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The subway after midnight

New York’s subway runs 24 hours a day, but the night version is a different system: fewer lines, longer waits, and some routes running local or taking a different path. Here is every line, timed from the MTA’s own schedule.

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Leaving after

Pick a station to see every train from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and the waits between them.

Every line, overnight

Line	Weeknights, 1–5 a.m.	Typical wait	Longest wait	Notes
A A train	Runs all night	15 min	18 min	Serves 22 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
C C train	No overnight trains	—	—	Last trains leave around 11:07 pm
E E train	Runs all night	20 min	24 min	Serves 10 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
B B train	No overnight trains	—	—	Last trains leave around 10:15 pm
D D train	Runs all night	20 min	21 min	Serves 5 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
F F train	Runs all night	20 min	23 min	Serves 10 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
M M train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Serves 28 fewer stations than by day
G G train	Runs all night	20 min	22 min	Same stations as by day
J J train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Same stations as by day
L L train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Same stations as by day
N N train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Serves 16 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
Q Q train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Serves 5 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
R R train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Serves 28 fewer stations than by day
W W train	No overnight trains	—	—	Last trains leave around 9:55 pm
S 42 St Shuttle	No overnight trains	—	—	Last trains leave around 5:59 am
S Franklin Av Shuttle	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Same stations as by day
S Rockaway Park Shuttle	Runs all night	20 min	26 min	Same stations as by day
1 1 train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Same stations as by day
2 2 train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Serves 2 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
3 3 train	Runs all night	20 min	21 min	Serves 24 fewer stations than by day
4 4 train	Runs all night	20 min	21 min	Serves 26 more stations than by day (runs local or extended)
5 5 train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Serves 30 fewer stations than by day
6 6 train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Same stations as by day
7 7 train	Runs all night	20 min	20 min	Same stations as by day
SIR SIR	Runs all night	30 min	30 min	Same stations as by day

Waits are the median and longest gaps between departures from a busy station on the line, 1–5 a.m. on Monday–Thursday nights, in each direction (the longer direction is shown). From the MTA’s subway GTFS schedule “20261028-fall-2026-pick-with-long-term-supplements”, valid 2026-11-01 to 2027-05-15. The schedule doesn’t include planned work, which often changes overnight service: always check MTA planned service changes and the MTA late-night subway map.

Riding late, safely

MTA advice for off-hours: wait where you can be seen, ride in the conductor’s car (the middle of the train), and use the Help Point intercoms in every station. Call 911 in an emergency (MTA safety). Alcohol is not allowed on the subway or buses.

When the trains stop

Many bus routes run all night too: see night buses. Leaving the city? LIRR and Metro-North last trains. PATH to New Jersey runs 24/7, and the Staten Island Ferry runs all night, every 30 minutes.