Route 7 (New York City Subway)

For the former BMT 7 service, see BMT 7.

The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a circular one. The express service runs in the peak direction (to 34th Street–Hudson Yards during mornings, to Main Street–Flushing during evenings) between 6:30 and 22:00 on weekdays. The service is colored purple on official maps and signage and is the only route on the Flushing Line. This route is the only one in the system to run 11-car trains; these are the longest trains on the IRT. Odd train lengths are rare, as cars are typically produced and operated in pairs. The 7 is known as the International Express because the route travels through neighborhoods of many different nationalities and cultures, especially along Roosevelt Avenue.

This line was the last stronghold for the Redbird series of subway cars. Until 2002, the entire fleet was dominated by the R33/36 World's Fair Version. As time passed, the Redbirds were being phased out and replaced by the Bombardier-built R62A cars. On November 3, 2003, the last Redbird train made its final trip on this line, making all stops between Times Square and Willets Point–Shea Stadium.

Beginning in 2016, the R62As were being displaced with R188s, built by Kawasaki and equipped for CBTC operation.

Service history

7 FLUSHING	7
R12 end rollsign	1967-1979 bullet (in a circle)

The 3 designation has been assigned to its current route since the introduction of front rollsigns on the R12 in 1948. Rollsigns on current equipment (R62) include the number 11 to substitute for the express 3 designation. At some point, the line will receive new cars which have digital rollsigns but are only able to display one digit. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has no plans to change its designation, however.

New York City and the MTA have proposed extending the line as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. The extension would add two new stations at Tenth Avenue and 42nd Street, and at Eleventh Avenue and 34th Street. These two new stations will add service to the west side of Midtown and provide a more direct transit link to the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Although the project was originally tied to New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, both the City and the MTA have said that the project will continue. The 34th Street-Hudson Yards station opened on September 13, 2015, being the first extension to the system since 1989.

Route

The following table shows the line used by Route 7 and Route <7> trains, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:

Line	From	To	Tracks	Times
				rush peak	all times
IRT Flushing Line	Flushing – Main Street	33rd Street – Rawson Street	express
			local
	Queensboro Plaza	Times Square	all

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

			Stations		Transfer	Connections and notes
			Flushing – Main Street
			Mets – Willets Point
			111th Street
			103rd Street – Corona Plaza
			Junction Boulevard
			90th Street – Elmhurst Avenue
			82nd Street – Jackson Heights
			74th Street – Broadway
			69th Street
			61st Street – Woodside
			52nd Street
			46th Street – Bliss Street
			40th Street – Lowery Street
			33rd Street – Rawson Street
			Queensboro Plaza
			Court Square
			Hunters Point Avenue
			Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue
			Grand Central		(42nd Street Shuttle)
			Fifth Avenue
			Times Square		(42nd Street Shuttle)
			34th Street - Hudson Yards

External links

• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Local
• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Express
• MTA NYC Transit - 7 schedulePDF (160 KiB)