Early morning subway (Hillside, Lexington: home, train, station)

[newyorkdoc]

Anyone here take the train in the early morning to the outer boroughs?

I'm taking it this Saturday night (technically Sunday morning) from 23rd St in Manhattan to Brooklyn at around 4:30 AM.

[Andysocks]

All the time--how else am I gonna get home drunk? On the other hand, I try to wait until at least 6 or 7 am on a sunday schedule to even bother heading home because the waits could kill you. F to 169th and Hillside.

EDIT: wait, what was the point of the post?

[ontheGtrain]

What train are you going to take? A lot of them are out of service on late night weekends. Be sure to check the mta website. And you will be waiting a long time if the train is running.

[Fred314X]

There is only one part of the system that is out of service on the weekends: the J train terminates at Chambers Street rather than Broad. You can always get a train on every other line (some might be running as locals rather than expresses late at night, but there will always be a train coming into the station). The thing is that most lines run on 20 minute headways late at night. This isn't just speculation; I'm a tower operator with MTA, and I have a pretty good idea about how trains run!

On the weekend at 4:30AM from 23 Street in Manhattan? Now here's the thing: you didn't say which 23 Street station you're starting from. If it's 8 Avenue, you'll be able to get the A train at that hour. Broadway, the N train. 6 Avenue, the F. At 7 Avenue, the 2. Or on the Lexington line, the 4 will stop there. All of these lines run to Brooklyn. (It is, of course, impossible to give specific directions without a specific destination!)

[Guywithacause]

I take late night trains back to Mott Haven all the time...I am the silly but quiet drunk dude with the bloodshot eyes on the 2/5/6 train heading home around 4am to Mott Haven. See you soon!

[starplow]

I take it occasionally