🇺🇸 DeKalb Av

New York City Subway station · Interchange

DeKalb Av is an interchange station on the B train, D train, N train, Q train, R train and W train of the New York City Subway. On weekdays the first train leaves between 00:24 and 09:24 and the last between 17:07 and 26:35.

Station facts

Lines
B trainD trainN trainQ trainR trainW train
B train
Station 9 of 37, between Brighton Beach and Bedford Park Blvd
D train
Station 20 of 41, between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Norwood-205 St
N train
Station 20 of 45, between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
Q train
Station 20 of 34, between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 96 St (N, Q, R)
R train
Station 14 of 45, between Bay Ridge-95 St and Forest Hills-71 Av
W train
Station 19 of 44, between 86 St (N, W) and Astoria-Ditmars Blvd

Next stations

First and last train from DeKalb Av

TowardsDaysFirstLast
Bedford Park Blvd or Kingsbridge Rd (B train)Monday to Friday06:2021:39
Brighton Beach (B train)Monday to Friday06:2321:54
Norwood-205 St (D train)Monday to Friday02:5526:35
Norwood-205 St (D train)Saturday02:5526:35
Norwood-205 St (D train)Sunday02:5526:35
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D train)Monday to Friday01:0224:46
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D train)Saturday01:0024:46
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D train)Sunday01:0224:46
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N train)Monday to Friday02:3526:15
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N train)Saturday02:3526:15
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N train)Sunday02:3526:15
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (N train)Monday to Friday00:5824:39
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (N train)Saturday00:5824:38
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (N train)Sunday00:5824:35
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)Monday to Friday02:1325:53
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)Saturday02:1325:53
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)Sunday02:1325:53
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)Monday to Friday00:4324:29
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)Saturday00:4324:27
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)Sunday00:4324:27
Forest Hills-71 Av or 96 St (N, Q, R) (R train)Monday to Friday01:3025:10
Forest Hills-71 Av or 96 St (N, Q, R) (R train)Saturday01:3025:10
Forest Hills-71 Av or 96 St (N, Q, R) (R train)Sunday01:3025:10
Bay Ridge-95 St or Bay Pkwy (R train)Monday to Friday00:2424:04
Bay Ridge-95 St or Bay Pkwy (R train)Saturday00:2524:02
Bay Ridge-95 St or Bay Pkwy (R train)Sunday00:2524:04
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (W train)Monday to Friday07:3917:07
86 St (N, W) or Bay Pkwy (W train)Monday to Friday09:2421:25

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
Bedford Park Blvd or Kingsbridge Rd (B train)7.5 min8 min10 min11 min
Brighton Beach (B train)10 min8 min8.5 min10 min
Norwood-205 St (D train)12.5 minn/an/a13.3 min
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D train)12 minn/an/a12.5 min
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N train)12.5 minn/a11.5 min13.5 min
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (N train)11.8 minn/an/a12.3 min
96 St (N, Q, R) (Q train)7.5 min8 min6.5 min10.3 min
Coney Island-Stillwell Av (Q train)9.3 min8 min7 min9.8 min
Forest Hills-71 Av or 96 St (N, Q, R) (R train)7 min8 min7.5 min12.5 min
Bay Ridge-95 St or Bay Pkwy (R train)6.8 min7.8 min7.5 min10 min
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (W train)n/an/an/an/a
86 St (N, W) or Bay Pkwy (W train)n/a45 minn/an/a

Median gap between scheduled departures on weekdays.

From DeKalb Av to the main stations

ToStopsChange atRide timeFare
Times Sq-42 St4—16 minUS$3.00
Grand Central-42 St314 St-Union Sq16 minUS$3.00
34 St-Penn Station5Times Sq-42 St17 minUS$3.00
34 St-Herald Sq3—15 minUS$3.00
14 St-Union Sq2—12 minUS$3.00
Fulton St3Canal St12 minUS$3.00
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr1—3 minUS$3.00
59 St-Columbus Circle8—23 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.