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Weekend service advisories

by Benjamin Kabak

The following are this weekend’s service changes. They come to me via New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Listen to announcements on board, and pay attention to signs in your local station. As always, Subway Weekender has the map.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, downtown 1 and 2 trains run express from 14th Street to Chambers Street due to work to replace the roadbed at Franklin Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, there are no 2 trains between Manhattan and the Bronx due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction north of 135th Street. 2 trains run between Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College and 96th Street, and then are rerouted to the 1 line to 137th Street. Free shuttle buses replace the 2 between 96th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse. 5 trains replace the 2 between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and 241st Street. Note: After leaving 96th Street, uptown 2 trains stop at 103rd Street then run express to 137th Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, there are no 3 trains running due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction north of 135th Street. 4 trains replace the 3 between New Lots Avenue and Nevins Street all weekend. 2 trains replace the 3 between Nevins Street and 96th Street. Free shuttle buses replace 3 trains between 96th Street and 148th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, downtown 4 trains run local from 125th Street to Brooklyn Bridge due to the Broadway-Lafayette Street-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, uptown 4 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street-Union Square, then local to 125th Street due to the Broadway-Lafayette Street-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, 4 trains run local between Atlantic Avenue and Utica Avenue and are extended to and from New Lots Avenue to replace the suspended 3 due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, there are no 5 trains between Bowling Green and 42nd Street-Grand Central due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction. Customers should take the 4 instead. Note: 5 trains run between the 241st Street 2 station and 42nd Street (days) or 149th Street-Grand Concourse (overnights). 5 shuttle trains run between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street all weekend.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, 6 train service is extended to/from Bowling Green due to the Broadway-Lafayette Street-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, uptown 6 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street-Union Square due to a the Broadway-Lafayette Street-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Parkchester to Hunts Point Avenue due to station rehabilitation and structural repair at Whitlock Avenue, Morrison Avenue-Soundview and Parkchester. Note: At all times until September 2010, the Manhattan-bound 6 platform at Parkchester is closed for rehabilitation. Manhattan-bound 6 trains stopping at Parkchester will use the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform.


From 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, Manhattan-bound 7 trains run express from Mets-Willets Point to 74th Street-Broadway due to painting of the elevated structure.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to structural repair and station rehabilitations from Bay 50th Street to 71st Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, D trains run local between 34th Street-Herald Square and West 4th Street due to 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Manhattan-bound D trains run express from 36th Street to Pacific Street, then skips DeKalb Avenue due to a concrete pour at DeKalb Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, Jamaica Center-bound E trains skip Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. due to rail repairs north of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Manhattan-bound E trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Jamaica Center-bound E trains run local from Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, E trains are rerouted on the F line in Manhattan and Queens. There is no E service between 34th Street and World Trade Center. E trains run on the F line between Roosevelt Avenue and 34th Street-6th Avenue due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, the platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and 23rd Street-Ely Avenue stations are closed due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System. Customers should take the R or 6 instead. Note: Free shuttle buses connect Court Square/23rd Street-Ely Avenue, 21st Street-Queensbridge, and Queens Plaza stations.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, 179th Street-bound F trains skip Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and Sutphin Blvd. due to rail repairs north of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.


From 12:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, 179th Street-bound F trains run local from Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.


From 10:30 p.m. Friday, August 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, free shuttle buses replace trains between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues due to a track chip out north of Metropolitan Avenue.


From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, August 22, L trains run in two sections due to signal maintenance and testing:

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


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, there are no M trains running due to platform edge rehabilitation. Customers should use the free shuttle buses instead.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Coney Island-bound N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to grouting and track work at Cortlandt Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, Manhattan-bound Q trains run on the R line from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to a concrete pour at DeKalb Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, August 23, there is no R shuttle service in Brooklyn between 59th Street and 36th Street due to a concrete pour at DeKalb Avenue. Customers should take the N instead.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, Brooklyn-bound R trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to grouting and track work at Cortlandt Street.

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