It’s Friday evening once again, and you know what that means: Service advisories!
This week, I have announcement of a change that will last three months along the 6. There will, says New York City Transit, be “limited Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 service to and from Parkchester station beginning on Saturday, April 10 through early July, 2010 because of ongoing station rehabilitation.” The station, which opened in 1920, will enjoy new canopies, a refurbished mezzanine, new lighting and a public address system. The platform edges will receive the tactile strips in place throughout the system.
Due to this work, various platforms will be closed over the next few months:
- At all times, all northbound 6 local trains will skip Parkchester, while express trains will stop at Parkchester between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays, but on the Manhattan-bound platform.
- From 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the last stop for some 6 trains is St. Lawrence Avenue; to continue northbound, transfer to a Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 train at St. Lawrence Avenue.
- From 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, the last stop for all 6 local trains is St. Lawrence Avenue; to continue northbound, transfer to a Pelham Bay Park-bound ^ express train at Hunts Point Avenue.
- From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the last stop for some Bronx-bound 6 trains is 3rd Avenue-138th Street; to continue northbound, transfer to a Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 train.
And that’s that. Meanwhile, below are the rest of this weekend’s service changes. As always, these come to me via New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Listen to on-board announcements and pay attention to signs in your local station. For a map of these changes, check out Subway Weekender.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, there are no 1 trains between 14th Street and South Ferry. The 23 trains provide alternate service, running local between 14th Street and Chambers Street. Free shuttle buses replace 1 trains between Chambers Street and South Ferry. Please note that during the day 1 trains skip 18th, 23rd, and 28th Streets in both directions. During the overnight hours, 1 trains skip 18th, 23rd, and 28th Streets only in the uptown direction. These service changes are due to Port Authority work at the World Trade Center site and concrete pours at 50th and 79th Streets.
From 11 p.m. Friday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2/3 trains run local between 96th Street and Chambers Street due to concrete pours at 50th Street and 79th Street. Note: Overnight, 3 trains run local between 96th Street and 34th Street.
From 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 11, downtown 4 trains run local from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street due to track cable work.
From 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, April 11, downtown 5 trains run local from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street due to track cable work.
At all times until September 2010, the Whitlock Avenue and Morrison-Sound View Avs. stations are closed for rehabilitation. Customers should use the Elder Avenue 6 station or the Simpson Street 25 station instead. The Bx4 bus provides alternate connecting service between stations.
Beginning 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10, through 5 a.m. Monday, July 5, the Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 platform at Parkchester is closed for rehabilitation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, downtown A trains run local from 168th Street to West 4th Street, then are rerouted on the F to Jay Street; trains resume local service on the A to Euclid Avenue, then continue on the regular A route to Lefferts Blvd or the Rockaways due to a concrete pour at West 4th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, uptown A trains run local from Euclid Avenue to 168th Street due to a concrete pour at West 4th Street.
At all times until June 2010, the Far Rockaway-bound A platforms at Beach 60th Street and Beach 36th Street are closed for rehabilitations.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, there are no C trains running due to a concrete pour at West 4th Street. Customers should take the A instead. Please note: A trains run local with exceptions.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, Bronx-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to switch renewal north of 9th Avenue. Please note: During the day, Bronx-bound trains skip 53rd Street and 45th Street R stations.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, free shuttle buses replace E trains between Jamaica Center and Union Turnpike due to switch renewal and asbestos abatement north of Sutphin Blvd. Please note: E trains are rerouted on the F line between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and 179th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 12 noon Sunday, April 11, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cable work.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, Queens-bound F trains run on the A line from Jay Street to West 4th Street due to the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street Transfer construction.
From 12:01 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday, April 11, after leaving Roosevelt Avenue, Queens-bound F trains are rerouted to the E from Queens Plaza to 5th Avenue-53rd Street; trains resume service on the F at 47th-50th Sts. due to cable work at Roosevelt Island station.
From 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, there is no G train service between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to fan plant work near Queens Plaza. Customers should take the E or R instead. Note: Brooklyn-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, Queens-bound N trains are rerouted to the R line from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to track maintenance.
From 11 p.m. Friday, April 9 to 7 a.m. Saturday, April 10, from 11 p.m. Saturday, April 10 to 8 a.m. Sunday, April 11 and from 11 p.m. Sunday, April 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, uptown Q trains run local from Times Square-42nd Street to 57th Street-7th Avenue due to a track dig out north of Times Square.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, Manhattan-bound Q trains run on the R line from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to track maintenance.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, April 10 and from 6:30 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday, April 11, Brooklyn-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cable work.
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 12, free shuttle buses replace Rockaway Park Shuttle S trains between Rockaway Park and Beach 67th Street due to station rehabilitation at Beach 98th Street.
2 comments
those new yellow tactile strips don’t work that well when wet…the older speckled orange paint at some stations seem to work better
I just wonder why that is the case.
At Newark Penn, there are spots where the tactile strips are either in need of replacement or outright missing.