Archive for Service Advisories
Oct
01
Weekend work impacting 15 subway lines
Posted by: | CommentsA little late with these. Sorry.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. October 3, free shuttle buses replace 3 trains between Franklin Avenue and Flatbush Avenue due to repair work on circuit breakers south of President Street. Note: 2 trains operate between 241st Street and the Utica Avenue 3, 4 station.
From 1 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, 4 trains skip Fulton Street in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center. For alternate service, take the 2, 3, A, C or J shuttle instead. Note: J shuttle train operates between Fulton Street and Chambers Street-Brooklyn Bridge.
(Overnights)
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, October 3, uptown 4 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street-Union Square due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.
From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, October 1 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, October 2, 5 trains skip Fulton Street in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center. For alternate service, take the 2, 3, A, C or J shuttle instead. Note: J shuttle train operates between Fulton Street and Chambers Street-Brooklyn Bridge.
From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, October 1 and 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 5 trains every 20 minutes between Bowling Green and Dyre Avenue due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, uptown 6 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street-Union Square due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday, October 2, Manhattan-bound 7 trains run express from 74th Street to Queensboro Plaza due to track panel work south of 33rd Street-Rawson Street.
(Overnights)
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, October 3, uptown A trains skip Spring, 23rd and 50th Sts. due to track work south of Canal Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, uptown C trains skip Spring, 23rd and 50th Sts. due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, Bronx-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to structural repair and station rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. Note: At all times until Friday, October 28, the southbound D is bypassing 71st Street due to stair reconstruction. So, there is no D service at 71st Street this weekend.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, D trains operate local in both directions between 34th Street-Herald Square and West 4th Street due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, E trains run on the F line in both directions between 36th Street, Queens and 34th Street-Herald Square due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization. Note: Trains travel the 63rd Street and 6th Avenue corridors, stopping at F stations. Trains originate and terminate at 34th Street-Herald Square. For service between West 4th Street and WTC, customers should use the A or C.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, Brooklyn-bound F trains run on the A line from West 4th Street to Jay Street-MetroTech due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech and the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer.
From 11 p.m. Friday, September 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, there is no G train service between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avs due to deep well rehabilitation north of Bergen Street. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 10 p.m., Sunday, October 2, Queens-bound J trains skip Hewes Street, Lorimer Street and Flushing Avenue due to track panel work north of Hewes Street.
From 1 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 3, shuttle trains run between Fulton Street and Chambers Street-Brooklyn Bridge due to work at Fulton Street Transit Center. Note: there are no 4 or 5 trains at Fulton Street.
From 6 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 2, L trains run in two sections due to fencing installation at the Canarsie Yard:
- Between 8th Avenue and Broadway Junction and
- Between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway (every 24 minutes)
From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday, October 2, M trains run every 20 minutes between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue due to track panel work north of Hewes Street on the J line.
From 10 p.m. Friday, September 30 to 5 a.m., Monday, October 3, uptown Q trains run local from Canal Street to 34th Street-Herald Square due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.
From 10 p.m. Friday, September 30 to 5 a.m., Monday, October 3, Manhattan-bound Q trains run express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park due to NYC DOT column repair along the Brighton Line.
From 6 a.m. Saturday, October 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 2, Brooklyn-bound Q trains run express from Kings Highway to Brighton Beach due to overcoat paining of the Brighton Line bridges.
Sep
23
Weekend changes impacting 13 subway lines
Posted by: | CommentsFor your weekend viewing pleasure, here’s another video of the Second Ave. TBM breaking through the wall at 63rd St. It’s subway destructo-porn at its best. Anyway, it’s the weekend. You know the drill. Have fun. Stay dry.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, there is no 1 train service between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to Dyckman Street station and structural rehabilitation, platform edge and canopy work at stations between 215th and 242nd Sts. and switch renewal north of 238th Street.
- For 181st and 191st Sts., take the 1 to 168th Street and transfer to the M3 or free shuttle bus on St. Nicholas Avenue.
- For Dyckman and 207th Sts., take the 1 to 168th Street and transfer to the A.
- For stations between 215th and 242nd Sts., take the 1 to 168th Street, transfer to the uptown A to 207th Street and take the free shuttle bus operating along Broadway.
From 1 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, 4 trains skip Fulton Street in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center. For alternate service, take the 2, 3, A, C or J instead. Note: J shuttle train operates between Fulton Street and Chambers Street-Brooklyn Bridge.
