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Route 2 (New York City Subway)

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)

New York City Subway and SIR
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NYCS Route 1 Broadway – Seventh Avenue Local
NYCS Route 2 Seventh Avenue Express
NYCS Route 3 Seventh Avenue Express
NYCS Route 4 Lexington Avenue Express
NYCS Route 5 Lexington Avenue Express
NYCS Route 6 Lexington Avenue/Pelham Local
NYCS Route 6d Lexington Avenue Local/Pelham Express
NYCS Route 7 Flushing Local
NYCS Route 7d Flushing Express
NYCS Route A Eighth Avenue Express
NYCS Route B Sixth Avenue Express
NYCS Route C Eighth Avenue Local
NYCS Route D Sixth Avenue Express
NYCS Route E Eighth Avenue Local
NYCS Route F Sixth Avenue Local
NYCS Route G Crosstown Local
NYCS Route J Nassau Street Local
NYCS Route L 14 Street – Canarsie Local
NYCS Route M Sixth Avenue Local
NYCS Route N Broadway Express
NYCS Route Q Broadway Express
NYCS Route R Broadway Local
NYCS Route W Broadway Local
NYCS Route Z Nassau Street Express
NYCS Route S 42nd Street Shuttle
NYCS Route S Franklin Avenue Shuttle
NYCS Route S Rockaway Park Shuttle
NYCS Route SIRl Staten Island Railway Local
NYCS Route SIRe Staten Island Railway Express
NYCS Route T Second Avenue Local (future)

These are services for lines see List of NYCS lines view

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For the former BMT service, see BMT 2.

The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored red on station signs and the NYC Subway map because it represents service provided on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line through Manhattan. Trains of the 2 service run all the time. The usual pattern is express through Manhattan and local elsewhere; at late nights it is local everywhere. Some rush hour trips run to New Lots Avenue. Limited rush hour service operates on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line (two trains heading to Brooklyn during morning rush hours, and four trains heading to the Bronx during evening rush hours) to clear congestion.

The 2 service was one of the last strongholds of the Redbird cars. Introduced in the mid-1950s to early 1960s, they ran on the line until 2001–2002 and were replaced by the Bombardier-built R142s.

Service historyEdit

 
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The IRT White Plains Road Line had been serviced by 3rd Avenue El trains until July 10, 1905, when the connecting subway from 135th Street to the portal past Third Avenue–149th Street opened. Trains went to South Ferry, which opened the same day, from 180th St–Bronx Park.

On January 9, 1908, the Joralemon Street Tunnel to Brooklyn opened, and trains ran from East 180th Street to Borough Hall.

Five months later, Nevins Street and Atlantic Avenue stations opeed.

On March 3, 1917 and March 31, 1917, the IRT White Plains Road Line opened to 219th Street and Nereid Avenue–238th Street, respectively. They were later connected to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line

On July 1, 1918, the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line was completed to Wall Street and South Ferry. The 2 train served both.

On April 15, 1919, the Clark Street Tunnel opened, connecting the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line with Brooklyn.

On December 19, 1919, trains began alternating between South Ferry and Atlantic Avenue during rush hours. In 1923, service was extended to Utica Avenue.

On December 1, 1924, trains that ended at South Ferry now ran to New Lots Avenue instead.

On September 5, 1937, evening trains were rerouted to the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line.

In 1957, trains were extended to the IRT Dyre Avenue Line via new connecting tracks at East 180th Street.

On February 6, 1959, trains began running between Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College and Wakefield–241st Street during overnight hours, and between New Lots Avenue and East 180th Street other times.

Over the decades, the 1 and 2 (and later the 3) trains switched terminals between Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College and New Lots Avenue several times, until April 18, 1965 when all 2 trains were sent to New Lots Avenue at all times.

On July 10, 1983, the 2 train was sent back to Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College, its current route.

From March to October 1998, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line was rehabilitated. On weekdays, 2 trains ran via the IRT Lexington Avenue Line between 149th Street–Grand Concourse and Nevins Street uptown from 5:00 to 12:00 and downtown from 12:00 to 0:00.

In 1999, late night express service in Manhattan was discontinued.

After September 11, 2001, the 2 train became local in Manhattan (so they wouldn't back up behind 3 trains terminating at 14th Street). It returned to normal service on September 15, 2002.

RouteEdit

The following table shows the lines used by Route 2 service, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:

