5 (New York City Subway service)

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For the former BMT service, see 5 (BMT).
5 symbol Lexington Avenue Express
Eastchester–Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue to East 180th Street, Bowling Green, or Flatbush Avenue
5 map
note: dashed line shows rush hour only service
dashed pink line shows limited rush hour service to Utica Avenue or New Lots Avenue

The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, the New York City Subway map and on most IRT rolling stock equipment since it uses the Lexington Avenue Line through Manhattan.

During rush hours 5 trains operate between Eastchester–Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue, the Bronx and Brooklyn College–Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn and operates express in the Bronx (in the peak direction), Manhattan and Brooklyn, with limited rush hour service to Crown Heights–Utica Avenue or New Lots Avenue due to space limitations along the Nostrand Avenue segment south of Franklin Avenue.

During middays, evenings and weekdays, 5 trains operate between Eastchester–Dyre Avenue and Bowling Green, with express service in Manhattan and local service in the Bronx. During late nights, 5 trains provide local shuttle service between Eastchester–Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street, the Bronx, where the 2 train provides through service to the South Bronx and Manhattan.

The 5 fleet consists entirely of R142s.

The following lines are used by the 5 service:

Line Tracks When
IRT White Plains Road Line from Nereid Avenue–238th Street to East 180th Street local rush hours in the peak direction
IRT Dyre Avenue Line (full line) N/A always
IRT White Plains Road Line from East 180th Street to 149th Street–Grand Concourse local (express rush hours in the peak direction) all but late nights
IRT Jerome Avenue Line south of 149th Street–Grand Concourse local all but late nights
IRT Lexington Avenue Line (full line) express all but late nights
IRT Joralemon Street Tunnel N/A rush hours only
IRT Eastern Parkway Line north of Franklin Avenue express rush hours only
IRT Nostrand Avenue Line (full line) local rush hours only
IRT Eastern Parkway Line south of Franklin Avenue express some rush-hour trips

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[edit] Dyre Avenue Shuttle

Manhattan bound 5 train using an R142 Train set at 174th Street the bronx
Manhattan bound 5 train using an R142 Train set at 174th Street the bronx

The East 180th Street-Dyre Avenue Shuttle or Dyre Avenue Shuttle was established as a new subway service and full-time shuttle in 1941 between the former East 180th Street station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway and Dyre Avenue, which was the last station but one of the NYW&B within New York City. Passengers had to make a walking transfer between the Dyre Avenue Line and the IRT White Plains Road Line at East 180th Street as the two lines did not share a common station and there was no track connection between the lines.

In 1957 a flyover connection opened between the East 180th Street station of the White Plains Road Line and the Dyre Avenue Line, enabling through service by trains of the 2 from Manhattan to Dyre Avenue. At the same time, the former NYW&B station was closed and off-hours Dyre Avenue Shuttles rerouted to the White Plains Road Line station. These shuttles were initially labeled 2 like the full-time service but were later signed 9, a number used for IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line skip-stop service.

The off-hours Dyre Avenue shuttle still operates, but trains on the line are signed 5, the same as the through service that now serves the line.

[edit] Service History

Rush hour service, designated with a diamond bullet until May 2005.
Rush hour service, designated with a diamond bullet until May 2005.

The section from East 180th Street to Dyre Avenue was once the mainline of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, a standard gauge electric commuter railroad built by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Upon its closure in 1937, the entire property was put up for sale.

In 1940, the City of New York purchased the section and began integrating the line into the system. The railroad north of the city line to White Plains and Port Chester was quickly dismantled. The section below East 180th Street to Greens Farm Junction was once used to interchange with the New Haven (and later Penn Central and Conrail) to bring subway cars and other equipment on and off the system. This section has since been removed, isolating this part of the subway from interchange.

Beginning 1934, trains normally ran from Wakefield-241st Street or East 180th Street to Atlantic Avenue. During rush hours, they were extended to Utica Avenue.

From 1938 to 1950, weekend trains ran to Utica Avenue. Over the years, they were extended to New Lots Avenue every once in a while.

Beginning May 3, 1957, limited rush hour trains ran to Flatbush Avenue. This was discontinued on April 8, 1960.

From May 24, 1976 to 1980, midday trains terminated at Bowling Green.