From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, September 24 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, September 25, 5 trains skip Fulton Street in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center. For alternate service, take the 2, 3, A, C or J instead. Note: J shuttle train operates between Fulton Street and Chambers Street-Brooklyn Bridge.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, downtown 6 trains run express from Pelham Bay Park to Parkchester due to rail and switch work south of Pelham Bay Park.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to structural repair and station rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. Note: At all times until Friday, October 28, the southbound D is bypassing 71st Street due to stair reconstruction. So, there is no D service at 71st Street this weekend. During the day, Manhattan-bound D trains skip 53rd Street and 45th Street. Customers should use the R instead.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, E trains run on the F line in both directions between 36th Street, Queens and West 4th Street due to a concrete pour for switch renewal work north of Lexington Avenue. Platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and Court Square-23rd Street are closed.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, Queens-bound F trains run on the A line from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech and the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer.
From 11 p.m. Friday, September 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, there is no G train service between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avs due to *deep well rehabilitation north of Bergen Street. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. (*The deep well facilities pump out ground water, keeping water levels below the subway structure in order to prevent flooding. The wells vary in depth from about 60 ft. to 85 ft. below the sidewalk. This weekend’s work involves upgrading the currently outdated, individual control systems for six deep well facilities in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn along the G line. The installation of fiber optic cables routed to each well will connect them to one another and to the NYCT network to allow for a more efficient ground water control operation in the section of the G line that they serve.)
From 1 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, J shuttle trains will operate between Fulton Street and Chambers Street-Brooklyn Bridge due to work at the Fulton Street Transit Center. (No 4 or 5 trains at Fulton Street.)
From 6 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 6 p.m. Sunday, September 25, L trains run in two sections due to fencing installation at the Canarsie Yard:
- Between 8th Avenue and Broadway Junction and
- Between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway (every 24 minutes)
From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 25, southbound N trains run express from Astoria Boulevard to Queensboro Plaza, skipping 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue due to track panel installation between Astoria Boulevard and 36th Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, Coney Island-bound N trains operate on the D line in Brooklyn from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to track panel installation between 59th Street and 86th Street.
From 10 p.m. Friday, September 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, uptown N trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 26, there is no Q train service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Prospect Park due to tunnel ceiling inspection and structural repairs. For service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, customers may take the N or R. For service between Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street and Prospect Park, customer may use the free shuttle bus.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, uptown R trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.
Sep
19
CPW water main break impacting IND service
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A glimpse at water levels at 125th Street earlier this afternoon (Photo via Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Patrick Cashin)
Due to a water main break near 110th Street and Central Park West, New York City Transit is anticipating severe service disruptions for the A, B, C and D trains this evening. As of around 3:50 p.m., B and C trains are suspended from end to end, and A train service is suspended between West 145th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle. The D is not operating between 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and 34th Street-Herald Square.
Transit says it will be providing shuttle train service on the Concourse (D) Line between 205th Street and Yankee Stadium in order to allow customers to transfer to the 4. A similar shuttle train will from 207th Street to 168th Street to allow for a connection with the 1, and subway-bound straphangers leaving Yankee Stadium have been told to take the 4 train. Metro-North will cross-honor tickets from Yankee Stadium to Harlem-125th Street and Grand Central.
According to a report from DNA Info, the main that broke is a 30-inch tube that’s approximately 100 years old. MTA crews are currently pumping out water that’s covering tracks at stations from 103rd to 125th Streets along Central Park West and St. Nicholas Ave. Although four pumps are working to remove 6000 gallons of water per minute, Transit does not yet know when regular service along these IND routes will be restored. Get ready for a fun commute home tonight.
Water from a ruptured main near Central Park West and 110th Streets floods the avenue. (Photo via DNA Info)
Sep
17
Weekend work impacting travel everywhere
Posted by: | CommentsApologies for the delay in publishing these changes this weekend. I was out of town last night without an Internet connection. For those of you who don’t yet like the MTA’s new Weekender offering, there’s always Subway Weekender with the more traditional map. As always, these come to via NYC Transit and are subject to change without notice.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, Flatbush-bound 2 trains skip Bergen Street, Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cable) between Nostrand Avenue and Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, New Lots-bound 3 trains skip Bergen Street, Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cable) between Nostrand Avenue and Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road.
(Overnight)
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, New Lots-bound 4 trains skip Bergen Street, Grand Army Plaza, Eastern Parkway, Nostrand Avenue and Kingston Avenue due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cable) between Nostrand Avenue and Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road.
