3 (New York City Subway service)

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For the former BMT service, see BMT 3.

The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored red on station signs and the NYC Subway map because it represents service provided on the Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line. Trains of the 3 service run all the time except late nights; it always runs express through Manhattan and local in Brooklyn. During late nights, the 2 and 4 service (the latter of which is extended) cover its route, except for the northernmost two stations on Lenox Avenue, which are served by free transfers to buses.

The following lines are used by the 3 service:

Line	Tracks	When
IRT Lenox Avenue Line (full line)	N/A	all but late nights
IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line from 96th Street to Chambers Street	express	all but late nights
IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, Brooklyn Branch, via Clark Street Tunnel	N/A	all but late nights
IRT Eastern Parkway Line (full line)	local	all but late nights

1 Service history
2 Station listing
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Service history

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LENOX AVE

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1967-1979 bullet
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On November 23, 1904, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line to 145th Street opened. This was the second part of the original subway. Trains went to City Hall, until the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line was built (Manhattan portion completed on July 1, 1918). Then, it became the local to South Ferry, crossing over the 1 at 96th St.

On January 4, 1955, rush hour expresses begins operating to Flatbush Avenue, a few layups and put-ins to New Lots Avenue.

On February 6, 1959, the "West Side Improvement" took place. Trains no longer switched at 96th Street. Service runs to Flatbush Avenue at all times except nights.

On April 8, 1960, trains were sent to New Lots Avenue all times except nights.

On April 18, 1965, trains were sent back to Flatbush Avenue.

On May 13, 1968, the Harlem–148th Street terminal opens.

On May 23, 1976, the current practice of starting Sunday service late (9:00 or 10:00) begins.

On July 10, 1983, trains were sent back to New Lots Avenue, so it could more readily access Livonia Yard (it only had the 148th Street Yard before then).

From March to October 1998, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line was rehabilitated. Most 3 service was rerouted to 137th Street–City College.

After September 11, 2001, the 3 service became a local in Manhattan. After a few switching delays at 96th Street, service was changed on September 19, 2001. It ran only in Manhattan as an express between Harlem–148th Street and 14th Street and was replaced by 1 service in Brooklyn. It returned to New Lots Avenue on September 15, 2002.

[edit] Station listing

For a more detailed station listing, see the lines in the table above.

Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	Station	When	Services
Manhattan
	Harlem–148th Street	all but late nights	3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	145th Street	all but late nights, no northbound entrance	3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	135th Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	125th Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	116th Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	110th Street–Central Park North	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	96th Street	all but late nights	1 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	72nd Street	all but late nights	1 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	42nd Street–Times Square	all but late nights	1 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 7 <7> ^(1a2a3c) S ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ N Q R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E Port Authority Bus Terminal
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	34th Street–Penn Station	all but late nights	1 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ LIRR</pre> NJ Transit</pre> Amtrak
	14th Street	all but late nights	1 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ L F V ⁽¹²³⁾
	Chambers Street	all but late nights	1 2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Park Place	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E
	Fulton Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ A C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ J ^(1235a) M ⁽¹⁾ Z ^(1a) 4 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Wall Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Brooklyn
	Clark Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	Borough Hall	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾ M ⁽¹⁾ N ⁽⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾
	Hoyt Street–Fulton Mall	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ⁽⁵⁾
	Nevins Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	Atlantic Avenue	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾ B ^(123a) Q</pre> D M ⁽¹⁾ N R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ LIRR</pre>
	Bergen Street	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ⁽⁵⁾
	Grand Army Plaza	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ⁽⁵⁾
	Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ⁽⁵⁾
	Franklin Avenue	all but late nights	2 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾ S
	Nostrand Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ⁽⁵⁾
	Kingston Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ⁽⁵⁾
Image:Handicap reverse 12px.svg	Utica Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Saratoga Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Rockaway Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Junius Street	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Pennsylvania Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	Van Siclen Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾
	New Lots Avenue	all but late nights	2 ⁽¹⁾ 3 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 4 ^(1a5) 5 ⁽¹⁾

[edit] References

Line By Line History

[edit] External links

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