This is a nice train, modern with plenty of space and seating. I wish all the trains looked like this one. I also like that every A station I've been to shows when the next train will arrive read more

Running pretty frequent. Sad part I have to take the C as my stop is a local stop. One stop away somebody decides to kick out window in the last car. Train conductor handling situation letting folks know for once PA system is functional and you can understand the announcements. read more

The A-Train has certainly improved service over the years but the Howard Beach station on weekends being closed is ridiculous! Basically on weekends especially Sunday there are no express buses running into the city so it's virtually impossible to try to commute to the city without traveling about 5 miles from Howard Beach to get a train. I'm wondering how all the people that are coming in from JFK are able to commute. read more

Trains run every 8-10 minutes (if you're lucky), even during rush hour. They're often 12-15 apart during pm peak hours. Delays are so frequent they're part of the normal schedule. If you surrender to anger (more than understandable), you'll lose your mind. Re-routings are sudden and unexpected, even when there are no other options to reach your final destination. You may know when you depart, but your eta is often a mystery. Probably the most irritable and ready-to-fight passengers in the city (you can't blame them). If you have a fetish for public confrontations, take this train during rush hours. And don't forget your camera. You'll get your fix. Multiple cars run with malfunctioning AC, and they never get fixed. You'd think the MTA would repair those cars (especially knowing how heated up by frustration passengers get)... you'd be mistaken. Dirty, smelly, outdated cars... this train represents an embarrassing display of inadequate (at best) and flat out shameful (more accurate) public transportation. New York City's Subway already pales in comparison with the underground systems in most other metropolis in the world. The A train is so ridiculously deplorable you almost want to laugh (for a few seconds; then you go back crying). Unapologetic staff and customer service. MTA at its best. I know you don't give a shit about this review, but I don't care. You freaking deserve it. The ABSOLUTE WORST TRAIN IN NEW YORK CITY. If you already live along this line, I share your misery. If you are contemplating moving to a neighborhood that is solely reachable with the A train... do yourself a favor, and choose another area. You'll gain a life in mental sanity. read more

I seriously spend two hours a day on this train commuting between Bed Stuy and Washington Heights. In the morning this train runs every ten minutes or less, once I get past West 42nd Street all the hipsters, wall street bankers, and tourists have exited my commute is express from West 59th Street to West 125th Street. This train line is iconic, Duke Ellington composed a song about it. It's urban, gritty, and hip. It's stops in the Rockaways, JFK, the theater district, downtown Brooklyn, and Harlem. It is the longest train line in the MTA covering over 30 miles of The Big Apple. Now let's be honest this is New York so you will have the occasional hip hop dance crew "Showtime" swinging from the poles and passing around the hat and an homeless dude asking for spare change claiming hunger, then viciously roles his eyes at you because you offered an freshly made, still wrapped Subway sandwich (true story), but seriously this is NYC and it comes with the territory. I'm seldom late for work. I always leave at least 15 minutes early and I bring headphones to listen to Drake or Frank Sinatra. Four stars because weekend service sucks on the A. Weekend services sucks throughout the MTA. read more

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Love how quickly it moves during the morning rush hours. Faster than the 2 train for sure. Wish the A left me on 7th avenue. Unfortunate that it goes local in the evenings. But that's the mta's fault. read more

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A train is to AGGRAVATE riders to complete and total frustration until one's blood pressure explodes. Is it so difficult to announce your destination (Lefferts Boulevard or Far Rockaway) as you split into two respective locations in Queens? Strap hangers must be alert when you separate in Queens at Rockaway Boulevard station destination either: Lefferts Boulevard or Far Rockaway via South Channel Bridge. Often the LED signage are displayed incorrectly and conductor's announcements are inaudible where the message is unable to be transcribed. Formerly own and operated by IND. The A train is factually the LONGEST train route consisting of 31 miles in the collective whole MTA subway system (sources: http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffsubway.htm and http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/nyregion/10atrain.html?_r=0) Duke Ellington's "Take The A Train" song is dedicated to the A train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ggcQk67Mco Note: Lefferts Boulevard last stop on the A train are numerous unlicensed and illegal livery cab drivers block the method of egress shouting "cab?!" or shoving business cards, flyers of their livery cab service in your face as you exit the station. read more

