Skip to main content

Subway station · Manhattan

14 St-Union Sq Station

14th Street–Union Square

LNQRW456

Partially accessible 1 elevator/escalator outage 2 service alerts

Next trains

456 Lexington Av platforms

Uptown

  • 6XPelham Bay ParkLive · 1 min earlynow6:53 PM
  • 4WoodlawnLive1 min6:54 PM
  • 6Pelham Bay ParkLive · 4 min late1 min6:54 PM
  • 6ParkchesterLive · 1 min early3 min6:57 PM

Downtown

  • 6Brooklyn Bridge-City HallLive · 1 min late3 min6:57 PM
  • 4Crown Hts-Utica AvLive · 2 min early5 min6:58 PM
  • 6Brooklyn Bridge-City HallLive · 1 min early6 min6:59 PM
  • 5Flatbush Av-Brooklyn CollegeLive · 4 min late9 min7:02 PM

L Canarsie platforms

West Side ADA

  • L8 AvLive · 3 min late4 min6:58 PM
  • L8 AvLive · 4 min late9 min7:03 PM
  • L8 AvLive · 3 min late12 min7:06 PM
  • L8 AvLive · 2 min late14 min7:08 PM

Brooklyn ADA

  • LCanarsie-Rockaway PkwyLive · 3 min latenow6:54 PM
  • LCanarsie-Rockaway PkwyLive · 3 min late4 min6:58 PM
  • LCanarsie-Rockaway PkwyScheduled4 min6:58 PM
  • LCanarsie-Rockaway PkwyScheduled8 min7:02 PM

NQRW Broadway - Brighton platforms

Uptown ADA

  • WAstoria-Ditmars BlvdSchedulednow6:54 PM
  • Q96 StLive · 7 min late1 min6:54 PM
  • Q96 StLive · 2 min late3 min6:57 PM
  • RForest Hills-71 AvScheduled5 min6:59 PM

Downtown ADA

  • NConey Island-Stillwell AvScheduled3 min6:57 PM
  • QConey Island-Stillwell AvLive · 2 min early4 min6:57 PM
  • NConey Island-Stillwell AvLive · 15 min late5 min6:59 PM
  • WWhitehall St-South FerryLive8 min7:02 PM

Data may not be real time. “Live” times come from MTA real-time feeds as processed by our trip planner; “Scheduled” times come from published timetables. This site is independent and not affiliated with the MTA. Updated 6:53 PM ET; refreshes every 30 seconds.

Service alerts

NowDelays45Uptown 45 trains are delayed while we remove a train car in need of cleaning from service at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 6:49 PM

NowDelaysNWDowntown NW trains are running with delays after we addressed a door problem on a train at 36 Av.

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 6:30 PM

Planned work coming up

UpcomingReduced Service66 runs every 8 minutes

Nov 7 - 8 Nov 14 - 15, and Nov 21 - 22, Sat and Sun, days and evenings

6 runs on a modified schedule while 45 and 6 trains share a track in Manhattan.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 11:14 AM

UpcomingBoarding ChangeLIn Manhattan, all L trains at 1 Av and 3 Av board from the Brooklyn-bound platform

Every Wed and Fri, 1:30 AM to 5:00 AM

Note: Some nights, this boarding change will be suspended or begin later because of other work along the L line.

What's happening?

Track maintenance

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 4:02 AM

UpcomingPlanned - SuspendedWW service ends early

Oct 19 - 22 and Oct 26 - 29, Mon to Thu, beginning at 8:30 PM

Take the F *N or R trains.

*After 9:30 PM, F service is rerouted via Court Sq E between Queens Plaza and Canal St, and via the A to Jay St-MetroTech, then resumes normal service.

What's happening?

Fastrack maintenance

Posted Oct 15, 2026, 9:35 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Express to LocalNIn Brooklyn, N runs local in both directions between DeKalb Av and 59 St

Oct 19 - 22 and Oct 26 - 29, Mon to Thu, beginning at 10 PM

Schedule reminder: Overnight N runs local in both directions between these stations.

What's happening?

Fastrack maintenance

Posted Oct 15, 2026, 9:30 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Express to LocalNIn Manhattan, N runs local in both directions between 57 St-7 Av and Canal St

Oct 19 - 22 and Oct 26 - 29, Mon to Thu, beginning at 10 PM

Schedule reminder: Overnight N runs local in both directions between these stations.

What's happening?

