Train Intervals
The schedule offers trains every 3 to 5 minutes on the most used sections during rush hours. During other traffic periods, intervals range usually from 4 to 12 minutes or up to 20 minutes on outer sections. During late nights, only selected express services are operated and all late night services usually run every 20 minutes.
| Train headways in minutes (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rush hours | Mondays to Fridays 6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
3-5 | 4-8 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 6-9 | 6-8 | 8-10 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 6-10 | 5 | 4-6 | 9-12 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 6-9 | 15 | 10 |
| Middays | Mondays to Fridays 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
4-6 | 8 | 8 | 4-7 | 10-12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6-9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6-8 | 6-9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Evenings | Mondays to Fridays 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. |
10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10-12 | 10-12 | 5-8 | 10 | 10-12 | 12 | 10-12 | 6-10 | 8-10 | 15 | 12-15 | 7-12 | 12-15 | 10-12 | 10-12 | 12 | 15-20 | 12-15 | |
| Weekends | Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays 6:30 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. |
6-10 | 12 | 12 | 8-12 | 10-14 | 8-10 | 4-8 | 5 | 8-12 | 10-12 | 8-15 | 8-10 | 8-10 | 8-10 | 8-15 | 6-10 | 9-12 | 8-12 | 8-10 | 8-12 | 12-20 | 10-15 | |
| Late nights | 12:00 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Read more about this topic: New York City Subway Services
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