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 Template:NYCS 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 and 22:00 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 one in the system to run 11-car trains; these are the longest trains on the . Odd train lengths are rare, as cars are typically produced and operated in pairs. The Template:NYCS 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 Redbird series of subway cars. 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 R62A cars. 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.

The Template:NYCS 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 Template:NYCS 7 designation. At some point, the line will receive new cars which have digital rollsigns but are only able to display one digit. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has no plans to change its designation, however.

New York City and the MTA have proposed extending the line as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. The extension would add two new stations at Tenth Avenue and 42nd Street, and at Eleventh Avenue and 34th Street. These two new stations will add service to the west side of Midtown and provide a more direct transit link to the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Although the project was originally tied to New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, both the City and the MTA have said that the project will continue.

Station service legend
	Stops 24 hours a day
	Stops during weekday rush hours in the peak direction only
Time period details
	Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
↑	Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the indicated direction only
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	Elevator access to mezzanine only

		Stations	Subway Transfers	Connections
Queens
		Flushing-Main Street		Q48 (to LaGuardia Airport),
		Willets Point-Shea Stadium
		111th Street		Q48 (to LaGuardia Airport)
		103rd Street–Corona Plaza
		Junction Boulevard
		90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue
		82nd Street–Jackson Heights		Q33 (to LaGuardia Airport)
		74th Street–Broadway	E, ​F, <F>, ​M, and ​R
		69th Street
		Woodside-61st Street
		52nd Street
		46th Street-Bliss Street
		40th Street-Lowery Street
		33rd Street-Rawson Street
		Queensboro Plaza	N and ​W
		45th Road–Court House Square	(7, <7>​​, E, ​F, <F>​, and G​ with MetroCard)
		Hunters Point Avenue		(peak hours only)
		Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue
Manhattan
		Grand Central	4, ​5, ​6, and <6> S
		Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park	B, ​D, ​F, <F>, and ​M
		Times Square	1, ​2, and ​3 A, ​B, ​C, and ​D Template:NYCS N Template:NYCS Q Template:NYCS R Template:NYCS time S Template:NYCS W Template:NYCS time	Port Authority Bus Terminal

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