J J line, New York subway
Looking for a map of the J line on the New York subway? It serves 30 stations over roughly 21 km. It runs between Broad Street and Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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24 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Alabama Avenue (1885) and its busiest is Fulton Street (19,309,625 passengers a year).
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Key facts
- Number of stations30
- TerminiBroad Street · Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer
- Oldest stationAlabama Avenue · 1885
- Route length≈ 21 km
- Busiest stationFulton Street
- Interchanges23456ACELMNQRWZ
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on the J line 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 J line
- 104th StreetZ
- 121st StreetZ
- 75th Street – Elderts LaneZ
- Alabama AvenueZ
- BoweryZ
- Broad StreetZ
- Broadway JunctionACLZ
- Canal Street6NQRWZ
- Chambers StreetZ
- Chauncey StreetZ
- Crescent StreetZ
- Delancey Street – Essex StreetMZ
- Flushing AvenueM
- Fulton Street2345ACZ
- Gates AvenueZ
- Hewes StreetM
- Jamaica Center – Parsons/ArcherEZ
- Lorimer StreetM
- Marcy AvenueMZ
- Myrtle AvenueMZ
- Norwood AvenueZ
- Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK AirportEZ
- Van Siclen AvenueZ
- Woodhaven BoulevardZ
All 30 stations in order
- 1Broad Streetterminus Z
- 2Fulton Street 2345ACZ
- 3Chambers Street Z
- 4Canal Street 6NQRZW
- 5Bowery Z
- 6Delancey Street – Essex Street MZ
- 7Marcy Avenue MZ
- 8Hewes Street M
- 9Lorimer Street M
- 10Flushing Avenue M
- 11Myrtle Avenue MZ
- 12Kosciuszko Street
- 13Gates Avenue Z
- 14Halsey Street
- 15Chauncey Street Z
- 16Broadway Junction ACZL
- 17Alabama Avenue Z
- 18Van Siclen Avenue Z
- 19Cleveland Street
- 20Norwood Avenue Z
- 21Crescent Street Z
- 22Cypress Hills
- 2375th Street – Elderts Lane Z
- 2485th Street – Forest Parkway
- 25Woodhaven Boulevard Z
- 26104th Street Z
- 27111th Street
- 28121st Street Z
- 29Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport EZ
- 30Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archerterminus EZ
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the J line?
- The J line on the New York subway serves 30 stations.
- What are the termini of the J line?
- The J line terminates at Broad Street and Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer.
- What is the oldest station on the J line?
- The oldest station still served by the J line entered service in 1885.
- What is the busiest station on the J line?
- Fulton Street, with roughly 19,309,625 passengers a year.
- How long is the J line?
- The J line runs for roughly 21 km.
- Which lines does the J line connect with?
- The J line meets lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, C, E, L, M, N, Q, R, W and Z.