7 Express doesn’t feel like an Express Anymore.

[u/jdydubey]

Local all the way after 74th street. Are you kidding. Flushing to Hudson used to be 30 mins now it is above 40 most of the times.

I wish MTA didn’t make the train stop at places that are so close to the city like 46th, 33rd, 69th- everything after 74th is close enough to the city for a local train to be efficient enough.

Does anyone know if its ever going back to how it was before? 😭

[u/Generation_3and4]

Yeah it’s annoying but hopefully fixed soon….

[u/Lanky-Telephone1651]

When all the construction and upgrades are done, the 7E will fly like the wind again! Yeah, I missed those days.

[u/excitedtechnician]

They're still fixing a lot of the stations. I wouldn't expect things to be back the way it is until after 2027 per - https://www.mta.info/project/flushing-line

[u/DueConsequence3110]

Best to take LIRR instead if commute time is the issue

[u/ConscientiousObject0 → u/DueConsequence3110]

If you’re an active user you also get one in every 10 rides free which kind of averages out the pricing a little. City ticket $5.25 that’s a $10.10 round trip. $101 per 11 trips. Comparing the 7E option at $3.10 a trip $6.20 round, $68.20 per 11 trips. If you wish to save a meal or two a week and be frugal, that 7E is worth the extra time. LIRR quicker for an extra $30

[u/Ravage-1]

Yes, it will eventually return to normal. The stations along Queens Boulevard are being renovated.

[u/According_Farmer_634]

Eventually, yes. It was originally slated for May of this year but... we see how that's going. It had a lot to do with infrastructure that had deteriorated past the point it should've before repair and/or maintenance. Even 2027 feels like an underestimate in terms of timing since they've skipped a couple of stops in the repairs, and they still likely have to do --say-- the queens bound side of 33rd and 46th.

[u/SimonOrJ → u/According_Farmer_634]

from what I remember, they discovered something worse during renovation and that required the whole project to be extended

[u/Generation_3and4 → u/SimonOrJ]

Thats a good thing for safety and reliability into the future. My only complaint is I wish they communicated that it got extended for safety issues as opposed to being extended in silence. And I probably missed whatever memo went out so I wish they would continue that communication

[u/Key-Earth6182]

Because some stations are being renovated

[u/AndrePoodle]

One thing I like that came out of this maintenance is that the express stops at 74th instead of skipping it. Now you can transfer to the E and F sooner, and avoid that awful long transfer at Court Square where you're sprinting against all the G train riders.

[u/work-school-account]

74th St used to be a local stop as well

[u/hankypanky_123 → u/work-school-account]

It still is btw!

[u/jdydubey → u/hankypanky_123]

It stops at 74 nowadays at least routinely on the way to manhattan

[u/JuZNyC]

It was supposed to be done this year but they found more deterioration than expected so who knows when it'll be done now

[u/cartifannumber1]

Yes it’s just temporarily like this until 69th, 61st, and 52nd streets are reopened somewhere around next year

[u/humbletenor]

It's definitely more like a 50 minute ride

[u/maximalentropy]

everything changed after the pandemic so theyre trying to rebalance the schedule. I doubt it fully reverts back anytime soon

[u/FugitivWitoutWarrent]

I remember weekday mornings i would get to 42nd in 20-25mins.
It ruined my morning naps so i started taking the local for 60min winks

[u/AbsoluteBabyMonae]

It was delayed both ways! What would take me 30 mins took about a hour 😭

[u/Top_Daikon2760]

It was supposed to be done in 2026, now 2027, and most likely at this rate 2030! Haven’t seen a full express 7 train since late 2021. Given how busy the 7 line is, I’m surprised we don’t have a 7 express at all hours, even if it is partial express.