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The E train: all 20 stations from Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer to World Trade Center

From Jamaica Center through Queens on the express tracks, then down Eighth Avenue to the World Trade Center. 20 stations, 426 keystrokes.

Abingdon Square Park, near 14th Street on the E
Photo: MMDA-Photos · CC BY-SA 4.0

The E starts at Jamaica Center in Queens and runs express along the Queens Boulevard Line through Forest Hills and Jackson Heights. It enters Manhattan through the 53rd Street tunnel and runs down the Eighth Avenue Line to the World Trade Center. Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport, on the E, is where many riders change for the AirTrain to JFK.

The route

From Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, the E calls at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport, Jamaica-Van Wyck, Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, Forest Hills-71st Avenue, Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue, Queens Plaza, Court Square, 53rd Street-Lexington Avenue, 53rd Street-5th Avenue, 7th Avenue, 50th Street, 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal, 34th Street-Penn Station, 23rd Street, 14th Street, West 4th Street-Washington Square, Spring Street, Canal Street and World Trade Center.

MoMA PS1, near Court Square station
MoMA PS1, near Court Square.Photo: Sashimi-b · CC BY-SA 4.0

Transfers and typing

Of the 20 stations, 18 are shared with other lines in the game. The biggest are West 4th Street-Washington Square (A, B, D, F, M, C), Forest Hills-71st Avenue (F, M, R), Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue (F, M, R), Court Square (7, F, G), Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (J, Z) and Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport (J, Z). Typing every station once takes 426 keystrokes, about 21.3 per station. Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport is the longest at 43, then 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal at 39, and 7th Avenue is the shortest at 10. Start the E.

Common questions

How many stations does the E Train have in HelloSubway?

20 stations, from Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer to World Trade Center.

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

18 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport, Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, Forest Hills-71st Avenue, Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue, Queens Plaza.

How hard is the E Train to type?

Typing every station once takes 426 keystrokes, about 21.3 per station. The longest name is Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport at 43. The game rates it level 4 of 7 among the lines of its city.

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