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).
For more information, visit https://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t5cur.pdf.
Current Service Alerts
Planned - Part Suspended — In the Bronx, no [5] between Dyre Av and E 180 St - use shuttle buses instead Connect with trains at [2] stations along White Plains Rd via crosstown buses
[5] runs between E 180 St and Flatbush Av (weekdays) or Bowling Green (evenings and weekends).
Weekday express rush hour service will continue to run in peak direction in the Bronx, with some trains operating to/from Nereid Av.
No [5] service operates overnight.
🚌 Free Bx90 shuttle buses make stops between Dyre Av and E 180 St.
Transfer between trains and 🚌buses at E 180 St ♿.
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What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Delays — Uptown [4][5] trains are running with delays after we requested NYPD to respond to a person being disruptive on a train at 14 St.
Uptown [4][5] trains have resumed running on the express track from 14 St to 42 St.
Delays — Uptown [4][5] trains are running with delays after we requested NYPD to respond to a person being disruptive on a train at 14 St.
Uptown [4][5] trains have resumed running on the express track from 14 St to 42 St.
Delays — Downtown [6] trains are running on the express track from 125 St to 42 St while emergency teams respond to a person who was struck by a train at 68 St.
For service to/from bypassed stations, take a northbound train.
You may wait longer for a downtown [4][5] train while rerouted trains share the tracks.
Express to Local — Uptown [4][5] trains are running on the local track from 14 St to 42 St while we request NYPD to respond to a person being disruptive on a train at 14 St.
You may wait longer for an uptown [6] train while rerouted trains share the tracks.
Delays — Manhattan-bound [2][5] trains are running with delays after we removed a train with a mechanical problem from service at West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av.
Delays — Manhattan-bound [2][5] trains are delayed while we remove a train with a mechanical problem from service at West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av.
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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