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Weekend service changes

by Benjamin Kabak

We’re just two weeks away from the MTA’s service cuts. The new maps are out; the signs are being changed; and all that’s left is for the trains and buses to cease running. Yet, capital work continues apace, and the weekends will always bring service changes.

The following are the scheduled weekend service changes are sent to me by New York City Transit. These are subject to change without notice. Please listen for announcements on trains and read the signs in stations. As always, Subway Weekender has a map visualizing the changes. I’ve always believed Transit should look into producing its own weekend map, at least as a PDF.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 12 to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 13, uptown 1 trains run express from Times Square-42nd Street to 72nd Street due to rail work between 34th Street and 72nd Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 12 to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 13, downtown 2 and 3 trains run local from 96th Street to Times Square-42nd Street due to reconstruction of the track bridge at the underpass at 96th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 12 to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 13, uptown 2 trains run express from Times Square-42nd Street to 72nd Street, then local to 96th Street due to reconstruction of the track bridge at the underpass at 96th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 12, to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 13, uptown 3 trains run local from 72nd Street to 96th Street due to reconstruction of the track bridge at the underpass at 96th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12 and 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 13, 3 service is extended to/from 34th Street-Penn Station due to reconstruction of the track bridge at the underpass at 96th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 12 to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 13, downtown 4 and 6 trains run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to gap filler replacement at 14th Street-Union Square.


From 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Bowling Green due to gap filler replacement at 14th Street-Union Square.


From 12 noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 12, the 116th Street 6 station will be EXIT ONLY in order to prevent overcrowding on platforms and stairways during the 116th Street Festival. Customers may use the 110th Street or the 125th Street 6 stations.


From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, June 13, the 77th Street 6 station will be EXIT ONLY in order to prevent overcrowding on platforms and stairways during the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Customers may use the 68th Street or the 86th Street 6 stations.


From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, June 12, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 69th, 52nd, 46th, 40th, and 33rd Streets due to rail replacement.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 to 6 a.m. Saturday, June 12, from 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12 to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 13, and from 11:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 14, uptown A trains run express from Canal Street to 59th Street due to a track chip out north of West 4th Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12, free shuttle buses replace A trains between 168th Street and 207th Street due to cable work between Dyckman and 207th Streets. Note: A trains run local between 145th Street and 168th Street.


From 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 13, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Far Rockaway and Beach 90th Street due to station rehabilitations.


From 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12, there are no C trains between 168th Street and 145th Street due to cable work between Dyckman and 207th Streets. Customers should take the A instead.


From 11 p.m. Friday, June 11 to 6 a.m. Saturday, June 12, from 11 p.m. Saturday, June 12 to 7 a.m. Sunday, June 13, and from 11 p.m. Sunday, June 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 14, Manhattan-bound D trains skip 174th-175th Sts. and 170th Street due to a track chip out north of 170th Street.


From 11 p.m. Friday, June 11 to 7 a.m. Saturday, June 12, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out north of Elmhurst Avenue.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 to 6 a.m. Saturday, June 12, from 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12 to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 13, and from 11:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 14, uptown E trains skip Spring and 23rd Streets due to a track chip out north of West 4th Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 14, free shuttle buses replace E trains between Jamaica Center and Union Turnpike due to track switch renewal and asbestos abatement at Jamaica Center. Note: E trains are rerouted on the F between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Jamaica-179th Street.


There are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square. Customers should take the E or R instead. Note: Saturday, Manhattan-bound trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue – E overnight or R 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.


From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, June 12, L trains run in two sections due to CBTC testing:

  • Between 8th Avenue and Broadway Junction and
  • Between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway (every 24 minutes)


From 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., Saturday, June 12, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out north of Elmhurst Avenue.


From 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, June 13, A trains replace the S between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to station rehabilitations.

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5 comments

Sunny June 11, 2010 - 7:27 pm

“I’ve always believed Transit should look into producing its own weekend map, at least as a PDF”

They are!!! Quote from Sarah Kaufman, MTA employee on the MTA transit data Google Groups:

“Thanks for your suggestions. In general, we’d love to do as much as we can, but have limited resources at the moment. The more developers can do, the better. To that end, we’re planning to put out weekend and late-night GTFS files to account for planned service changes, but have some other data needs happening at the moment. We do plan to put this information out in the future.

We’re also working on an official weekend map internally, but are interested to see what developers come up with as well.”

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Scott E June 12, 2010 - 10:33 am

(S) From 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, June 13, A trains replace the S between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to station rehabilitations.

I don’t know these stations too well, but how does a station rehab have anything to do with the letter posted on a train coming through it?

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Adam G June 13, 2010 - 12:46 pm

The S terminates at Broad Channel. If one of the switches or tracks used for turning it there is being worked on, it can’t run, but the A can run through.

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Andrew June 13, 2010 - 9:04 pm

In this case it’s even simpler than that.

See the advisory for the A. The A that normally goes to Far Rockaway is being diverted to Rockaway Park, due to station work on the Far Rockaway branch.

Since the Rockaway Park branch has through service, also running the shuttle to Broad Channel (to connect with the A from Far Rock!) is pointless.

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Adam G June 13, 2010 - 12:47 pm

The new post-service-cut map is already up at the Court St entrance to the 4/5 at Borough Hall.

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