7 (New York City Subway service)

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Flushing Local

Flushing–Main Street to Times Square–42nd Street

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 Times Square during mornings, to Main Street–Flushing during evenings) between 06:30 and 22:00 (6:30 am and 10:00 pm ET) on weekdays. Express service to Manhattan is also provided after games at Shea Stadium. 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, the longest trains on the IRT.

The 7 has been referred to in some publications as the "International Express", because the route travels through several different ethnic neighborhoods. This name is not official, nor is the title used in day to day operations.

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.^[1]

Several Redbird cars running on this line were decorated with Mets logos and colors during the 2000 Subway Series against the New York Yankees^[2], as the line runs adjacent to Shea Stadium.

[edit] Service history

An R36 7 local northbound at 33rd Street–Rawson Street. This fleet was retired in 2003.

A special 7 express northbound through 40th Street-Lowery Street utilizing the Train of Many Colors.

Manhattan-bound 7 train of R62s at Willets Point-Shea Stadium, which comprise the current #7 train fleet.

On June 13, 1915, the first test train on the IRT Flushing Line ran between 42nd Street-Grand Central Terminal and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue, followed by the start of revenue service on June 22. Over the next thirteen years, the line was extended piece by piece to its current form between Times Square and Main Street Flushing.

The 7 designation has been assigned to its current route since the introduction of front rollsigns on the R12 in 1948. Rollsigns on current equipment (R62A) include the number 11 to substitute for the express 7 designation. At some point in the future, the line may use R142/R142As which have digital rollsigns but are only able to display one digit.

Prior to 1997, express service ran only between Willets Point-Shea Stadium and 61st Street-Woodside. In 1999, express service was extended from rush hours only to its current time frame.

An extension of the line to 11th Avenue-34th Street, near the Javits Center is in the works.^[3]

As of early 2008, service is being altered to accommodate construction for the conversion to CBTC operation on the 7.^[4][5]

[edit] Stations

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

		Station		Subway transfers	Connections
Queens
		Flushing–Main Street			LIRR Port Washington Branch at Flushing Main Street Q48 to LaGuardia Airport
		Willets Point–Shea Stadium			LIRR Port Washington Branch at Shea Stadium (special events only) Q48 to LaGuardia Airport
		111th Street			Q48 to LaGuardia Airport
		103rd Street–Corona Plaza
		Junction Boulevard			Q72 to LaGuardia Airport
		90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue
		82nd Street–Jackson Heights			Q33 to LaGuardia Airport
		74th Street–Broadway		E  F  G  R  V  (IND Queens Boulevard Line)	Q33 to LaGuardia Airport Q47 to LaGuardia Airport Marine Air Terminal
		69th Street
		Woodside–61st Street			LIRR City Terminal Zone at Woodside
		52nd Street-Lincoln Avenue
		46th–Bliss Streets
		40th–Lowery Streets
		33rd–Rawson Streets
		Queensboro Plaza		N  W  (BMT Astoria Line)
		45th Road–Court House Square		G  (IND Crosstown Line at Long Island City–Court Square) E  V  (IND Queens Boulevard Line at 23rd Street–Ely Avenue) Out-of-system transfers with MetroCard
		Hunters Point Avenue			LIRR City Terminal Zone at Hunterspoint Avenue (peak hours only)
		Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue			LIRR City Terminal Zone at Long Island City (peak hours only)
Manhattan
		Grand Central–42nd Street		4  5  6  <6> (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) S  (42nd Street Shuttle)	Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
		Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park		B  D  F  V  (IND Sixth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Bryant Park)
		Times Square–42nd Street		1  2  3  (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) A  C  E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal) N  Q  R  W  (BMT Broadway Line)	Port Authority Bus Terminal
		10th Avenue		future station	(current plans are to optionally build a shell at 10th Ave to be finished later)
		34th Street-Jacob Javits Convention Center		under construction

• Express trains run on Weekdays from 06:30 to 22:00 (6:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET), to Manhattan during a.m. hours, to Queens during p.m. hours and after games at Shea Stadium.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Local
• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Express
• Fiscal Brief September 2002
• wcbstv story
• Newsday story
• NY1 story
• MTA NYC Transit - 7 schedulePDF (269 KB)

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