M M line, New York subway
Looking for a map of the M line on the New York subway? It serves 36 stations over roughly 28.7 km. It runs between Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue and Forest Hills – 71st Avenue. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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27 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Hewes Street (1888) and its busiest is 34th Street – Herald Square (25,080,629 passengers a year).
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Key facts
- Number of stations36
- TerminiMiddle Village–Metropolitan Avenue · Forest Hills – 71st Avenue
- Oldest stationHewes Street · 1888
- Route length≈ 28.7 km
- Busiest station34th Street – Herald Square
- InterchangesABCDEFJLNQRWZ
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on the M 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 M line
- 14th StreetF
- 23rd StreetF
- 34th Street – Herald SquareBDFNQRW
- 36th StreetER
- 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth AvenueBDF
- 46th StreetER
- 47th–50th Streets – Rockefeller CenterBDF
- 63rd Drive – Rego ParkER
- 65th StreetER
- 67th AvenueER
- Broadway – Lafayette StreetBDF
- Delancey Street – Essex StreetJZ
- Elmhurst AvenueER
- Flushing AvenueJ
- Forest Hills – 71st AvenueEFR
- Grand Avenue – NewtownER
- Hewes StreetJ
- Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th StreetEFR
- Lexington Avenue – 63rd StreetQ
- Lorimer StreetJ
- Marcy AvenueJZ
- Myrtle AvenueJZ
- Myrtle–Wyckoff AvenuesL
- Northern BoulevardER
- Steinway StreetER
- West Fourth Street – Washington SquareABCDEF
- Woodhaven BoulevardER
All 36 stations in order
- 1Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenueterminus
- 2Fresh Pond Road
- 3Forest Avenue
- 4Seneca Avenue
- 5Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues L
- 6Knickerbocker Avenue
- 7Central Avenue
- 8Myrtle Avenue JZ
- 9Flushing Avenue J
- 10Lorimer Street J
- 11Hewes Street J
- 12Marcy Avenue JZ
- 13Delancey Street – Essex Street JZ
- 14Broadway – Lafayette Street BDF
- 15West Fourth Street – Washington Square ACEBDF
- 1614th Street F
- 1723rd Street F
- 1834th Street – Herald Square BDFNQRW
- 1942nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue BDF
- 2047th–50th Streets – Rockefeller Center BDF
- 2157th Street
- 22Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street Q
- 23Roosevelt Island
- 2421st Street–Queensbridge station
- 2536th Street ER
- 26Steinway Street ER
- 2746th Street ER
- 28Northern Boulevard ER
- 2965th Street ER
- 30Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street EFR
- 31Elmhurst Avenue ER
- 32Grand Avenue – Newtown ER
- 33Woodhaven Boulevard ER
- 3463rd Drive – Rego Park ER
- 3567th Avenue ER
- 36Forest Hills – 71st Avenueterminus EFR
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the M line?
- The M line on the New York subway serves 36 stations.
- What are the termini of the M line?
- The M line terminates at Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue and Forest Hills – 71st Avenue.
- What is the oldest station on the M line?
- The oldest station still served by the M line entered service in 1888.
- What is the busiest station on the M line?
- 34th Street – Herald Square, with roughly 25,080,629 passengers a year.
- How long is the M line?
- The M line runs for roughly 28.7 km.
- Which lines does the M line connect with?
- The M line meets the A, B, C, D, E, F, J, L, N, Q, R, W and Z lines.