3 (New York City Subway service)

For the former Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation 3 service, see T (New York City Subway service).

Seventh Avenue Express
250px A train made of R62 cars in 3 service enters Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road in Brooklyn, bound for Manhattan.
3 map
Northern end	Harlem – 148th Street
Southern end	New Lots Avenue (all except nights) Times Square – 42nd Street (late nights)
Stations	34
Rolling stock	R62
Depot	Livonia Yard

The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored tomato red since it uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan. The 3 operates between 148th Street in Harlem, Manhattan and New Lots Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, making express stops in Manhattan and all stops in Brooklyn, except nights when it short turns at Times Square – 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan.

Service history

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Rollsign used on the ends of R12 through R36 cars

File:3 (1967-1979 New York City Subway bullet).svg

1967–1979 bullet

On November 23, 1904, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line opened between 96th Street and 145th Street. 3 trains ran between 145th Street and City Hall, making all stops.

On July 1, 1918, the entire IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line was completed. 3 trains were rerouted south of 42nd Street from the IRT Lexington Avenue Line to this new line. They now made all stops to South Ferry.

As of 1934, 3 service operated between 145th Street and South Ferry except late nights, when service operated between 145th Street and 96th Street, making local stops.

Beginning on January 4, 1955, some 3 trains ran express in Manhattan during rush hours and were extended to Flatbush Avenue; a few layups and put-ins ran to New Lots. Late night service was discontinued between 145th Street and 96th Street.

Beginning on December 20, 1957, 3 trains were rerouted to New Lots Avenue during rush hours.

On February 6, 1959, all trains except late nights made express stops in Manhattan as part of the "West Side Improvement" and ran to Flatbush Avenue.

Beginning on April 8, 1960, 3 trains rerouted to New Lots. Weekday evening service was cut to a shuttle 145th Street to 135th Street only.

Beginning on April 18, 1965, 3 service ran to Flatbush again.

Beginning on October 17, 1965, weekend evening service was also cut to a shuttle 145th Street to 135th Street.

On May 13, 1968, trains were extended to the newly completed 148th Street – Lenox Terminal.

Beginning on December 15, 1968, all-night shuttle service between 145th Street and 135th Street were brought back, this was the first time since 1955.

Beginning on May 23, 1976, the current practice of starting Sunday service late (9 or 10 AM) began.

Beginning on July 10, 1983, the 2 and 3 trains swapped Brooklyn Terminals, and the 3 was permanently stationed at New Lots Avenue so it could access the Livonia Yard and shops.

Beginning on August 5, 1990, late-night shuttles between 148th Street and 135th Street were discontinued and replaced by shuttle buses.

Beginning on September 4, 1994, late-night shuttles between 148th Street and 135th Street were resumed, but were discontinued again on September 10, 1995.

From March to October 1998, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line was rehabilitated. Most 3 service was rerouted to 137th Street – City College.

After September 11, 2001, the 3 service became a local in Manhattan. After a few switching delays at 96th Street, service was changed on September 19, 2001. It ran in Manhattan as an express between Harlem – 148th Street and 14th Street and was replaced by 1 service in Brooklyn. It returned to New Lots Avenue on September 15, 2002.

On July 27, 2008, late night 3 service was restored, operating as an express between 148th Street and Times Square – 42nd Street.

Route

Service pattern

The following table shows the lines used by the 3, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:

Line	From	To	Tracks	Times
				all ex. nights	late nights
IRT Lenox Avenue Line (full line)	Harlem – 148th Street	Central Park North – 110th Street	all
IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line	96th Street	Times Square – 42nd Street	express
	34th Street – Penn Station	Chambers Street
IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line, Brooklyn Branch	Park Place	Borough Hall	all
IRT Eastern Parkway Line (full line)	Hoyt Street	Crown Heights – Utica Avenue	local
IRT New Lots Line (full line)	Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road	New Lots Avenue	all

Stations

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.

Station service legend
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops rush hours only
	Station closed
	Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details

	Stations		Subway transfers	Connections/Notes
Manhattan
Lenox Avenue Line
	Harlem – 148th Street
	145th Street			Access to/from first five cars only
	135th Street		2
	125th Street		2	M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
	116th Street		2
	Central Park North – 110th Street		2
Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
	96th Street		1  2
	72nd Street		1  2
	Times Square – 42nd Street		1  2  7  <7> (IRT Flushing Line) A  C  E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal) N  Q  R  (BMT Broadway Line) S  (42nd Street Shuttle)	Port Authority Bus Terminal Southern terminal for late-night trains
	34th Street – Penn Station		1  2	M34 / M34A Select Bus Service Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
	14th Street		1  2  F  M  (IND Sixth Avenue Line at 14th Street) L  (BMT Canarsie Line)	PATH at 14th Street
	Chambers Street		1  2
Brooklyn Branch
	Park Place		2  A  C  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at Chambers Street) E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at World Trade Center)	PATH at World Trade Center
	Fulton Street		2  4  5  (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) A  C  (IND Eighth Avenue Line) J  Z  (BMT Nassau Street Line)	Connection to R  (BMT Broadway Line) at Cortlandt Street via Dey Street Passageway
	Wall Street		2
Brooklyn
	Clark Street		2
	Borough Hall		2  4  5  (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) N  R  (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Eastern Parkway Line
	Hoyt Street		2
	Nevins Street		2  4  5
	Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center		2  4  5  B  Q  (BMT Brighton Line) D  N  R  (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)	LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
	Bergen Street		2
	Grand Army Plaza		2
	Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum		2
	Franklin Avenue		2  4  5  S  (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
	Nostrand Avenue		2	B44 Select Bus Service
	Kingston Avenue		2
	Crown Heights – Utica Avenue		2  4  5
New Lots Line
	Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road		2  4  5	B15 bus to JFK Int'l Airport
	Saratoga Avenue		2  4  5	Closed for station renovation until fall 2016.
	Rockaway Avenue		2  4  5
	Junius Street		2  4  5
	Pennsylvania Avenue		2  4  5	Closed for station renovation until fall 2016.
	Van Siclen Avenue		2  4  5
	New Lots Avenue		2  4  5	B15 bus to JFK Airport

External links

• MTA NYC Transit – 3 Seventh Avenue Express