Fastrack maintenance

Posted Oct 15, 2026, 9:30 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Express to LocalQIn Manhattan, Q runs local in both directions between 57 St-7 Av and Canal St

Oct 19 - 22 and Oct 26 - 29, Mon to Thu, beginning at 10 PM

Schedule reminder: Overnight Q runs local in both directions between these stations.

What's happening?

Fastrack maintenance

Posted Oct 15, 2026, 9:27 AM

All service alerts

Alerts from MTA service alert feeds, shown as published (English). Data may not be real time.

Elevators & escalators

  • Planned Elevator EL217 · L/N/Q/R/W
    14 St and 4th Av (NE corner) to mezzanine for L/N/Q/R/W service in both directions.
    Planned outage Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 PM – Oct 24, 2026, 6:00 AM
  • Planned Elevator EL218 · L
    mezzanine to L platform for service in both directions
    Planned outage Oct 27, 2026, 10:00 PM – Oct 28, 2026, 6:00 AM
    Planned outage Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 PM – Oct 24, 2026, 6:00 AM
  • Planned Elevator EL219 · N/Q/R/W
    mezzanine to uptown N/Q/R/W platform
    Planned outage Oct 16, 2026, 10:00 PM – Oct 17, 2026, 6:00 AM
  • Planned Elevator EL220 · N/Q/R/W
    mezzanine to downtown N/Q/R/W platform
    Planned outage Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 PM – Oct 24, 2026, 6:00 AM
  • No outage Escalator ES219 · L/N/Q/R/W
    L platform to mezzanine for access to street and 4/5/6 & N/Q/R/W service
  • No outage Escalator ES257X · L/N/Q/R
    4/5/6 mezzanine to 14 St & 4th Ave (NE corner)
  • Out Escalator ES258X · L/N/Q/R
    14 St & 4th Ave (NE corner) to mezzanine for 4/5/6/L service and access to N/Q/R/W
    Out of service since Oct 13, 2026, 3:00 PM · estimated return Oct 18, 2026, 4:00 PM · Repair

Last 30 days: 9 outages recorded (≈ 242 hours out of service in total). Tracking since Oct 11, 2026.

Status from the MTA elevator & escalator feed, checked every 5 minutes. “No outage” means the unit is not listed as out of service; it does not guarantee it is working. All outages.

First & last trains (scheduled)

Line & directionWeekdaySatSun
L 8 Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours
L Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy 24 hours24 hours24 hours
N Astoria-Ditmars Blvd 24 hours24 hours24 hours
N Coney Island-Stillwell Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours
Q 96 St 24 hours24 hours24 hours
Q Coney Island-Stillwell Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours
R Forest Hills-71 Av 6:02 AM –
11:42 PM
6:12 AM –
11:43 PM
6:10 AM –
11:43 PM
R Bay Ridge-95 St 5:55 AM –
11:13 PM
5:49 AM –
11:16 PM
5:49 AM –
11:16 PM
W Astoria-Ditmars Blvd 7:21 AM –
8:49 PM
No serviceNo service
W Whitehall St-South Ferry 6:41 AM –
9:04 PM
No serviceNo service
4 Woodlawn 24 hours24 hours24 hours
4 Crown Hts-Utica Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours
5 Eastchester-Dyre Av 6:27 AM –
10:23 PM
6:59 AM –
10:42 PM
11:15 AM –
10:38 PM
5 Bowling Green 5:48 AM –
9:51 PM
6:26 AM –
10:06 PM
10:43 AM –
10:11 PM
6 Pelham Bay Park 24 hours24 hours24 hours
6 Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall 24 hours24 hours24 hours

From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Late-night service may differ; overnight trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times.

Map & entrances

9 entrances: 7 stairs, 2 easements.

Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.

Directions to this station

Accessibility

  • 456 14 St-Union Sq (Lexington Av) Not accessible
  • L 14 St-Union Sq (Canarsie) Accessible
  • NQRW 14 St-Union Sq (Broadway - Brighton) Accessible

ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.

Transfers nearby

Nearby stations

Citi Bike nearby

  • Broadway & E 14 St
    12 bikes (5 e-bikes) · 100 open docks
    210 ft
  • University Pl & E 14 St
    12 bikes (6 e-bikes) · 18 open docks
    470 ft
  • E 16 St & Irving Pl
    18 bikes (5 e-bikes) · 59 open docks
    0.1 mi

Availability from the Citi Bike public GBFS feed. Data may not be real time. Not affiliated with Lyft or Citi Bike.