G (New York City Subway service)

"G" train symbol
Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown
View of two G trains at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues.
A G train of R160s at Court Square
Map of the "G" train
Northern endCourt Square
Southern endChurch Avenue
Stations21
Rolling stockR160[1][2]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
DepotJamaica Yard
Started serviceAugust 19, 1933; 91 years ago (1933-08-19)
Route map

no regular service via Queens Boulevard
Down arrow  G 
Court Square
21st Street
Greenpoint Avenue
Nassau Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue
Broadway
Flushing Avenue
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues
Bedford–Nostrand Avenues
Classon Avenue
Clinton–Washington Avenues
Fulton Street
Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
"F" train"F" express trainto Jamaica via 6th Avenue
Bergen Street
Carroll Street
Smith–Ninth Streets
Fourth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
15th Street–Prospect Park
Fort Hamilton Parkway
Church Avenue
Up arrow  G 
Legend

Lines used by the "G" train
Other services sharing tracks with the "G" train
Unused lines, connections, or service patterns
 G 
Termini of services

Cross-platform interchange

Platforms on different levels

The G Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown[3] is an 11.4-mile-long (18.3 km)[4] rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored light green since it uses the IND Crosstown Line.[5]

The G operates at all times between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn. It is the only non-shuttle service in the system that does not run within the borough of Manhattan. The G serves two stations in Queens—Court Square and 21st Street, both in Long Island City. Prior to 2010, it served all stations on the IND Queens Boulevard Line between Court Square and 71st Avenue in Forest Hills. In 1939 and 1940, the then-designated GG also used the now-demolished IND World's Fair Line to access the 1939 New York World's Fair. The GG, which became the G in 1985, had its southern terminal at Smith–Ninth Streets from 1976 to 2009.

In the 21st century, the G suffered from a wide range of issues that has resulted in complaints by people living along the route. These issues included a dearth of transfers to other services; the lack of direct service to Manhattan; short train lengths; and low frequencies. Since the 2000s, several improvements have been made to the G, including a route extension in Brooklyn and a full-route audit in 2013 that identified solutions for issues on the G service. As of 2023, additional improvements are planned for the G route, including the automation of the entire route.

  1. ^ 'Subdivision 'B' Car Assignment Effective December 19, 2021'. New York City Transit, Operations Planning. December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Subdivision 'B' Car Assignments: Cars Required November 1, 2021" (PDF). The Bulletin. 64 (12). Electric Railroaders' Association: 3. December 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "G Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference mta.info was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Mta.info – Line Colors". mta.info. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016.