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{{Infobox NYCS service
| service    = 2
| name       = Seventh Avenue Express
| image1     = File:R142 2 train at East 180th Street.jpg
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| caption1   = [[Wakefield–241st Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)|Wakefield–241st Street]]-bound 2 train of [[R142 (New York City Subway car)|R142]]s entering [[East 180th Street station|East 180th Street]] in [[the Bronx]].
| north term = {{unbulleted list|[[Wakefield–241st Street station|Wakefield–241st Street]]|}}
| south term = {{unbulleted list|[[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station|Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College]] |[[New Lots Avenue (IRT New Lots Line)|New Lots Avenue]] (limited rush hour service)|}}
| stations   = 49<br />52 (limited service)<br />61 (late night service)
| note       = Dashed pink line shows limited ''rush hour service'' to/from [[New Lots Avenue (IRT New Lots Line)|New Lots Avenue]].
| depot      = [[239th Street Yard]] (fleet interchangeable with {{rint|newyork|5}} at [[East 180th Street Yard]])
| started    = {{start date and age|1904|11|26}}
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The '''2 Seventh Avenue Express'''<ref name="timetable">{{NYCS const|timetable|2}}</ref> is a [[rapid transit]] service in the [[A Division (New York City Subway)|A Division]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored {{NYCS const|color|red}} since it uses the [[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]] through most of [[Manhattan]].

The 2 operates 24 hours daily between [[Wakefield–241st Street station|241st Street]] in [[Wakefield, Bronx]], and [[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station|Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College]] in [[Flatbush, Brooklyn]]; limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction originates and terminates at [[New Lots Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)|New Lots Avenue]] in [[East New York, Brooklyn]] instead of [[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station|Flatbush Avenue]].<ref name="NLS">{{cite web |url=https://transitfeeds.com/p/mta/79/latest/trip/ASP21GEN-2097-Weekday-00_046050_2..S06R |title=7:40 AM – 9:35 AM New Lots Av – OpenMobilityData |website=transitfeeds.com |date=August 8, 2021 |access-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808185923/https://transitfeeds.com/p/mta/79/latest/trip/ASP21GEN-2097-Weekday-00_046050_2..S06R |archive-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NLN">{{cite web |url=https://transitfeeds.com/p/mta/79/latest/trip/ASP21GEN-2097-Weekday-00_094250_2..N03R |title=3:42 PM – 5:30 PM Wakefield-241 St – OpenMobilityData |website=transitfeeds.com |date=August 8, 2021 |access-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808190305/https://transitfeeds.com/p/mta/79/latest/trip/ASP21GEN-2097-Weekday-00_094250_2..N03R |archive-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref>{{efn|Only one 2 train with this service pattern operates in the peak direction, during the AM rush hour.<ref name="NLP">{{cite web |url=https://transitfeeds.com/p/mta/79/latest/trip/ASP21GEN-2097-Weekday-00_044150_2..N03R |title=7:21 AM – 9:07 AM Wakefield-241 St – OpenMobilityData |website=transitfeeds.com |date=August 8, 2021 |access-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808184845/https://transitfeeds.com/p/mta/79/latest/trip/ASP21GEN-2097-Weekday-00_044150_2..N03R |archive-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref>}} Daytime service makes express stops in [[Manhattan]] (between [[96th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|96th]] and [[Chambers Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|Chambers Street]]s) and all stops elsewhere; overnight service makes all stops along the full route.

Historically, 2 trains have also run to [[Crown Heights–Utica Avenue station|Crown Heights–Utica Avenue]] or [[New Lots Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)|New Lots Avenue]]. They ran exclusively on the [[IRT New Lots Line]] until 1983, when the 2 was routed to [[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station|Flatbush Avenue]]. This is still the case with some rush-hour trains, albeit just to New Lots Avenue.

