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Weekend work affecting 11 subway lines

by Benjamin Kabak

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From 11:45 p.m. Friday, December 26, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, December, 29, 3 trains will operate to/from New Lots Av all weekend, replacing the 4 in Brooklyn. 3 trains run express in Manhattan.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, December 26, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, December, 29 4 trains are suspended between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and Crown Hts-Utica Av in both directions. Take the 23NQ or R instead.


From 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday, December 27 and from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 5 trains are suspended in both directions between E 180 St and Bowling Green. Take 2, 4, 6, or R trains instead. 5 shuttle service operates between Dyre Av and E 180 St all weekend. Transfer between 2 and 5 shuttle trains at E 180 St. Transfer between 2 and 4 trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse.


From 5:45 a.m. to 12 Noon Sunday, December 28, Times Sq-42 St bound 7 trains run express from 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plaza.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 27 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, Queens-bound A trains run local from 59 St-Columbus Circle to Canal St.


From 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 27, and Sunday, December 28, D trains are suspended between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Bay Pkway in both directions. FQ trains, B1, B4, B64, and B82 buses provide alternate service.


From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, December 27 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, December 28, and from 12:15 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, Jamaica Center-Parsons Archer bound E trains run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av


From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, December 27 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, Jamaica Center- Parsons Archer bound E trains skip 75 Av and Van Wyck Blvd. For service to these stations, take a Jamaica Center-bound E train to Union Tpke or Jamaica-Van Wyck and transfer to a World Trade Center-bound E. For service from these stations, take a World Trade Center-bound E or Coney Island-bound F train to Union Tpke or Forest Hills-71 Av and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E.


From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, December 27 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, Jamaica-179 St bound F trains skip 75 Av, Van Wyck Blvd, and Sutphin Blvd. For service to these stations, take a Jamaica-bound F train to Union Tpke or Parsons Blvd and transfer to a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F. For service from these stations, take a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F train to Union Tpke or 71 Av and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.


From 5:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28, G trains run every 20 minutes between Long Island City-Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs due to MOW Fix and Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Greenpoint Tube. The last stop for some G trains headed toward Court Sq is Bedford-Nostrand Avs. To continue your trip, transfer at Bedford-Nostrand Avs to Court Sq-bound G train.


From 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 27, and Sunday, December 28, N trains are suspended between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 86 St in both directions. FQ trains, B1, B4, B64, and B82 buses provide alternate service.


From 6:30 a.m. to 12 Midnight, Saturday, December 27, and Sunday, December 28, R trains run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av.

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5 comments

alek December 28, 2014 - 11:57 am

It is dumb with the R running express to 71st Ave. What about the shoppers at Queens Center Mall? It is the last weekend of the year and there are shoppers shopping for the new years presents and returns. Why they can’t do it late night when the E is local. Could they hold that off for the next weekend or late nights?

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pete December 28, 2014 - 5:32 pm

CBTC work is done by contractors. The MTA can’t restrict access windows or else the contractor will claim the MTA is to blame for delays. Hence R is express during the holidays when NYCT Subway work is supposed to be suspended for the holidays.

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Chris C December 28, 2014 - 7:50 pm

If you postponed engineering work every time there was a popular event on in NYC you’d basically never get anything done because every weekend would be ‘special’ and could not be transit-less because of X Parade, Y Sports Event or Z Holiday.

It is a balance for the planners to schedule all of this work in

Plus doing it short over night shifts over several days is more expensive than doing it in a weekend.

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adirondacker12800 December 28, 2014 - 9:49 pm

If they are going to the mall to shop that implies they aren’t going to work. The cashier isn’t going to refuse the sale because they are ten minutes late. Or a sporting event or a parade or…

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sonicboy678 December 28, 2014 - 10:29 pm

Postponing the work now would only lead to a worse workload later.

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