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Bowling Green Station

45

Accessible (ADA) 1 elevator/escalator outage

Next trains

45 Lexington Av platforms

Uptown ADA

  • 5Eastchester-Dyre AvSchedulednow5:55 PM
  • 4Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman CollegeLive · 1 min early3 min5:57 PM
  • 5Nereid AvLive · 2 min late8 min6:03 PM
  • 4WoodlawnLive · 1 min late10 min6:05 PM

Downtown ADA

  • 5Flatbush Av-Brooklyn CollegeLive · 4 min late4 min5:59 PM
  • 4Crown Hts-Utica AvLive8 min6:03 PM
  • 5Flatbush Av-Brooklyn CollegeLive · 3 min late10 min6:04 PM
  • 4Crown Hts-Utica AvLive · 1 min late15 min6:10 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 5:54 PM ET; refreshes every 30 seconds.

Service alerts

Planned work coming up

UpcomingReduced Service55 runs every 20 minutes

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

UpcomingPlanned - Part Suspended5No 5 between E 180 St, Bronx and Bowling Green, Manhattan

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

UpcomingPlanned - Part Suspended55 service ends early between Bowling Green, Manhattan and E 180 St, Bronx

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

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 - Part Suspended5No 5 between E 180 St, Bronx and Bowling Green, Manhattan

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

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

All service alerts

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

Elevators & escalators

  • No outage Elevator EL710 · 4/5
    plaza south of Bowling Green Park to uptown platform and lower mezzanine for Brooklyn-bound service
  • No outage Elevator EL711 · 4/5
    lower mezzanine to Brooklyn-bound platform
  • No outage Escalator ES336 · 4/5
    lower mezzanine to uptown 4/5 mezzanine for Bowling Green Park exit
  • No outage Escalator ES337 · 4/5
    uptown 4/5 mezzanine to lower mezzanine for downtown 4/5 service
  • No outage Escalator ES338 · 4/5
    upper mezzanine (Battery Pl & Broadway) to lower mezzanine
  • No outage Escalator ES339 · 4/5
    lower mezzanine to upper mezzanine for Battery Pl & Broadway exit
  • No outage Escalator ES340 · 4/5
    lower mezzanine to uptown 4/5 platform
  • Out Escalator ES341 · 4/5
    lower mezzanine to uptown 4/5 platform
    Out of service since Oct 16, 2026, 4:26 PM · estimated return Oct 17, 2026, 1:00 AM · Under Investigation
  • No outage Escalator ES342 · 4/5
    lower mezzanine to downtown 4/5 platform
  • No outage Escalator ES343 · 4/5
    lower mezzanine to downtown 4/5 platform
  • No outage Escalator ES345 · 4/5
    uptown 4/5 mezzanine to Bowling Green Park on Whitehall St

Last 30 days: 12 outages recorded (≈ 18 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
4 Woodlawn 24 hours24 hours24 hours
4 Crown Hts-Utica Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours
5 Eastchester-Dyre Av 6:18 AM –
10:14 PM
6:51 AM –
10:33 PM
11:07 AM –
10:29 PM
5 Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 5:58 AM –
8:38 PM
No serviceNo service

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

6 entrances: 2 stairs, 2 station houses, 1 elevator, 1 stair/escalator.

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

Directions to this station

Accessibility

  • 45 Bowling Green (Lexington Av) Accessible

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

Transfers nearby

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