== Service history ==
=== Early history ===
The first section of what became the current 2 entered service on November 26, 1904, from the temporary 180th Street–Bronx Park terminal via the [[West Farms, Bronx|West Farms]] El to 149th Street–3rd Avenue. On July 10, 1905, the connection between the [[IRT Lenox Avenue Line]] and [[IRT White Plains Road Line]] (which was previously served by the [[Third Avenue El]]) opened, allowing subway service from Manhattan to the Bronx.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/27/101350060.pdf |title=Discuss Subway Signs in 18th St. Station – Engineer Parsons and Mr. Hedley Inspect Advertising Scheme – Bronx Viaduct Works Well – Delays There Only Those of Newness – Lenox Avenue Service Makes Fuss Below Ninety-Sixth Street |work=New York Times |date=November 27, 1904 |access-date=September 4, 2016 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324092214/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/27/101350060.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kahn1973">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/tracksofnewyork03kahn |title=Tracks of New York / |last=Kahn |first=Alan Paul |date=January 1, 1973 |location=New York |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/07/10/101363643.pdf |title=Subway Trains Running from Bronx to Battery – West Farms and South Ferry Stations Open at Midnight – Start Without a Hitch – Bowling Green Station Also Opened – Lenox Avenue Locals Take City Hall Loop Hereafter |work=New York Times |date=July 10, 1905 |access-date=September 4, 2016 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217082525/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/07/10/101363643.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 9, 1908, the [[Joralemon Street Tunnel]] opened, connecting the current [[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]] to Brooklyn. At this time, trains ran from East 180th Street to Borough Hall.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46564628/the-wall-street-journal/ |title=Brooklyn Tunnel to Be Opened for Operation to Borough Hall Thursday |date=January 7, 1908 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=March 12, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914183133/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46564628/the-wall-street-journal/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 1, 1908, trains were extended to Nevins Street and Atlantic Avenue.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/04/30/104802599.pdf |title=Bronx to Montauk; One Change of Cars — This Trip Made Possible by the Opening of Brooklyn Subway Extension Friday — Official Opening Trip — And the Public Can Go Through to Long Island Railroad Station To-Night After Midnight |date=April 30, 1908 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 6, 2016 |page=4 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831192749/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/04/30/104802599.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46567504/new-york-tribune/ |title=Trains To Atlantic Ave.: New Subway Schedule For Extension Announced. |date=April 30, 1908 |work=New-York Tribune |access-date=March 12, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914183726/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46567504/new-york-tribune/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The IRT White Plains Road Line was extended to 219th Street on March 3, 1917,<ref name="HathiTrust 2013">{{cite journal |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015016416920?urlappend=%3Bseq=23 |title=Annual Report. 1916-1917. |date=December 12, 2013 |website=HathiTrust |publisher=Interborough Rapid Transit Company |hdl=2027/mdp.39015016416920?urlappend=%3Bseq=23 |access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/03/04/102320289.pdf |title=White Plains Road Extension of Subway Opened to the Public – New Branch, Which Runs from 177th to 219th Street, Gives the Williamsbridge and Wakefield Sections of the East Bronx Rapid Transit for the First Time |date=March 4, 1917 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 11, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323213459/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/03/04/102320289.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> to 238th Street–Nereid Avenue on March 31, 1917,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/04/01/102326919.pdf |title=New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension Is Now Running to 238th Street |work=New York Times |date=April 1, 1917 |access-date=August 17, 2015 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324124611/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/04/01/102326919.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> and to Wakefield–241st Street on December 13, 1920.<ref name="erictb.info">{{Cite web |url=http://www.erictb.info/linehistory.html#2 |title=Line by Line History: White Plains-7th Av. Express |website=erictb.info |access-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100921/http://www.erictb.info/linehistory.html#2 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/12/12/112665334.pdf |title=Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow |date=December 12, 1920 |work=New York Times |access-date=December 20, 2015 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514165833/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/12/12/112665334.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> On August 1, 1918, the entire IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line was completed.<ref name="Whitney1918">{{cite web |last=Whitney |first=Travis (Public Service Commissioner) |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/03/10/118138743.pdf |title=The Seventh and Lexington Avenue Subways Will Revive Dormant Sections – Change in Operation That Will Transform Original Four-Tracked Subway Into Two Four-Tracked Systems and Double Present Capacity of the Interborough |date=March 10, 1918 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212141413/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/03/10/118138743.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 15, 1919, the [[Clark Street Tunnel]] opened, connecting the line to Brooklyn as well.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1919/04/13/archives/new-subway-service-between-brooklyn-and-manhattan-boroughs.html |title=New Subway Service Between Brooklyn and Manhattan Boroughs |date=April 13, 1919 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 5, 2009 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163456/https://www.nytimes.com/1919/04/13/archives/new-subway-service-between-brooklyn-and-manhattan-boroughs.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Beginning on December 19, 1919, trains ran to South Ferry with some rush hour trains to Atlantic Avenue.<ref name="erictb.info"/> In 1923, during rush hours, 2 trains alternated between South Ferry and Utica Avenue.<ref name="erictb.info"/> Beginning December 1, 1924, 2 trains that had previously ended at South Ferry were extended to New Lots Avenue.<ref name="erictb.info"/>