From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 33rd, 40th, 46th 52nd and 69th Streets due to the installation of cable trays and brackets.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, shuttle trains and buses replace A train service between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway due to the rebuilding of existing piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and the replacement of drain pipes at the South Channel Bridge and Hammel’s Wye. Rockaway Park shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park. Free shuttle buses operate between:
- Howard Beach and Far Rockaway (non-stop)
- Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making one stop at Broad Channel
From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, September 17, there is no A or C train service at Fulton Street in either direction due to work at the Fulton Street Transit Center.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, there are no C trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn due to the Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation. C trains are rerouted on the F line between West 4th Street and 2nd Avenue (last stop). Customers for Spring, Canal and Chambers Streets should take the A or E. Customers for Brooklyn, take the A or F. Note: F trains operate on the C line between Jay Street-MetroTech and Euclid Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to structural repair and station rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. Note: At all times until Friday, October 28, the southbound D is bypassing 71st Street due to stair reconstruction. So, there is no D service at 71st Street this weekend.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, Coney Island-bound D trains run local from DeKalb Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) and Manhattan-bound D trains run local from 59th Street (on the N line) to DeKalb Avenue due to work on the Culver Viaduct. Note: The D stops at DeKalb Avenue in both directions this weekend.
(Overnight)
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, September 18, Jamaica Center-bound E trains skip Van Wyck Blvd. due to cable work north of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, free shuttle buses replace F service between Jay Street-MetroTech and 18th Avenue due to work on the Culver Viaduct including: installation of new signals, signal boxes, cable, insulated joints and rail between Bergen Street and 4th Avenue-9th Street. F trains operate in two sections:
- Between 179th Street and Jay Street-MetroTech, and then are rerouted to the C to Euclid Avenue
- Between 18th Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue
Free shuttle buses operate in three sections:
- Between Jay Street-MetroTech and 18th Avenue (Limited) making stops at Church Avenue and Ditmas Avenue only.
- Between Jay Street-MetroTech and 4th Avenue-9th Street, making stops at Bergen Street, Carroll Street and Smith-9th Streets only.
- Between 4th Avenue-9th Street and Church Avenue, making stops at 7th Avenue, 15th Street-Prospect Park and Ft. Hamilton Parkway only.
Manhattan-bound customers should consider transferring to the R at 4th Avenue-9th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. to 12 noon, Sunday, September 18 Queens-bound F trains skip Van Wyck Blvd. and Sutphin Blvd. due to cable work north of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, there is no G train service between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. and Church Avenue due to work on the Culver Viaduct including: installation of new signals, signal boxes, cable, insulated joints and rail between Bergen Street and 4th Avenue-9th Street. Customers should take the A or F from Hoyt-Schermerhorn to Jay Street-MetroTech for shuttle bus to Church Avenue. See F entry for shuttle bus information.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, there are no L trains between 8th Avenue and Broadway Junction due to CBTC track and signal work between Bedford Avenue and 3rd Avenue. The M train, M14 and free shuttle buses provide alternate service. M train service is extended to 57th Street-6th Avenue. The M14 bus replaces L service between 1st and 8th Avenues. Free shuttle buses operate:
- Between Broadway Junction and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.
- Between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and Lorimer Street-Metropolitan Ave G station
- Between Lorimer Street-Metropolitan Ave G station and the Marcy Avenue J, M station
Note: Manhattan-bound customers should transfer to the A, F or J train at Broadway Junction or the M at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.
From 6 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 17 and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 18, M service is extended to 57th Street-6th Avenue F station due to CBTC track and signal work between Bedford Avenue and 3rd Avenue on the L line.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 18, southbound N trains run express from Astoria Boulevard to Queensboro Plaza, skipping 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue due to track panel installation between Astoria Boulevard and 36th Avenue.
From 10 p.m. Friday, September 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, uptown N trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, uptown R trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.
(Rockaway Shuttle)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 19, there are no S (Shuttle) trains between Broad Channel and Beach 90th Street due to the rebuilding of existing piers and bearings and the replacement of drain pipes on the South Channel Bridge. Shuttle trains operate between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway. Free shuttle buses operate between Rockaway Park and Broad Channel. (See A entry for shuttle bus information.)
Sep
16
Give the MTA’s new Weekender map a whirl
Posted by: | CommentsI’m away from my computer right now so I can’t give the MTA’s new online weekend map a ride, but you can. Check it out right here in all of it’s Vignelli glory. As you poke around with the map, I would love to hear your reactions. Leave a comment with your thoughts, criticisms and potential improvements, and we’ll soon find out just how useful this new offering is.
