Q train status
Broadway Express · BMT line
Updated from the MTA service alerts feed at 2:16 AM ET.
Service change
Downtown [Q] trains are running on the [R] line from Canal St to DeKalb Av while we perform track maintenance at Canal St.
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Reroute
Downtown [Q] trains are running on the [R] line from Canal St to DeKalb Av while we perform track maintenance at Canal St.
Since Fri May 29, 1:54 AM ET
Stops Skipped
Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound [Q] trains are running on the express track from Prospect Park to Kings Hwy . Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound [Q] trains are bypassing Church Av.
NYPD is responding to people being disruptive on a train at Church Av . For service to/from bypassed stations, take an uptown train.
Since Fri May 29, 1:24 AM ET
About the Q train
The Q is one of two Broadway express trains and the line that runs the 2nd Avenue subway extension. It runs from 96th Street-2nd Avenue (the 2nd Av subway northern terminus) through Manhattan's west side and down to Coney Island-Stillwell in Brooklyn.
The 2nd Avenue extension (opened 2017) was the first major NYC subway expansion in decades — the Q now serves the previously-underserved Upper East Side stretch between Lex and the East River. That's pulled meaningful Lex traffic onto the Q during peak hours.
Like the N, the Q runs express in Manhattan on weekdays and local nights/weekends. The Brooklyn route through Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay is one of the system's scenic above-ground stretches.
Other lines on the BMT
N train
Broadway Express
R train
Broadway Local
W train
Broadway Local
B train
Sixth Avenue Express
D train
Sixth Avenue Express
F train
Queens Boulevard Express / Sixth Avenue Local
M train
Queens Boulevard / Sixth Avenue Local
J train
Nassau Street Local
Z train
Nassau Street Skip-Stop Express
L train
14 Street-Canarsie Local
Common questions about the Q train
Does the Q train serve 2nd Avenue?
Yes. The Q is the main service on the 2nd Avenue subway extension between 63rd Street and 96th Street. Three stations: 72nd Street, 86th Street, 96th Street.
Is the Q train going to Brooklyn?
Yes — from Manhattan it runs through DeKalb in downtown Brooklyn and out to Coney Island via the Brighton line. About a 50-minute ride end to end.