Wakefield

Wakefield-241 St
2

Ludlow

Eastchester
Dyre Av
Q

Nerid Av-238 St
2 5

Woodlawn

Baychester Av
Q

225 St
2 5 5

219 St
2 5 5

Riverdale

Co Op City
Bartow Av
D

Woodlawn
4

E Gun Hill Rd
2 5 5
Williams Bridge

2 track extension from 205 St to Co Op City

This extension also acts as a de facto cross-Bronx
line and allows for transfers to the 2/3/4/5/Q trains.

Boston RdLaconia Av
D

Co Op City

White Plains Rd
Burke Av
2 5 5 D

Mosholu Pkwy
4

238 St
1

IND Concourse Line Extension

E Gun Hill Rd
D Q

Van Cortlandt Park

242 St
1

205 St-Norwood
D

Pelham Bay Park

6

3 Train to Bedford Park Blvd

With the 149th St Junction rebuilt the 3 train can

terminate at an expanded Yankee Stadium station
and be extended to BPB station for rush hour or
peak express service.

Bedford Park Blvd

Lehman College
3 4

231 St
1

A
C
E
B
D
F
H
G
K

233 St
2 5 5

Allerton Av
2 5 5

Bedford Park Blvd

B D D

Pelham Pkwy
Q

Buhre Av
6 6

Botanic Gardens

225 St-Marble Hill

1
Spuyten Duyvil

Morris Park
Q

Pelham Pkwy
2 5 5

Marble Hill

Kingsbridge Rd
3 4

Middletown Rd
6 6

Kingsbridge Rd
B D D

Morris Park

Fordham

215 St
1

Westchester Av
E Tremont Av
6 6

Fordham Rd
B D D

Fordham Rd
3 4

Bronx Park E
2 5 5

Inwood
207 St
A

Inwood-Dyckman St

University Heights

207 St
1

Dyckman St
A

183 St
3 4

182-183 Sts
B D

6th Av Exp. All Times

Co Op City-Bartow Av to Jamaica-Merrick Blvd.
Concourse Exp. Rush Hour
6th Av Local. All Times
Springfield Blvd to Stillwell Av-Coney Island.
Exp. btwn Bergen St and Church Ave. Rush Hour
6th Av Local. Day
Rockaway Park to Church Ave. Day
Rockaway Park to 57 St. Night
Culver-Crosstown Local. All Times
Forest Hills-71 Av to Church Av.
Franklin-Crosstown Local. Day
Brighton Beach to 179 St. Day
Prospect Park to Bedford-Nostrand Avs. Night

14 St-Canarsie Local. All Times

72 St to Canarise-Rockaway Pkwy.
Broadway Exp. All Times
Forest Hills-71 Av to Stillwell Av-Coney Island.
Broadway Exp. All Times
Eastchester-Dyre Av to Stillwell Av-Coney Island.
Broadway Local. All Times
LaGuardia Airpot to Bay Ridge-95 St.
2nd Av Local. All Times
Manhattanville-125 St to Brighton Beach.
2nd Av Local. All Times
Ozone Park-Liberty Av to Coney Island-Stillwell Av.
West End Peak Exp.

7th Av Exp. All Times

Wakefield-242 St to Kings Hwy.

Local Station
T

7th Av Exp. All Times

Yankee Stadium to Marine Park-Flatbush Av.
Bedford Pk Blvd to Flatbush Av. Rush Hour
Lexington Av Exp. All Times
Woodlawn to Spring Creek-Flatlands Av.

Free Transfer

Rush Hour
Only Service

Lexington Av Exp. All Times

Nerid Av to Bowling Green. Day
Nerid Av to Kings Hwy. Rush Hour

Line Terminal

Other Services
Metro-North, LIRR & Amtrak

Lexington Av Local. All Times

Pelham Bay Park to Brooklyn Birdge-City Hall.
Exp btwn Parkchester and 3 Av-138 St. Rush Hour

AirTrain to
LaGuardia, JFK Airport
PATH to New Jersey,
Staten Island

Flushing Express. All Times

34 St-Hudson Yards to Whitestone-14 Av.
Express Rush Hour.
Grand Central-Times Sq Shuttle.
All Times

This map represents the ideas of vanshnookenraggen.com and does not necessarily reflect
actual plans by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey, or any other official organization or government.