The A train has been my chariot since I set up shop in this fair city, and as long as I remain a west side boy (in other words, forever), the A will always be there to carry me home. A friend of mine once referred to it as "old reliable" and it certainly gives me that warm and fuzzy feeling - like an old beat up pair of jeans that fit you just so. It's not glamorous, it's not always fast (i'd say at least 2 weekends a month these days it's running local) it's not even very clean, but I can't help but smile whenever I see that big blue circle coming down the track. And Duke Ellington wrote a song about it! I mean, come on, people - that alone is worth 4 stars! read more

The A Train - Public Transportation Near Me - New York, New York

Before I get to the nitty gritty, a little background: This train holds a hell of a lot of nostalgia for me. I'd watch it pass, coated in the most gorgeous graffiti, from my grandparents' stoop on Woodhaven Blvd in Ozone Park. It was also the first subway train I ever took. When on dog walks with my grandpa, the train would pass on the tracks directly over our heads and I'd scream in competition, while holding my hands over my ears. Ok, so anyway...what's with you people? A two and a half average rating for the A train? Don't you know *cue the music* "Youuuuu must take the A train To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem..." Seriously, people. I agree with Duke Ellington here (come to think of it, I can't think of a time when I have disagreed with Duke Ellington). I freaking *love* the A train. Yeah, it's the fastest way to Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. The latter two neighborhoods have some of the loveliest terrain in New York City, if you dig hills and green space. Check out the Cloisters and its surrounding park and of course Inwood Park (Basketball Diaryland). Cliffs! In Manhattan! I'd go on about my love for these areas, but back to my A train review... Want to get to JFK without dropping 50-100 bucks? The A's your way (be sure and check that it's the train that goes to Howard Beach). Granted, I've never had to depend on this train daily, but I used it a lot for work. Full disclosure: I used to work in Social Services and had to take just about every train on a regular basis to do home and day program visits all over Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn and sometimes Queens. The A train saved my butt when I was running late to my meetings in Inwood. Shockingly, once you hit 59th street, you can fall into the best sleep ever between there and 125th. Next stop: 145. Ah blessed shut eye. In closing, I leave you with this image: the utterly gorgeous moment when the A Train, Rocketeer of the MTA, gloriously bursts out of the ground in East New York and shoots past the old Jewish cemetery. FYI there's a *really* old part of this graveyard that you can sneak into past closing(at least you could in 1994) and the A train lets you off nearby at any hour of the night. read more

A train, we go way back. You remind me of my high school days. I get super nostalgic when I ride you... possibly it's because I'm usually taking you to visit my parents. Possibly because I get an awesome nap in between 59th Street and 125th. That's not to say I don't get a decent nap the rest of the way, but it's just super smooth during that nice stretch. The stories I could tell of the A train... half of them I don't quite remember anyway. I've taken the A the whole length... not in the same day, but does that really matter? All the way to far rockaway to the beach and visit friends, and all the way to 207th. I lived in Ozone Park for a brief period (but let's not talk about that). I don't know if it's the longest track line, but it certainly feels that way. Yes, the A train is old. Maybe a little dirty. But, it's got my "tetris" seats, which I'm fan of. And I feel like it moves pretty quick. Not to mention, you can catch the Airtrain with it. Sometimes, I do get sad I don't ride you anymore. Then, I take you and there's some idiot with a bike who decided it was a good idea to take the subway during rush hour with his gigantic 12 speed bike, in complete biking uniform, who's sweaty bike shorts end up in my face, and I'm happy I only take you every once in a while. read more

I live off of this subway line so I take it quite frequently. The only the subway line that comes and goes from JFK so you always see travelers on this line. It also runs both underground and above ground. Runs from JFK to Downtown Brooklyn and then up the West side of Manhatten into Harlem. If you are taking this line to JFK, remember you need to be on the Far Rockaway line. The A trains split in different directions at Rockway Blvd. One, Lefferts Blvd, goes to Lefferts Blvd and the other, Far Rockaway goes to Aquaduct, JFK and Far Rockaway. read more

