3 (New York City Subway service)
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| Northern end | Harlem–148th Street |
| Southern end |
New Lots Avenue (all except nights) Times Square–42nd Street (late nights) |
| Stations | 34 |
| Rolling stock | 250 R62s (25 trains) |
| Depot | Livonia Yard |
| Started service | November 23, 1904 |
The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored tomato red since it uses the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan. The 3 operates between 148th Street in Harlem, Manhattan and New Lots Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, making express stops in Manhattan and all stops in Brooklyn, except nights when it short turns at Times Square–42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan.
On November 23, 1904, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line opened between 96th Street and 145th Street. 3 trains ran between 145th Street and City Hall, making all stops.
On July 1, 1918, the entire IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line was completed. 3 trains were rerouted south of 42nd Street from the IRT Lexington Avenue Line to this new line. They now made all stops to South Ferry.
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