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R R train after dark
The R train runs all night. On weeknights between 1 and 5 a.m. expect a train about every 20 minutes. Overnight it serves 17 stations, 28 fewer than by day.
MTA’s route description: “Trains operate local between Forest Hills-71 Av, Queens, and Bay Ridge-95 St, Brooklyn, at all times except late nights. During late nights, trains operate between Whitehall St-South Ferry, Manhattan and Bay Ridge-95 St, Brooklyn.”
Trains per hour, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Monday to Thursday nights
Toward Forest Hills-71 Av, from 86 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Bay Ridge-95 St, from 36 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Friday night (into Saturday)
Toward Forest Hills-71 Av, from Jay St-MetroTech: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Bay Ridge-95 St, from Prospect Av: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Saturday night (into Sunday)
Toward Forest Hills-71 Av, from 77 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Bay Ridge-95 St, from Court St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Sunday night (into Monday)
Toward Forest Hills-71 Av, from 4 Av-9 St: every 20 min, 1–5 a.m.
Toward Bay Ridge-95 St, from Bay Ridge Av: 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
Not served 1–5 a.m.
14 St-Union Sq, 23 St, 28 St, 34 St-Herald Sq, 36 St, 46 St, 49 St, 5 Av/59 St, 57 St-7 Av, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 65 St, 67 Av, 8 St-NYU, Canal St, City Hall, Cortlandt St, Elmhurst Av, Forest Hills-71 Av, Grand Av-Newtown, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av, Lexington Av/59 St, Northern Blvd, Prince St, Queens Plaza, Rector St, Steinway St, Times Sq-42 St, Woodhaven 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 R train page and planned service changes.