7 (New York City Subway service)

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Image:7Train-33Rawson.gif The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a circular one. The express service runs in the peak direction (to Times Square during mornings, to Main Street–Flushing during evenings) between 6:30 AM and 10:00 PM on weekdays. The service is colored purple on official maps and signage and is the only route on the Flushing Line. This route is the only in the system to run 11-car trains; these are the longest trains on the Template:IRT. Odd train lengths are rare, as cars are typically produced and operated in pairs. The 7 is known as the "International Express" because the route travels through neighborhoods of many different nationalities and cultures.

This line was the last stronghold for the Redbirds. Until 2002, the entire fleet was dominated by the R33/36 World's Fair Version. As time passed, the Redbirds were being phased out and replaced by the Bombardier built R62As. On November 3, 2003, the last Redbird train made its final trip on this line, making all stops between Times Square and Willets Point-Shea Stadium.

Contents 1 Service history 2 Station listing 3 See also 4 External links

Service history

7 FLUSHING R12 end rollsign

7 1967-1979 bullet (in a circle)

The 7 designation has been assigned to its current route since the introduction of front rollsigns on the R12 in 1948. Rollsigns on current equipment (R62) include the number 11 to substitute for the express 7 designation. At some point, the line will receive new cars which have digital rollsigns but are only able to display one digit. The MTA has no plans to change its designation, however.

The city and MTA have proposed extending the line as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project.

Station listing

For more information on the current service and stations, as well as history of the line, see the Flushing Line article.

Station	When	Services
Flushing-Main Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:LIRR
Willets Point-Shea Stadium	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:LIRR
111th Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
103rd Street-Corona Plaza	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
Junction Boulevard	always	Template:NYCS Flushing
90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
82nd Street-Jackson Heights	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
74th Street-Broadway	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local Template:NYCS Queens
69th Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
61st Street-Woodside	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:LIRR
52nd Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
46th Street-Bliss Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
40th Street-Lowery Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
33rd Street-Rawson Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing local
Queensboro Plaza	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:NYCS Astoria
45th Road-Court House Square	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:NYCS Crosstown Template:NYCS Queens 53rd (Free out of system transfer via MetroCard)
Hunters Point Avenue	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:LIRR
Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:LIRR
Grand Central-42nd Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:NYCS Lexington Template:NYCS 42nd Template:MNRR
Fifth Avenue-Bryant Park	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:NYCS Sixth
Times Square-42nd Street	always	Template:NYCS Flushing Template:NYCS Broadway Template:NYCS Broadway-Seventh center Template:NYCS Eighth south Template:NYCS 42nd Port Authority Bus Terminal

See also

• BMT 9, the Template:BMT service that operated in tandem with this service until 1949
• 7 Line Extension - Article about the proposal to extend the 7 subway line west to 11th Avenue and 34th Street

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External links

• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Local
• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Express
• MTA NYC Transit - 7 schedule (PDF)