The A Train - Howard Beach/JFK Stop - Public Transportation Near Me - New York, New York

At least it's express in the area of Brooklyn I usually take it to. If you don't mind the crowds or going to Broadway Junction, it's a million times easier to take this from Fulton Street after a 9-5 weekday shift than going uptown to wait for the crowded L train. Also better to take when going to 34th or Port Authority from downtown since it's express. However, there's certainly room for improvement in newer cars and some clocks. Overall, if you have the choice in traveling to Broadway Junction or further uptown on the subway, this is your best bet. read more

Ah, my train... We have a love/hate relationship on't we? during rush hours to an from work, you're the best. and I know that if you pull into the station filled to the brim, that there's probably another train right behind that one with 12 people on it. There's always a mariachi band or some kind of harmonica/kazoo/triangle player to be heard. We won't talk about that time from Manhattan to Brooklyn at 430am when a rat ran up and down our car for about 10 stops (he eventually ran off at a stop in BK.) We'll just chalk it up to your charm. ;) read more

The A Train - A train - Public Transportation Near Me - New York, New York

Ok, I'm pissed. Today the C train had a track malfunction and the A train had to go local. It seems the A train is always having issues. A few weeks ago I got to work over an hour late because of this fucking train. Shitty service and the MTA doesn't give a flying fuck. Left work early (6-9-2017) to get somewhere before it closes and guess what? No A train in sight or any fucking update from MTA. Thanks MTA for your wonderful shitty service. Update July 17, 2017 Fire condition in Manhattan and told extensive delays as A train making local stops. And to make the ride even better, sick customer at Hoyt Street. Hope it's not too serious for the customer, but the A train and MTA are a disaster. read more

I thought I was mister "NYC Subway master" today. I was on the east side and I got to the west side of NYC quickly. Then I switched @ 59th to the A train thinking there is a stop at 84th st. Guess what? I went from 59th st to 125th in a matter of minutes! I took the C train to 84th. With my head hung low in humility.. :( PS - Isn't that a song? Sista's rollin up on the 125th dida-di-dang-dang -dida-di-dang-dang- dida-di-dang-dang, read more

When I lived in Washington Heights, the A train was cool. It ran pretty frequently and there weren't huge disruptions on the weekends. Now that I live in the Rockaways (Arverne by the Sea to be exact), train service has been a nightmare. For the last 4-5 months, there have been no trains on the weekends except for one lousy shuttle train that takes you from Far Rockaway to Rockaway Park. The people of Far Rockaway never go to Rockaway Park and vice versa. It's like the Sharks and the Jets (think West Side Story lol). There's a LIRR station in Far Rockaway, but you have to walk down a very shady street to get to it. Around Nostrand Ave, this train gets extremely crowded during the morning rush hour. And it ALWAYS gets stuck in the tunnel by Hoyt-Schemerhorn. ALWAYS. It's the longest train line in the system, when are they going to update the cars? It is a most unpleasant ride. Those yucky old orange cars seem to hold the funk. Ugh. The only redeeming quality about this train is the view that you get when riding above ground in the Rockaways, it's not bad. read more

The "King of the MTA", the A train. Not just a legendary song, it's the embodiment of NYC. It echoes all of the best and worst this city has to offer: - Eccentric people - Crowded trains - Signal delays - Musicians & Cultural Melting Pots - Shopping Meccas - World-Class Sporting Venues - Graffiti galore (where you'll learn Joey hearts Mary, and who to call for a good time...) The list can go on and on. The A train is the arterial lifeline to this city. Traversing 3 boroughs (Queens, BK, and Manhattan), and nearly all major hubs (cultural, financial, and historical). In the mornings during rush hour, you will encounter the occasional sick passenger, signal problem, or C-Train (the local) that delays your ride. But, you can say that about every MTA subway line. It's even got a split personality too (going to Lefferts Blvd OR Far Rockaway in Queens). - The A train however will give you its history, its lore, and its eccentric bum all for $2.50. How freak'n awesome is that! - You can get front-row seats to some of the best "Yo Mama" fights in the city (shh...we don't talk about fight club). - You can save $40 and get to JFK from Manhattan all in 1-go (plus an AirTrain). Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" epitomized airlines in yesteryear's past. Where every trip was a true adventure to exotic lands, and cultural utopias. But The Duke's "Take The 'A' Train" was the metropolitan--neigh, Gotham's--personal epitomizer to the truly exotic and cultural Wonder of the World, that is NYC. So follow The Duke's advice, "get on the A-train", and take a ride through his Kingdom of Gotham. All aboard! Next stop...Reality. read more

