Is the B train local or express?

The B operates only on weekdays between Brighton Beach in Brooklyn and 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, making express stops in Brooklyn along the BMT Brighton Line and in Manhattan along Sixth Avenue, and making local stops along Central Park West.



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A train is express during the day local at night 7 days a week. The A train generally runs express everyday unless otherwise noted. Fun fact: the A train always stops at 42nd Street Port Authority.

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During the daytime on weekdays, the N runs express between 34th Street–Herald Square in Manhattan and 59th Street in Brooklyn and local elsewhere. Local service in Manhattan is provided by the R and W, the latter of which is internally staffed and scheduled as part of the N.

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6 trains operate local at all times between Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall in Lower Manhattan.

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This shows weekday service. Listed transfers are based on the weekday schedule and may vary. These routes might be different on weekends and late nights.

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Local trains make every single stop along the route. Express trains skip minor (or “local”) stations, stopping only at major (“express”) stations. Express stations are usually major destinations and/or places where passengers can transfer between different trunk lines.

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Tap to pay your fare with your contactless credit/debit card, smartphone, or OMNY card, or pay with a MetroCard.

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There are only two subway lines in L.A., one of which shares most of its stops with the other.

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