Service pattern edit

The following table shows the lines used by the Q, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times:

Line From To Tracks Times
rush
hours
all
ex.
nights
late
nights
IND Second Avenue Line (full line) 96th Street 72nd Street all      
BMT 63rd Street Line (full line) Lexington Avenue-63rd Street all
BMT Broadway Line 57th Street–Seventh Avenue Canal Street express  
local      
Manhattan Bridge south
BMT Brighton Line (full line) DeKalb Avenue Prospect Park all Most trains
Prospect Park Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue local
BMT Fourth Avenue Line Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center 59th Street express Limited service
BMT Sea Beach Line (full line) Eighth Avenue Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue local

Stations edit

For a more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above.

Station service legend
  Stops all times
  Stops all times except late nights
  Stops late nights only
  Stops weekdays during the day
  Station closed
  Stops rush hours only (limited service)
  Stops rush hours/weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details
  Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
  ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
  ↓
  Elevator access to mezzanine only
 
Bri
 
Sea
Stations   Subway transfers Connections and notes
Manhattan
Second Avenue Line
    96th Street   N   ​​R   M15 Select Bus Service
    86th Street   N   ​​R   M15 Select Bus Service
M86 Select Bus Service
    72nd Street   N   ​​R   M15 Select Bus Service
63rd Street Line
    Lexington Avenue–63rd Street   F   <F>  N   ​​R  
Out-of-system transfers with MetroCard:
4  5  6   <6>   (IRT Lexington Avenue Line at 59th Street)
N  R  W   (BMT Broadway Line at Lexington Avenue/59th Street)
Broadway Line
    57th Street–Seventh Avenue   N   ​​R  W  
  49th Street   ↑ N   Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction only
    Times Square–42nd Street   N   ​​R  W  
1  2  3   (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
7   <7>  ​ (IRT Flushing Line)
A  C  E   (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal)
S   (42nd Street Shuttle)
Port Authority Bus Terminal
    34th Street–Herald Square   N   ​​R  W  
B  D  F   <F>  M   (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
PATH at 33rd Street
  28th Street N  
  23rd Street N   M23 Select Bus Service
    14th Street–Union Square   N   ​​R  W  
L   (BMT Canarsie Line)
4  5  6   <6>   (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
  Eighth Street–New York University N  
  Prince Street N  
Manhattan Bridge Branch
    Canal Street N   ​​R  W  
4  6   <6>   (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
J  Z   (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Stops on the lower level
Brooklyn
Brighton Line and Sea Beach Line branches diverge
Brighton Line
  DeKalb Avenue   B  D  N   ​​R  W  
  Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center   B  
D  N  R  W   (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
2  3  4  5   (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
Stops at the BMT Brighton Line platform
  Seventh Avenue B  
  Prospect Park   B  
S   (BMT Franklin Avenue Line)
  Parkside Avenue
  Church Avenue B  
  Beverley Road
  Cortelyou Road
  Newkirk Plaza B  
  Avenue H   ↓ Station is ADA-accessible in the southbound direction only
  Avenue J
  Avenue M
  Kings Highway   B  
  Avenue U
  Neck Road
  Sheepshead Bay B  
  Brighton Beach B  
  Ocean Parkway
  West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium F   <F>  ​ (IND Culver Line)
  Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue   D   (BMT West End Line)
F   <F>  ​ (IND Culver Line)
N   (BMT Sea Beach Line)
Stops at the BMT Brighton Line platform
Fourth Avenue Line (Limited rush hour service only)
  Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center   D   N  R   W  
B  Q   (BMT Brighton Line)
2  3  4  5   (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
LIRR Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
Stops at the BMT Fourth Avenue Line platform
  36th Street D   N  R   W  
  59th Street N  R  W  
Sea Beach Line
  Eighth Avenue N   W  
  Fort Hamilton Parkway N   W  
  New Utrecht Avenue N   W  
D   (BMT West End Line at 62nd Street)
  18th Avenue N   W  
  20th Avenue N   W  
  Bay Parkway N   W  
  Kings Highway N   W  
  Avenue U N   W  
  86th Street N   W  
  Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue   D   (BMT West End Line)
F   <F>  ​ (IND Culver Line)
Q   (BMT Brighton Line)
Stops at the BMT Sea Beach Line platform