On January 16, 1928, the New York State Transit Commission announced that it had reached an agreement with the IRT to increase service on its lines by 8,000,000 car miles a year; the greatest increase since 1922. As part of the changes, on January 30, all West Farms trains were extended from Atlantic Avenue to Flatbush Avenue during middays.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46212969/the-brooklyn-citizen/ |title=IRT Adds More Cars And Extends Lines: Delays at Atlantic Ave. Reduced—South Ferry Trains to Run to Brooklyn |date=January 16, 1928 |work=The Brooklyn Citizen |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505005000/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46212969/the-brooklyn-citizen/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 1934, 2 trains ran from 180th Street-Bronx Park to Flatbush Avenue weekdays and Saturday during daytime and to South Ferry evenings and Sundays, running express in Manhattan. Late-night service was from 241st St to South Ferry, making all stops.  There were occasional lay-up/put-ins from New Lots Avenue, and four weekday evening trains turned at Atlantic Avenue.<ref name="erictb.info"/> On September 5, 1937, some evening rush hour trains started running to Flatbush Avenue.<ref name="erictb.info"/>

As of July 1, 1938, weekday and Saturday evening service was extended to Flatbush Avenue from South Ferry.<ref name="New York Division Bulletin2010">{{Cite journal |date=September 2010 |title=IRT Brooklyn Line Opened 90 Years Ago |url=https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/the_era_bulletin_2010-09 |journal=New York Division Bulletin |publisher=New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=53 |issue=9 |access-date=August 31, 2016 |via=Issu |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408014052/https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/the_era_bulletin_2010-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The IRT routes were given numbered designations with the introduction of [[List of New York City Subway R-type contracts|"R-type" rolling stock]], which contained [[rollsign|rollsign curtains]] with numbered designations for each service. The first such fleet, the [[R12 (New York City Subway car)|R12]], was put into service in 1948.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Nicole |title=How did the MTA subway lines get their letter or number? NYCurious |website=amNewYork |date=May 17, 2019 |url=https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020704/https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Seventh Avenue–Bronx route became known as the 2.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Friedlander |first1=Alex |last2=Lonto |first2=Arthur |last3=Raudenbush |first3=Henry |date=April 1960 |title=A Summary of Services on the IRT Division, NYCTA |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf |journal=New York Division Bulletin |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=2–3 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914232631/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sunday service was extended to Flatbush Avenue on March 5, 1950.

Beginning on December 26, 1950, alternate weekday rush trains were extended to 241st Street in the peak direction, but PM rush service to 241st Street was discontinued on June 26, 1952. Beginning on August 4, 1952, the 180th Street–Bronx Park station was closed, with trains rerouted to East 180th Street.

=== Under the New York City Transit Authority ===
Morning rush hour service to 241st Street was cut back to Gun Hill Road on October 2, 1953. On March 19, 1954, weekend service was rerouted to New Lots Avenue at all times except late nights. On May 4, 1957, a track connection to the [[IRT Dyre Avenue Line]] was completed and daytime 2 trains were rerouted to Dyre Avenue.<ref name="erictb.info" /> Evening service remained a shuttle between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street, and morning rush service from Gun Hill Road was discontinued.

On December 20, 1957, weekday trains were rerouted to New Lots Avenue at all times except late nights. On June 26, 1958, late night service began between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street. Beginning on December 12, 1958, late night service was extended to Flatbush Avenue and the 2 began running express at all times. Beginning February 6, 1959, trains ran between Wakefield–241st Street and Flatbush Avenue at all times except late nights, when they ran between East 180th Street and New Lots Avenue.<ref name="erictb.info" />

Beginning on April 8, 1960, daytime service was rerouted from Dyre Avenue to 241st Street and service in Brooklyn was rerouted from New Lots Avenue to Flatbush Avenue. At the same time, late night service was rerouted from Flatbush Avenue to New Lots Avenue.

[[File:Better Subway Service For Bronx IRT Riders.gif|thumb|right|Better Subway Service For Bronx IRT Riders (1965)]]
Beginning on April 18, 1965, evening service was extended from East 180th Street to 241st Street and daytime service was rerouted from Flatbush Avenue to New Lots Avenue.

