I pulled off a rare feat yesterday afternoon. I missed the same train at two different stations ten minutes apart.
I had to get from the W. 4th St. area up to 83rd and Central Park West yesterday afternoon. The obvious way to go would be to take a B or C from the village to 81st St. As I walked down the ramp at W. 4th to the uptown platform, I just missed a C train. So I ambled down the stairs to the B/D/F/V area and just missed a B. Bad luck.
Hanging out on the mezzanine between the two platforms, I waited for the next train, and the A won that race. I thought perhaps I’d be able to cut the B off at 59th St. After all, the B makes four stops before 59th St. and generally sits at 7th Ave. until the signals clear. The A makes three stops before 59th St.
Well, as the A pulled into 59th St., the B was just leaving Columbus Circle. My gambit failed, and I managed to miss the same train at two different stations. Rare are the days when that happens.
Anyway, on to the weekend service alerts. Watch that West Side IRT. It’s a doozy.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, downtown 1, 2, and 3 trains skip 96th Street due to station rehabilitation work.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, 2 and 3 trains run local between 96th and Chambers Streets due to 96th Street station rehabilitation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, free shuttle buses replace 2 trains between Wakefield-241st and East 180th Streets due to track, structural, and steel work north of East 180th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, there are no 4 trains between Utica Avenue and Brooklyn Bridge due to conduit and cable work. The 3 and a special J train provide alternate service.
From 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12, Manhattan-bound 4 trains skip Mosholu Parkway and Bedford Park Blvd. due to installation of the 3rd rail connection between Woodlawn and Bedford Park Blvd.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, 4 trains run local between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge due to conduit and cable work.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, there are no 5 trains between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and East 180th Streets due to track, structural and steel work north of East 180th Street. Customers should take the 2 instead.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, there are no 5 trains between 42nd Street-Grand Central and Bowling Green due to conduit and cable work. The 4 and a special J train provide alternate service.
From 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, October 11, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 33rd, 40th, 46th, 52nd, 69th, 74th, 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to track panel installation between 74th Street and 82nd Street.
From 6 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday, October 12, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 69th, 52nd, 46th, 40th, and 33rd Sts. due to work on a staircase at the 33rd Street-Rawson Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Sunday, October 12, uptown C trains run express from Canal to 145th Streets. There is no C train service between 145th and 168th Sts. Customers should take the A instead. Free shuttle buses replace the A train between 168th Street and 207th Street. These service changes are due to 168th Street tunnel lighting work and ADA work at 47th-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center station (D).
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, Coney Island-bound D trains run local from 34th to West 4th Streets due to steel repair.
From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, Brooklyn-bound D trains run express from Pacific to 36th Streets due to rail installation south of 36th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, uptown D trains run on the A line from West 4th Street to 59th Street due to ADA work at 47th-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center station.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, Manhattan-bound E trains run local from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to Queens Plaza due to a track-chip out north of Queens Plaza.
From 12:01 a.m. Sunday, October 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to 21st Street-Queensbridge due to a track chip-out north of Queens Plaza.
From 8:30 p.m. Friday, October 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Long Island City-Court Square due to station painting at 77th Street station (R). Customers should take the E or R instead. (Because of increased headways on the R, it is necessary to shorten the G in Queens.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, free shuttle buses replace L trains between Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs. due to removal of the old concrete roadbed at Bushwick Avenue-Aberdeen Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Sunday, October 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, Q trains run in two sections due to rail and track plate renewal:
- Between 57th Street and Brighton Beach and
- Between Brighton Beach and Stillwell Avenue
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 13, free shuttle buses replace R trains between Bay Ridge-95th Street and 36th Street due to station painting at 77th Street station.