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4 4 train

Lexington Avenue Express

Trains operate daily between Woodlawn, Bronx, and Crown Hts-Utica Av, Brooklyn, running express in Manhattan and Brooklyn. During late night and early morning hours, trains run local in Manhattan and Brooklyn and extend beyond Crown Hts-Utica Av to New Lots Av, Brooklyn.

1 active alert 11 upcoming 54 stations

Service status

NowPlanned - Stops Skipped4In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips Burnside Av

Through December 2026

Use nearby 176 St or 183 St stations.

Additional travel alternatives:

For service to this station, take the 4 to 183 St and transfer to a Manhattan-bound train.

For service from this station, take the 4 to 176 St and transfer to a Woodlawn-bound train.

What's happening?

We're making station improvements

Posted Oct 14, 2026, 8:36 AM

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned - Stops Skipped46In Manhattan, downtown 4 local and 6 skip 116 St, 110 St, 103 St, 96 St, 77 St, 68 St and 51 St

Nov 6 - 9, Nov 13 - 16, and Nov 20 - 23, Fri 9:45 PM to Mon 5:00 AM

For service to these stations, take the 4 or 6 to 59 St or Grand Central-42 St accessible and transfer to an uptown 4 local or 6.

For service from these stations, take the 4 or 6 to 59 St or 125 St accessible and transfer to a downtown 4 or 6.

Travel tip:

Transfer between uptown and downtown trains with fare-capped OMNY at 86 St.

Schedule reminder: 4 does not serve these local stations days and evenings.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 11:08 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Stops Skipped4In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips 170 St, Mt Eden Av and 176 St All trains board from the Manhattan-bound platform at Burnside Av

Nov 3 - 6 and Nov 10 - 13, Tue to Fri, 9:45 AM to 3:00 PM

For service to these stations, take the 4 to Burnside Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound train.

For service from these stations, take the 4 to 167 St and transfer to a Woodlawn-bound train.

Travel tip:

For service from 176 St, take the Bx32 bus days and evenings and transfer to the 4 at Burnside Av.

Note: Through December 2026, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips Burnside Av, except Nov 3 - 6 and Nov 10 - 13, Tue to Fri, 9:45 AM to 3:00 PM.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 13, 2026, 10:45 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Part Suspended46No 4 between Grand Central-42 St, Manhattan and Utica Av/New Lots Av, Brooklyn No 6 between Grand Central-42 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall

Nov 2 - 6 and Nov 9 - 13, Mon to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM

4 6 trains run local between the Bronx and Grand Central-42 St, the last stop.

3 trains replace 4 service in Brooklyn.

Travel alternatives:

For 33 St, 28 St, 23 St, 14 St-Union Sq, Astor Pl, Bleecker St, Spring St, Canal St, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, use nearby NQR stations.

For Fulton St, Wall St and Bowling Green, use nearby J or NR stations.

For service between Manhattan and Brooklyn, take the N or Q.

For service between Borough Hall and Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College, take the 2 or 3.

Take the 3 between Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and New Lots Av.

Transfer stations:

Lexington Av/59 St 46N

Grand Central-42 St accessible | 46 and 7S to/from Times Sq-42 St

Times Sq-42 St accessible | 237SNQ

34 St-Herald Sq accessible | DFNQ

Fulton St accessible | 23J

Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr accessible (D, N) | 23DNQ

Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College 23

What's happening?

Fastrack maintenance

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 13, 2026, 7:57 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Express to Local4In Manhattan, 4 runs local in both directions between 125 St and Grand Central-42 St

Oct 16 - 18, Friday, beginning 10 PM, Sat and Sun, all day

Schedule reminder: Late night 4 runs local between these stations.

What's happening?

We're making communications improvements

Posted Oct 12, 2026, 7:50 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Stops Skipped4In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips 170 St, Mt Eden Av and 176 St and runs every 16 minutes (days/evenings)

Oct 31 - Nov 1 and Nov 7 - 8, Sat 3:45 AM to Sun 10:00 PM

For service to these stations, take the 4 to Burnside Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound train.

