4 (New York City Subway service)

For the former Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation 4 service, see N (New York City Subway service).
Lexington Avenue Express

Note: dashed line shows limited rush hour and late night service to/from New Lots Avenue
Northern end Woodlawn
Southern end Utica Avenue or
New Lots Avenue (late nights & limited rush hour service)
Stations 54
Rolling stock R142, R142A
Depot Jerome Avenue Yard

The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored apple green since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.[1] The 4 operates between Woodlawn in the Bronx and Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn via Jerome Avenue Local in the Bronx and Eastern Parkway Express in Brooklyn at all times except nights. From approximately 11:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (Sundays to 8:30 a.m.), the 4 serves two local stops east of Franklin Avenue and is extended to/from New Lots Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn via Livonia Avenue as a replacement of the 3. After midnight, the 4 serves all stops in Brooklyn, except Hoyt Street. It also serves all stops in Manhattan, between approximately 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. Limited rush hour service originates and terminates at New Lots Avenue. During rush hours, the 4 skips 138th Street – Grand Concourse in the peak direction, with some northbound trains running express north of 167th Street and short turning at Burnside Avenue.

Service history

R12 thru R36 end rollsign

1967-1979 bullet
Woodlawn-bound 4 train of R142s at 161st Street.

During the extension of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line north of 42nd Street – Grand Central Terminal, shuttle trains served the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (which at the time was only between East 149th Street – Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge Road).[2]

On July 15, 1918, the entire Jerome and Lexington Avenue Lines were completed and the connection to the Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line at 42nd Street was removed. Trains began running between Woodlawn and Bowling Green.[2]

Beginning November 24, 1925, rush hour 4 trains ran to Crown Heights – Utica Avenue.[2]

Beginning December 5, 1927, weekday evening service extended to Utica.[2]

Beginning in 1928, midday 4 service was extended from South Ferry to Utica.[2]

Beginning December 20, 1946, trains were extended from Utica to New Lots Avenue during late nights.[2]

From December 15, 1950 to May 3, 1957, four 4 trains operated during rush hours to Flatbush Avenue on the Nostrand Avenue Line.[2]

Beginning April 8, 1960, nearly all AM rush hour 4 trains ran to Flatbush, and PM rush hour 4 trains alternated between Flatbush and Utica. During late nights 4 trains also went to Flatbush Avenue.[2]

Starting in 1979, trains operate local in Manhattan during late night hours to replace the 6, which was shortened to a shuttle between 125th Street and Pelham Bay Park.[2]

Beginning July 10, 1983, all 4 trains ran to Utica, except that midday trains ran only to Atlantic Avenue, and ran local during late nights and Sunday morning operating to New Lots. On January 18, 1988, midday 4 trains were extended to Utica Avenue as well.[2]

From June 8, 2009, to June 26, 2009, New York City Transit conducted a pilot program for express Jerome Avenue Line service. Four morning weekday rush hour trains from Woodlawn stopped at Mosholu Parkway, Burnside Avenue and 149th Street – Grand Concourse before they resumed regular service in Manhattan and Brooklyn.[3][2]

On October 26, 2009, another 4 express pilot program was implemented based on the success of the first and ran until December 11, 2009. This program was the same as the one in June except that express trains stopped at Bedford Park Boulevard – Lehman College.[2]

Route

Service pattern

The following table shows the lines used by the 4 service, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:

Line From To Tracks Times
all ex.
nights		 late
nights		 rush
peak
IRT Jerome Avenue Line (full line) Woodlawn 149th Street – Grand Concourse local      
138th Street – Grand Concourse  
IRT Lexington Avenue Line (full line) 125th Street Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall express    
local      
Fulton Street Bowling Green all    
Joralemon Street Tunnel
IRT Eastern Parkway Line (full line) Borough Hall Crown Heights – Utica Avenue express  
local, skips Hoyt Street      
IRT New Lots Line (full line) Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road New Lots Avenue all  

Note: Some northbound rush-hour trains operate express on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line between 167th Street and Burnside Avenue.

Stations

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.

Station service legend
Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays only
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details
Stations Subway transfers Connections
The Bronx
Woodlawn
Mosholu Parkway
Bedford Park Boulevard – Lehman College
Kingsbridge Road
Fordham Road Bx12 Select Bus Service
183rd Street
Burnside Avenue Northern terminal for some rush hour trains
176th Street
Mount Eden Avenue
170th Street
167th Street
161st Street – Yankee Stadium B  D  (IND Concourse Line)
149th Street – Grand Concourse 2  5  (IRT White Plains Road Line)
138th Street – Grand Concourse 5 
Manhattan
125th Street 5  6  <6> Metro-North Railroad at Harlem – 125th Street
M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
116th Street 6 
110th Street 6 
103rd Street 6 
96th Street 6 
86th Street 5  6  <6>
77th Street 6 
68th Street – Hunter College 6 
59th Street 5  6  <6>
N  Q  R  (BMT Broadway Line)
F  (IND 63rd Street Line at Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street; out-of-system MetroCard transfer)		 Roosevelt Island Tramway
51st Street 6 
E  (IND Queens Boulevard Line at Lexington Avenue – 53rd Street)
Grand Central – 42nd Street 5  6  <6>
7  <7> (IRT Flushing Line)
S  (42nd Street Shuttle)		 Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
33rd Street 6 
28th Street 6 
23rd Street 6 
14th Street – Union Square 5  6  <6>
L  (BMT Canarsie Line)
N  Q  R  (BMT Broadway Line)
Astor Place 6 
Bleecker Street 6 
D  F  (IND Sixth Avenue Line at Broadway – Lafayette Street)
Spring Street 6 
Canal Street 6 
N  Q  (BMT Broadway Line)
J  (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall 5  6  <6>
J  Z  (BMT Nassau Street Line at Chambers Street)
Fulton Street 5 
2  3  (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)
A  C  (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
J  Z  (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Connection to N  R  (BMT Broadway Line) at Cortlandt Street via Dey Street Passageway
Wall Street 5 
Bowling Green 5  Staten Island Ferry at South Ferry
Brooklyn
Borough Hall 5 
2  3  (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)
N  R  (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)		 Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction only.
Nevins Street 2  3  5 
Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center 2  3  5 
B  Q  (BMT Brighton Line)
D  N  R  (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)		 LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
Bergen Street 2 
Grand Army Plaza 2 
Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum 2 
Franklin Avenue 2  3  5 
S  (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
Nostrand Avenue B44 Select Bus Service
Kingston Avenue
Crown Heights – Utica Avenue 2  3  5 
New Lots Line service (late nights & occasional rush hour trips)
Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road 2  3  5  B15 bus to JFK Airport
Saratoga Avenue 2  3  5 
Rockaway Avenue 2  3  5 
Junius Street 2  3  5 
Pennsylvania Avenue 2  3  5 
Van Siclen Avenue 2  3  5 
New Lots Avenue 2  3  5  B15 bus to JFK Airport

References

  1. ↑ http://web.mta.info/developers/resources/line_colors.htm
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 http://www.erictb.info/linehistory.html
  3. ↑ "MTA New York City Transit Pilots Bronx Express Service Along the Jerome Ave. Line" (Press release). New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

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