2nd Av Exp. All Times

LaGuardia Airport to Bay Parkway. Day
LaGuardia Airport to Broad St. Night

Further details of each proposal can be found at vanshnookenraggen.com

Map vanshnookeranggen 2016 | vanshnookernaggen.com
Subway Route Symbols Metropolitan Transportation Authority | mta.info

Castle Hill Av
6 6

E 177 St-Parkchester
6 6

Tremont

Tremont Av
B D D

St. Lawrence Av
6

176 St
3 4

174 St
2 5

174-175 Sts
B D

Little Neck

Soundview Av
Morrison Av
6

Mt. Eden Av
3 4
Elder Av
6

181 St
1

181 St
A

6th Av Exp. All Times

Bedford Pk Blvd to Queens Blvd. Day
Union Ave to Queens Blvd. Night

Central Queens Exp. All Times

Chambers St to Oakland Gardens-Springfield Blvd.

Express Station

West Farms Sq
E Tremont Av
2 5

Morris Heights

190 St
A

8th Av Local. All Times

Laurelton-Springfield Blvd to World Trade Center.
Queens Blvd Local. Night

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
S

Subway Key

7th Av Local. All Times

Van Cortland Park 241 St to South Ferry

Parkchester

Burnside Av
3 4

191 St
1

8th Av Local. Day

168 St to Euclid Ave. Day

Jamaica Exp. All Times

Chambers St to Jamaica-Merrick Blvd.

Zerega Av
6 6

E 180 St
2 5 5 Q
Dyckman St
1

J
M
L
N
Q
R
T
V
W

8th Av Exp. All Times

8th Av Local. Night
207 St to Far Rockaway.

170 St
B D

170 St
3 4

Whitlock Av
6 Q

Freeman St
2 5

Douglaston

175 St
A
167 St
B D

167 St
3 4

Washington Heights
168 St
1 A C

Simpson St
2 5
Whitestone-14 Av
7

Intervale Av
2 5

New Hyde Park

Hunts Point Av
6 6

New layup tracks added

Hunts Point

163 St-Amsterdam Av
C

Prospect Av
2 5

Melrose

Yankee Stadium
161 St
3 4 B D

20 Av
7 7

Longwood Av
6

2nd Ave-Dyre Ave Express

2 track extension of the 2nd Ave Q train

along Metro North to 180th St where it
takes over from the 5 train to Dyre Ave.

157 St
1
155 St
C

155 St
B D

Yankees-153 St

E 149 St
6

3 Av-149 St
149 St2 5 5
Grand Concourse
2 4

Rebuilding the 149th St Junction allows for a

full sized 145 St station, a smoother connection
to the 5 train and the extension of the 3 train to
Bedford Park Blvd.

Bayside-32 Avs
7 7

145 St
2 3

E 143 StSt. Marks St

6

Current tunnels to
be abandoned.

3 Av-138 St
6 6

138 StGrand Concourse

4 5
135 St
B C

Extending the Flushing Line 7 train to

Whitestone would remove many of the
bus transfers at Flushing-Main St and
remove surface traffic. Extensions to
Whitestone or College Point should
both be studied.

Leonx Av
125 St
2 3 T Harlem-125 St

Main St-Flushing
7 7
LaGuardia Airport
East Elmhurst
RW

LaGuardia Extension and New Yard

116 St
2 3

116 St
B C

116 St
6

188 St
Fresh Meadows
M

Flushing Main St

Willets Point Blvd

Citi Field
7 7

110 StCentral Park N

2 3

110 St
6

103 St
1

103 St
6

103 St
B C

Kissena Blvd
Queens College
M

Main StQueensboro Hill

M

Ditmars Blvd
RW
Astoria-LaGuardia

2 track extension of the F train to Springfield

Blvd would reduce traffic from bus transfers
and serve a dense area of Queens which has
some of the longest commutes in the nation.