For service from these stations, take the 4 to 167 St and transfer to a Woodlawn-bound 4.

All trains board from the Manhattan-bound platform at Burnside Av during this time.

Travel tip:

For service from 176 St, take the Bx32 bus days and evenings and transfer to the 4 at Burnside Av.

Notes: The last stop for some Woodlawn-bound trains is 149 St-Hostos. Transfer at 149 St-Hostos accessible to a Woodlawn-bound 4 to continue your trip.

Through December 2026, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips Burnside Av, except Oct 31 - Nov 1 and Nov 7 - 8, Sat 3:45 AM to Sun 10:00 PM.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 7, 2026, 9:14 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Part Suspended4In the Bronx, no 4 service between 161 St-Yankee Stadium and Woodlawn

Oct 28, Wednesday, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM

4 runs between Crown Heights-Utica Av and 161 St-Yankee Stadium, the last stop.

shuttle bus Free shuttle buses run between Bedford Park Blvd D and Woodlawn, stopping at Mosholu Pkwy and Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College.

Travel alternatives:

For service between 161 St-Yankee Stadium and Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, use nearby D stations along Grand Concourse instead.

For Mosholu Pkwy and Woodlawn, take a shuttle bus shuttle bus.

Transfer stations:

161 St-Yankee Stadium 4D

Bedford Park Blvd accessible | D shuttle bus

ADA Customers: Transfer between 4 and uptown D trains at 125 St via the M60 bus for service to accessible stations in the Bronx including Tremont Av, Kingsbridge Rd and Bedford Park Blvd. Elevators at 161 St-Yankee Stadium are not in service.

What's happening?

Signal maintenance

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 1, 2026, 9:21 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Stops Skipped4In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips 161 St, 167 St, 170 St, Mt Eden Av and 176 St All trains board from the Manhattan-bound platform at Burnside Av

Oct 20 - 23 and Oct 27 - 30, Tue to Fri, 9:45 AM to 3:30 PM (Except Wed, Oct 28)

For service to these stations, take the 4 to Burnside Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound train.

For service from these stations, take the 4 to 149 St-Hostos accessible and transfer to a Woodlawn-bound train.

Travel tip:

For service from 176 St, take the Bx32 bus and transfer to the 4 at Burnside Av.

Note: Through December 2026, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips Burnside Av, except Oct 20 - 23, Tue to Fri, 9:45 AM to 3:30 PM.....Oct 27, 29 and 30, Tue, Thu and Fri, 9:45 AM to 3:30 PM.

What's happening?

Track maintenance

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Sep 30, 2026, 11:11 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Stops Skipped46In Manhattan, downtown 4 local and 6 skip 116 St, 110 St, 103 St, 96 St, 77 St, 68 St and 51 St

Oct 26 - 27, Mon 9:45 PM to Tue 5:00 AM

For service to these stations, take the 4 or 6 to 59 St or Grand Central-42 St accessible and transfer to an uptown 4 local or 6.

For service from these stations, take the 4 or 6 to 59 St or 125 St accessible and transfer to an downtown 4 or 6.

Travel tip:

Transfer between uptown and downtown trains with fare-capped OMNY at 86 St.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 AM

From MTA service alert feeds. Data may not be real time. All lines.

