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 06:30 and 22:00 (6:30 am and 10:00 pm ET) 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 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 several different ethnic neighborhoods.

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 7 is the official train of the New York Mets since it serves Shea Stadium at Willets Point-Shea Stadium station. Several Redbird cars running on this line were decorated with the team's logos and colors during the 2000 "Subway Series" against the New York Yankees. As the stadium in a "C" shape, the 7 is in clear view from the stands.

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 (R62A) 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 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 41st 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 as one of the projects being managed by the MTA Capital Construction organisation. ^[1]

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		Station		Subway transfers	Connections
Queens
		Flushing-Main Street			LIRR Port Washington Branch at Flushing Main Street Q48 to LaGuardia Airport
		Willets Point–Shea Stadium			LIRR Port Washington Branch at Shea Stadium (special events only) Q48 to LaGuardia Airport
		111th Street			Q48 to LaGuardia Airport
		103rd Street–Corona Plaza
		Junction Boulevard			Q72 to LaGuardia Airport
		90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue
		82nd Street–Jackson Heights			Q33 to LaGuardia Airport
		74th Street–Broadway		E, ​F, <F>, ​M, and ​R	Q33 to LaGuardia Airport Q47 to LaGuardia Airport Marine Air Terminal
		69th Street
		Woodside–61st Street			LIRR at Woodside
		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 only)
		Hunters Point Avenue			LIRR at Hunterspoint Avenue (peak hours only)
		Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue
Manhattan
		Grand Central–42nd Street		4, ​5, ​6, and <6> S	Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
		Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park		B, ​D, ​F, <F>, and ​M
		Times Square–42nd Street		1, ​2, and ​3 A, ​C, and ​E N, ​Q, ​R, and ​W	Port Authority Bus Terminal

• Express trains run from 06:30 to 22:00 (6:30 am and 10:00 pm ET), to Manhattan during a.m. hours, to Queens during p.m. hours.

• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Local
• MTA New York City Transit - 7 Flushing Express
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