the establishment of Bedford-Stuyvesant as Brooklyn's central African American community. The A train connected Harlem, Manhattan's central African American community, to areas of Bedford-Stuyvesant that provided residential opportunities for African Americans not found throughout the rest of New York City.[14]

On December 30, 1946, and November 28, 1948, the line was extended to Broadway–East New York (now Broadway Junction) and Euclid Avenue, respectively.[15][8]: 82  On October 24, 1949, express service in Brooklyn to Broadway–East New York began with the A running express during rush hours, with the E extended to provide local service.[12][16]

Extensions to Ozone Park and the Rockaways

A poster commemorating the opening of the IND Rockaway Line.

On April 29, 1956, Grant Avenue was opened and the line was extended over the BMT Fulton Street Line to Lefferts Boulevard.[17] On weekdays except midnights, alternate trains terminated at Lefferts Boulevard and at Euclid Avenue. During weekends, they terminated at Euclid Avenue with a shuttle to Lefferts Boulevard.[12][18]

Two months later, on June 28, 1956, the former Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch, having been rebuilt to subway specifications,[19] began service to Rockaway Park[20] and Wavecrest (Beach 25th Street).[21][22] At this time, rush hour express service on the Fulton Street Line with the E train began.

On September 16, 1956, the A was extended to the Rockaways, replacing the E. At the time, alternate trains continued running to Lefferts Boulevard.[12] On January 27, 1957, non-rush hour through service to the Rockaways was discontinued and was replaced by a shuttle running between Euclid Avenue and Wavecrest (now Beach 25th Street). Non-rush hour A train service was now to Lefferts Boulevard.

On June 18, 1957, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced plans to have Rockaway-bound A trains skip Grant Avenue, Hudson Street, and Boyd Street during rush hours on a one-month pilot, to take effect July 1. The change was made to determine whether ten minutes could be reduced off of travel times to the Rockaways; the NYCTA only believed it would save three minutes.[23][24] In the face of community opposition, the NYCTA announced that it would take more time to review the change, meaning that it ultimately did not take effect on July 1.[25]

On January 16, 1958, with the opening of the new terminal Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue, rush hour A service was extended. On September 8, 1958, the A train replaced the E train in the Rockaways again, and A trains resumed alternating between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. "Round-robin" service from Euclid Avenue to both Rockaway terminals began during non-rush hours, while through A service ran to Lefferts Boulevard.[26] On September 8, 1959, the A began to run local in Brooklyn during rush hours, making it local at all times in Brooklyn, as the E became express in Brooklyn during rush hours. On July 9, 1967, the A trains running to Euclid Avenue were extended to Far Rockaway middays, evenings, and weekends, replacing the HH shuttle on that branch.[27][28]

Lefferts Boulevard-bound A shuttle train of R46s at 80th Street.

Simplifying service patterns

As part of systemwide changes in bus and subway service, major changes were made to A service in Brooklyn and Queens on January 2, 1973. The A train became the express service along Fulton Street and the E train became the local during rush hours.[29][30] Express service would be provided for a longer period during rush hours as the span of E service to Brooklyn, which would cover local stops, was also increased.[31] In addition, the A trips that terminated at Euclid Avenue during rush hours were extended to Far Rockaway, replacing E service. Service would now run to Far Rockaway between 5:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.[32][27] A trains would alternate between Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway. These changes were initially supposed to take effect on September 11, 1972.[33]

On August 30, 1976, the CC became the Fulton Street Local during rush hours, replacing E service.[34] On August 27, 1977, the A began making local stops in Manhattan during late nights, when the AA was not running.[35]

On December 11, 1988, A trains began running local between 145th Street and 168th Street on weekends to replace the discontinued K (formerly AA) service, and express on the IND Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn during middays and rush hours, with the C providing local service during those times.[36] On September 30, 1990, A trains began operating local between 145th Street and 168th Street during weekday evenings.[37]

In January 1991, a reduction of service along the Central Park West corridor to remove excess capacity was proposed. Initially, A service would operate local between 168th Street and Euclid Avenue during weekday rush hours and middays, with weekday evening and weekend daytime service extended beyond 168th Street to operate to and from Inwood–207th Street, and daily late night service extended beyond Euclid Avenue to operate to and from Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue in Queens. Express service between 168th Street and 59th Street–Columbus Circle would be replaced by D and rerouted Q trains, the latter of which would serve 207th Street during weekday rush hours and middays; express service below 34th Street–Penn Station in Manhattan and in Brooklyn would have been replaced by an expanded H service. A new shuttle would serve Lefferts Boulevard during late nights. The service change was later amended to retain the A as an express service in place of the altered Q service pattern and would be re-designated as an orange A, as it would be rerouted via the Sixth Avenue Line and its southern terminal moved to Brighton Beach, operating weekday rush hours and middays only. This service change would have been implemented in October 1991, pending approval from the MTA board.[38]