Taking the A train is an easy and inexpensive way to get to and from JFK and Manhattan. To get to lower Manhattan, take the AirTrain from JFK to the subway station leaving from Howard Beach Station. Then you can take the A train to Jay Street-Metrotech Station and transfer to a different line, if necessary. This is a great option for locals and tourists alike. read more

- Time MTA says it takes for the A train to go from 59th St. to 125th St.: 7 minutes. - Time it took today for the A train to go from 59th St. to 125th St.: 50 minutes. - Time Hopstop says it takes to go from Nostrand Ave. in BKLN to 168th St. in Manhattan: 54 minutes. - Time it took me today to go from Nostrand Ave. in BKLN to 168th St. in Manhattan: 1h 55 minutes. - Number of full podcasts I listened during my commute from hell on 11/23/09: 5 (Nature, Science, Neuropod, Science Friday, Science Friday Video Podcast). I don't know how the MTA can claim that this is a service: this is DISSERVICE by all means. "A" as in ABYSMAL service! read more

Want to try Bikram Yoga free? Just attempt to get on the A train at any time of day or night, in any season, and you will sweat and contort with the best of them. In addition to the ungodly amount of time one has to wait on the platform for either an A or a C to rear its ugly head (really--what gives when there are two possible trains that should be coming?!), I have taken the A train in various parts of Manhattan and South Brooklyn for years and have always been astounded that there is never a seat to be had on it, but it was not until I got on it all the way out at Rockaway Beach and saw that even at the train's origin point there were scarcely any seats. This line reminds me the most of the worst of London Tube--especially grubby and does not seem to have been renovated since the 70s. Just where exactly is my $105 for a monthly unlimited pass going, MTA? read more

This train is my daily commute from one of the first stops in Far Rockaway till in Manhattan. Its very unfortunate that you would jump up on time get to the train station with the train telling you it's on time for at the 0 minutes mark it to tell you, you must wait an additional 20 plus minutes for another train... MTA needs to do better, just like you guys have jobs we as the general public do too. read more

Dear A Train, I'm just not that into you. Do you want to know why? Ok...pull up a chair or an orange, two-person subway seat, if you will... From my apt, you are the only choice I have to get to work. Granted, you get me to W-4th from 181st Street in 26 minutes usually, there is a high price to be paid. All your uptown manhattan stations are OLD, NASTY, DRIPPY, LOUD and SMELLY. I must wait on one of your nasty platforms each morning while praying I don't get some kind of deathly fungal disease in my lungs. Your brakes hurt my ears as you pull into the station each morning at infrequent intervals. If I miss the 7:03 train I can be stuck waiting until 7:13 or later.... being the only express line from uptown/downtown, perhaps you could travel a little more frequently during rush hours? When you do finally arrive, how is it that you are sometimes FULL after only two stops from your first stop? Could it be that you still have those OLD ASS cars that only have a row of seats on each wall and not the back to back doubles that use more surface area much like the folds of a brain? Hello....use your brain! Rush hour...more seats please! Standing for 30 minutes at 7 in the morning = no bueno. Oh I see a free seat, wait 3 free seats! Jackpot! No.....an invisible stench has cleared the entire right side of the car....oh wait...i see him now......the homeless man who is sleeping.....peacefully while everyone who gets on the train must stand and hold their nose. Oh, entertainment while I stand for 30 minutes? An angry ex-crackhead who is now born-again is YELLING AT ME ABOUT HOW! MUCH! JESUS! LOVES! ME! and the entire train for 24 of the 30 minute ride. A train, if I had another choice I'd leave you in a minute. For now, we coexist but you must know....I'm just not that into you. Sincerely, Ashley read more