Sep
16
The return of Vignelli with a weekend twist
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Transit's new Weekender offering provides an interactive, online solution to charting weekend service changes.
Over 30 years after being unceremoniously dumped in the face of extreme public outrage, the Massimo Vignelli subway map is making its triumphant return to the MTA this weekend. This map, repurposed to solve a problem that has vexed the authority for years, won’t be hanging in stations or cars, and in fact, it won’t be available in any physical form. Rather, the MTA will use it as a weekend landing page to offer straphangers a visual, interactive glimpse at the complicated array of service changes that often leave riders more confused than they should be.
The idea is a simple one. In fact, it’s a service Subway Weekender has been offering for years. By providing a visual representation of service changes instead of the jumbled syntax of the weekly postings, Transit can better prepare its customers for weekend headaches. The service, termed the Weekender, will launch later today at approximately 3 p.m. and will be the landing page for MTA.info until shortly before Monday’s morning rush. It is, according to Transit, very much a work in progress, and the MTA will look for rider feedback as it improves this much-needed offering.
Michael Grynbaum of The Times got the scoop on this project, and he offered up a wealth of details:
The stylish digital map will be customized each weekend to reflect the myriad service changes that regularly bedevil straphangers on Saturdays and Sundays. Currently, rerouted lines and shut stations are noted only in stiffly written prose that sometimes compound riders’ confusion. The interactive map is searchable by line, borough and station, and it flags trouble spots with blinking lights. Click, and the site will reveal a rundown of what woe awaits, whether a closed platform or an unexpected station stop. …
The Weekender does not redraw the usual map so much as annotate it. The A train, for instance, has an irritating habit of running along part of the F line on weekends. But the map, rather than repositioning the A’s blue trail onto the orange F route, simply flags the bypassed stations and offers a written explanation. (Officials said a more dynamic map would be logistically difficult to execute.)
Still, the online map has appealing features, including a line-by-line view, which highlights, in vibrant colors, the entire length of an individual subway route while fading out the others, like pulling a strand of spaghetti from a knotty pasta. Riders can quickly find out about changes on their own route while ignoring the rest. The site also allows users to toggle between the subway diagram and detailed neighborhood maps, which list local attractions.
“The idea here,” Margarte Coffey, a Transit official said to The Times, “was: ‘How do you show people at a glance what’s really happening?’ You’ve got this comprehensive poster that says all that is happening this weekend, but you still have to stand there with a map to be able to figure it out.”
Recently, the MTA’s growing weekend ridership has dominated headlines, and with it, weekend travel has come under the microscope. The City and State Comptrollers released a largely clueless report on weekend work that did manage to highlight the MTA’s information deficiencies, and this is a start. Plus, it returns Vignelli’s map, with updated colors, to the public eye. That’s bound to be good for some long arguments over design and functionality.
For now, the situation underground isn’t going to improve. Service changes will come and go as work continues, but the MTA is trying to make it easier for us to know how to get around during the weekend. And knowing is half the battle.
Sep
13
With Brighton work over, B express returns
Posted by: | CommentsWith the station rehab work along the Brighton Line wrapped up, Brooklyn B and Q train riders are in for a treat. For the first time in three years, B express service will return to the trench on October 3. The sign from Transit says it all.
Sep
09
Service changes impacting eight subway lines
Posted by: | CommentsWith the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks upon us, the MTA has a few special service changes for Sunday only. As the ceremony at the World Trade Center site is schedule from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., the R train will bypass Cortlandt St. in both directions from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. that day. Furthermore all subway staircases on Church Street at Park Place, Barclay Street and Vesey Street will be closed as well.
On to the weekend changes. Feel free to use the comments in this thread to discuss anything.
From 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 3 trains operate in two sections due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cable) between Nostrand Avenue and Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road:
- Between 148th Street and Utica Avenue and
- Between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue (service begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and operates every 24 minutes
From 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, September 10, Brooklyn-bound 3 trains skip Bergen Street, Grand Army Plaza, Eastern Parkway, Nostrand Avenue and Kingston Avenue due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cable) between Nostrand Avenue and Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road.
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, September 10, Brooklyn-bound 4 trains skip Bergen Street, Grand Army Plaza, Eastern Parkway, Nostrand Avenue and Kingston Avenue due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cable) between Nostrand Avenue and Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road.
