3 (New York City Subway Service)
The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored tomato red on station signs, route signs and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan.
The 3 service operates at all times. Normal service operates between 148th Street in Harlem, Manhattan and New Lots Avenue in New Lots, Brooklyn, making express stops in Manhattan and all stops in Brooklyn. During late nights, 3 service operates as an express between 148th Street and Times Square – 42nd Street.
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