164 St
M

2 track elevated line from Queens

Blvd-Woodhaven Blvd to Springfield
Blvd would serve one of the largest
transit deserts in the city and offer
express service to lower Manhattan.

Mets-Willets Point
LaGuardia AirTrain

106 St
Q T

Belmont

Hillside Ave Subway Extension

Long Island Expy Line

110 St
B C

214 St
F
Queens Village

Extending the Astoria Line to LaGuardia Airport not

only offers a one seat ride to the airport but allows
for construction of a new train yard for the line which
allows restoration of the R train to run exclusively on
the Broadway local tracks, improving performance
on the entire Broadway Line.

New train yard

116 St
Q T

Queens Village
Springfield Blvd
F

Francis Lewis Blvd

M

Parsons Blvd
7

St. Anns Av
Bruckner Blvd
Q

125 St-ParkLexington Avs

4 5 6
Q T

110 St
Cathedrial Pkwy
1

Bellerose

New train yard

A cross-Harlem line will relieve notorious

traffic and allow Bronx commuters transfer
to any Manhattan trunk line.

116 St
Columbia U.
1

Broadway

Northern Blvd-Murray Hill

7 7

Cypress Av
6

135 St
2 3

Frederick
Douglas Blvd125 St
A C B D T

125th St-2nd Ave Line

Floral Park

Flushing Line Extension

Brook Av
6

Manhattanville-125 St

Manhattanville
Broadway-125 St
1 T

Oakland Gardens
Springfield Blvd
M

Auburndale

145 St
A C B D

137 St
1

Bayside

Jackson Av
2 5

149th St Junction

145 St
1

Stewart Manor

206 StFrancis Lewis Blvd

F

197 St
F

111 St
7
188 St
F

96 St
1 2 3

96 St
B C

96 St
6

96 St
Q T

103 St-Corona Plaza

7

Astoria Blvd
RW

Hollis

New subway-to-elevated portal

Junction Blvd
7 7

86 St
1

79 St
1

Jamaica-179 St
F K

30 Av
RW

86 St
B C

90 St-Elmhurst Av
7

86 St
Q T

86 St
4 5 6

81 St
Natural History
Museum
B C

46 St
G N V

Broadway
RW

Northern Blvd
G N V

74 St-Roosevelt Av
Jackson Heights
7 E F G K N V

65 St
G N V

169 St
F K

82 St-Jackson Heights
7
Elmhurst Av
G N V

99 St-LeFrak City
M

Elmhurst

Steinway St
G N V

77 St
6

69 St
7
72 St
1 2 3 L

72 St
B C

36 Av
RW

72 St
Q T

66 St
Lincoln Center
1

Lexington Av-63 St
HN Q

Woodside

Woodside
7 7 H

Roosevelt Island
HN V

39 Av
RW

21 St
Queensbirdge
HN V

57 St
L
10th Ave Subway - L Train

As the Hudson Yards develops and the

west side lines become more crowded a
10th Ave extension of the L train should
be studied.

50 St
L

42 St-10 Av
7 L

57 St
NQ
R

7 Av
E B D

57 St
H

50 St
1

50 St
C E

49 St
R

42 St-Times Sq
PABT
1 2 3 7
A C E S
NQ R

52 St
7

42 StGrand Central
4 5 6 7 S

23 St
C E

23 St
1

23 St
F H P

Christopher St
1

Hunters Point Av
7 7

W 4 St
Washington Sq
A C E
B D F H

Christopher St

Houston St
1

Prince St
R
Spring St
C E

Hoboken

Greenpoint Av
G K

Canal St
1

Bleecker St
Broadway-Lafayette
6 B D F H

DeKalb Av
L

Metropolitan Av
Lorimer St
L G K

Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
B L
Halsey St
L

Chambers St
1 2 3

Highland Blvd
D

Exchange Pl

Cortlandt St
R

Union AvBroadway
B D J MG K

Myrtle Av
B D J

Current tracks to
be abandoned.

