5 Line 5, New York subway
Looking for a map of Line 5 on the New York subway? It serves 45 stations. It runs between Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College, Nereid Avenue and Eastchester–Dyre Avenue. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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40 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is 14th Street–Union Square (1904), its busiest is Grand Central – 42nd Street (33,988,013 passengers a year) and its best connected is Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center (9 lines).
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Key facts
- Number of stations45
- TerminiFlatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College · Nereid Avenue · Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
- Oldest station14th Street–Union Square · 1904
- Busiest stationGrand Central – 42nd Street
- Interchanges23467ABCDJNQRSWZ
When each stop on Line 5 opened
Every station on its real position, coloured by the year it opened and sized by annual ridership. The drawing assembles itself in opening order.
Interchanges on Line 5
- 125th Street46
- 138th Street–Grand Concourse4
- 149th Street–Grand Concourse24
- 14th Street–Union Square46NQRW
- 174th Street2
- 219th Street2
- 225th Street2
- 233rd Street2
- 86th Street46
- Allerton Avenue2
- Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center234BDNQR
- Beverly Road2
- Bowling Green4
- Bronx Park East station2
- Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall / Chambers Street46
- Burke Avenue2
- Church Avenue2
- Court Street – Borough Hall234R
- East 180th Street2
- Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College2
- Franklin Avenue234
- Freeman Street2
- Fulton Street234ACJZ
- Grand Central – 42nd Street467S
- Gun Hill Road2
- Intervale Avenue2
- Jackson Avenue2
- Lexington Avenue/59th Street46NRW
- Nereid Avenue2
- Nevins Street234
- Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station2
- Pelham Parkway2
- President Street–Medgar Evers College2
- Prospect Avenue2
- Simpson Street2
- Sterling Street2
- Third Avenue – 149th Street2
- Wall Street4
- West Farms Square – East Tremont Avenue2
- Winthrop Street2
All 45 stations in order
- 1Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn Collegeterminus 2
- 2Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station 2
- 3Beverly Road 2
- 4Church Avenue 2
- 5Winthrop Street 2
- 6Sterling Street 2
- 7President Street–Medgar Evers College 2
- 8Franklin Avenue 234
- 9Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center 234BDNQR
- 10Nevins Street 234
- 11Court Street – Borough Hall 234R
- 12Bowling Green 4
- 13Wall Street 4
- 14Fulton Street 234ACJZ
- 15Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall / Chambers Street 46
- 1614th Street–Union Square NQRW46
- 17Grand Central – 42nd Street 467S
- 18Lexington Avenue/59th Street 46NRW
- 1986th Street 46
- 20125th Street 46
- 21138th Street–Grand Concourse 4
- 22149th Street–Grand Concourse 24
- 23Third Avenue – 149th Street 2
- 24Jackson Avenue 2
- 25Prospect Avenue 2
- 26Intervale Avenue 2
- 27Simpson Street 2
- 28Freeman Street 2
- 29174th Street 2
- 30West Farms Square – East Tremont Avenue 2
- 31East 180th Street 2
- 32Bronx Park East station 2
- 33Pelham Parkway 2
- 34Allerton Avenue 2
- 35Burke Avenue 2
- 36Gun Hill Road 2
- 37219th Street 2
- 38225th Street 2
- 39233rd Street 2
- 40Nereid Avenueterminus 2
Branches
From East 180th Street
- 1Morris Park
- 2Pelham Parkway station
- 3Gun Hill Road
- 4Baychester Avenue
- 5Eastchester–Dyre Avenueterminus
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on Line 5?
- Line 5 on the New York subway serves 45 stations.
- What are the termini of Line 5?
- Line 5 terminates at Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College, Nereid Avenue and Eastchester–Dyre Avenue.
- What is the oldest station on Line 5?
- The oldest station still served by Line 5 entered service in 1904.
- What is the busiest station on Line 5?
- Grand Central – 42nd Street, with roughly 33,988,013 passengers a year.
- Which lines does Line 5 connect with?
- Line 5 meets lines 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, A, B, C, D, J, N, Q, R, S, W and Z.