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
Station Notice — In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound [5] skips Newkirk Av-Little Haiti
Use nearby Beverly Rd or Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College stations.
Additional travel alternatives:
For service to this station, take the [5] to Sterling St and transfer to a Flatbush Av-bound [5].
For service from this station, take the [5] to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College and transfer to a Manhattan-bound [5].
Schedule reminder: [5] service does not operate in Brooklyn overnight or on weekends.
What's happening?
Station rehabilitation at the Manhattan-bound platform
Note: Upon completion, work begins at the Flatbush Av-bound platform. Flatbush Av-bound [5] is scheduled to skip Newkirk Av-Little Haiti, beginning Mar 16, Mon 4:45 AM through early April, days and evenings
Planned - Stops Skipped — In the Bronx, downtown [5] skips Baychester Av, Gun Hill Rd and Morris Park
For service to these stations, take the [5] to Pelham Pkwy or E 180 St and transfer to a Dyre Av-bound [5].
For service from these stations, take the [5] to Pelham Pkwy or Eastchester-Dyre Av and transfer to a downtown [5].
What's happening?
Station 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 — Wakefield-241 St-bound [2] and Nereid Av-bound [5] trains are running with delays because of track maintenance near 3 Av/149 St.
Delays — Downtown [6] trains are running express from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
What's happening?
We're investigating what caused a train's brakes to activate near 14 St-Union Sq.
If your stop is skipped, take an uptown train.
Expect delays in downtown [4][5] train service as trains share the express track
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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