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Revision as of 23:27, 15 November 2007
Flushing Local | |
| Main Street to Times Square | |
|---|---|
| Rolling stock | R188[1][2] (Rolling stock assignments subject to change) |
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. Express service to Manhattan is also provided after games at Shea Stadium. 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, 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.
Service history

On June 13, 1915, the first test train on the IRT Flushing Line ran between 42nd Street-Grand Central Terminal and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue, followed by the start of revenue service on June 22. Over the next thirteen years, the line was extended piece by piece to its current form between Times Square and Main Street Flushing.
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.
An extension of the line to 34th Street and 11th Avenue is in the works.
Stations
| Station service legend | |
|---|---|
| Stops 24 hours a day | |
| Stops every day during daytime hours only | |
| Stops everyday during overnight hours and weekends during daytime hours only | |
| Stops during weekday daytime hours only | |
| 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 | |
| Elevator access to mezzanine only | |
- Express trains run on Weekdays from 06:30 to 22:00 (6:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET), to Manhattan during a.m. hours, to Queens during p.m. hours and after games at Shea Stadium.
References
- ^ 'Subdivision 'A' Car Assignment Effective December 23, 2023'. New York City Transit, Operations Planning. December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Subdivision 'A' Car Assignments: Cars Required December 23, 2023" (PDF). The Bulletin. 67 (2). Electric Railroaders' Association. February 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.