On July 10, 1983, the 2 and {{NYCS|3}} trains swapped terminals in Brooklyn, with 2 trains terminating at Flatbush Avenue and 3 trains terminating at New Lots Avenue. These changes were made to reduce non-revenue subway car mileage, to provide a dedicated fleet for each service, and to provide an easily accessible inspection yard for each service. The change allowed the 2 to be dedicated to [[239th Street Yard]] and allowed the 3 to be assigned to [[Livonia Yard]]. With the rerouting of 3 trains, train lengths along the New Lots Line were reduced from 10 cars to 9 cars, within acceptable crowding levels, and train lengths along the Nostrand Avenue Line were increased from 9 to 10 cars, reducing crowding.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1983 |title=New IRT Schedules – Increased Service to Flatbush Avenue |journal=New York Division Bulletin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%252000253_1.pdf%23xml%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffa28002b6%26DocId%3D6932839%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520X%26HitCount%3D11%26hits%3D5fa%2B5fb%2B5fc%2B5fd%2B5fe%2B5ff%2B600%2B601%2B602%2B603%2B604%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%252000253_1.pdf&xml=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffa28002b6%26DocId%3D6932839%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520X%26HitCount%3D11%26hits%3D5fa%2B5fb%2B5fc%2B5fd%2B5fe%2B5ff%2B600%2B601%2B602%2B603%2B604%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false |title=Notice of Public Hearing |date=February 26, 1983 |work=New York Amsterdam News |access-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125021952/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%252000253_1.pdf%23xml%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffa28002b6%26DocId%3D6932839%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520X%26HitCount%3D11%26hits%3D5fa%2B5fb%2B5fc%2B5fd%2B5fe%2B5ff%2B600%2B601%2B602%2B603%2B604%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Amsterdam%2520News%25201983%252000253_1.pdf&xml=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffa28002b6%26DocId%3D6932839%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520X%26HitCount%3D11%26hits%3D5fa%2B5fb%2B5fc%2B5fd%2B5fe%2B5ff%2B600%2B601%2B602%2B603%2B604%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false |url-status=live}}</ref>

In Spring 1995, rush hour 5 service to 241st Street was cut back to [[Nereid Avenue station|Nereid Avenue]]. 241st Street had insufficient capacity to terminate all 2 and 5 trains during rush hours, requiring some 2 and 5 trips to terminate at Nereid Avenue. To ease passenger confusion regarding which trips terminate where and to provide more reliable service, it was decided to have all 2 trips terminate at 241st Street and have all 5 trains terminate at Nereid Avenue. This recommendation was made in response to comments made as part of the Northeast Bronx Comprehensive Study.<ref>* {{Cite book |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/45967066674/in/dateposted-public/ |title=NYC Transit Committee Agenda September 1994 |date=September 10, 1994 |publisher=New York City Transit |pages=D.65 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418085032/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/45967066674/in/dateposted-public/ |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/32816975388/in/dateposted-public/ |title=NYC Transit Committee Agenda September 1994 |date=September 10, 1994 |publisher=New York City Transit |pages=D.66 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514165853/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/32816975388/in/dateposted-public/ |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/39726982663/in/dateposted-public/ |title=NYC Transit Committee Agenda September 1994 |date=September 10, 1994 |publisher=New York City Transit |pages=D.67 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514165845/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/39726982663/in/dateposted-public/ |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/39726981943/in/dateposted-public/ |title=NYC Transit Committee Agenda September 1994 |date=September 10, 1994 |publisher=New York City Transit |pages=D.68 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514165852/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/39726981943/in/dateposted-public/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Recent history ===
From March 2<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/03/nyregion/subway-line-repairs-start-with-confusion.html |title=Subway Line Repairs Start With Confusion |last=Christian |first=Nichole M. |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=March 3, 1998 |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917201210/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/03/nyregion/subway-line-repairs-start-with-confusion.html |url-status=live}}</ref> to October 12, 1998, the [[IRT Lenox Avenue Line]] was rehabilitated. On weekdays, 2 trains ran via the [[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]] between [[149th Street–Grand Concourse station|149th Street–Grand Concourse]] and [[Nevins Street station|Nevins Street]] uptown from 5:00&nbsp;a.m. to midnight and downtown from midnight to 5:00&nbsp;a.m.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm |title=About NYC Transit – History |date=October 19, 2002 |access-date=September 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019203759/http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm |archive-date=October 19, 2002}}</ref> On October 3, 1999, the 2 began running local in Manhattan during late night hours so local stations would receive service every ten minutes.<ref name="1999Change">* {{cite web |title=May 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=May 13, 1999 |website=Flickr |access-date=March 13, 2020 |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536123271/in/photostream/ |page=144 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914182650/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536123271/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |title=May 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=May 13, 1999 |website=Flickr |access-date=March 13, 2020 |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536270792/in/photostream/ |pages=145–146 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914184532/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536270792/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |title=May 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=May 13, 1999 |website=Flickr |access-date=March 13, 2020 |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536269727/in/photostream/ |page=147 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109181918/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536269727/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |title=May 