Grand St
T V W

Putnam Av
D

Flushing Av
G K

Aqueduct-N Conduit Blvd

A H

Lefferts Blvd

Grant Av
A

Howard Beach-JFK Airport

A H

Terminal 4

Terminal 1

Terminal 2/3

Van Siclen Av
D

Broadway
Junction
A C D J L

Rockaway Av
D

Terminal 5/6

Euclid Av
A C
Expanded train yard
and facilities

Lafayette Av
D

Myrtle-Willoughby Avs
G K

Shepherd Av
C

Fulton St
2 3 4 5
A CW
Wall St
2 3

High St
A C
Clark St
2 3

2nd Ave-Nassau St Service

Connecting the 2nd Ave Subway to the

Nassau St Subway past Chambers St
allows trains to use Broad St as a terminal
and add additional local service along 4th
Ave which allows for flexible service
changes with the Broadway Line.

Court StBorough Hall

2 3 4 5
RW

Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts
A C G
Atlantic AvBarclays Center
2 3 4 5
NQR VW

Bergen St
F HG

Utica Av
3 4

Burring the Franklin Ave

Shuttle and extending it to
Bedford-Nostrand Avs on the
Crosstown Line will create a
new north-south line that will
connect southern Brooklyn
with Queens.

Bergen St
2 3
7 Av
Q T

Saratoga Av
4
E 105 St
L
Beach 36
A
Winthrop St
3

Franklin AvBotanic Gardens

2 3 4 5 K

Canarsie
Rockaway Pkwy
L

Sterling St
2 5

Carroll St
HG

Church Av
3
Prospect Park
KQ T

Broad Channel
A H

Beach 44
A

Utica Ave Line

With the rebuilding of the Rogers Ave

Junction increasing capacity along
Eastner Parkway, the Utica Ave Line
can be added. An elevated viaduct
along the western side of Utica Ave
will allow for a more economical
extension of the 3 train to Kings Plaza.

Winthrop St
2 5

7 Av
F HG

Smith-9 Sts
HG

Beach 25
A

Rogers Ave Junction

to be rebuilt

Grand Army
Plaza
2 3

Union St
RW

Sutter Av
4

Kingston Av
3

Eastern Pkwy
2 3

CommunipawLiberty State Park

Far Rockaway
Mott Av
A

Rockaway Av
4

Nostrand Av
3

Lower level Bergen St

reopened for
express service

Spring Creek
Flatlands Av
4

New Lots Av
L

Franklin Av-Fulton St
C K
Franklin Ave Line

ClintonWashington Avs
C

Lafayette Av
C

Extending the New Lots Line through

the existing train yard to Flatlands Ave
would be a cost effective way to better
serve the Spring Creek redevelopment
and Starrett City.

Pavonia AvJunius St
4 L

Nostrand Av
A C

DeKalb Av
Fulton St
QR T W
G

Spring Creek Extension

Pennsylvania Av
4

KingstonThroop Avs
C

ClintonWashington Avs
G

Hoyt St
2 3
Nevins St
2 3 4 5

Whitehall St
South Ferry
1 R

Van Siclen Av
4

Bedford-Nostrand Avs
G K

Classon Av
G

Jay St-MetroTech
A C F H
R

Broad St

Bowling Green
4 5

Pitkin Av
L

Utica Av
A C
York St
F H

New Lots Av
4

Canarsie L Train tracks to

be rerouted through existing freight
tunnel with a new station below
Broadway Juncion. Elevated tracks
to be removed.

Ralph Av
C

City Hall
R

Cortlandt St
1
Wall St
4 5
Rector St
1

Van Siclen Av
C

Liberty Av
C

Rockaway Av
C

Chambers St
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall
4 5 6 J M

Rector St
R

Double tracking the PATH at

Grove St will prevent the new
Staten Island branch from
reducing service to Newark

Crescent St
J

Wilson Av
L
Flushing Av
B D

Aqueduct Race Track

A H

Terminal 8/9
Current elevated tracks
to be abandoned.

