2 (New York City Subway service)

For the former Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation 2 service, see R (New York City Subway service).

Seventh Avenue Express
A train made of R142 cars in 2 service, entering 174th Street in the Bronx.
Note: Dashed pink line shows limited rush hour service to/from New Lots Avenue
Northern end	Wakefield – 241st Street
Southern end	Flatbush Avenue or New Lots Avenue (limited rush hour service)
Stations	61 71 (including limited rush hour service to New Lots Avenue)
Rolling stock	R142
Depot	239th Street Yard

The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored tomato red since it uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan. The 2 operates at all times between 241st Street in Wakefield, Bronx and Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College in Flatbush, Brooklyn, making all stops in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Daytime 2 service runs express in Manhattan; late night service operates local. The service operates via White Plains Road in the Bronx, Lenox Avenue and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan and Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn. Limited rush hour service also operates between the Bronx and New Lots Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn due to capacity issues at Flatbush Avenue.

Service history

The first section of what became the current 2 entered service on November 26, 1904 from at temporary 180th Street - Bronx Park terminal via the West Farms El to 149th Street - 3rd Avenue.

On July 10, 1905, the connection between the IRT Lenox Avenue Line and IRT White Plains Road Line (which was previously served by the Third Avenue El) opened, allowing subway service from Manhattan to the Bronx.

On January 9, 1908, the Joralemon Street Tunnel opened, connecting the current IRT Lexington Avenue Line to Brooklyn. At this time, trains ran from East 180th Street to Borough Hall. On May 1, 1908, trains were extended to Nevins Street and Atlantic Avenue.

On March 3, 1917, the IRT White Plains Road Line was extended to 219th Street. On March 31, 1917, the IRT White Plains Road Line was extended to 238th Street – Nereid Avenue, and to Wakefield – 241st Street on December 13, 1920. On July 1, 1918, the entire IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line was completed. On April 15, 1919, the Clark Street Tunnel, connecting the line to Brooklyn, opened as well.

Beginning on December 19, 1919, trains ran to South Ferry with some rush hour trains to Atlantic Avenue. In 1923, during rush hours, 2 trains alternated between South Ferry and Utica Avenue. Beginning December 1, 1924, 2 trains that ended at South Ferry were extended to New Lots.

As of 1934, 2 trains ran from 180th Street-Bronx Park to Flatbush Avenue weekdays and Saturday during daytime and to South Ferry evenings and Sundays, express in Manhattan. Late-night service was from 241st St to South Ferry, making all stops. There were occasional lay-up/put-ins from New Lots. Four weekday evening trains turned at Atlantic. On September 5, 1937, some evening rush hour trains started running to Flatbush Avenue.

As of July 1, 1938, weekday and Saturday evening service was extended to Flatbush Avenue

Sunday service was extended to Flatbush Avenue March 5, 1950.

Beginning on December 26, 1950, alternate weekday rush trains were extended to 241st Street in the peak direction, but PM rush service to 241st Street was discontinued on June 26, 1952. Beginning on August 4, 1952, the 180th Street - Bronx Park station was closed, with trains rerouted to East 180th Street. Beginning on October 2, 1953, morning rush hour service to 241st Street was cut back to Gun Hill Road.

On March 19, 1954, weekend service was rerouted to New Lots Avenue at all times except late nights. On May 4, 1957, a track connection to the IRT Dyre Avenue Line was completed and daytime 2 trains were rerouted to Dyre Avenue. Evening service remained a shuttle between Dyre Avenue to East 180th Street, and morning rush service from Gun Hill Road was discontinued. On December 20, 1957, weekday trains were rerouted to New Lots Avenue at all times except late nights. On June 26, 1958, late night service began between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street. Beginning on December 12, 1958, late night service was extended to Flatbush Avenue, and the 2 began running express at all times. Beginning February 6, 1959, trains ran between Wakefield – 241st Street and Flatbush Avenue at all times except late nights, when they ran between East 180th Street and New Lots Avenue.

Beginning on April 8, 1960, daytime service was rerouted from Dyre Avenue to 241st Street, and service in Brooklyn was rerouted from New Lots Avenue to Flatbush Avenue. At the same time, late night service was rerouted from Flatbush Avenue to New Lots Avenue. Beginning on April 16, 1965, evening service was extended from East 180th Street to 241st Street, and in addition daytime service was rerouted from Flatbush Avenue to New Lots Avenue.

On July 10, 1983, the 2 and 3 services swapped Brooklyn terminals. Trains began running between Wakefield – 241st Street and Flatbush Avenue at all times, making local stops in Bronx and Brooklyn and express stops in Manhattan. This move enabled the 3's equipment to be inspected and maintained at the Livonia Shop, as the 3 service's equipment were assigned to Livonia Yard.

From March to October 1998, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line was rehabilitated. On weekdays, 2 trains ran via the IRT Lexington Avenue Line between 149th Street – Grand Concourse and Nevins Street uptown from 5:00 a.m. to midnight and downtown from midnight to 5:00 a.m. Beginning on October 3, 1999, late-night express service in Manhattan was discontinued, with the 2 making all stops.

After September 11, 2001, 2 trains became local in Manhattan at all times (so they would not be delayed behind 3 trains terminating at 14th Street). Normal service resumed on September 15, 2002.

