It’s time for the unofficial end of summer, and I’m out of the city for a few days. The subways are going to be running on a Sunday schedule on Monday but with few service disruptions. The following though are in place for the weekend. Remember: These come to me from the MTA and are subject to change without notice. Check signs at your local station and listen to on-board announcements for the latest and greatest.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 7, 1 trains skip 28th, 23rd, and 18th Streets in both directions due to a track chip-out at Chambers Street station. 2 and 3 trains provide alternate service.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, September 4 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 7, there are no 1 trains operating between 14th Street and South Ferry due to a track chip-out at Chambers Street station. 2 and 3 trains provide alternate service between 14th Street and Chambers Street. Free shuttle buses replace 1 trains between Chambers Street and South Ferry.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 7, 2 trains run local between 96th Street and Chambers Street due to a track chip-out at Chambers Street station.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6, 3 trains run local between 96th Street and Chambers Street due to a track chip-out at Chambers Street station.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 7, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to 3rd Avenue-138th Street due to a track chip-out at East 143rd Street.
From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6, Manhattan-bound A trains skip 111th and 104th Streets (in Woodhaven, Queens) due to track rail and tie installation.
From 5 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 6, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to 38th Street Yard work.
From 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 6, D trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and 36th Street due to cable work south of 59th Street-4th Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, D trains run local between 34th Street and West 4th Street due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, E trains are rerouted on the F line in Manhattan and Queens due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel:
- There are no E trains between 34th Street-Penn Station and World Trade Center. Customers should take the A or C instead.
- Manhattan-bound E trains run on the F from 21st Street-Queensbridge to 34th Street-Herald Square/6 Avenue.
- Queens-bound E trains run on the F from 34th Street-Herald Square/6th Avenue to 47th-50th Sts. Trains resume normal E service from 5th Avenue-53rd Street to Roosevelt Avenue.
- In Queens, the Manhattan-bound E platforms at Queens Plaza and 23rd Street-Ely Avenue are closed. Free shuttle buses connect these stations with the 21st Street-Queensbridge F station where Manhattan-bound service is available.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, Jamaica-bound E trains run local from Queens Plaza to Roosevelt Avenue due to track maintenance.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, September 5, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cleaning.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, F trains run local between Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street-Queensbridge due to track maintenance.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 5, Sunday, September 6, and Monday, September 7, there is no Queens-bound G train service from Court Square to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel. Customers should take the E or R trains instead.
- Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Roosevelt Avenue to 21st Street-Queensbridge during this time.
- Free shuttle buses connect stations at Court Square G/23rd Street-Ely Avenue, Queens Plaza, and 21st Street Queensbridge F stations.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 5, Sunday, September 6, and Monday, September 7, there are no Brooklyn-bound G trains from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Court Square due to a track chip-out in the 53rd Street tunnel. Customers may take the R instead.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, September 5, Brooklyn-bound G trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Street to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cleaning.
From 4:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 6, there are no J trains between Myrtle Avenue and Broadway Junction due to switch renewal north of Broadway Junction. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Customers may transfer to and from shuttle buses and J trains at Myrtle Avenue and Broadway Junction.
From 5 a.m. Saturday, September 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 6, there are no M trains running due to switch renewal north of Broadway Junction. Rerouted J trains replace the M between Myrtle and Metropolitan Avenues.
From 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 6, N trains run on the R between Canal Street and 59th Street (Brooklyn) due to conduit and cable work south of 59th Street-4th Avenue.
From 4:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 6, there are no R trains between Whitehall Street and Bay Ridge-95th Street due to conduit and cable work south of 59th Street-4th Avenue.
- N trains provide alternate service between Whitehall Street and 59th Street (Brooklyn)
- Free shuttle buses replace R trains between 59th Street and 95th Street.
6 comments
It looks like tracks are chipping out a lot lately.
(Such as on the #1 line and the E line.)
This the legacy of years of what they use to call “deferred maintenance”.
thanks for this benjamin. it saved me a very unhappy trip on the E this saturday!
I’m waiting for the day PATH does “track chip-outs” if it involves making the rails stronger. The trains run like a mule pulling a cart down an actual path with the trains run through the caissons and the Penn Pocket.
Adam, WHAT IS the Penn Pocket?
I remember that in the past, the Transit Authority would make an exception and not have the service diversions on long holiday weekends. They certainly were wrong in not doing so this time.
Having to take a shuttle bus to continue on the #1 train route, from Chambers St. to South Ferry, meant standing on a very crowded bus that was slowly creeping through heavy traffic.
I never would take that shuttle. Better off taking the 2/3 to Fulton and switching to the 4/5 to Bowling Green. Or, if you don’t want to deal with Fulton St, take the 2/3 into Brooklyn to Borough Hall and then the 4/5 back to Bowling Green. Either way, it’s faster and more comfortable than a shuttle.