In 1991, at a series of meetings, the NYCTA presented proposed changes to A, C, and H service that would shorten the length of the C, simplify the service pattern during late nights to most efficiently serve the majority of riders, provide direct express service to Rockaway Park during rush hours in the peak direction, and provide shuttle connections during non-peak periods between Rockaway Park and through A train service. The service pattern devised was designed to improve operations by reducing route length and complexity, making service more attractive, simplifying confusing service patterns, and reducing transfers for passengers traveling during late nights.[39] At the time, A service ran to Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway during the day while the C ran to Rockaway Park during rush hours. During late nights, A service ran to Lefferts Boulevard, while service to both branches in the Rockaways was provided by round-robin H shuttle service to Euclid Avenue. As part of the changes proposed, round-robin shuttle service would be discontinued; late-night A service would run from Manhattan through to Far Rockaway; and service to Lefferts Boulevard and Rockaway Park would be provided by separate shuttle services with timed transfers to through A service. Rush hour local C service to Rockaway Park would be replaced by through A express service that ran every 20 minutes in the peak direction for a period of one hour and twenty minutes in rush hours to and from 59th Street–Columbus Circle. The initial proposal had these trips terminate at 34th Street, but this was changed to 59th Street following public comments. These five rush hour express trips were marketed as a "commuter rail style service", and special efforts were to be made to follow the arrival and departure times listed in the route's timetable, which was publicly distributed to riders. In addition, H service to Rockaway Park would be replaced by the Rockaway Park Shuttle, which would run between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park, and C service would be truncated to Euclid Avenue.[39]

In April 1992, the MTA Board approved the proposed change to service in the Rockaways, which were expected to encourage ridership growth in the long term, and reduced NYCTA's annual operating budget by $20,000.[39] The changes took effect on October 23, 1992, with modification: Late night shuttle service to Lefferts Boulevard would terminate at Euclid Avenue, not Rockaway Boulevard.[40] Later on, the rush hour A trips to Rockaway Park were extended from 59th Street to Dyckman Street and Inwood–207th Street.[41]

On May 29, 1994, A trains began running express on weekends from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. between 168th Street and 145th Street, with C trains being extended from 145th Street to 168th Street to cover local stops.[42] A corresponding change was made to weekday midday A service on April 30, 1995, though this change was discontinued on November 12, 1995. On March 1, 1998, A trains began running express between 168th Street and 145th Street during middays and early evenings, with local service provided by extended C service.

On May 1, 1999, the A became the express on the Fulton Street Line at all times except late nights, and C service was extended from World Trade Center to Euclid Avenue during late weekday evenings and weekends to provide local service along the line.[27][6] This service change was made due to construction taking place on the Williamsburg Bridge, which prohibited the J, M and Z from entering Manhattan; as a result, service on the A, as well as the C and L, were increased. This service change to the A was made permanent after the Williamsburg Bridge reopened to J, M and Z trains.[43]

21st century

Far Rockaway-bound A train of R46s approaching Beach 60th Street.

On January 23, 2005, a fire at the Chambers Street signal room crippled A and C service. Initial assessments suggested that it would take several years to restore normal service, but the damaged equipment was replaced with available spare parts, and normal service resumed on April 21.[44][45]

A service was affected by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, due to extreme damage to the IND Rockaway Line. Trains that normally traveled to Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park terminated at Howard Beach–JFK Airport. Service to the Rockaways resumed on May 30, 2013.[46][47] The Far Rockaway part of the route was served by the temporary free H shuttle that ran between Far Rockaway and Beach 90th Street via the connecting track at Hammels Wye.[48][49][50]

As a result of a two-phase program of flood mitigation work along the Hammels Wye, between April 9 and May 18, 2018, limited rush hour A service to/from Rockaway Park was suspended.[b] The second phase, from July 1 to September 3, diverted all Far Rockaway-bound A trips to Rockaway Park, with Rockaway Park Shuttle trains being rerouted to the Far Rockaway branch through the southern leg of Hammels Wye.[51]

