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The 3 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 Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line. Trains of the 3 service run all the time except late nights; it always runs express through Manhattan and local in Brooklyn. During late nights, the 2 and 3 service (the latter of which is extended) cover its route, except for the northernmost two stations on Lenox Avenue, which are served by free transfers to buses.
Service history[edit | edit source]
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On November 23, 1904, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line to 145th Street opened. This was the second part of the original subway. Trains went to City Hall, until the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line was built (Manhattan portion completed on July 1, 1918). Then, it became the local to South Ferry, crossing over the 1 at 96th St.
On January 4, 1955, rush hour expresses begins operating to Flatbush Avenue, a few layups and put-ins to New Lots Avenue.
On February 6, 1959, the "West Side Improvement" took place. Trains no longer switched at 96th Street. Service runs to Flatbush Avenue at all times except nights.
On April 8, 1960, trains were sent to New Lots Avenue all times except nights.
On April 18, 1965, trains were sent back to Flatbush Avenue.
On May 13, 1968, the Harlem–148th Street terminal opens.
On May 23, 1976, the current practice of starting Sunday service late (9:00 or 10:00) begins.
On July 10, 1983, trains were sent back to New Lots Avenue, so it could more readily access Livonia Yard (it only had the 148th Street Yard before then).
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 only 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.
Route[edit | edit source]
The following table shows the lines used by Route 3 service, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:
Line | From | To | Tracks | Times | |
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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 |
Station service legend | |
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Stops all times | |
Stops all times except late nights | |
Stops weekdays only | |
Stops rush hours only | |
Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only |
Stations | Transfer | Connections and notes | ||
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Harlem – 148th Street | ||||
145th Street | Boarding/Exiting from the first 5 cars only | |||
135th Street | ||||
125th Street | M60 SBS to LaGuardia Airport | |||
116th Street | ||||
Central Park North – 110th Street | ||||
96th Street | ||||
72nd Street | ||||
Times Square – 42nd Street | Port Authority Bus Terminal | |||
34th Street – Penn Station | M34 / M34A SBS, Amtrak, LIRR, NJ Transit @ Pennsylvania Station | |||
14th Street | PATH @ 14th Street | |||
Chambers Street | ||||
Park Place | PATH @ World Trade Center | |||
Fulton Street | ||||
Wall Street | ||||
Clark Street | ||||
Borough Hall | ||||
Hoyt Street | ||||
Nevins Street | ||||
Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center | LIRR: Atlantic Branch @ Atlantic Terminal | |||
Bergen Street | ||||
Grand Army Plaza | ||||
Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum | ||||
Franklin Avenue | ||||
Nostrand Avenue | B44 SBS | |||
Kingston Avenue | ||||
Crown Heights – Utica Avenue | ||||
Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road | B15 to JFK Airport | |||
Saratoga Avenue | ||||
Rockaway Avenue | ||||
Junius Street | ||||
Pennsylvania Avenue | ||||
Van Siclen Avenue | ||||
New Lots Avenue | B15 to JFK Airport |
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