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=May 13, 1999 |website=Flickr |access-date=March 13, 2020 |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536268767/in/photostream/ |page=148 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109181943/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536268767/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |title=May 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=May 13, 1999 |website=Flickr |access-date=March 13, 2020 |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536267922/in/photostream/ |page=149 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828192939/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536267922/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 9, 1999, New York City Transit released a proposal revising 2 and 5 service in the Bronx to eliminate a merge north of the East 180th Street station, increasing capacity and reducing delays, to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board. Dyre Avenue-bound 5 trains would start running local along the White Plains Road Line while 2 trains would run express. Nereid Avenue-bound 5 trains would continue to run express in the Bronx. As part of the change, the frequency of service at White Plains Road Line local stations would decrease from 12 trains per hour to 7 trains per hour. Market research showed that riders at these stations preferred Lexington Avenue Line service. In addition, riders on the line north of East 180th Street would gain express service. This change would have been revenue neutral.<ref name="1999Swap">* {{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536398552/in/photostream/ |title=December 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=December 9, 1999 |website=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit |page=129 |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914182934/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536398552/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536250091/in/photostream/ |title=December 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=December 9, 1999 |website=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit |pages=130–131 |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421233739/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536250091/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536396877/in/photostream/ |title=December 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=December 9, 1999 |website=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit |page=132 |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508095655/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536396877/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536396152/in/photostream/ |title=December 1999 NYC Transit Committee Agenda |date=December 9, 1999 |website=Flickr |publisher=New York City Transit |page=133 |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508095700/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48536396152/in/photostream/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly after the proposal was more widely announced in April 2000, Assemblyman [[Jeffrey D. Klein|Jeffrey Klein]] collected 2,000 signatures for a petition opposing the change.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25047141/no-5-express-still-a-go-dyre-ave/ |title=No. 5 Express Still a Go: Dyre Ave. Line Shift to Local Service Nixed |date=September 26, 2000 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=March 15, 2020 |pages=535 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624091501/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25047141/no-5-express-still-a-go-dyre-ave/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The MTA delayed the change's planned implementation by a month after receiving the petition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Critchell |first=David |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/nyregion/neighborhood-report-bronx-up-close-our-trip-s-long-enough-it-commuters-tell-mta.html |title=Neighborhood Report: Bronx Up Close; Our Trip's Long Enough as It Is, Commuters Tell M.T.A. |date=May 28, 2000 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625042036/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/nyregion/neighborhood-report-bronx-up-close-our-trip-s-long-enough-it-commuters-tell-mta.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Opponents of the change also argued that it would have increased subway crowding on the 2 train, especially at the [[72nd Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|72nd Street station]] on the [[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]]. The change was also opposed by State Senator [[Eric Schneiderman]], Assemblyman [[Scott Stringer]], and Public Advocate [[Mark Green (New York politician)|Mark Green]]. New York City Transit expected the passenger volume of downtown 2 trains in the morning rush hour to increase from 92% of capacity to 108% at 72nd Street.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Randy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/17/nyregion/trouble-down-the-line-in-rerouting-train.html |title=Trouble Down the Line in Rerouting Train |date=June 17, 2000 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622112149/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/17/nyregion/trouble-down-the-line-in-rerouting-train.html |url-status=live}}</ref> After Assembly Speaker [[Sheldon Silver]] put pressure on the MTA, the change was pushed back for an additional three months in May 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kappstatter |first=Bob |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26735939/no-5-express-run-saved/ |title=No. 5 Express Run Saved |date=May 30, 2000 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=March 15, 2020 |pages=89 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622153801/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26735939/no-5-express-run-saved/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On September 24, 2000, a spokesperson for New York City Transit said that MTA Chairman E. Virgil Conway told planners to drop the change until service on the 5 was increased with the arrival of new [[R142 (New York City Subway car)|R142]] subway cars by early 2002; the swap proposal was canceled the next day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Randy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/25/nyregion/plan-to-shift-no-5-train-is-abandoned.html |title=Plan to Shift No. 5 Train Is Abandoned |date=September 25, 2000 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624031134/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/25/nyregion/plan-to-shift-no-5-train-is-abandoned.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

