Subway line
Lexington Avenue Express
Weekdays daytime, most trains operate between either Eastchester-Dyre Av or Nereid Av, Bronx and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, Brooklyn. At all other times except during late nights, trains operate between Eastchester-Dyre Av, Bronx and Bowling Green, Manhattan. During late nights, trains operate only in the Bronx between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St. Customers who ride during late night hours can transfer to 2 service at E 180 St. At all times, trains operate express in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Weekdays, trains in the Bronx operate express from E 180 St to 3 Av-149 St during morning rush hours (from about 6 AM to 9 AM), and from 3 Av-149 St to E 180 St during the evening rush hours (from about 4 PM to 7 PM).
No active alerts posted 12 upcoming 36 stations
Nov 7 - 8 and Nov 14 - 15, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
5 service operates on a modified schedule because 45 and 6 trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.
What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 9:11 AM
Nov 14 - 15, Sat 6:45 AM to Sun 5:00 PM
For service to these stations, take the 5 to Pelham Pkwy or E 180 St accessible and transfer to a Dyre Av-bound 5.
For service from these stations, take the 5 to Pelham Pkwy or Eastchester-Dyre Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 5.
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 Oct 13, 2026, 9:08 AM
Nov 8 and Nov 15, Sun, 7:45 AM to 10:00 AM
5 service runs between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.
For service between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos, take the 2.
For service between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green, take the 4.
Transfer between trains at E 180 St accessible | 25 and/or 149 St-Hostos accessible | 24.
Note: Bronx-bound 5 service from Bowling Green begins at approximately 11 AM.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 9:05 AM
Nov 2 - 5 and Nov 9 - 12, Mon to Thu, beginning 8:15 PM
5 trains run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.
2 trains make 5 stops between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos.
4 trains make 5 stops between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green.
Transfer between trains at E 180 St accessible | 25 and/or 149 St-Hostos accessible | 24.
Approximate final departures:
The last Manhattan-bound 5 departs E 180 St at 8:25 PM and 3 Av-149 St at 8:35 PM.
The last Bronx-bound 5 departs Bowling Green at 9:20 PM and Grand Central-42 St at 9:35 PM.
What's happening?
Fastrack maintenance
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 7:57 AM
Oct 18, Sunday, 7:45 AM to 10:00 AM
5 service runs between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.
For service between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos, take the 2.
For service between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green, take the 4.
Transfer between trains at E 180 St accessible | 25 and/or 149 St-Hostos accessible | 24.
Note: Bronx-bound 5 service from Bowling Green begins at approximately 11 AM.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Posted Oct 12, 2026, 7:51 AM
Oct 16, Friday, beginning 8:15 PM
5 trains run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.
2 trains make 5 stops between E 180 St and 149 St-Hostos.
4 trains make 5 stops between 149 St-Hostos and Bowling Green.
Transfer between trains at E 180 St accessible | 25 and/or 149 St-Hostos accessible | 24.
Approximate final departures:
The last Manhattan-bound 5 departs E 180 St at 8:25 PM and 3 Av-149 St at 8:35 PM.
The last Bronx-bound 5 departs Bowling Green at 9:20 PM and Grand Central-42 St at 9:35 PM.
What's happening?
We're making communications improvements
Posted Oct 12, 2026, 7:50 AM
Oct 17 - 18, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
Notes: 5 service operates on a modified schedule because 45 and 6 trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.
Manhattan-bound 5 service begins after 10 AM on Sunday (10/18)
Schedule reminder: Overnight 5 service operates only in the Bronx between Dyre Av and E 180 St.
What's happening?
We're making communications improvements
Posted Oct 12, 2026, 7:49 AM
Nov 3 - 5, Tue to Thu, 9:45 AM to 3:00 PM
For service to these stations, take the 5 to Pelham Pkwy or E 180 St accessible and transfer to a Dyre Av-bound 5.
For service from these stations, take the 5 to Pelham Pkwy or Eastchester-Dyre Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 5.
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 Oct 7, 2026, 8:28 AM
From MTA service alert feeds. Data may not be real time. All lines.
Route shape from GTFS data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Weekday | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First / last | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~6 min | every ~10 min | every ~18 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~7 min | every ~10 min | every ~20 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~8 min | every ~10 min | every ~20 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~13 min | every ~13 min | every ~18 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | every ~15 min | every ~18 min | every ~20 min |
| Trips per day | 165 | 123 | 74 |
| End-to-end time | 1 hr 26 min | 54 min | 11 min |
| Weekday | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First / last | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~6 min | every ~10 min | every ~20 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~8 min | every ~10 min | every ~17 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~6 min | every ~10 min | every ~20 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~15 min | every ~13 min | every ~22 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | every ~19 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Trips per day | 163 | 120 | 74 |
| End-to-end time | 1 hr 25 min | 54 min | 12 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.
$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).