From midday on March 29, 2020[52][53] to April 28, 2020,[54] due to the suspension of C train service caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, A trains to Lefferts Boulevard ran local,[55] while A trains to the Rockaways ran express.[56] As part of a program to repair the South Channel Bridge, service south of Howard Beach will be suspended for 17 weeks beginning on January 17, 2025, and the Rockaway branches will instead be served by a rerouted Rockaway Park Shuttle.[57][58] During the closure, fares on the Rockaway Park Shuttle are planned to be waived, a free shuttle bus will run from the Rockaway Peninsula to Broad Channel and Howard Beach, and all trips from the LIRR's Far Rockaway station to City Terminal Zone stations are planned to be discounted to $2.75.[59][60]

Route

Service pattern

The following table shows the lines used by the A, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:[c][61]

Line From To Tracks Times
Lefferts
Service 		Rockaway
Services
all ex.
nights 		late
nights 		all ex.
nights 		late
nights 		rush
peak
IND Eighth Avenue Line (full line) Inwood–207th Street 168th Street all          
163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue Canal Street express  
local        
Chambers Street High Street all      
IND Fulton Street Line (full line) Jay Street–MetroTech Shepherd Avenue express  
local        
Euclid Avenue all        
Grant Avenue Rockaway Boulevard local
104th Street Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard    
IND Rockaway Line (full line) Aqueduct Racetrack Howard Beach–JFK Airport          
Broad Channel all
Beach 67th Street Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue Most trains
Beach 90th Street Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street     Limited service

Stations

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

For clarity, the A's branches are shown separately in the following table. The leftmost column shows the Lefferts Boulevard service; the second column shows the Far Rockaway service; and the third column shows the Rockaway Park service.