After the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]] attacks, 2 service was initially split in two sections, with the northern section operating between 241st Street and 96th Street and the southern section operating between Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, but service between 96th and 34th Streets got restored on the evening of September 12. On September 17, 2 service was restored along the full route and made all stops in Manhattan, with trains skipping Franklin Street, Chambers Street and Park Place; Franklin Street reopened on September 18,<ref>{{cite journal |title=World Trade Center Destroyed |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2001/2001-10-bulletin.pdf |date=October 2001 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=44 |number=10 |pages=2-3 |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> Chambers Street reopened on September 26,<ref>{{cite journal |title=World Trade Center Destruction-Related Changes |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2001/2001-11-bulletin.pdf |date=November 2001 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=44 |number=11 |pages=20 |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> and Park Place reopened on October 28.<ref>{{cite journal |title=New IRT And BMT Schedules |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2001/2001-12-bulletin.pdf |date=December 2001 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=44 |number=12 |pages=16 |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> Normal 2 service was restored on September 15, 2002.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Test Trains in Lower Manhattan |journal=The Bulletin |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2000s/2002/2002-10-bulletin.pdf |date=October 2002 |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |volume=45 |number=10 |pages=15 |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref>

Due to repairs to [[Hurricane Sandy]]-related damage on the Clark Street Tube, on weekends between June 17, 2017, and June 24, 2018, the 2 ran between [[Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)|Eastchester–Dyre Avenue]] in the Bronx and [[South Ferry (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|South Ferry]] in Lower Manhattan, with [[5 (New York City Subway service)|5]] trains replacing it in Brooklyn and the Bronx north of [[East 180th Street station|East 180th Street]]. Trains ran express only between [[96th Street station (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)|96th Street]] and [[Times Square–42nd Street (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)|Times Square–42nd Street]] during the daytime.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/161212_1000_Transit.pdf |title=Transit & Bus Committee Meeting December 2016 |date=December 12, 2016 |website=mta.info |publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |pages=PDF-169 to PDF-175 |access-date=December 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210041234/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/161212_1000_Transit.pdf |archive-date=December 10, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/sandy/sandy_recovery_work.htm |title=Clark St Tunnel Reconstruction Weekend Service Changes |date=June 8, 2017 |website=web.mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=May 9, 2018 |archive-date=August 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825003558/http://web.mta.info/sandy/sandy_recovery_work.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Route ==

=== Service pattern ===
The following table shows the lines used by the 2, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:<ref>{{NYCS const|serviceguide}}</ref><ref name="NLS"/><ref name="NLN"/><ref name="NLP"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size:95%"
! rowspan=2 | Line
! rowspan=2 | From
! rowspan=2 | To
! rowspan=2 | Tracks
! colspan=3 | Times
|-
! width=40 | all {{abbr|ex.|except}} nights
! width=40 | late nights
! width=40 | rush hours
|-
| [[IRT White Plains Road Line]] (full line)
| [[Wakefield–241st Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)|Wakefield–241st Street]]
| [[149th Street–Grand Concourse (IRT White Plains Road Line)|149th Street–Grand Concourse]]
| local
| rowspan=3 style="background:gray" | &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 style="background:gray" | &nbsp;
| rowspan=3 style="background:gray" | &nbsp;
|-
| [[IRT Lenox Avenue Line]]
| [[135th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)|135th Street]]
| [[110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station|110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza]]
| all
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]]
| rowspan=2 | [[96th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|96th Street]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Chambers Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|Chambers Street]]
| express
| &nbsp;
|-
| local
| &nbsp;
| rowspan=4 style="background:gray" | &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
| IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line,<br />Brooklyn branch
| [[Park Place (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|Park Place]]
| [[Borough Hall (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|Borough Hall]]
| all
| rowspan=3 style="background:gray" | &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 style="background:gray" | &nbsp;
|-
| [[IRT Eastern Parkway Line]]
| [[Hoyt Street (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)|Hoyt Street]]
| [[Franklin Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)|Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College]]
| local
|-
| [[IRT Nostrand Avenue Line]] (full line)
| [[President Street (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)|President Street–Medgar Evers College]]
| [[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)|Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College]]
| all
| style="background:#ddffdd;" | Most trains
|-
| IRT Eastern Parkway Line
| [[Nostrand Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)|Nostrand Avenue]]
| [[Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)|Crown Heights–Utica Avenue]]
| local
| rowspan=2 | &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 | &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 style="background:yellow" | Limited service
|-
| [[IRT New Lots Line]] (full line)
| [[Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road (IRT New Lots Line)|Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road]]
| [[New Lots Avenue (IRT New Lots Line)|New Lots Avenue]]
| all
|}