Phase 4 and 5 would extend the BushwickQueens Trunk to Broadway Junction and beyond
with a new 2 track subway under Jamaica Ave to
Crescent St and a connection to Atlantic Ave for
express service to Jamaica. The project would
also expand the East NY Yards

Bedford Av
B D

Williamsburg Bridge tracks

connect to new South 4 St
portal at Havermeyer St

WTC

88 St
A

Bushwick-Queens Trunk Line

Journal Sq

Federal Circle

80 St
A

Morgan Av
L

Montrose Av
Bushwick Ave
L M

Rockaway
Blvd
A

Terminal 7

Wilson Av
B

Delancey St
Essex St
F H J M

Ozone Park-Liberty Av
H V

Cypress Hills
D

Chatham Sq

Chambers St-WTC
Park Pl
2 3 A C E

75 St-Eldert Ln
D

New subway-to-elevated portal

Grand St
L

Canal St
6 J M
NQ R

Pavonia/Newport

Grove St

Jefferson St
L

Houston-South 4th St Tunnel

2 track tunnel extension of the 6th Ave

express tracks to Williamsburg would be
Phase 1 of a massive new BushwickQueens Interborough Line.

111 St
A

East Broadway
F H

Franklin St
1

Laurelton
Springfield Blvd
E

104 St
A

Forest Av
B

Graham Av
L

Bedford Av
L

Atlantic Av
H V

Bushwick-Queens Line

1 Av
L

Bowery
J M

Canal St
A C E

2 track extension of the E train so

Springfield Blvd would serve a major
transit-dependent corridor. A properly
designed terminal station would
increase the number of trains per hour.

Woodhaven Blvd
J

85 St-Forest Pkwy
D

Nassau Av
G K

Spring St
6

Farmers Blvd
Locust Manor
E

Ozone Park
Lefferts Blvd
A

Metropolitan Av
B

Ave C
B D

Rosedale

104 St
D

Woodhaven Blvd
D

2 Av-Houston St
B D F H
T V W

New train yard

and facilities

Jamaica Av
H V

61 St-Fresh Pond Rd
BM

Current tracks to
be abandoned.

Astor Pl
6

Linden Blvd
E

111 St
D

2 track line connecting to the Queens

Blvd local tracks and Superexpress
tracks. Local service would terminate at
Liberty Ave while express terminates at
Rockaway Park.

14 St3 Av
L T V W

8 St
R

Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av
AirTrain
D E J

120 St
D

Metropolitan Av-Parkside
H V

Hunterspoint Av

9 St

108-109 Avs
E

69 St
B

23 St
T V

14 St-6-7 Avs
1 2 3
F H L P

Jamaica-Van Wyck
E

Long Island City

14 St
Union Sq
4 5 6 L
NQ R

14 St-8 Av
A C E L

33 St
7

Replacing the elevated Myrtle Ave Line and

offering express service through Maspeth to
central Queens, this new line will offer a
downtown bypass for Queens commuters.

18 St
1

Sutphin Blvd
F K

Baisley Blvd
E

Rockaway Branch

Phase 3 of the 2AS should be built with 4

tracks for local and express service and
to handle additional branches to better
pair service with the Broadway Line.

28 St
6

Parsons Blvd
Archer Av
D E J

Southeast E Train Extension

42 St-UN
T V W

28 St
6
23 St
R

Van Wyck Blvd

Briarwood
F K

2 track extension of the J train to

Merrick Blvd would provide a more
efficient terminal station and better
serve central Jamaica.

Jamaica

2nd Ave Subway - 4 Tracks

28 St
R

Union Turnpike
Kew Gardens
E F K

80 St
B

34 St-Kips Bay
T V

33 St
6

33 St

28 St
1

23 St
L

Grand
Central

75 Av
F K

Kew Gardens

Court Sq
7 7 E F G K

Vernon Blvd
Jackson Av
7 7

St. Albans

Jamaica Line Extension

Forest Hills

21 St
G K

34 St
Herald Sq
B D F H
NQ R
New York
Penn
Station

Queens Plaza
E F G K

47-50 Sts
Rockefeller Cntr.
B D F H

5 Av
7

34 StPenn Station
A C E

Queensboro Plaza
7 7 RW

Connecting the 2nd Ave Line to the

Astoria Line at the 60th St tunnel
would relieve congestion at 59th
St/Lexington Ave and the east side.