Line From To Tracks Times
all ex.
nights 		late
nights 		rush
peak
IRT White Plains Road Line (full line) Wakefield – 241st Street 149th Street – Grand Concourse local      
IRT Lenox Avenue Line 135th Street Central Park North – 110th Street all
IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line 96th Street Chambers Street express  
local      
IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line,
Brooklyn Branch 		Park Place Borough Hall all    
IRT Eastern Parkway Line Hoyt Street Franklin Avenue local
IRT Nostrand Avenue Line (full line) President Street Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College all  
IRT Eastern Parkway Line Nostrand Avenue Crown Heights – Utica Avenue local      
IRT New Lots Line (full line) Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road New Lots Avenue all
Station service legend
Black dot Stops all times
Period dot Stops all times except late nights
Crescent dot Stops late nights only
Circle dot Stops weekdays only
Half dot Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
Black diamond Stops rush hours only
Half diamond Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
NYCS Route 2 Stations Wheelchair Transfer Connections and notes
Black dot Wakefield – 241st Street Metro-North: Harlem Line @ Wakefield
Black dot Nereid Avenue NYCS Route 5Half diamond
Black dot 233rd Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Half diamond Metro-North: Harlem Line @ Woodlawn
Black dot 225th Street NYCS Route 5Half diamond
Black dot 219th Street NYCS Route 5Half diamond
Black dot Gun Hill Road Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Half diamond Bx41 SBS
Black dot Burke Avenue NYCS Route 5Half diamond
Black dot Allerton Avenue NYCS Route 5Half diamond
Black dot Pelham Parkway Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Half diamond Bx12 SBS
Black dot Bronx Park East NYCS Route 5Half diamond
Black dot East 180th Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Black dot
Black dot West Farms Square – East Tremont Avenue NYCS Route 5Half dot
Black dot 174th Street NYCS Route 5Half dot
Black dot Freeman Street NYCS Route 5Half dot
Black dot Simpson Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Half dot
Black dot Intervale Avenue NYCS Route 5Half dot
Black dot Prospect Avenue NYCS Route 5Half dot
Black dot Jackson Avenue NYCS Route 5Half dot
Black dot Third Avenue – 149th Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Period dot Bx41 SBS
Black dot 149th Street – Grand Concourse NYCS Route 4Black dot NYCS Route 5Period dot
Black dot 135th Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 3Black dot
Black dot 125th Street NYCS Route 3Black dot M60 SBS to LaGuardia Airport
Black dot 116th Street NYCS Route 3Black dot
Black dot Central Park North – 110th Street NYCS Route 3Black dot
Black dot 96th Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot NYCS Route 3Black dot
Crescent dot 86th Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot
Crescent dot 79th Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Black dot 72nd Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot NYCS Route 3Black dot
Crescent dot 66th Street – Lincoln Center Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot
Crescent dot 59th Street – Columbus Circle Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot NYCS Route ABlack dot NYCS Route DBlack dot
Crescent dot 50th Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Black dot Times Square – 42nd Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot NYCS Route 3Black dot NYCS Route 7Black dot NYCS Route 7dHalf diamond NYCS Route ABlack dot NYCS Route CPeriod dot NYCS Route EBlack dot NYCS Route NBlack dot NYCS Route QBlack dot NYCS Route RPeriod dot
NYCS Route SPeriod dot (42nd Street Shuttle) 		Port Authority Bus Terminal
Black dot 34th Street – Penn Station Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot NYCS Route 3Period dot M34 / M34A SBS, Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit @ Pennsylvania Station
Crescent dot 28th Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Crescent dot 23rd Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Crescent dot 18th Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Black dot 14th Street NYCS Route 1Black dot NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route FBlack dot NYCS Route MCircle dot NYCS Route LBlack dot PATH @ 14th Street
Crescent dot Christopher Street – Sheridan Square NYCS Route 1Black dot PATH @ Christopher Street
Crescent dot Houston Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Crescent dot Canal Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Crescent dot Franklin Street NYCS Route 1Black dot
Black dot Chambers Street Wheelchair NYCS Route 1Black dot NYCS Route 3Period dot
Black dot Park Place NYCS Route 3Circle dot NYCS Route ABlack dot NYCS Route CCircle dot NYCS Route EBlack dot PATH @ World Trade Center
Black dot Fulton Street NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black dot NYCS Route 5Period dot NYCS Route ABlack dot NYCS Route CPeriod dot NYCS Route JCircle dot NYCS Route ZHalf diamond
Black dot Wall Street NYCS Route 3Period dot
Black dot Clark Street NYCS Route 3Period dot
Black dot Borough Hall Wheelchair NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black dot NYCS Route 5Circle dot NYCS Route RCircle dot
Black dot Hoyt Street NYCS Route 3Period dot
Black dot Nevins Street NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black dot NYCS Route 5Circle dot
Black dot Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center Wheelchair NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black dot NYCS Route 5Circle dot NYCS Route BCircle dot NYCS Route QBlack dot NYCS Route DBlack dot NYCS Route NBlack dot NYCS Route RPeriod dot LIRR: Atlantic Branch @ Atlantic Terminal
Black dot Bergen Street NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Crescent dot
Black dot Grand Army Plaza NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Crescent dot
Black dot Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Crescent dot
Black dot Franklin Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black dot NYCS Route 5Circle dot
NYCS Route SBlack dot (Franklin Avenue Shuttle)
Black dot President Street NYCS Route 5Circle dot
Black dot Sterling Street NYCS Route 5Circle dot B44 SBS
Black dot Winthrop Street NYCS Route 5Circle dot B44 SBS
Black dot Church Avenue Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Circle dot B44 SBS
Black dot Beverly Road NYCS Route 5Circle dot
Black dot Newkirk Avenue NYCS Route 5Circle dot B44 SBS
Black dot Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College Wheelchair NYCS Route 5Circle dot B44 SBS
Black diamond Nostrand Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot B44 SBS
Black diamond Kingston Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot
Black diamond Crown Heights – Utica Avenue Wheelchair NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black dot NYCS Route 5Black diamond
Black diamond Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black diamond NYCS Route 5Black diamond B15 to JFK Airport
Black diamond Saratoga Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black diamond NYCS Route 5Black diamond
Black diamond Rockaway Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black diamond NYCS Route 5Black diamond
Black diamond Junius Street NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black diamond NYCS Route 5Black diamond
Black diamond Pennsylvania Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black diamond NYCS Route 5Black diamond
Black diamond Van Siclen Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black diamond NYCS Route 5Black diamond
Black diamond New Lots Avenue NYCS Route 3Period dot NYCS Route 4Black diamond NYCS Route 5Black diamond B15 to JFK Airport

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