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4 (New York City Subway service) 

For the former BMT service, see 4 (BMT).
4 symbol Lexington Avenue Express
Northern end Woodlawn
Southern end Crown Heights–Utica Avenue or New Lots Avenue

4 map
note: dashed line shows limited rush hour and late night service to/from New Lots Avenue

The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.

The 4 service operates at all times. Normal service operates between Woodlawn in the Bronx and Crown Heights–Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn via Lexington Avenue.

4 trains operate express in Manhattan and Brooklyn and local in the Bronx. During late nights, 4 trains make all local stops in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, and the southern terminus for the 4 is extended further south to New Lots Avenue. During weekday rush hours, in the peak direction (to Manhattan during a.m. hours, from Manhattan during p.m. hours), the 4 skips 138th Street–Grand Concourse.

The 4 fleet currently consists of R142s, R142a and occasional R62s. Several R62 and R142 cars running on this line were decorated with Yankees logos and colors during the World Series, as the 4 runs next to Yankee Stadium.[1]

The following lines are used by the 4 service:

Line Tracks When
IRT Jerome Avenue Line (full line) local (skips 138th Street–Grand Concourse, rush hours in peak direction) always
IRT Lexington Avenue Line (full line) express (local late nights) always
Joralemon Street Tunnel N/A always
IRT Eastern Parkway Line (full line) express (local late nights) always
IRT New Lots Line (full line) N/A late night and some rush-hour trips in peak direction

Contents

Service history

R12 end rollsign.
R12 end rollsign.
1967-1979 bullet
1967-1979 bullet

During the extension of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line south 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).

In 1918, the entire Jerome and Lexington Avenue Lines were completed and the connection to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line at 42nd Street was removed. Trains began running between Woodlawn and Bowling Green.

Beginning November 24, 1925, rush-hour trains ran to Crown Heights–Utica Avenue. Over the next three years, trains were gradually extended there during other times.

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

From 1950-1957, there was limited rush hour service to Flatbush Avenue.

Beginning April 8, 1960, late night trains were rerouted to Flatbush Avenue.

Beginning July 10, 1983, the current 4 service was formed, except that midday trains ran only to Atlantic Avenue. On January 18, 1988, those trains were extended to Utica Avenue as well.

Gallery

The tracks for the 4 behind Yankee Stadium and above River Avenue in the Bronx. The 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station can be seen in the distance.

A 4 train leaving the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, bound for Woodlawn.

Woodlawn-bound 4 train of R142s at 161st Street-Yankee Stadium.

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
4 service Station Handicapped/disabled access Subway transfers Connections
The Bronx
Stops all times Woodlawn
Stops all times Mosholu Parkway
Stops all times Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College
Stops all times Kingsbridge Road
Stops all times Fordham Road Handicapped/disabled access
Stops all times 183rd Street
Stops all times Burnside Avenue
Stops all times 176th Street
Stops all times Mount Eden Avenue
Stops all times 170th Street
Stops all times 167th Street
Stops all times 161st Street–Yankee Stadium Handicapped/disabled access B rush hours until 7:00 p.m. D all except rush hours, peak direction (IND Concourse Line)
Stops all times 149th Street–Grand Concourse 2 all times 5 all except late nights (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction 138th Street–Grand Concourse 5 all except late nights
Manhattan
Stops all times 125th Street Handicapped/disabled access 5 all except late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction Metro-North Railroad at Harlem–125th Street
M60 to LaGuardia Airport
Stops late nights only 116th Street 6 all times
Stops late nights only 110th Street 6 all times
Stops late nights only 103rd Street 6 all times
Stops late nights only 96th Street 6 all times
Stops all times 86th Street 5 all except late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
Stops late nights only 77th Street 6 all times
Stops late nights only 68th Street–Hunter College 6 all times
Stops all times 59th Street 5 all except late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
N all times R all except late nights W weekdays until 11:00 p.m. (BMT Broadway Line at Lexington Avenue)
F all times (IND 63rd Street Line at Lexington Avenue; out-of-system MetroCard transfer)		 Roosevelt Island Tramway
Stops late nights only 51st Street Handicapped/disabled access 6 all times
E all times (IND Queens Boulevard Line at Lexington Avenue–53rd Street)
Stops all times 42nd Street–Grand Central Handicapped/disabled access 5 all except late nights 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 late nights only 33rd Street 6 all times
Stops late nights only 28th Street 6 all times
Stops late nights only 23rd Street 6 all times
Stops all times 14th Street–Union Square 5 all except late nights 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 11:00 p.m. (BMT Broadway Line)
Stops late nights only Astor Place 6 all times
Stops late nights only Bleecker Street 6 all times
D all times F all times (IND Sixth Avenue Line at Broadway–Lafayette Street; transfer from downtown 4 only)
Stops late nights only Spring Street 6 all times
Stops late nights only Canal Street Handicapped/disabled access 6 all times
N all times Q all times (BMT Broadway Line)
J all times (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops all times Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Handicapped/disabled access 5 all except late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
J all times M weekdays until 11:00 p.m. Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line at Chambers Street)
Stops all times Fulton Street 5 all except late nights
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 evening rush 7:00–11:00 p.m. Z rush hours, peak direction (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops all times Wall Street 5 all except late nights
Stops all times Bowling Green Handicapped/disabled access 5 all except late nights Staten Island Ferry at South Ferry
Brooklyn
Stops all times Borough Hall Handicapped/disabled access* 5 rush hours until 8:45 p.m.
2 all times 3 all except late nights (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
M rush hours until 7:30 p.m. N late nights R all except late nights (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Stops all times Nevins Street 2 all times 3 all except late nights 5 rush hours until 8:45 p.m.
Stops all times Atlantic Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 2 all times 3 all except late nights 5 rush hours until 8:45 p.m. B weekdays until 11 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 late nights only Bergen Street 2 all times
Stops late nights only Grand Army Plaza 2 all times
Stops late nights only Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum 2 all times
Stops all times Franklin Avenue 2 all times 3 all except late nights 5 rush hours until 8:45 p.m. S all times (Franklin Avenue Shuttle)
Stops late nights only Nostrand Avenue
Stops late nights only Kingston Avenue
Stops all times Crown Heights–Utica Avenue Handicapped/disabled access 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips
 
New Lots Line late-night service
Stops late nights only Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road B15 bus to JFK Airport
Stops late nights only Saratoga Avenue
Stops late nights only Rockaway Avenue
Stops late nights only Junius Street
Stops late nights only Pennsylvania Avenue
Stops late nights only Van Siclen Avenue
Stops late nights only New Lots Avenue B15 bus to JFK Airport
 
New Lots Line rush-hour service (occasional trips)
Stops rush hours only Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips B15 bus to JFK Airport
Stops rush hours only Saratoga Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours only Rockaway Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours only Junius Street 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours only Pennsylvania Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours only Van Siclen Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips
Stops rush hours only New Lots Avenue 2 special rush hour trips 3 all except late nights 5 special rush hour trips B15 bus to JFK Airport

* Borough Hall is accessible in the northbound direction only.

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