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 - Stops Skipped — In the Bronx, uptown [2][5] runs express from 3 Av-149 St to E 180 St All trains at E 180 St board from the downtown platform
For service to Jackson Av, Prospect Av, Intervale Av, Simpson St, Freeman St, 174 St and West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, take the [2] or [5] to E 180 St ♿ and transfer to a Manhattan-bound [2] or [5].
For service from these stations, take the [2] or [5] to 149 St-Grand Concourse and transfer to an uptown [2] or [5].
Travel tip:
For service to Jackson Av, Prospect Av, Intervale Av and Simpson St, transfer to the Bx4 bus at 3 Av-149 St ♿.
What's happening?
Signal 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 — Downtown [6] trains are running with delays while we address a signal problem at 86 St.
Service Changes
Some downtown [6] trains are running express from 125 St to Grand Central-42 St.
Listen to announcements on your train to hear how it will operate.
Expect delays on downtown [4][5] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Delays — Downtown [4][5] trains are running with delays after we requested NYPD assistance for an unauthorized person on the track at Grand Central-42 St.
Downtown [4][5] trains have resumed making scheduled stops.
Express to Local — Downtown [4][5] trains are running local from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
What's Happening?
We are requesting NYPD assistance for an unauthorized person on the track at Grand Central-42 St.
Expect delays on downtown [6] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Express to Local — Downtown [6] trains are running express from 125 St to Grand Central-42 St. Downtown [4][5] trains are running local from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge.
What's Happening?
We are removing a train with a door problem from service at 77 St.
For service to/from bypassed stations, take an uptown train.
Expect delays on downtown [4][5] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Delays — Downtown [6] trains are running express from 125 St to Grand Central-42 St while we remove a train with a door problem from service at 77 St.
For service to/from bypassed stations, take an uptown train.
Expect delays on downtown [4][5] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are running with delays after we removed a train in need of cleaning from service and requested NYPD assistance at E 180 St.
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are running with delays after we removed a train in need of cleaning from service and requested NYPD assistance at E 180 St.
Delays — Downtown [4][5] trains are running with delays after we performed track maintenance at 14 St-Union Sq.
Downtown [4][5] trains have resumed making scheduled stops.
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are delayed while we remove a train in need of cleaning from service and request NYPD assistance at E 180 St.
Express to Local — Downtown [4][5] trains are running on the local track from 14 St-Union Sq to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
We are performing track maintenance at 14 St-Union Sq.
Expect a longer wait for a downtown [6] train while they share the track with rerouted trains.
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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