C C line, New York subway
Looking for a map of the C line on the New York subway? It serves 40 stations over roughly 29.1 km. It runs between 168th Street and Euclid Avenue. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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32 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Franklin Avenue (1896), its busiest is 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (45,955,848 passengers a year) and its best connected is Fulton Street (8 lines).
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Key facts
- Number of stations40
- Termini168th Street · Euclid Avenue
- Oldest stationFranklin Avenue · 1896
- Route length≈ 29.1 km
- Busiest station42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Interchanges12345ABDEFGJLMRSZ
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on line C 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 the C line
- 103rd StreetB
- 116th StreetAB
- 125th StreetABD
- 135th StreetAB
- 145th StreetABD
- 14th Street – Eighth AvenueAEL
- 155th StreetA
- 163rd Street – Amsterdam AvenueA
- 168th Street1A
- 23rd StreetE
- 34th Street – Penn StationAE
- 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus TerminalAE
- 50th StreetE
- 59th Street–Columbus Circle1ABD
- 72nd StreetB
- 81st Street – Museum of Natural HistoryB
- 86th StreetB
- 96th StreetB
- Broadway JunctionAJLZ
- Canal StreetAE
- Cathedral Parkway–110th StreetB
- Chambers Street–World Trade CenterA
- Euclid AvenueA
- Franklin AvenueS
- Fulton Street2345AJZ
- High StreetA
- Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets stationAG
- Jay Street – MetroTechAFR
- Nostrand AvenueA
- Spring StreetE
- Utica AvenueA
- West Fourth Street – Washington SquareABDEFM
All 40 stations in order
- 1168th Streetterminus 1A
- 2163rd Street – Amsterdam Avenue A
- 3155th Street A
- 4145th Street ABD
- 5135th Street AB
- 6125th Street ABD
- 7116th Street AB
- 8Cathedral Parkway–110th Street B
- 9103rd Street B
- 1096th Street B
- 1186th Street B
- 1281st Street – Museum of Natural History B
- 1372nd Street B
- 1459th Street–Columbus Circle 1ABD
- 1550th Street E
- 1642nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal EA
- 1734th Street – Penn Station AE
- 1823rd Street E
- 1914th Street – Eighth Avenue AEL
- 20West Fourth Street – Washington Square AEBDFM
- 21Spring Street E
- 22Canal Street AE
- 23Chambers Street–World Trade Center A
- 24Fulton Street 2345AJZ
- 25High Street A
- 26Jay Street – MetroTech AFR
- 27Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station AG
- 28Lafayette Avenue
- 29Clinton–Washington Avenues station
- 30Franklin Avenue S
- 31Nostrand Avenue A
- 32Kingston–Throop Avenues
- 33Utica Avenue A
- 34Ralph Avenue
- 35Rockaway Avenue
- 36Broadway Junction AJZL
- 37Liberty Avenue
- 38Van Siclen Avenue
- 39Shepherd Avenue
- 40Euclid Avenueterminus A
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the C line?
- The C line on the New York subway serves 40 stations.
- What are the termini of the C line?
- The C line terminates at 168th Street and Euclid Avenue.
- What is the oldest station on the C line?
- The oldest station still served by the C line entered service in 1896.
- What is the busiest station on the C line?
- 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal, with roughly 45,955,848 passengers a year.
- How long is the C line?
- The C line runs for roughly 29.1 km.
- Which lines does the C line connect with?
- The C line meets lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, D, E, F, G, J, L, M, R, S and Z.