Jamaica Center
Merrick Blvd-168 St
D J

40 St
7

51 StLexington Av
4 5 6 E F

New express
platforms

42 St
Bryant Park
B D F H

34 StPenn Station
1 2 3
34 St
L

55 St
T V W

5 Av-53 St
E F

New 10 Av station
on the 7 Train

Hudson Yards
34 St
7

Astoria-2nd Ave Line

71 AvForest Hills
E F G
KN

From the 63rd St Tunnel to Rego Park

the 2 track line would offer express from
midtown to Ozone Park, JFK Airport,
and the Rockaways.

45 St
7

59 StLexington Av
4 5 6 R

67 Av
GN

Parsons Blvd
F K

Queens Superexpress

5 Av
R
Columbus Cir.
59 St
1 A C B D

63 Dr-Rego Park
G N V

Queens Blvd
BM

Woodhaven Blvd converted

to express station

36 St
G N V

68 St
Hunter
College
6

Woodhaven
Blvd
E F G
K N V

Grand Av
Newtown
G N V

Beach 60
A

Beach 67
A

4 Av-9 St
HGRW

Church Av
2 5

Parkside
K Q

Day time express

trains added

Ave D
3

15 St
HG

Prospect Av
RW

Beverly Rd
2 5

Richard St

Church Av
KQ T

Kings Highway-Ave H
3

Newkirk Av
2 5

25 St
RW

Beverly Rd
K Q

Ft Hamilton Pkwy
HG

Beach 96
H

Cortelyou Rd
K Q

Flatlands Av-Ave K
3

Flatbush Av-Brooklyn Col.

2 5

Danforth Av

36 St
NR VW

Beach 105
H

Newkirk Av
KQ T

Church Av
F HG

Ave N
3

9 Av
V V W

45 St
R

Ave H
K Q

Ditmas Av
F

Ft Hamilton Pkwy
V W

New train yards built

over the existing MTA
bus facility.

Ave J
K Q

Nostrand Ave Line Extension

Ave I
F

45 St

2 track extension of the Nostand Ave Line

will allow for a more efficient terminal and
more trains per hour.

Ave M
K Q

55 St
V W

59 St
NR
8 Av
N

Bay Pkwy
F
Ft Hamilton Pkwy
N
New Utrecht Av-62 St
N V V W

Bayonne-34 St

Kings Highway
K Q T

18 Av
N

Bay Ridge Av
R

77 St
R

Ave N
F

20 Av
N
Bay Pkwy
N

71 St
V W

Staten Island PATH Extension

Ave P
F
Ave U
K Q
Kings Highway
F

2nd Ave-West End Service

22 St

Connecting the 2nd Ave Subway to the

Manahttan Bridge and Montague St Tunnel
will allow 2nd Ave trains to take over the
West End Line allowing both local and peak
express service.

St. GeorgeStaten Island

Marine Park
Ave U-Kings Plaza
3

Kings Highway
2 5

50 St
V W

53 St
R

Rockaway Park
Beach 116
H

Ave K
2 5

18 Av
F

Extending the PATH over the existing Hudson-Bergen

Light Rail ROW would give a one seat ride into midtown
Manhattan for Statan Island and Bayonne residents.
Building a new cross harbor tunnel would be too expensive so a shorter tunnel from NJ to St. George, SI would
offer the same service for a fraction of the cost.

Beach 90
H

orth

Neck Rd
K Q

Kings Highway
N

79 St
V W

86 St
R
Ave U
F

18 Av
V W
20 Av
V W

Tompkinsville

Bay Ridge-95 St
R

Bay Pkwy
V V W

Sheepshead Bay
K Q T

Ave U
N
25 Av
V
86 St
N

Ave X
F

Stapleton

Bay 50 St
V

North Shore SIRR Service

Reactivating the North Shore Staten Island RR branch would

serve a densely populated area of the island. A full study
comparing Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail, or Heavy Rail
should be undertaken to see what is the best alternative.

Brighton Beach
K Q T

Clifton

Neptune Av
F
Ocean Pkwy
Q

Coney Island
Stillwell Av
F NQ V

W 8 St-NY Aquarium
F Q

Scale of Miles

Grasmere