Well don't blame this train if you need to commute from the Bronx all the way to the Rockaways. Unless you take a helicopter, your life will suck. But yeah, this line has the oldest cars out there: narrow, dark, dirty, with that horrid yellowish lighting that makes everyone look like they have a mild case hepatitis. Riding it feels like a strange trip back to the 60's (or the 3rd world, depending on your mood). That said, the train is super convenient for getting to/from Brooklyn Heights to the West Village and the UWS. read more

Weekday mornings, on Uptown/Bronx-bound trains, there is this one conductor. He obviously really loves his job, or maybe he's just one of the few genuinely happy and generous souls out there. Some mornings I like to think of him as my guardian angel. This guy has a voice as smooth as soft serve. Dark Chocolate soft serve (which probably doesn't exist, all the better to illustrate how awesome this guy is). At each stop, he announces, in his loud, clear, mellifluous voice, without so much as a screetch of the PA system: "This is an Uptown A Train experience. Good morning, and have a joyful day." And I do. read more

I used to live in Far Rockaway. The A train is the reason I scurried to get out of there as soon as I got in there. Imagine it's late at night (11pm-12am) and you have a two-hour or so LOCAL subway ride from the Bronx allllllll the way to Far Rockaway. You just want to rest your head (do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, fall asleep if you are traveling alone). But this is the A train, and you cannot do that, because: 1. It starts running local before 10PM. The entire line: local. 2. The drawbridge going over Jamaica Bay gives precedence to ships, and from opening to closing it can take 20+ minutes. 3. If you need to go beyond Rockaway Parkway, service is very infrequent. There is a 25 minute midday scheduled headway for the Far Rock train. Notice, I said scheduled (see #4). 4. Partially because of 2 & 3 (and partially because the MTA is the MTA), the trains rarely ran on schedule. 5. Because of #3, even at night, every single A train is crowded. Don't expect to get a seat until you're well into Brooklyn. 6. Some of your fellow passengers are extremely loud and obnoxious, and think nothing of yelling as loud as they can (usually to their friends/relatives next to them, but occasionally to themselves or everyone on the train), taking up three times as many seats as the number of people in their group, stretching their legs all the way into the middle of the train, and playing today's pitiful excuses for hip-hop from their phone, sans headphones. Don't even bother looking at them, you'll just be putting your life at risk. *Yes, I know you're going to say this occurs on every subway train and bus route in NYC, but this was a nightly occurrence on every A train I took. 7. The exterior and interior signs on the train may say "Far Rockaway/JFK Airport" but you should pay close attention to announcements at Rockaway Parkway (where the Far Rock A splits from the Lefferts Boul A) -- it may have been on a Lefferts train all along, and you weren't told that until just now! And being that Rockaway Parkway is outdoors, you could be waiting in the freezing, windy rain for god-knows-how-long until the next Far Rock train! Don't worry, all the other passengers you were riding with will be waiting for the same train -- again! The only saving grace of this line is that it runs express from 59th to 125th. Sometimes. When it wants to. read more

The A Train is my ace in the hole. I planned my whole move, apartment, and commuting experience in NYC around it. Work by 59th Street Columbus Circle? Move to Harlem by St. Nicholas and 127th street. Set. Door to door in 15 minutes during the weekday. They run more than the D, the C, and the B trains too. That's not to say the A is not without it's issues. Primary of them of course is that the line runs local after 11pm EVERY night. Also, When I go up to Hamilton or Wash Heights, there's some crazy slowdown around 135th street when hooking up with the D train. Lastly - going to BK? You'll be track sharing with the C local from Chambers to Jay St.-Metrotech. Yes, the cars are old, but not 'C' train old (and screechy, and just drab to look at). They' quite comfortable - wider than the number line trains (IRT) with wood paneling like at an old relatives' home. They actually resemble older LIRR/Metro North trains. The reason they attract so many more 'colorful (homeless, showtime, etc.) folk' is because they are wide enough to dance, perform, pee, etc. on. I remember from my youth how I wanted to ride them (we lived on the '2/5' line in the Bx so when I saw them or had the chance to ride them, I was in awe). Now I proudly ride them every day. read more