=== Stations ===

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.<ref name="timetable"/>
{{NYCS service legend
| alltimes = show
| allexceptnights = show
| nightsonly = show
| nightsweekends =
| weekdaysonly = show
| weekendsonly = show
| allexceptrush =
| allexceptweekdays =
| dailyexceptrush = show
| rushonly = show
| rushpeak = show
| weekdayspeak =
| closed = show
| custom_icon_1 = rushreversepeak
| custom_text_1 = Stops rush hours in the reverse-peak direction only (limited service)
| custom_icon_2 =
| custom_text_2 =
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" summary="Service information for the 2 train and its stations, including service times, ADA-accessibility, subway transfers, and non-subway connections."
! width=3% | [[File:NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg|20px|2 service to Flatbush Avenue]]<br>{{abbr|Flat.|Flatbush Avenue weekday service}}
! width=3% | [[File:NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg|20px|2 service to New Lots Avenue during rush hours only]]<br>{{abbr|NL|New Lots Avenue rush-hour service}}
! width=28% | Stations
! width=3% | {{Access icon}}
! width=36% | Subway transfers
! width=30% | Connections
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan=6 | [[The Bronx]]
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan=6 | [[IRT White Plains Road Line|White Plains Road Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Wakefield–241st Street}}
|
|
| [[Metro-North Railroad]] [[Harlem Line]] at [[Wakefield (Metro-North station)|Wakefield]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Nereid Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| Originating point for some southbound a.m. rush hour trains
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|233rd Street}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[Metro-North Railroad]] [[Harlem Line]] at [[Woodlawn (Metro-North station)|Woodlawn]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|225th Street}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|219th Street}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Gun Hill Road|White Plains}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS White Plains north|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[Bx41 SBS (New York City bus)|Bx41 Select Bus Service]]<br>[[Metro-North Railroad]] [[Harlem Line]] at [[Williams Bridge (Metro-North station)|Williams Bridge]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Burke Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Allerton Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Pelham Parkway|White Plains}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[Bx12 SBS (New York City bus)|Bx12 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Bronx Park East}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains north local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|East 180th Street}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS White Plains 180th|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[Q44 SBS (New York City bus)|Q44 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|174th Street}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Freeman Street}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Simpson Street}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS White Plains local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Intervale Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[Bx6 SBS (New York City bus)|Bx6 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Prospect Avenue|White Plains}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Jackson Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Third Avenue–149th Street}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS White Plains|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[Bx41 SBS (New York City bus)|Bx41 Select Bus Service]]<br>Northern terminal for severe weather trips.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York City Subway Severe Winter Weather|url=https://www.mta.info/map/9471|publisher=MTA|access-date=16 December 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|149th Street–Grand Concourse|White Plains}}
|
| {{NYCS White Plains|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Jerome|time=show}} ([[IRT Jerome Avenue Line]])
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan="7" | [[Manhattan]]
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan="7" | [[IRT Lenox Avenue Line|Lenox Avenue Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|135th Street|Lenox}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Lenox|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|125th Street|Lenox}}
|
| {{NYCS Lenox|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[M60 (New York City bus)|M60 Select Bus Service]] to [[LaGuardia Airport]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|116th Street|Lenox}}
|
| {{NYCS Lenox|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza}}
|
| {{NYCS Lenox|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan="7" | [[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line|Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|96th Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|86th Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[M86 SBS (New York City bus)|M86 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|79th Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[M79 SBS (New York City bus)|M79 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|72nd Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|66th Street–Lincoln Center}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|59th Street–Columbus Circle|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Eighth center night|time=show}} ([[IND Eighth Avenue Line]])
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|50th Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Times Square–42nd Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Flushing south|time=show}} ([[IRT Flushing Line]])<br>{{NYCS Eighth south|time=show}} ([[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] at [[42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal]])<br>{{NYCS Broadway|time=show}} ([[BMT Broadway Line]])<br>{{NYCS 42nd|time=show}} ([[42nd Street Shuttle]])<br />{{NYCS Sixth|time=show}} ([[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] at [[42nd Street–Bryant Park (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|42nd Street–Bryant Park]], daytime only)
| [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]]<br>[[M34A (New York City bus)|M34A Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|34th Street–Penn Station|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[M34 (New York City bus)|M34 / M34A Select Bus Service]]<br>[[Amtrak]], [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]] and [[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]] at [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|28th Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|23rd Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[M23 SBS (New York City bus)|M23 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|18th Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|14th Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>Out-of-system transfers with [[MetroCard]]/[[OMNY]]:<br>{{NYCS Sixth local|time=show}} ([[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] at [[14th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|14th Street]])<br>{{NYCS Canarsie|time=show}} ([[BMT Canarsie Line]] at [[Sixth Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)|Sixth Avenue]])
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|14th Street}}<br>[[M14 SBS (New York City bus)|M14A/D Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|Christopher Street–Stonewall}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|Christopher Street}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|Houston Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|Canal Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|nightsonly}}
