The A Eighth Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on the route sign (either on the front and/or side - depending on equipment used) and on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan. The longest one-seat ride on the subway system is on the A: over 31 miles (50 km) from 207th Street station in Inwood, Manhattan, to Mott Avenue station in Far Rockaway, Queens. The normal A service pattern is from 207th Street to Mott Avenue or to Lefferts Boulevard in Ozone Park, Queens, running express in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Some rush hour trips run to Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park, Queens; the S Rockaway Park Shuttle serves Beach 116th Street at all times. During late nights, when