5 - Lexington Avenue Express
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).
For more information, visit https://www.mta.info/schedules/subway/5-train.
Current Service Alerts
Planned - Reroute — No [2] between Chambers St, Manhattan and Flatbush Av, Brooklyn In the Bronx, [5] replaces [2] between E 180 St and Wakefield-241 St
[2] trains run between Eastchester-Dyre Av [5] station and Chambers St and via the [1] local to/from South Ferry, every 8 minutes days and evenings.
[5] runs between Wakefield-241 St [2] station and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, express in Manhattan and local in Brooklyn, every 8 minutes days and evenings.
Travel Alternatives:
For service between Manhattan and Brooklyn, take the [4][5][N][Q] or [R].
For Park Place, Fulton St, Wall St, Clark St, Borough Hall and Hoyt St, use nearby [4][5] or [R] stations instead.
In Brooklyn, take the [5] instead.
Key transfer stations:
E 180 St ♿ | [2][5]
149 St-Grand Concourse [2][4][5]
[2][4][5] via the [S] or [7] at Times Sq-42 St [N][Q][R] and Grand Central-42 St ♿
Whitehall St-South Ferry [1][2][N][R]
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr ♿ (N, Q, R) | [N][Q][R][4][5]
Request a GO Ticket for a free out-of-system transfer between South Ferry ♿ | [1][2] and Bowling Green ♿ | [4][5] .
What's happening?
Structural maintenance
♿ 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.
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Delays — [5] trains are running with delays in both directions after we requested EMS assistance for a person in need on a train at Eastchester-Dyre Av.
Delays — [5] trains are running with delays in both directions while we request EMS assistance for a person in need on a train at Eastchester-Dyre Av.
Information Outage — Real-time arrival information is now available on the MTA app after we addressed a technical issue with our arrival data.
Information Outage — Real-time arrival information is unavailable on the MTA app while we address a technical issue with our arrival data.
Visit MTA.info to see when your next train will arrive. We will restore arrivals as soon as possible.
Information Outage — Real-time arrival information is unavailable on the MTA app while we address a technical issue with our arrival data.
Visit MTA.info to see when your next train will arrive. We will restore arrivals as soon as possible.
Sunday Schedule — Subways operate on a Sunday Schedule for New Year's Day
Stations Served
This route stops at 125 St, 138 St-Grand Concourse, 14 St-Union Sq, 149 St-Grand Concourse, 174 St, 219 St, 225 St, 233 St, 3 Av-149 St, 59 St, 86 St, Allerton Av, Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, Baychester Av, Beverly Rd, Borough Hall, Bowling Green, Bronx Park East, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Burke Av, Church Av, Crown Hts-Utica Av, E 180 St, Eastchester-Dyre Av, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College, Freeman St, Fulton St, Grand Central-42 St, Gun Hill Rd, Intervale Av, Jackson Av, Junius St, Kingston Av, Morris Park, Nereid Av, Nevins St, New Lots Av, Newkirk Av-Little Haiti, Nostrand Av, Pelham Pkwy, Pennsylvania Av, President St-Medgar Evers College, Prospect Av, Rockaway Av, Saratoga Av, Simpson St, Sterling St, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, Van Siclen Av, Wall St, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av and Winthrop St.
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