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Weekend service advisories

by Benjamin Kabak

Update: With service in upper Manhattan disrupted by the 181st St. station collapse, these changes have been updated as of late Friday.

By now, you know the drill. These are this weekend’s service advisories. They come to me from Transit and are subject to change without notice. Check signs at your local stations for updates and be sure to listen to announcements on board your trains.


From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 22, downtown 1 trains skip 125th Street, 116th Street, 110th Street and 103rd Street stations due to rail repairs.


From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 23, uptown 1 trains skip 103rd Street, 110th Street, 116th Street and 125th Street stations due to rail repairs.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, free shuttle buses replace 2 trains between Wakefield-241st Street and East 180th Street due to track work near Bronx Park East and installation of fiber optic cables between the East 180th Street and 225th Street stations.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, the last stop for some downtown 4 trains is Bowling Green due to track work near the Bronx Park East station and installation of fiber optic cables between the East 180th Street and 225th Street stations.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2/3/4 trains skip Bergen Street, Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway stations in both directions due to switch work near Eastern Parkway. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service at affected stations.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, there are no 5 trains running between East 180th Street and Bowling Green due to track work near the Bronx Park East station and installation of fiber optic cables between the East 180th Street and 225th Street stations. 2 trains make all 5 stops between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse, and 4 trains make all 5 stops between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, 5 trains run every 30 minutes between Eastchester-Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street due to track work near the Bronx Park East station and installation of fiber optic cables between the East 180th Street and 225th Street stations.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to 3rd Avenue due to platform edge rehabilitation at Cypress Avenue, East 143rd Street, East 149th Street and Longwood Avenue stations


From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 22, uptown 6 trains run express from Parkchester to Pelham Bay Park due to rail repairs near Buhre Avenue station.


From 5 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 10 p.m. Sunday, August 23, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to 38th Street Yard rail renewal.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, D trains run local between 34th Street and West 4th Street stations due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel and cable work along the Queens Boulevard line.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, E trains are rerouted on the F from Queens to Manhattan, and there is no E service between 34th Street and the World Trade Center; customers should take the A instead. Manhattan-bound E trains run on the F from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to 34th Street-6th Avenue. Queens-bound E trains run on the F from 34th Street-6th Avenue to 47th-50th Streets-Rockefeller Center, then run resume normal E service from 5th Avenue to Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer. These changes are due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel and cable work along the Queens Boulevard line.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, the Manhattan-bound E platforms at Queens Plaza, 23rd Street-Ely Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and 5th Avenue stations are closed due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel. Customers should take the RG6 at nearby stations.
Note: Free shuttle buses are operating between the Court Square G, the 23rd Street-Ely Avenue E and the 21st Street-Queensbridge F stations.


From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, Queens-bound E
trains run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to power cable work north of Roosevelt Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, August 22, Manhattan-bound F trains skip Sutphin and Van Wyck Boulevards due to track drain work south of Parsons Boulevard.


From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to 21st Street-Queensbridge due to cable work along the Queens Boulevard line.


From midnight to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, and from midnight to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, Queens-bound G trains run express from Queens Plaza to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue due to power cable work north of Roosevelt Avenue.


From 8:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, August 21, and from 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, there is no G service between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel and cable work along the Queens Boulevard line. Brooklyn-bound customers should take the R to Queens Plaza, and transfer to a shuttle bus to Court Square; however, Queens-bound customers should take the E instead.
Note: Queens-bound E and R trains run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71st Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 3, N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge between DeKalb Avenue and Canal Street due to tunnel and station rehabilitations and construction of the Underground Connector at the Jay Street and Lawrence Street stations.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24, Manhattan-bound Q trains run express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park, skipping Newkirk Avenue. This is due to the Brighton Line Station Rehabilitation.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, R trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge between DeKalb Avenue and Canal Street due to tunnel and station rehabilitations and construction of the Underground Connector at the Jay Street and Lawrence Street stations.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, Queens-bound R trains run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to power cable work north of Roosevelt Avenue.

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Susie August 21, 2009 - 10:06 pm

The 1 diversions you listed are cancelled. Shuttle buses are still replacing 1 train service between 168 St and Dyckman St due to the emergency repairs at 181 St.

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