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Q Q train after dark
The Q train runs all night. On weeknights between 1 and 5 a.m. expect a train about every 20 minutes. Overnight it stops at 34 stations, 5 more than in the middle of the day.
MTA’s route description: “Trains operate between 96 St (2 Av), Manhattan, and Coney Island-Stillwell Av, Brooklyn at all times. Trains operate local in Brooklyn at all times. Train operate express in Manhattan at all times, except late nights when trains operate local in Manhattan.”
Trains per hour, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Monday to Thursday nights
Toward 96 St, from Coney Island-Stillwell Av: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from Avenue M: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Friday night (into Saturday)
Toward 96 St, from 72 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from Avenue M: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Saturday night (into Sunday)
Toward 96 St, from 72 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from W 8 St-NY Aquarium: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Sunday night (into Monday)
Toward 96 St, from Ocean Pkwy: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Coney Island-Stillwell Av, from W 8 St-NY Aquarium: 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, 28 St, 49 St, 8 St-NYU, Prince 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 Q train page and planned service changes.