A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored blue since it is a part of the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
Eighth Avenue Express | |
An R46 train on the A approaching Beach 60th Street | |
Note: The dashed line shows rush-hour-only service. | |
| Northern end | Inwood–207th Street |
|---|---|
| Southern end | Lefferts Boulevard, Far Rockaway, or Rockaway Park (limited rush-hour service) |
| Stations | 40 44 (rush hour services) 62 (late-night services) |
| Rolling stock | R46 R179 R211A 8 R68As (1 train, p.m. only-used on the B for a.m. service) (Rolling stock assignments subject to change) |
| Depot | Pitkin Yard |
| Started service | September 10, 1932 |
The A operates at all times. Daytime service operates between 207th Street in Inwood, Manhattan and Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens or Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill, Queens, typically alternating between the latter two terminals, while making express stops in both Manhattan and Brooklyn. During rush hours, five scheduled trips in the peak direction operates from Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park, Queens to Manhattan in the morning and back from Manhattan in the afternoon. Late night service operates only between 207th Street and Far Rockaway, making all stops along its entire route; during this time, a shuttle train (the Lefferts Boulevard Shuttle) operates between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard.
The A provides the longest one-seat ride in the system—at 32.39 miles (52.13 km), between Inwood and Far Rockaway—and a 2015 study indicated that it had a weekday ridership of 600,000.