Beginning July 10, 1983, all rush hour service ran to Flatbush Avenue, with limited service to/from Utica or New Lots Avenue.

On January 18, 1988, midday trains permanently terminated at Bowling Green.

In 1995, rush hour service to 241st Street was cut back to Nereid Avenue.

[edit] Stations

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

Note: New York City Transit eliminated the diamond 5 service from the official map in 2005, but there are still two distinct service patterns in the Bronx. In the table below, the first column (headed by a 5 inside a circle) documents the non-rush hour pattern, and the second column (headed by a 5 inside a diamond) documents the rush hour pattern.

5 service 5 diamond service Station Handicapped/disabled access Subway transfers Connections
The Bronx
Dyre Avenue Line service
Stops all times Stops rush hours only Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
Stops all times Stops rush hours only Baychester Avenue
Stops all times Stops rush hours only Gun Hill Road
Stops all times Stops rush hours only Pelham Parkway
Stops all times Stops rush hours only Morris Park
 
White Plains Road Line service from Nereid Avenue to East 180th Street
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Nereid Avenue-238th Street 2 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only 233rd Street Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line at Woodlawn (.3 miles)
Stops rush hours in peak direction only 225th Street 2 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only 219th Street 2 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Gun Hill Road Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Burke Avenue 2 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Allerton Avenue 2 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Pelham Parkway Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Bronx Park East 2 all times
 
Dyre Avenue Line and White Plains Road Line services merge
Stops all times Stops rush hours only East 180th Street 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction 174th Street 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Freeman Street 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Simpson Street Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Intervale Avenue 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Prospect Avenue 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Jackson Avenue 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only Third Avenue–149th Street Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only 149th Street–Grand Concourse 2 all times
4 all times (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only 138th Street–Grand Concourse 4 all except rush hours, peak direction
Manhattan
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only 125th Street Handicapped/disabled access 4 all times 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction Metro-North Railroad at Harlem–125th Street
M60 bus to LaGuardia Airport
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only 86th Street 4 all times 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only 59th Street 4 all times 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
N all times R all except late nights W weekdays until 9:30 p.m. (BMT Broadway Line)
F all times (IND 63rd Street Line at Lexington Avenue; out-of-system MetroCard transfer)		 Roosevelt Island Tramway
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only 42nd Street–Grand Central Handicapped/disabled access 4 all times 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
7 all times <7>weekdays until 10:00 p.m., peak direction (IRT Flushing Line
S all except late nights (42nd Street Shuttle)		 Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only 14th Street–Union Square 4 all times 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
L all times (BMT Canarsie Line)
N all times Q all times R all except late nights W weekdays until 9:30 p.m. (BMT Broadway Line)
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Handicapped/disabled access 4 all times 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
J all times M weekdays until 7:30 p.m. Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line at Chambers Street)
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only Fulton Street 4 all times
2 all times 3 all except late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
A all times C all except late nights (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
J weekdays only M rush hours until 7:30 p.m. Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only Wall Street 4 all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only Bowling Green Handicapped/disabled access 4 all times Staten Island Ferry at South Ferry
Brooklyn
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Borough Hall Handicapped/disabled access* 4 all times
2 all times 3 all except late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
M rush hours until 7:30 p.m. R all except late nights (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Nevins Street 2 all times 3 all except late nights 4 all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Atlantic Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times 3 all except late nights 4 all times
B weekdays until 9:30 p.m. Q all times (BMT Brighton Line)
D all times M rush hours until 7:30 p.m. N all times R all except late nights (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)		 LIRR Atlantic Branch at Flatbush Avenue
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Franklin Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times 3 all except late nights 4 all times
S all times (Franklin Avenue Shuttle)
 
Nostrand Avenue Line service
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only President Street 2 all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Sterling Street 2 all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Winthrop Street 2 all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Church Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Beverly Road 2 all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Newkirk Avenue 2 all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only Brooklyn College–Flatbush Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times
 
New Lots Line service (occasional rush hour trips)
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only Crown Heights–Utica Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 special rush hour trips B15 bus to JFK Airport
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only Saratoga Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only Rockaway Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only Junius Street 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only Pennsylvania Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only Van Siclen Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in peak direction only New Lots Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 4 special rush hour trips B15 bus to JFK Airport

* Borough Hall is accessible in the northbound direction only.

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