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
Station closed Station closed
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only (limited service)
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Disabled access ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
Disabled access ↓
Elevator access to mezzanine only
A service to Lefferts Boulevard
Lef. 		A service to Far Rockaway
FR 		A service to Rockaway Park
RP 		Stations Disabled access Subway transfers Connections/Other Notes
Manhattan
Eighth Avenue Line
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only ↑[d] Inwood–207th Street Disabled access Bx12 Select Bus Service
All northbound a.m. rush hour trains from Rockaway Park terminate at this station
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Dyckman Street Some peak-direction rush hour trips to/from Brooklyn and Queens begin or end their runs at this station[e]
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 190th Street Elevator access to mezzanine only
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 181st Street Disabled access
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 175th Street Disabled access George Washington Bridge Bus Station
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 168th Street Disabled access C all except late nights
1 all times (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) 		Some peak-direction rush hour trips to/from Brooklyn and Queens begin or end their runs at this station[e]
| Stops late nights only | 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue
| Stops late nights only | 155th Street Bx6 Select Bus Service
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 145th Street C all except late nights
B weekdays during the day ​D all times (IND Concourse Line)
| Stops late nights only | 135th Street
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 125th Street Disabled access ​B weekdays during the day ​C all except late nights ​D all times M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
| Stops late nights only | 116th Street
| Stops late nights only | Cathedral Parkway–110th Street
| Stops late nights only | 103rd Street
| Stops late nights only | 96th Street
| Stops late nights only | 86th Street M86 Select Bus Service
| Stops late nights only | 81st Street–Museum of Natural History M79 Select Bus Service
| Stops late nights only | 72nd Street
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 59th Street–Columbus Circle Disabled access ​B weekdays during the day ​C all except late nights ​D all times
1 all times ​2 late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
| Stops late nights only | 50th Street Disabled access ↓ E all times (IND Queens Boulevard Line) Station is ADA-accessible in the southbound direction only.
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal Disabled access ​C all except late nights ​E all times
1 all times ​2 all times ​3 all times (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
7 all times <7> rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction​ (IRT Flushing Line)
N all times ​Q all times ​R all except late nights ​W weekdays only (BMT Broadway Line)
S all except late nights (42nd Street Shuttle)
at Times Square–42nd Street
B weekdays during the day ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day (IND Sixth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Bryant Park, daytime only) 		Port Authority Bus Terminal
M34A Select Bus Service
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 34th Street–Penn Station Disabled access ​C all except late nights ​E all times M34/M34A Select Bus Service
Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
| Stops late nights only | 23rd Street E all times M23 Select Bus Service
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 14th Street Disabled access ​C all except late nights ​E all times
L all times (BMT Canarsie Line at Eighth Avenue) 		M14A/D Select Bus Service
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only West Fourth Street–Washington Square Disabled access ​C all except late nights ​E all times
B weekdays during the day ​D all times ​F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction ​M weekdays during the day (IND Sixth Avenue Line) 		PATH at Ninth Street
| Stops late nights only | Spring Street E all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Canal Street ​C all except late nights ​E all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Chambers Street Elevator access to mezzanine only C all except late nights
E all times (at World Trade Center)[f]
2 all times ​3 all except late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line at Park Place)
N late nights ​R all except late nights ​W weekdays only (BMT Broadway Line at Cortlandt Street) 		PATH at World Trade Center
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Fulton Street Disabled access C all except late nights
2 all times ​3 all except late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
4 all times ​5 all except late nights (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
J all times ​Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line) 		PATH at World Trade Center
Brooklyn
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only High Street C all except late nights Ferry transport NYC Ferry: East River and South Brooklyn routes (at Old Fulton Street and Furman Street)
Fulton Street Line
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Jay Street–MetroTech Disabled access C all except late nights F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction​
N late nights R all times ​W limited rush hour service only (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets Elevator access to mezzanine only C all except late nights
G all times (IND Crosstown Line)
| Stops late nights only | Lafayette Avenue
| Stops late nights only | Clinton–Washington Avenues
| Stops late nights only | Franklin Avenue Disabled access S all times (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Nostrand Avenue C all except late nights B44 Select Bus Service, LIRR Atlantic Branch at Nostrand Avenue
| Stops late nights only | Kingston–Throop Avenues B15 bus to JFK Int'l Airport
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Utica Avenue Disabled access C all except late nights B46 Select Bus Service
| Stops late nights only | Ralph Avenue
| Stops late nights only | Rockaway Avenue
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Broadway Junction C all except late nights
J all times ​Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Jamaica Line)
L all times (BMT Canarsie Line)
| Stops late nights only | Liberty Avenue
| Stops late nights only | Van Siclen Avenue
| Stops late nights only | Shepherd Avenue
Stops all times Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Euclid Avenue Disabled access C all except late nights Northern terminal for the late night Lefferts Boulevard Shuttle, one evening trip from Far Rockaway, and three morning trips to Far Rockaway
Stops all times Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Grant Avenue
Queens
Stops all times Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 80th Street
Stops all times Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 88th Street
Stops all times Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Rockaway Boulevard Q52/Q53 Select Bus Service
Services to Lefferts Boulevard and The Rockaways split
Stops all times — — 104th Street
Stops all times 111th Street
Stops all times Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard Disabled access Q10 bus to JFK Airport
Rockaway Line
— Stops all times ↑ Stops rush hours in the peak direction only ↑ Aqueduct Racetrack Disabled access ↑ Station serves northbound trains only
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Howard Beach–JFK Airport JFK Airport Disabled access AirTrain JFK
Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Broad Channel S all times (Rockaway Park Shuttle) Q52/Q53 Select Bus Service
Services to Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park split
Far Rockaway Branch
— Stops all times — Beach 67th Street Disabled access Q52 Select Bus Service
Stops all times Beach 60th Street Q52 Select Bus Service
Stops all times Beach 44th Street
Stops all times Beach 36th Street
Stops all times Beach 25th Street
Stops all times Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue Disabled access LIRR Far Rockaway Branch at Far Rockaway
Rockaway Park Branch (rush hour service only)
— — Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Beach 90th Street S all times (Rockaway Park Shuttle) Q52 Select Bus Service
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Beach 98th Street S all times (Rockaway Park Shuttle) Q53 Select Bus Service
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Beach 105th Street S all times (Rockaway Park Shuttle) Q53 Select Bus Service
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street Disabled access S all times (Rockaway Park Shuttle) Q53 Select Bus Service
Ferry transport NYC Ferry: East River and South Brooklyn routes (on Beach Channel Drive and Beach 108th Street)

"Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn, referring to the A train, going at that time from eastern Brooklyn up into Harlem and northern Manhattan. It became the signature tune of Duke Ellington and often opened the shows of Ella Fitzgerald.[63] The A train is mentioned by Azealia Banks in her song "212".[64]

Notes

  1. ^ The separate shuttle service is identified on the late night map as , and in the schedule and on trains as .
  2. ^ Limited rush-hour service that normally begins or ends at Rockaway Park began or ended at Euclid Avenue instead.
  3. ^ There are several local A trains each late evening and early mornings which travel to and from Lefferts Boulevard.
  4. ^ Northbound trains from Rockaway Park end at 207th Street, but southbound trains to Rockaway Park begin at either Dyckman or 168th Streets
  5. ^ a b Trains terminate at this station during the a.m. rush and originate at this station during the p.m. rush
  6. ^ Chambers Street–World Trade Center are actually counted as two separate stations by the MTA. E trains terminate at World Trade Center while A and ​C trains have through service at Chambers Street.[62]

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