5 - Lexington Avenue Express
Weekdays daytime, most trains operate between either Dyre Av or 238 St-Nereid Av, Bronx, and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, Brooklyn. At all other times except during late nights, trains operate between Dyre Av, Bronx, and Bowling Green, Manhattan. During late nights trains operate only in the Bronx between Dyre Av and E 180 St/MorrisPark Av. Customers who ride during late night hours can transfer to 2 service at the E 180 St Station. At all times, trains operate express in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Weekdays, trains in the Bronx operate express from E 180 St to 149 St-3 Av during morning rush hours (from about 6 AM to 9 AM), and from 149 St-3 Av to E 180 St during the evening rush hours (from about 4 PM to 7 PM).
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Current Service Alerts
Delays — [2][4][5] trains are running with delays in both directions after we moved a train that had its brakes activated at Canal St.
[4][5] trains have resumed making scheduled stops in both directions.
Reduced Service — [5] runs every 12 minutes
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Reroute — Downtown [4] trains are running local from either 42nd St or 14th St to Brooklyn Bridge. Downtown [5] trains are running via the [2] line from 149 St-GC to Nevins St.
What's Happening?
We are investigating what caused a train's brakes to activate at Canal St.
Additional Service Changes
The last stop on some uptown [4][5] trains will be Bowling Green, where they will turn back for downtown service.
Listen to announcements on your train to hear how it will run.
Expect delays on downtown [2][6] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Reroute — Downtown [4] trains are running local from either 14 St or 42 St to Brooklyn Bridge. Downtown [5] trains are running via the [2] line from 149 St-GC to Nevins St.
What's Happening?
We are investigating what caused a train's brakes to activate at Canal St.
Additional Service Changes
The last stop on some uptown [4][5] trains will be Bowling Green, where they will turn back for downtown service.
Listen to announcements on your train to hear how it will run.
Expect delays on downtown [2][6] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Reroute — Downtown [4] trains are running local from either 14 St or 42 St to Brooklyn Bridge. Downtown [5] trains are running via the [2] line from 149 St-GC to Nevins St.
What's Happening?
We are investigating what caused a train's brakes to activate at Canal St.
Expect delays on downtown [2][6] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Express to Local — Downtown [4][5] trains are running local from 14 St-Union Sq to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall while we investigate what caused a train's brakes to activate at Canal St.
Expect delays on downtown [6] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Delays — [2][4][5] trains are running with delays in both directions after we moved a train that had its brakes activated at 125 St.
Downtown [5] trains have resumed regular service.
Delays — Uptown [4][5] trains are running with delays after we removed a train with a door problem from service at Nevins St.
Delays — Uptown [4][5] trains are delayed while we investigate a door problem on a train at Nevins St.
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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