Route

Service pattern

The following table shows the lines used by the 2, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:

Line	From	To	Tracks	Times
				all ex. nights	late nights	rush peak
IRT White Plains Road Line (full line)	Wakefield – 241st Street	149th Street – Grand Concourse	local
IRT Lenox Avenue Line	135th Street	Central Park North – 110th Street	all
IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line	96th Street	Chambers Street	express
			local
IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line, Brooklyn Branch	Park Place	Borough Hall	all
IRT Eastern Parkway Line	Hoyt Street	Franklin Avenue	local
IRT Nostrand Avenue Line (full line)	President Street	Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College	all
IRT Eastern Parkway Line	Nostrand Avenue	Crown Heights – Utica Avenue	local
IRT New Lots Line (full line)	Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road	New Lots Avenue	all

Stations

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.

Station service legend
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops weekdays only
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction	Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours only
	Station closed
	Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details

	Stations		Subway transfers	Connections
The Bronx
White Plains Road Line
	Wakefield – 241st Street			Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line at Wakefield
	Nereid Avenue		5
	233rd Street		5	Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line at Woodlawn
	225th Street		5
	219th Street		5
	Gun Hill Road		5	Bx41 Select Bus Service
	Burke Avenue		5
	Allerton Avenue		5
	Pelham Parkway		5	Bx12 Select Bus Service
	Bronx Park East		5
	East 180th Street		5	Northern terminal for some morning rush hour trains
	West Farms Square – East Tremont Avenue		5 all except late nights and rush hours, peak direction	Q44 Select Bus Service
	174th Street		5 all except late nights and rush hours, peak direction
	Freeman Street		5 all except late nights and rush hours, peak direction
	Simpson Street		5 all except late nights and rush hours, peak direction	Elevators are temporarily out of service for repairs until June 2016.
	Intervale Avenue		5 all except late nights and rush hours, peak direction
	Prospect Avenue		5 all except late nights and rush hours, peak direction
	Jackson Avenue		5 all except late nights and rush hours, peak direction
	Third Avenue – 149th Street		5	Bx41 Select Bus Service
	149th Street – Grand Concourse		5  4  (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
Manhattan
Lenox Avenue Line
	135th Street		3
	125th Street		3	M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
	116th Street		3
	Central Park North – 110th Street		3
Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
	96th Street		1  3
	86th Street		1	M86 Select Bus Service
	79th Street		1
	72nd Street		1  3
	66th Street – Lincoln Center		1
	59th Street – Columbus Circle		1  A  D  (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
	50th Street		1
	Times Square – 42nd Street		1  3  7  <7> (IRT Flushing Line) A  C  E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal) N  Q  R  (BMT Broadway Line) S  (42nd Street Shuttle)	Port Authority Bus Terminal
	34th Street – Penn Station		1  3	M34 / M34A Select Bus Service Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
	28th Street		1
	23rd Street		1
	18th Street		1
	14th Street		1  3  F  M  (IND Sixth Avenue Line at 14th Street) L  (BMT Canarsie Line at Sixth Avenue)	PATH at 14th Street
	Christopher Street – Sheridan Square		1	PATH at Christopher Street
	Houston Street		1
	Canal Street		1
	Franklin Street		1
	Chambers Street		1  3
Brooklyn Branch
	Park Place		3  A  C  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at Chambers Street) E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at World Trade Center)	PATH at World Trade Center
	Fulton Street		3  4  5  (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) A  C  (IND Eighth Avenue Line) J  Z  (BMT Nassau Street Line)	Connection to N  R  (BMT Broadway Line) at Cortlandt Street via Dey Street Passageway
	Wall Street		3
Brooklyn
	Clark Street		3
	Borough Hall		3  4  5  (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) N  R  (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Eastern Parkway Line
	Hoyt Street		3
	Nevins Street		3  4  5
	Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center		3  4  5  B  Q  (BMT Brighton Line) D  N  R  (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)	LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
	Bergen Street		3  4
	Grand Army Plaza		3  4
	Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum		3  4
	Franklin Avenue		3  4  5  S  (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
Services to Flatbush Avenue and New Lots Avenue split
Nostrand Avenue Line
	President Street		5
	Sterling Street		5	B44 Select Bus Service
	Winthrop Street		5	B44 Select Bus Service
	Church Avenue		5	B44 Select Bus Service
	Beverly Road		5
	Newkirk Avenue		5	B44 Select Bus Service
	Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College		5	B44 Select Bus Service
New Lots Line (select rush hour trips)
	Nostrand Avenue		3	B44 Select Bus Service
	Kingston Avenue		3
	Crown Heights – Utica Avenue		3  4  5
	Sutter Avenue – Rutland Road		3  4  5	B15 bus to JFK Airport
	Saratoga Avenue		3  4  5	Station is closed for renovations until the Fall of 2016.
	Rockaway Avenue		3  4  5
	Junius Street		3  4  5
	Pennsylvania Avenue		3  4  5	Station is closed for renovations until the Fall of 2016.
	Van Siclen Avenue		3  4  5
	New Lots Avenue		3  4  5	B15 bus to JFK Airport

External links

• MTA NYC Transit – 2 Seventh Avenue Express