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N N train after dark
The N train runs all night. On weeknights between 1 and 5 a.m. expect a train about every 20 minutes. Overnight it stops at 45 stations, 16 more than in the middle of the day.
MTA’s route description: “Trains operate from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, Queens, to Coney Island-Stillwell Av, Brooklyn, at all times. N trains in Manhattan operate along Broadway and across the Manhattan Bridge to and from Brooklyn. Trains in Brooklyn operate along 4 Avenue, then through Borough Park and Gravesend. Trains typically operate local in Queens and express in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Late night trains operate local in Manhattan and to/from Brooklyn via Whitehall St-South Ferry, Manhattan. Weekends, N trains operate local in Manhattan.”
Trains per hour, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Monday to Thursday nights
Toward Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, from Bay Pkwy: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from 8 Av: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Friday night (into Saturday)
Toward Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, from Times Sq-42 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from 8 Av: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Saturday night (into Sunday)
Toward Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, from Astoria Blvd: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from New Utrecht Av: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Sunday night (into Monday)
Toward Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, from Astoria Blvd: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from 86 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.
Where it stops overnight
Extra stops late at night
23 St, 25 St, 28 St, 4 Av-9 St, 45 St, 53 St, 8 St-NYU, Canal St, City Hall, Cortlandt St, Court St, DeKalb Av, Jay St-MetroTech, Prince St, Prospect Av, Rector St, Union St, Whitehall St-South Ferry
Not served 1–5 a.m.
Canal St, Lexington Av/63 St
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 N train page and planned service changes.