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Above ground, a Nor’easter; below, service changes

by Benjamin Kabak

Friday already. This week flew by. Anyway, while the New York media is not all a-panic over the service changes, this weekend is pretty much about as bad as last weekend. Shuttle buses and service changes abound. Check out Subway Weekender for the map.

Remember: This service changes are coming to me from the MTA and are subject to change with no notice. Listen for on-board announcements and check signs at your local subway station. You know the drill.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, downtown 1/2 trains skip 86th, 79th, 66th, 59th, and 50th Streets due to station rehab work at 96th Street and 59th Street and tunnel lighting installation.


From 5 a.m. to 12 noon, Sunday, October 18, Manhattan-bound 2 trains skip Jackson Avenue due to rail repairs.


From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, 3 trains are extended to/from 34th Street due to station rehab work at 96th Street and 59th Street and tunnel lighting installation.


From 1 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, October 18, Manhattan-bound 4 trains run local from 125th Street to 42nd Street-Grand Central due to cable work.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, there are no 5 trains between Dyre Avenue and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to cable work. Free shuttle buses replace the 5 between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street. 2 trains make all stops between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse.


From 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, October 18, Manhattan-bound 5 trains run local from 125th Street to 42nd Street-Grand Central due to cable work.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, free shuttle buses replace A trains between 207th Street and 168th Street due to tunnel and lighting rehabilitation. Customers may transfer between the Broadway or Fort Washington Avenue shuttle buses and the A trains at 168th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, downtown A trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization project.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, free shuttle buses replace the A and S between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and the Rockaways due to rehabilitation work on the South Channel Bridge and station rehab work at five stations. Customers may transfer between the A train and the Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park shuttle buses at Howard Beach.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization project.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, there are no C trains between 168th and 145th due to tunnel and lighting rehabilitation. Customers should take the A instead.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, D trains run local between 34th Street and West 4th Street due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, D trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and 36th Street due to the Culver Viaduct Reconstruction.


From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, October 18, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to switch repairs at Bay 50th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, E trains are rerouted on the F line between Manhattan and Queens due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization:

  • There are no E trains between 34th Street and World Trade Center.
  • Queens-bound E trains run on the F from 34th Street-Herald Square to 21st Street-Queensbridge; trains resume normal E service from Roosevelt Avenue to Jamaica Center.
  • Manhattan-bound E trains run on the F line from 47th-50th Streets to 34th Street/Herald Square.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, Queens-bound E platforms at Queens Plaza, 23rd Street-Ely Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and 5th Avenue stations are closed due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization. Customers may take the R, G or 6 instead. Note: Free shuttle buses connect the Court Square G/23rd Street-Ely Avenue, Queens Plaza, and 21st Street-Queensbridge F stations.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, there is no F trains service between Jay Street and Church Avenue due to the Culver Viaduct Reconstruction. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.


From 8:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, October 16, and from 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization. Brooklyn-bound G customers may take the R to Queens Plaza and transfer to a shuttle bus connecting to Court Square. Queens-bound G customers may take the R instead.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, free shuttle buses replace G trains between Bergen Street and Church Avenue due to the Culver Viaduct Reconstruction.


From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, Manhattan-bound J trains skip Flushing Avenue, Lorimer and Hewes Streets due to rail work at Flushing Avenue and Lorimer Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, free shuttle buses replace L trains between Lorimer Street and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues due to a track chip-out at Jefferson Street station.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge between DeKalb Avenue and Canal Street in both directions due to general maintenance.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, N trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to general maintenance.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, Q trains run local between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Canal Street due to general maintenance.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, shuttle trains will operate all weekend between 95th Street and 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to general maintenance.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, there are no R trains between 34th Street-Herald Square and 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to general maintenance. Customers should take the N or 4 instead.

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5 comments

Jerrold October 16, 2009 - 8:17 pm

Good point.
I mean the third sentence in the article.
Probably many people do not realize, or have forgotten, that
those much-greater-than-usual service changes are to last for THREE weekends all together.

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AlexB October 17, 2009 - 12:36 pm

What is the “5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization” project and how long will it take. On Friday, the V was suspended and the F was running on the V. Is that related?

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petey October 19, 2009 - 11:21 am

and the E was displaced too, requiring a 2 very-long-block walk by me on a miserable sunday night.
lesson: always read benjamin’s blog before i leave work fridays!

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Jerrold October 17, 2009 - 5:20 pm

Ben, we were talking the other day about whether the passageway will be inside or outside the fare zone, but today I realized that I’m not clear about WHEN it will open up.

Will the Dey St. passageway be open for use when the NORTHBOUND platform of the Cortlandt St. station opens up in December?

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Benjamin Kabak October 17, 2009 - 5:39 pm

According to the most recent timeline, the Dey St. Concourse will open around Nov. 2012. So the northbound platform will open this year but the connecting passageway will not.

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