🇺🇸 86 St (N, Q, R)

New York City Subway station · Interchange

86 St (N, Q, R) is an interchange station on the N train, Q train and R train of the New York City Subway. On weekdays the first train leaves between 00:14 and 08:47 and the last between 08:08 and 26:25.

Station facts

Lines
N trainQ trainR train
N train
Station 21 of 22, between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 96 St (N, Q, R)
Q train
Station 33 of 34, between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 96 St (N, Q, R)
R train
Station 33 of 34, between Bay Ridge-95 St and 96 St (N, Q, R)

Next stations

First and last train from 86 St (N, Q, R)

TowardsDaysFirstLast
96 St (N, Q, R) (N train)Monday to Friday08:4017:44
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (N train)Monday to Friday08:4717:51
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)Monday to Friday02:4526:25
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)Saturday02:4526:25
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)Sunday02:4526:25
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)Monday to Friday00:1424:00
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)Saturday00:1523:59
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)Sunday00:1523:59
96 St (N, Q, R) (R train)Monday to Friday08:0808:08

Scheduled departures from this station. Check the operator for holidays and disruptions.

How often trains run

Towards06:00 to 09:0009:00 to 17:0017:00 to 21:00after 21:00
96 St (N, Q, R) (N train)n/a28.5 minn/an/a
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (N train)n/a29 minn/an/a
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)8.5 min8 min6.8 min9.5 min
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)7.5 min8 min7 min10 min
96 St (N, Q, R) (R train)n/an/an/an/a

Median gap between scheduled departures on weekdays.

From 86 St (N, Q, R) to the main stations

ToStopsChange atRide timeFare
Times Sq-42 St4—9 minUS$3.00
Grand Central-42 St359 St7 minUS$3.00
34 St-Penn Station5Times Sq-42 St11 minUS$3.00
34 St-Herald Sq5—13 minUS$3.00
14 St-Union Sq6—16 minUS$3.00
Fulton St659 St17 minUS$3.00
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr8—31 minUS$3.00
59 St-Columbus Circle5Times Sq-42 St12 minUS$3.00

Ride time is on the trains only; walking between platforms at a change is not in the operator's data. Plan any trip.

Entrances and lifts

Entrance armLiftEscalatorStaircase

As listed in the operator's published station data. Lift availability on the day can differ; ask station staff.

Schedule data from MTA New York City Transit, obtained from MTA and hosted on this site's own server. Not licensed by or affiliated with the MTA. Figures come from the operator's published data (feed valid from 3 November 2026); see how we verify. All New York City Subway stations.