7 (New York City Subway service)

For the former Template:BMT service, see BMT 7.

R36 7 local northbound at 33rd Street-Rawson 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 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 in the system to run 11-car trains; these are the longest trains on the . 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.

This line was the last stronghold for the Redbirds. 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 R62As. 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.

Service history

7 FLUSHING R12 end rollsign

7 1967-1979 bullet (in a circle)

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 (R62) include the number 11 to substitute for the express 7 designation. The MTA has no plans to change its designation, despite compatiblity problems with the sigital sign displays on newer equipment.

The city and MTA have proposed extending the line as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project.

Station listing

For more information on the current service and stations, as well as history of the line, see the Flushing Line article.

Station	When	Services
Flushing-Main Street	always	7 and <7>​
Willets Point-Shea Stadium	always	7 and <7>​
111th Street	always	7
103rd Street-Corona Plaza	always	7
Junction Boulevard	always	7 and <7>​
90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue	always	7
82nd Street-Jackson Heights	always	7
74th Street-Broadway	always	7 E, ​F, <F>, ​M, and ​R
69th Street	always	7
61st Street-Woodside	always	7 and <7>​
52nd Street	always	7
46th Street-Bliss Street	always	7
40th Street-Lowery Street	always	7
33rd Street-Rawson Street	always	7
Queensboro Plaza	always	7 and <7>​ N and ​W
45th Road-Court House Square	always	7 and <7>​ G E and ​M (Free out of system transfer via MetroCard)
Hunters Point Avenue	always	7 and <7>​
Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue	always	7 and <7>​
Grand Central-42nd Street	always	7 and <7>​ 4, ​5, ​6, and <6> S
Fifth Avenue-Bryant Park	always	7 and <7>​ B, ​D, ​F, <F>, and ​M
Times Square-42nd Street	always	7 and <7>​ N, ​Q, ​R, and ​W 1, ​2, and ​3 A, ​C, and ​E S Port Authority Bus Terminal

See also

• BMT 9, the Template:BMT service that operated in tandem with this service until 1949
• 7 Line Extension - Article about the proposal to extend the 7 subway line west to 11th Avenue and 34th Street

External links

• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Local
• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Express
• MTA NYC Transit - 7 schedule (PDF)