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A-8 Avenue Express is one of the trains in the IND division of the New York Subway and the longest route. It runs 31 miles between 207 Street in Inwood, Manhattan to the Rockaways in southern Queens. In Queens, it has 3 branches: a main branch to Far Rockaway, one to Lefferts Boulevard in the Ozone Park section and a branch to Rockaway Park served during rush hours only. In Manhattan the A is an express which follows the same route as the C but with fewer stops.
The A provides a direct connection to JFK Airport at the Howard Beach station.
Billy Strayhorn's jazz hit Take the A Train made the A train famous. It is among the better-known trains in the system.
See also: C-8 Avenue Local, E-8 Avenue Local
