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The C train: all 40 stations from 168th Street to Euclid Avenue

The all-stops local on Eighth Avenue, from Washington Heights to East New York. 40 stations, 688 keystrokes.

Bedford Central Presbyterian Church, near Franklin Avenue on the C
Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

The C is the all-stops local on the Eighth Avenue Line. It runs from 168th Street in Washington Heights down Eighth Avenue and Central Park West, then along Fulton Street in Brooklyn to Euclid Avenue in East New York. It shares its tracks with the A and stops at the stations the A runs past.

The stations in order

Starting at 168th Street, the C runs through 163rd Street-Amsterdam Avenue, 155th Street, 145th Street, 135th Street, 125th Street, 116th Street, Cathedral Parkway-110th Street, 103rd Street, 96th Street, 86th Street, 81st Street-Museum of Natural History, 72nd Street, 59th Street-Columbus Circle, 50th Street, 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal, 34th Street-Penn Station, 23rd Street, 14th Street and West 4th Street-Washington Square.

The rest of the route is Spring Street, Canal Street, Chambers Street, Fulton Street, High Street, Jay Street-MetroTech, Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets, Lafayette Avenue, Clinton-Washington Avenues, Franklin Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, Kingston-Throop Avenues, Utica Avenue, Ralph Avenue, Rockaway Avenue, Broadway Junction, Liberty Avenue, Van Siclen Avenue, Shepherd Avenue and Euclid Avenue.

Gershwin Theatre, near 50th Street station
Gershwin Theatre, a short walk from 50th Street.Photo: Philip Romano · CC BY-SA 4.0

Changing trains, and typing it

Of the 40 stations, 29 are shared with other lines in the game. The biggest are Fulton Street (2, 3, 4, 5, A, J, Z), West 4th Street-Washington Square (A, B, D, E, F, M), 59th Street-Columbus Circle (1, A, B, D), Broadway Junction (A, J, L, Z), 145th Street (A, B, D) and 125th Street (A, B, D). The whole line takes 688 keystrokes, about 17.2 per station. 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal is the longest at 39, then 81st Street-Museum of Natural History at 37, and 96th Street, 86th Street and 72nd Street are the shortest at 11. Ride the C.

Common questions

How many stations does the C Train have in HelloSubway?

40 stations, from 168th Street to Euclid Avenue.

Where can I change from the C Train to another line?

29 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including 168th Street, 145th Street, 135th Street, 125th Street, 116th Street, Cathedral Parkway-110th Street.

How hard is the C Train to type?

Typing every station once takes 688 keystrokes, about 17.2 per station. The longest name is 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal at 39. The game rates it level 6 of 7 among the lines of its city.

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