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J J train after dark
The J train runs all night. On weeknights between 1 and 5 a.m. expect a train about every 20 minutes.
MTA’s route description: “Trains operate weekdays between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, Queens, and Broad St, Manhattan at all times. During weekdays, trains going to Manhattan run express in Brooklyn between Myrtle Av and Marcy Av from about 7 AM to 1 PM and from Manhattan from 1:30 PM and 8 PM. During weekday rush hours, trains provide skip-stop service. Skip-stop service means that some stations are served by J trains, some stations are served by Z trains, and some stations are served by both J and Z trains. J/Z skip-stop service runs toward Manhattan from about 7 AM to 8:15 AM and from Manhattan from about 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM.”
Trains per hour, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Monday to Thursday nights
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from 85 St-Forest Pkwy: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Broad St, from Myrtle Av: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Friday night (into Saturday)
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from 85 St-Forest Pkwy: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Broad St, from Broadway Junction: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Saturday night (into Sunday)
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from 85 St-Forest Pkwy: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Broad St, from Chambers St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Sunday night (into Monday)
Toward Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, from Cypress Hills: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Broad St, from Delancey St-Essex St: 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.
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 J train page and planned service changes.