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E E train after dark
The E train runs all night. On weeknights between 1 and 5 a.m. expect a train about every 20 minutes, with the longest scheduled gap 24 minutes. Overnight it stops at 32 stations, 10 more than in the middle of the day.
MTA’s route description: “Trains operate between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, Queens, and World Trade Center, Manhattan, at all times. E trains operate express in Queens at all times except late nights when they operate local.”
Trains per hour, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Monday to Thursday nights
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from Briarwood: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward World Trade Center, from W 4 St-Wash Sq: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Friday night (into Saturday)
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from Briarwood: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward World Trade Center, from W 4 St-Wash Sq: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Saturday night (into Sunday)
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from Briarwood: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward World Trade Center, from 14 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Sunday night (into Monday)
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward World Trade Center, from 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Departures per clock hour from the station where the line runs most often overnight. Highlighted bars: 1–5 a.m.
Where it stops overnight
Extra stops late at night
36 St, 46 St, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 65 St, 67 Av, 75 Av, Briarwood, Elmhurst Av, Grand Av-Newtown, Northern Blvd, Steinway St, Woodhaven Blvd
Not served 1–5 a.m.
Jamaica-179 St, Parsons Blvd
Compared with weekday midday service. Stations may share a name across lines.
Other lines
From the MTA subway GTFS schedule “20261028-fall-2026-pick-with-long-term-supplements”. Not endorsed by MTA; the data may not be accurate or complete: check MTA’s E train page and planned service changes.