A - 8 Avenue Express
Trains operate between Inwood-207 St, Manhattan and Howard Beach-JFK Airport, Queens at all times. Also from about 6 AM until about midnight, additional trains operate between Inwood-207 St and Lefferts Boulevard (trains typically alternate between Lefferts Blvd and Howard Beach). Transfer at Howard Beach for shuttle bus service to and from the Rockaway.
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Current Service Alerts
Delays โ Northbound [D] trains are running local from 59 St-Columbus Circle to 125 St while we conduct switch maintenance near 125 St.
You may wait longer for a northbound [A] train as they share tracks with these rerouted trains.
Planned - Part Suspended โ No [A] service between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and the Rockaways Broad Channel Station is closed [H] Rockaway Park Shuttle runs between B 116 St and Mott Av
[A] service operates between Manhattan and Ozone Park or โHoward Beach-JFK Airportโ.
[H] Rockaway Park Shuttle operates fare-free between Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St and via the [A] to/from Far Rockaway-Mott Av
๐Free shuttle buses run along two routes:
1. Q97 Nonstop between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Far Rockaway-Mott Av
2. Q109 Between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Beach 67 St, stopping at Broad Channel and Beach 90 St
Travel alternatives:
For Broad Channel and service between Howard Beach-JFK Airport โฟ and the Rockaways, take ๐free shuttle buses.
Transfer between [A] and ๐at Howard Beach-JFK Airport โฟ
Transfer between [H] and ๐at Beach 67 St โฟ or Far Rockaway-Mott Av โฟ
For more Rockaways travel alternatives including Express Buses, Select Bus Service, and options with discounted fares on Long Island Rail Road, visit our project page.
What's happening?
Planned - Stops Skipped โ In Manhattan, uptown [A] local skips Spring St, 23 St and 50 St
For service to Spring St and 23 St, take the [A] to W 4 St-Wash Sq or 34 St-Penn Station and transfer to a downtown [A] local or [E].
For service to 50 St, take the [E] via transfer at 42 St-Port Authority.
For service from these stations, take the [A] or [E] to 42 St-Port Authority, 14 St or Canal St and transfer to an uptown [A].
What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
Planned - Stops Skipped โ In Manhattan, uptown [A] local skips Spring St, 23 St and 50 St
For service to Spring St, take the [A] to W 4 St-Wash Sq and transfer to a downtown [A] local.
For service from Spring St, take the [A] or [E] to Canal St and transfer to an uptown [A].
For service to 23 St, take the [A] to 34 St-Penn Station and transfer to a downtown [A] local.
For service from 23 St and 50 St, take the [A] to 42 St-Port Authority or 14 St and transfer to an uptown [A].
For service to 50 St, take the [E] via transfer at 42 St-Port Authority.
What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Delays โ Southbound [A][D] trains are running with delays after emergency teams responded to someone struck by a train at 145 St.
Delays โ Southbound [A] trains are delayed while emergency teams respond to someone struck by a train at 145 St.
Delays โ Southbound [A][C] trains are running with delays after we moved a train at Jay St-MetroTech.
Delays โ Southbound [A][C] trains are delayed while we are unable to move a train at Jay St-MetroTech.
Stations Served
This route stops at 103 St, 104 St, 111 St, 116 St, 125 St, 135 St, 14 St, 145 St, 155 St, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 168 St, 175 St, 181 St, 190 St, 23 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal, 50 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 72 St, 80 St, 81 St-Museum of Natural History, 86 St, 88 St, 96 St, Aqueduct Racetrack, Aqueduct-N Conduit Av, Beach 105 St, Beach 25 St, Beach 36 St, Beach 44 St, Beach 60 St, Beach 67 St, Beach 90 St, Beach 98 St, Broad Channel, Broadway Junction, Canal St, Cathedral Pkwy (110 St), Chambers St, Clinton-Washington Avs, Dyckman St, Euclid Av, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, Franklin Av, Fulton St, Grant Av, High St, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts, Inwood-207 St, Jay St-MetroTech, Kingston-Throop Avs, Lafayette Av, Liberty Av, Nostrand Av, Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd, Ralph Av, Rockaway Av, Rockaway Blvd, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, Shepherd Av, Spring St, Utica Av, Van Siclen Av and W 4 St-Wash Sq.
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