Z Z line, New York subway
Looking for a map of the Z line on the New York subway? It serves 21 stations over roughly 20.7 km. It runs between Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer and Broad Street. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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21 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 stations21
- TerminiJamaica Center – Parsons/Archer · Broad Street
- Oldest stationAlabama Avenue · 1885
- Route length≈ 20.7 km
- Busiest stationFulton Street
- Interchanges23456ACEJLMNQRW
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on line Z 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 Z line
- 104th StreetJ
- 121st StreetJ
- 75th Street – Elderts LaneJ
- Alabama AvenueJ
- BoweryJ
- Broad StreetJ
- Broadway JunctionACJL
- Canal Street6JNQRW
- Chambers StreetJ
- Chauncey StreetJ
- Crescent StreetJ
- Delancey Street – Essex StreetJM
- Fulton Street2345ACJ
- Gates AvenueJ
- Jamaica Center – Parsons/ArcherEJ
- Marcy AvenueJM
- Myrtle AvenueJM
- Norwood AvenueJ
- Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK AirportEJ
- Van Siclen AvenueJ
- Woodhaven BoulevardJ
All 21 stations in order
- 1Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archerterminus EJ
- 2Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport EJ
- 3121st Street J
- 4104th Street J
- 5Woodhaven Boulevard J
- 675th Street – Elderts Lane J
- 7Crescent Street J
- 8Norwood Avenue J
- 9Van Siclen Avenue J
- 10Alabama Avenue J
- 11Broadway Junction ACJL
- 12Chauncey Street J
- 13Gates Avenue J
- 14Myrtle Avenue MJ
- 15Marcy Avenue MJ
- 16Delancey Street – Essex Street MJ
- 17Bowery J
- 18Canal Street 6NQRJW
- 19Chambers Street J
- 20Fulton Street 2345ACJ
- 21Broad Streetterminus J
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the Z line?
- The Z line on the New York subway serves 21 stations.
- What are the termini of the Z line?
- The Z line terminates at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer and Broad Street.
- What is the oldest station on the Z line?
- The oldest station still served by the Z line entered service in 1885.
- What is the busiest station on the Z line?
- Fulton Street, with roughly 19,309,625 passengers a year.
- How long is the Z line?
- The Z line runs for roughly 20.7 km.
- Which lines does the Z line connect with?
- The Z line meets lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, C, E, J, L, M, N, Q, R and W.