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
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are delayed while we remove a train with a mechanical problem from service at 3 Av-149 St.
Planned - Suspended — In the Bronx, no overnight [5] between Dyre Av and E 180 St
🚌Free T113 shuttle buses make stops between Dyre Av and E 180 St.
Transfer between [2] and 🚌at E 180 St ♿.
What's happening?
Signal maintenance
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are delayed while we investigate what activated a train's brakes at 3 Av-149 St.
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are running with delays after NYPD conducted an investigation at Jackson Av.
Downtown [2][5] trains have resumed regular service at Jackson Av.
Stops Skipped — Downtown [2][5] trains will bypass Jackson Av while we NYPD conducts an investigation at that station.
For service to/from Jackson Av, take an uptown [2][5] train.
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are running with delays after NYPD responded to people being disruptive on a train at West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av.
Delays — Downtown [2][5] trains are delayed while we request NYPD assistance for people being disruptive on a train at West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av.
Delays — Downtown [4][5][6] trains are running with delays after we moved a train that had its brakes activated near Spring St.
Downtown [4][5] trains have resumed making regular stops.
Express to Local — Downtown [4][5] trains are running local from 125 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall while we investigate why a train's brakes activated near Spring St.
Expect delays on downtown [6] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Board [4][5] train on the upper level at 86 St and 59 St.
Express to Local — Downtown [4][5] trains are running local from 125 St to 14 St-Union Sq while we investigate why a train's brakes activated near Spring St.
Expect delays on downtown [6] trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.
Board [4][5] train on the upper level at 86 St and 59 St.
Delays — [2][5] trains are running with delays in both directions after we addressed a door problem on a train at Beverly Rd.
Delays — [2][5] trains are delayed in both directions while we address a door problem on a train at Beverly Rd.
Delays — Downtown [4][5] trains are delayed while we investigate why a train's brakes activated near Spring St.
Delays — Downtown [4][5][6] trains are running with delays after we moved a train that had its brakes activated at Grand Central-42 St.
Downtown [4][5] trains have resumed making express stop from 125 St to Grand Central-42 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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