| align=center | <nowiki>|</nowiki>
| {{stl|NYCS|Franklin Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south local|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Chambers Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan=6 | [[IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line|Brooklyn Branch]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Park Place|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | [[File:Aiga elevator.svg|20px|alt=Elevator access to mezzanine only]]
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Eighth far south express|time=show}} ([[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] at [[Chambers Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Chambers Street]])<br>{{NYCS Eighth far south local|time=show}} (IND Eighth Avenue Line at [[World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|World Trade Center]])<br>{{NYCS Broadway south|time=show}} ([[BMT Broadway Line]] at [[Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line)|Cortlandt Street]])
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|World Trade Center}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Fulton Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Lexington south|time=show}} ([[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]])<br>{{NYCS Eighth far south express|time=show}} ([[IND Eighth Avenue Line]])<br>{{NYCS Nassau south|time=show}} ([[BMT Nassau Street Line]])
| [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] at {{stl|PATH|World Trade Center}}
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Wall Street|Broadway-Seventh}}
|
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[M15 SBS (New York City bus)|M15 Select Bus Service]] <br>[[Staten Island Ferry]] at [[Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal|Whitehall Terminal]]
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan=6 | [[Brooklyn]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Clark Street}}
| align=center | [[File:Aiga elevator.svg|20px|alt=Elevator access to mezzanine only]]
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn|time=show|exclude=2}}
| {{Ferry icon}} '''[[NYC Ferry]]''': East River and South Brooklyn routes (at Old Fulton Street and Furman Street)
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Borough Hall|Broadway-Seventh}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Joralemon|time=show}} ([[IRT Eastern Parkway Line]])<br>{{NYCS Fourth Montague|time=show}} ([[BMT Fourth Avenue Line]] at [[Court Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)|Court Street]])
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan=6 | [[IRT Eastern Parkway Line|Eastern Parkway Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Hoyt Street}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}&nbsp;↓
| {{NYCS Eastern far west local|time=show|exclude=2}}
| Station is [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA-accessible]] in the southbound direction only.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 21, 2023 |title=MTA Announces New Station Elevator Paid in Full by Macy's |url=https://bronx.news12.com/mta-announces-new-station-elevator-paid-in-full-by-macys |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=News 12 – The Bronx |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930203845/https://bronx.news12.com/mta-announces-new-station-elevator-paid-in-full-by-macys |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Nevins Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Eastern west|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center|Eastern}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eastern west|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Brighton north|time=show}} ([[BMT Brighton Line]])<br>{{NYCS Fourth center|time=show}} ([[BMT Fourth Avenue Line]])
| [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]] [[Atlantic Branch]] at [[Atlantic Terminal]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Bergen Street|Eastern}}
|
| {{NYCS Eastern west local weekday|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Grand Army Plaza}}
|
| {{NYCS Eastern west local weekday|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eastern west local weekday|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College}}
|
| {{NYCS Eastern west|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>{{NYCS Franklin|time=show}} ([[BMT Franklin Avenue Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Botanic Garden}})
|
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan=6 | Services to Flatbush Avenue and New Lots Avenue split
|-
| bgcolor=#808080 colspan=6 |
|-
| style="font-weight:bold" align=center colspan=6 | [[IRT Nostrand Avenue Line|Nostrand Avenue Line]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| rowspan=7 {{N/A}}
| {{stl|NYCS|President Street–Medgar Evers College}}
|
| {{NYCS Nostrand|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Sterling Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Nostrand|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[B44 (New York City bus)|B44 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Winthrop Street}}
|
| {{NYCS Nostrand|time=show|exclude=2}}
|  [[B44 (New York City bus)|B44 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Church Avenue|Nostrand}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Nostrand|time=show|exclude=2}}
|  [[B44 (New York City bus)|B44 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Beverly Road}}
|
| {{NYCS Nostrand|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti}}
|
| {{NYCS Nostrand|time=show|exclude=2}}
|  [[B44 (New York City bus)|B44 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|alltimes}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Nostrand|time=show|exclude=2}}
|  [[B44 (New York City bus)|B44 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| bgcolor=#808080 colspan=6 |
|-
| align=center colspan=6 | '''[[IRT Eastern Parkway Line|Eastern Parkway Line]]''' (limited rush hour service only)
|-
| rowspan=3 {{N/A}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Nostrand Avenue|Eastern}}
|
| {{NYCS Eastern center local day|time=show|exclude=2}}
| 
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Kingston Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS Eastern center local day|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Crown Heights–Utica Avenue}}
| align=center | {{Access icon}}
| {{NYCS Eastern center|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[B46 (New York City bus)|B46 Select Bus Service]]
|-
| align=center colspan=6 | '''[[IRT New Lots Line|New Lots Line]]''' (limited rush hour service only)
|-
| rowspan=7 {{N/A}}
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road}}
|
| {{NYCS New Lots day|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[B15 (New York City bus)|B15]] bus to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Int'l Airport]]
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Saratoga Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS New Lots day|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Rockaway Avenue|New Lots}}
|
| {{NYCS New Lots day|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Junius Street}}
|
| {{NYCS New Lots day|time=show|exclude=2}}<br>Out-of-system transfer with [[MetroCard]]:<br>{{NYCS Canarsie|time=show}} ([[BMT Canarsie Line]] at {{stl|NYCS|Livonia Avenue}})
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Pennsylvania Avenue}}
|
| {{NYCS New Lots day|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|Van Siclen Avenue|New Lots}}
|
| {{NYCS New Lots day|time=show|exclude=2}}
|
|-
| align=center | {{NYCS SSI|rushreversepeak}}
| {{stl|NYCS|New Lots Avenue|New Lots}}
|
| {{NYCS New Lots day|time=show|exclude=2}}
| [[B15 (New York City bus)|B15]] bus to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Int'l Airport]]
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/twoline.htm MTA NYC Transit – 2 Seventh Avenue Express]
* {{NYCS const|traintime|2}}
* {{NYCS const|timetable|2}}

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