Stations

To Woodlawn (54 stops)
  1. New Lots Av 235
  2. Van Siclen Av 235
  3. Pennsylvania Av 235
  4. Junius St 235
  5. Rockaway Av 235
  6. Saratoga Av 235
  7. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 235
  8. Crown Hts-Utica Av ADA 235
  9. Kingston Av 235
  10. Nostrand Av 235
  11. Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College S235
  12. Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum ADA 23
  13. Grand Army Plaza 23
  14. Bergen St 23
  15. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr ADA BDNQRW235
  16. Nevins St 235
  17. Borough Hall ADA (partial) NRW235
  18. Bowling Green ADA 5
  19. Wall St 5
  20. Fulton St ADA ACFJZ235
  21. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall ADA JZ56
  22. Canal St ADA (partial) JZNQRW6
  23. Spring St 6
  24. Bleecker St ADA CBDFM6
  25. Astor Pl 6
  26. 14 St-Union Sq ADA (partial) LNQRW56
  27. 23 St-Baruch College ADA 6
  28. 28 St ADA (partial) 6
  29. 33 St 6
  30. Grand Central-42 St ADA S567
  31. 51 St ADA EF56
  32. 59 St NRW56
  33. 68 St-Hunter College ADA 56
  34. 77 St 56
  35. 86 St ADA (partial) 56
  36. 96 St 56
  37. 103 St 56
  38. 110 St 56
  39. 116 St 56
  40. 125 St ADA 56
  41. 138 St-Grand Concourse 56
  42. 149 St-Hostos ADA 256
  43. 161 St-Yankee Stadium ADA BD
  44. 167 St
  45. 170 St ADA
  46. Mt Eden Av
  47. 176 St
  48. Burnside Av
  49. 183 St
  50. Fordham Rd ADA
  51. Kingsbridge Rd
  52. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College
  53. Mosholu Pkwy ADA
  54. Woodlawn
To Crown Hts-Utica Av (54 stops)
  1. Woodlawn
  2. Mosholu Pkwy ADA
  3. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College
  4. Kingsbridge Rd
  5. Fordham Rd ADA
  6. 183 St
  7. Burnside Av
  8. 176 St
  9. Mt Eden Av
  10. 170 St ADA
  11. 167 St
  12. 161 St-Yankee Stadium ADA BD
  13. 149 St-Hostos ADA 256
  14. 138 St-Grand Concourse 56
  15. 125 St ADA 56
  16. 116 St 56
  17. 110 St 56
  18. 103 St 56
  19. 96 St 56
  20. 86 St ADA (partial) 56
  21. 77 St 56
  22. 68 St-Hunter College ADA 56
  23. 59 St NRW56
  24. 51 St ADA EF56
  25. Grand Central-42 St ADA S567
  26. 33 St 6
  27. 28 St ADA (partial) 6
  28. 23 St-Baruch College ADA 6
  29. 14 St-Union Sq ADA (partial) LNQRW56
  30. Astor Pl 6
  31. Bleecker St ADA CBDFM6
  32. Spring St 6
  33. Canal St ADA (partial) JZNQRW6
  34. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall ADA JZ56
  35. Fulton St ADA ACFJZ235
  36. Wall St 5
  37. Bowling Green ADA 5
  38. Borough Hall ADA (partial) NRW235
  39. Nevins St 235
  40. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr ADA BDNQRW235
  41. Bergen St 23
  42. Grand Army Plaza 23
  43. Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum ADA 23
  44. Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College S235
  45. Nostrand Av 235
  46. Kingston Av 235
  47. Crown Hts-Utica Av ADA 235
  48. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 235
  49. Saratoga Av 235
  50. Rockaway Av 235
  51. Junius St 235
  52. Pennsylvania Av 235
  53. Van Siclen Av 235
  54. New Lots Av 235

Route map

Route shape from GTFS data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To Crown Hts-Utica Av

WeekdaySatSun
First / last24 hours24 hours24 hours
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~6 minevery ~8 minevery ~12 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~7 minevery ~8 minevery ~8 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~6 minevery ~9 minevery ~10 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~10 minevery ~13 minevery ~14 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~13 minevery ~18 minevery ~19 min
Trips per day184141126
End-to-end time1 hr 10 min1 hr 3 min1 hr 13 min

To Woodlawn

WeekdaySatSun
First / last1:47 AM
1:27 AM
1:48 AM
1:28 AM
1:48 AM
1:27 AM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~6 minevery ~9 minevery ~14 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~7 minevery ~8 minevery ~8 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~6 minevery ~8 minevery ~9 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~8 minevery ~11 minevery ~13 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~16 minevery ~19 minevery ~19 min
Trips per day184141126
End-to-end time1 hr 9 min1 hr 1 min1 hr 14 min

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period.

Fare

$3.00 per ride for most riders on subways and local, limited and Select Bus Service buses (source: mta.info/fares-tolls, checked Oct 11, 2026).