The N train: all 28 stations from Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue

The N starts at Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard in Queens and runs along the BMT Astoria Line through Queensboro Plaza, where it meets the 7. It enters Manhattan through the 60th Street tunnel, runs down the BMT Broadway Line, crosses the Manhattan Bridge into Brooklyn on the Fourth Avenue Line and ends at Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue on the Sea Beach Line. The service opened in 1915 as the Sea Beach Express and took the letter N in 1961.

Station by station

Leaving Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard, the N stops at Astoria Boulevard, 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue, 39th Avenue, Queensboro Plaza, 59th Street, 5th Avenue-59th Street, 57th Street-7th Avenue, 49th Street, Times Square-42nd Street, 34th Street-Herald Square and 14th Street-Union Square.

The second half continues Canal Street, Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, 36th Street, 59th Street, 8th Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway, New Utrecht Avenue, 18th Avenue, 20th Avenue, Bay Parkway, Kings Highway, Avenue U, 86th Street and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.

Connections and typing

Of the 28 stations, 19 are shared with other lines in the game. The biggest are Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, R), Times Square-42nd Street (1, 2, 3, 7, Q, R, W), 34th Street-Herald Square (B, D, F, M, Q, R, W), 14th Street-Union Square (4, 5, 6, Q, R, L, W), 59th Street (4, 5, 6, R, W) and 57th Street-7th Avenue (Q, R, W). One full ride takes 446 keystrokes, about 15.9 per station. Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center is the longest at 31, then Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue at 29, and Broadway and Avenue U are the shortest at 8. Play the N.