The A Train is a necessary evil full of hits and misses. It is known to have one of the longest routes in the entire MTA subway system - servicing upper Manhattan through points just on the border of Queens and Long island. It is also to face many delays (usually because of the Broad Channel Bridge) and has a reputation of operating on its own schedule. The MTA tests out new trains on this line yet the line operates one of the oldest trains in the fleet. The train generally operates express but it still seems to take a year and a day in between express stops. (Seriously, 125th to/from 145th it probably THE slowest stretch of track on the entire line.) With all that being said, the A Train is still necessary. (Because of line consolidation)The A-Train is the only line that services both the busy ports (Port Authority, JFK, Chelsea, WTC, etc) AND neighborhoods serviced by no other line (Far Rockaway, Breezy Point, Howard Beach, Ozone Park, etc.). Only when it goes away (disruptions, FastTrack, Hurricane Sandy, etc.) do we realize how important this line really is. read more

This train uptowned my ass one day. What I mean by that is, I had too many brews after work and wanted to go down town, but wasn't paying attention and wound up going uptown. So I'm not 100% dense, and realized after one stop I was going the wrong way. You'd think that the subway would have been nice enough to turn around and bring me where I wanted to go but nooooooooooooo I had to get off and get back on and head back downtown. yea so maybe this review doesn't make me too look smart. whatevvvv. every other time I've had to take this train it hasn't let me down. In fact, the other day I was headed back to penn after dinner with boo and there was a train WAITIN for me in the subway. boooya, you're a-okay in my book, A TRAIN. read more

I once thought this was the most ghetto train in all of NYC, but I think the C might be a bit more deserving of that title ;) The train cars are still old school and grimy. No signal from Fulton until you go above ground after Grant. Sometimes it randomly decides to go local which adds on at least an extra 30 minutes of travel time. Tons of Jesus loving folk who love to interrupt your mornings, and destroy your eardrums, demanding that you save yourself. What time is it? SHOWTIME - yeah yeah we get it. Why do they choose the A train though? We have the stingiest crowd around. Oh and make sure you know whether your train is Lefferts or Far Rockaway bound. Otherwise, after Rockaway Blvd you might be in for a very unpleasant surprise. Despite its endless issues, the A train is really not that bad. It is far from being one of the better trains in NYC, but it does service east Brooklyn and south Queens which are both highly underserved neighborhoods. I will forever have a love/hate relationship with the A because despite it making my blood boil every now and then, it gets me home. (There also happens to be a conductor who genuinely loves his job and wishes everyone a nice day during the morning commute - thank you sir for always making me smile!) read more

What do I remember most from riding the A train several times?!?!?! Movie Madness has come back on the A train! There is that same hustler selling bootlegged movies, candy and liquor, between Utica Ave. and Euclid Ave. Just ignore him, keeping looking at the posters overhead and laugh internally at his vocal stupidity. By far, one of the most ghetto subway lines I have experienced first hand, riding through BK. But when the the A train hits the city, it sure does haul ass from Columbus Circle-59 St. to 125th St. Only 8 minutes to speed through 66 streets, until the next stop. Now that is the true meaning of an express train! read more

Its a filthy gross train that should be replaced with new trains but at the least it should be cleaned. Lights should be more closely monitored. too often someone is sleeping on the seats. It's the worse train line in the whole system.....fast yes. dependable yes. filthy definitely yes....CLEAN IT UP read more

You get me where I need to go, and your transfer times with me at Jay Street - Borough Hall have been so far impeccable. (I know, I just jinxed myself.) Going uptown to 59th St. - Columbus Circle with you is a breeze, despite the maddening crowd as soon as you get to Manhattan. And yes, there's that song, but come on. You can even get me to JFK. Plus points! read more

