5 (New York City Subway service)

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For the former BMT service, see BMT 5.

The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs and the NYC Subway map, since it uses the Lexington Avenue Line through Manhattan. Trains of the 5 service run at all times, though the service is significantly cut back during late nights. The usual pattern is express through Manhattan and local elsewhere. The service is extended into Brooklyn during rush hours; standard rush-hour service operates express to Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College, with some special trips to Utica Avenue or New Lots Avenue. During rush hours, trains run express in the Bronx in the peak direction; about half the trains in the peak direction run to Nereid Avenue–238th Street. (Those trips were signed with a diamond until the end of May 2005.[1]) Limited rush hour service operates on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line—two trains heading to Brooklyn during morning rush hours and four trains heading to the Bronx via the IRT White Plains Road Line to 241st Street during evening rush hours—to clear congestion. During middays, some trains run reverse peak express (northbound only) to East 180th Street. Some rush hour trains run express to Gun Hill Road (White Plains Road) and terminate there. During late nights, the service is cut back to its northernmost section in the Bronx, north of East 180th Street; service over the rest of the route is provided by the 2 and 4 trains.

The following lines are used by the 5 service:

Line	Tracks	When
IRT White Plains Road Line from Nereid Avenue–238th Street to Gun Hill Road	local	rush hours in peak direction only
IRT White Plains Road Line from Gun Hill Road to East 180th Street	local (express some PM rush hour trips)	rush hours in peak direction only
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 peak direction and some midday northbound trains)	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)	N/A	rush hours only
IRT Eastern Parkway Line south of Franklin Avenue	express	some rush-hour trips

1 Background
2 Service history
3 Station listing
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Background

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5 Train in 1977

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.

Until the early 2000s, much of the 5 service's car fleet was made up of Redbird cars built in the mid 1950s and very early 1960s; these cars were retired by 2002. The trains included rollsigns with the numbers 8, 10 and 12, possibly to replace the diamond <5> express route. Today, the entire fleet is composed of the Bombardier-built R142s which feature digital signs, though space for only one digit is possible. However, there are no plans to change the line's nomenclature.

[edit] Service history

5

LEX-W.P. RD

R12 end rollsign

1967-1979 bullet
(in a circle)

Rush hour service, formerly designated with a diamond bullet.

The connection between the IRT White Plains Road Line and the IRT Jerome Avenue Line opened around the same time as that stretch of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line (1918).

As of 1934, service operated from 241st Street or East 180th Street to Atlantic Avenue middays and weekend mornings; other times except midnights, to Utica Avenue.

From July 24–September 18, 1918, Sunday service ran to New Lots Avenue.

On April 28, 1930, Saturday service began running to Utica Avenue.

On July 10, 1939, Sunday afternoon service began running to New Lots Avenue.

On December 22, 1946, every other trains began running to New Lots Avenue on Sunday mornings.

On March 5, 1950, trains began running to Utica Avenue all day Sunday.

On May 3, 1957 several rush hour trains began running to Flatbush Avenue (replacing the 4). This was reversed on April 8, 1960. At this time, the 5 began running on the Dyre Avenue Line.

On May 24, 1976 midday service was cut from Atlantic Avenue to Bowling Green, and reextended to Atlantic Avenue in 1980.

On July 10, 1983 Most rush hour trains began to operate to Flatbush Avenue. Some put-ins/layups (includes most early evening and special rush hour trips) run to Utica Avenue or New Lots Avenue.

On January 18, 1988, midday service was cut back to Bowling Green again, to allow the 4 train to run to Utica Avenue.

In 1995, rush hour service to 241st Street was cut back to Nereid Avenue-238th Street.

[edit] Station listing

For a more detailed station listing, see the lines in the table above.

	Station	When	Services
The Bronx
from Nereid Avenue-238th Street
	Nereid Avenue–238th Street	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
	233rd Street	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a) Metro-North Railroad
	225th Street	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
	219th Street	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
	Gun Hill Road	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
	Burke Avenue	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
	Allerton Avenue	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
	Pelham Parkway	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
	Bronx Park East	rush hours in peak direction only	2 5 ^(1a)
from Eastchester-Dyre Avenue
	Eastchester–Dyre Avenue	always	5
	Baychester Avenue	always	5
	Gun Hill Road	always	5
	Pelham Parkway	always	5
	Morris Park	always	5
trains from Nereid Avenue-238th Street enter here
	East 180th Street	always	2 5 ^(1a) 5
	West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue	all but late nights and rush hours in peak direction	2 5 ^(1b234)
	174th Street	all but late nights and rush hours in peak direction	2 5 ^(1b234)
	Freeman Street	all but late nights and rush hours in peak direction	2 5 ^(1b234)
	Simpson Street	all but late nights and rush hours in peak direction	2 5 ^(1b234)
	Intervale Avenue	all but late nights and rush hours in peak direction	2 5 ^(1b234)
	Prospect Avenue	all but late nights and rush hours in peak direction	2 5 ^(1b234)
	Jackson Avenue	all but late nights and rush hours in peak direction	2 5 ^(1b234)
	Third Avenue–149th Street	all but late nights	2 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	149th Street–Grand Concourse	all but late nights	2 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4
	138th Street–Grand Concourse	all but late nights	4 ^(1b2345) 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Manhattan
	125th Street	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾ Metro-North Railroad
	86th Street	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾
	59th Street	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾ N R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) F (MetroCard) Roosevelt Island Tramway
	42nd Street–Grand Central	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾ 7 <7> ^(1a2a3c) S ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ Metro-North Railroad
	14th Street–Union Square	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾ L N Q R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)
	Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾ J M ⁽¹²⁾ Z ^(1a)
	Fulton Street	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ J ^(1235a) M ⁽¹⁾ Z ^(1a) 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Wall Street	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Bowling Green	all but late nights	4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Brooklyn
^*	Borough Hall	rush hours only	4 5 ⁽¹⁾ 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ M ⁽¹⁾ N ⁽⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Nevins Street	rush hours only	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾
^**	Atlantic Avenue	rush hours only	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾ B ^(123a) Q D M ⁽¹⁾ N R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ LIRR
	Franklin Avenue	rush hours only	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾ S
trains to New Lots Avenue leave here
	President Street	rush hours only	2 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Sterling Street	rush hours only	2 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Winthrop Street	rush hours only	2 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Church Avenue	rush hours only	2 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Beverly Road	rush hours only	2 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Newkirk Avenue	rush hours only	2 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College	rush hours only	2 5 ⁽¹⁾
to Crown Heights-Utica Avenue
	Crown Heights–Utica Avenue	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Saratoga Avenue	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Rockaway Avenue	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Junius Street	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Pennsylvania Avenue	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Van Siclen Avenue	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	New Lots Avenue	some rush hour trips	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾

^*Borough Hall station is accessible only in the northbound direction.

^**Accessible only from the two closest doors from the conductor's cab

[edit] References

Line By Line History

[edit] External links

MTA NYC Transit - 5 Lexington Avenue Express (normal circle service)
MTA NYC Transit - 5 Eastern Parkway/Lexington Avenue/Bronx Thru Express (rush-hour diamond service)
MTA NYC Transit - 5 schedule PDF (230 KiB)
New York, Westchester & Boston Railway history

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