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 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. Although the project was originaly 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	When	Services
Queens
	Main Street–Flushing	always	7 and <7>​
	Willets Point–Shea Stadium	always	7 and <7>​
	111th Street	always	7
	103rd Street–Corona Plaza	always	7
	Junction Boulevard	always	7 and <7>​
	90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue	always	7
	82nd Street–Jackson Heights	always	7
	74th Street–Broadway	always	7 E, ​F, <F>, ​M, and ​R
	69th Street	always	7
	61st Street–Woodside	always	7 and <7>​
	52nd Street	always	7
	46th Street–Bliss Street	always	7
	40th Street–Lowery Street	always	7
	33rd Street–Rawson Street	always	7
	Queensboro Plaza	always	7 and <7>​ N and ​W
	45th Road–Court House Square	always	7 and <7>​ 7, <7>​​, E, ​F, <F>​, and G​ (Free out-of-system transfer via MetroCard)
	Hunters Point Avenue	always	7 and <7>​
	Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue	always	7 and <7>​
Manhattan
	42nd Street–Grand Central	always	7 and <7>​ 4, ​5, ​6, and <6> S
	Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park	always	7 and <7>​ B, ​D, ​F, <F>, and ​M
	Times Square–42nd Street	always	1, ​2, ​3​, 7, <7>​​, N, ​Q, ​R, ​W, and S Port Authority Bus Terminal

• 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 Template:NYCS 7 subway service west to 11th Avenue and 34th Street

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