Oh the good Ol' A train. I give you one star because of all the horrible neighborhoods you pass through, but yet the last one is one of the nicest - Howard Beach, where I use to live. I took you for 4 years when I attended FIT. Most of the days it was a pretty smooth ride, but of course there were days where I asked myself why I didn't bring a weapon, why????? I look back and ask myself how I did it for 4 years everyday. I know why!!! To be young is to be innocent, to be innocent is to be careless. Ohhhhh the good ol' days. A train how I have a love/ hate relationship with you, let me count the ways....... read more

Ode to the A You are New York. You run when you want. Your rails feed thousands of hungry track rabbits. You catch fire on occasion. You are filled with completely diverse people and subway acts. Air conditioning? Eh, sometimes. Crowds and noise? Always. You have sucked my will to live on many a day but at 6:32am you show up at 42nd street more regularly than I wake up on time. But most importantly, your conductor will on occasion wish everyone a nice day. And it is the little things that make me love NYC... and the A train. read more

This train sucks! I've taken it for the past few months and its disgusting! It smells of cheap alcohol and BO at night, the far rock bound trains run more frequent that the lefferts, and its ghetto! I knew I could never rely on yelp completely for such biased reviews, but come on! You people bash my precious E train yet praise this sorry excuse of a train? Why o why? I will say, however, its very fast when it isn't local. But I get tired of people having loud discussions on how to work less hours to qualify for food stamps and section 8. Let's have those convos in the privacy of our homes folks! read more

More crazy people per car then any other train i know Some one loves you Buy something Give me money chance of you seeing that on your way somewhere 100% also can be slow at times which can be very very very annoying not much of express if the local gets you to the same place the same amount of time you wait for the express read more

I love me an express train, but I've found the A to be unreliable. It's the longest service line and the oldest, so it's prone to breaking down. I've never taken it to JFK because JFK is a troublesome enough airport without having to worry about your train failing to work suddenly. I do remember being excited to ride on it the first time...because the butterfly sings the A train song in "The Last Unicorn." read more

Oh A Train, how i have a love/hate relationship with you. I had to take the A train up to 175th street the last few days. Going uptown is no problem, especially since its express service from 59th street to 125th street. The problem is getting back downtown. It stops express service on late nights. So i figure, late nights means after midnight. Oh no sir, not the A train. Apparently, the A train late hour start around, i'm just spitballing here, around 6:01pm. Its horrible! Why be express going uptown and not downtown? God, we had to stop at every station. And on the A train, the stations are....10....blocks....away....from each other. From 175th street to 168th street to 155th street to 145th street and so on. Mutha f'er, thank god for the D train, which you can transfer to at 125th street. I was back on west 4th street within 15 minutes. God i love you A train. But god i hate you A train. read more

I do like the A train in that it does help me get from the west side back to Brooklyn pretty quickly. And that's about it. The train itself is super old and in dire need of updating. I don't know if it's just my luck, but every time I take this train there is always a group of rowdy, loud teenagers that are super annoying. Or an out of control toddler screaming, paired with parents who just scream back and spank their children in public. Not cool. And what is the deal with the 3 different A trains with different last stops?!! Totally inconvenient when you're waiting for that one A that will finally take you to JFK (which is why I don't rely on the A to take me there anyway.) read more

Immortalized in song, immortalized in my memories. It gets two stars from me simply because it became shelter when my roommate locked me out of our apartment as he was passed out cold on pain meds, unable to answer the door. I rode and slept on the this train for five hours, waking up in such gorgeous locales as Shepherd Ave, 207th St., and who can forget the breathtaking Ralph Ave station. A few hobos and I got coffee around 6am in BedStuy. Thank you, A Train, for being a fabulous B&B for the cost of a single ride. The negatives? Where to start? When does this train run, and when does it decide to run local at a moment's notice? I also love it when riding home from work, all is well, you get a seat, it's relatively peaceful, and BAM! "Attention passengers, this A Train will now be operating as an F Train for the duration of service." The ol' MTA bait and switch. I will admit the subway musicians are a notch above on this train, but sadly so are the random acts of violence and puddles of puke. I consciously began avoiding this train after seeing a bum drop a deuce on a seat. Wonderful. The A Train is for lovers. Since I used to rely solely on the J Train, I suppose a lot of the antics on the A seem minor league, but it's still no way to spend a good chunk of your day. But what can you do? read more