3 (New York City Subway service)
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The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored red on station signs, the New York City Subway map and on most IRT rolling stock equipment because it represents service provided on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line. All day, 3 trains operate between Harlem–148th Street, Manhattan and New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn and operates express in Manhattan and local in Brooklyn. During late nights, shuttle buses replaces 3 service between Harlem–148th and 135th Street, the 2 replaces the 3 between 135th Street, Manhattan and Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, and the 4 replaces the 3 between Franklin and New Lots Avenues.
The 3's rolling stock fleet consists of R62s with occasional R62As.
The following lines are used by the 3 service:
| Line | Tracks | When |
|---|---|---|
| IRT Lenox Avenue Line (full line) | N/A | all but late nights |
| IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line from 96th Street to Chambers Street | express | all but late nights |
| IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, Brooklyn Branch, via Clark Street Tunnel | N/A | all but late nights |
| IRT Eastern Parkway Line (full line) | local | all but late nights |
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[edit] Service history
From March to October 1998, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line was rehabilitated. Most 3 service was rerouted to 137th Street–City College.
After September 11, 2001, the 3 service became a local in Manhattan. After a few switching delays at 96th Street, service was changed on September 19, 2001. It ran in Manhattan as an express between Harlem–148th Street and 14th Street and was replaced by 1 service in Brooklyn. It returned to New Lots Avenue on September 15, 2002.
[edit] Stations
| Station service legend | |
|---|---|
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Stops all times except late nights |
| Time period details | |
- Late nights, shuttle bus services replaces trains between 148th and 135th Street.
