JFK Express

The JFK Express, advertised as The Train to The Plane, was a limited express service of the New York City Subway, connecting Midtown Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Airport). It operated between 1978 and 1990, with passengers paying extra, premium fares to ride JFK Express trains. Its route bullet was colored turquoise and featured an aircraft symbol.

For most of its history, the JFK Express operated along the IND Sixth Avenue Line, IND Fulton Street Line, and IND Rockaway Line, running from its northern terminal at 57th Street–Sixth Avenue in Manhattan to its southern terminal at Howard Beach–JFK Airport in Queens. At Howard Beach, passengers transferred to shuttle buses to reach the airport. In the last six months of operation, the service was extended northward along the IND 63rd Street Line to 21st Street–Queensbridge, also in Queens. The service primarily utilized R46 subway cars.