Western end | 34th Street–Hudson Yards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern end | Flushing–Main Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 22 (local service) 18 (express service) 8 (super express service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | R188[1][2] (Rolling stock assignments subject to change) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depot | Corona Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Started service | 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 7 Flushing Local and <7> Flushing Express[3] are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway, providing local and express services along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored purple, since they serve the Flushing Line.[4]
7 trains operate at all times between Main Street in Flushing, Queens and 34th Street–Hudson Yards in Chelsea, Manhattan. Local service, denoted by a (7) in a circular bullet, operates at all times, while express service, denoted by a <7> in a diamond-shaped bullet, runs only during rush hours and early evenings in the peak direction and during special events.
The 7 route started running in 1915 when the Flushing Line opened. Since 1927, the 7 has held largely the same route, except for a one-stop western extension from Times Square to Hudson Yards on September 13, 2015.