What is the difference between express and local NYC Metro?

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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Fare for most riders on subways and local, limited, and Select Bus Service buses: $2.90. Express buses cost $7. Tap to pay your fare with your contactless credit/debit card, smartphone, or OMNY card, or pay with a MetroCard.

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The subway operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Riding the subway is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to get around the city. For most riders, the subway fare is $2.90. Reduced fares are available for people 65 and older, people with disabilities, and low-income New Yorkers.

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Local trains stop at many more stations (better yet, all stations) en route from their origin to their terminating destination. Express trains are more direct, with much fewer stops in between. Express trains focus merely on major cities and/or streets.

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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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Local service: A train which always operates and stops at every station on the line. Express service: A train that does not always operate or sometimes skips a station. ADA accessible stations: Stations that have features to accommodate customers with disabilities.

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The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

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Express bus fares are now $7, up from $6.75. And seven-day unlimited-ride MetroCards are now $34 from $33 while 30-day unlimited MetroCards are $132 up from $127. The MTA says its seven-day best fare fare cap will allow OMNY customers to start their seven-day fare capping period any day of the week.

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X- routes are operated by New York City Transit, while BM-routes are operated by MTA Bus Company. All routes operate nonstop between Brooklyn and Manhattan via the Gowanus Expressway or Prospect Expressway to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, with some routes continuing non-stop via the FDR Drive to reach Midtown.

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An express train is a type of passenger train that makes few or no stops between its origin and destination stations, usually major destinations, providing faster service than local trains that stop at many or all of the stations along their route.

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An express train is a type of passenger train that makes few or no stops between its origin and destination stations, usually major destinations, providing faster service than local trains that stop at many or all of the stations along their route.

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