From 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, September 10, there are no 4 trains between Atlantic Avenue and Utica Avenue due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cable) between Nostrand Avenue and Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road. Customers may take the 2 or 3 instead.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 12, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to structural repair and station rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. Note: At all times until Friday, October 28, the southbound D is bypassing 71st Street due to stair reconstruction. So, there is no D service at 71st Street this weekend.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 12, Brooklyn-bound F trains run on the M line from Roosevelt Avenue to 47th-50th Sts due to station reconstruction at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 12, there are no L trains between 8th Avenue and Broadway Junction due to CBTC track and signal work between Bedford Avenue and 3rd Avenue. The M train, M14 and free shuttle buses provide alternate service. M train service is extended to 57th Street-6th Avenue. The M14 bus replaces L service between 1st and 8th Avenues. Free shuttle buses operate:
- Between Broadway Junction and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.
- Between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and Lorimer Street-Metropolitan Ave G station
- Between Lorimer Street-Metropolitan Ave G station and the Marcy Avenue J, M station
From 6 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 10 and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 11, M service is extended to 57th Street-6th Avenue F station due to CBTC track and signal work between Bedford Avenue and 3rd Avenue on the L line.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 12, Coney Island-bound N trains run on the D line from 36th Street (Brooklyn) to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to track panel installation on the Sea Beach Line between 59th Street and 86th Street.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 10 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 11, southbound N trains run express from Astoria Boulevard to Queensboro Plaza, skipping 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue due to track panel installation between Astoria Boulevard and 36th Avenue.
From 10 p.m. Friday, September 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 12, there are no Q trains between Prospect Park and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to track and signal work, removal of temporary platform and bridge and Brighton line overcoat painting. – Sounds like we’re geting awfully close to the restoration of express service on the Brighton line.
From 10 p.m. Friday, September 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 12, uptown Q trains run local from Canal Street to 34th Street-Herald Square due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.
Sep
02
Open Thread: Notes and service advisories
Posted by: | CommentsLet’s try a new thing this weekend. For the service advisories, I’m also going to make this an open thread. Feel free to talk about anything. I have a few more notes to go over too.
- The Boardwalk Empire Nostalgia Train is going to net the MTA “north of $150,000,” according to an MTA spokesman. That’s not a bad haul for something that’s going to attract a crowd.
- The downtown platform at Cortlandt Street on the R train is going to open on Tuesday. The ribbon cutting is scheduled for 3 p.m., and the station will enter revenue service shortly thereafter. I’ll have photos following the photo op.
- The Village Voice’s Runnin’ Scared blog offers a primer on subway etiquette.
With that, here are you service advisories. As always, these come to me from the MTA and are subject to change. Trains on Monday will operate on a Sunday schedule. Enjoy the long weekend.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 3 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, there are no 1 trains between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to station rehab work at Dyckman Street, platform edge and canopy work from 207th to 242nd Streets, and switch renewal work at 238th Street. A train, M3 and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 4, uptown 2 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street, due to track panel installation at Freeman Street and 174th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, September 3, Brooklyn-bound 4 trains run local from Franklin Avenue to Utica Avenue due to conduit installation (for new fiber optic cables) at Utica Avenue.
From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, September 3 and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, September 4, there are no 5 trains between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to track panel installation at Freeman Street and 174th Street. Note: Shuttle trains operate between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street. For service between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse, customers should take the 2 instead.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, downtown 6 trains skip Morrison Avenue-Soundview and Whitlock Avenue due to rail work at Elder Avenue. Note: At all times until October 2011, 6 trains skip Elder Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue in both directions due to station rehabilitation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 5, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to structural repair and station rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. Note: At all times until Friday, October 28, the southbound D is bypassing 71st Street due to stair reconstruction.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 3 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, E trains run on the F line in both directions between 36th Street (Queens) and West 4th Street (Manhattan) due to switch renewal north of Lexington Avenue, track panel and conduit work between Queens Plaza and Court Square-23rd Street and work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Project.
(Nights)
From 11 p.m. Friday, September 2 to 6 a.m. Saturday, September 3, and from 11 p.m. Saturday, September 3 to 8 a.m. Sunday, September 4, and from 11 p.m. Sunday, September 4 to 8 a.m. Monday, September 5, and from 11 p.m. Monday, September 5 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, there are no G trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. and Church Avenue due to installation and final inspection of track work north of Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. G trains operate in two sections:
- Between Court Square-23rd Street and Bedford-Nostrand Avs and
- Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts.
Note: A trains provide connecting service between Jot-Schermerhorn Sts and Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 5, there are no L trains between 8th Avenue and 14th Street-Union Square due to track work between Union Square and 6th Avenue. L trains operate in two sections:
- Between 14th Street-Union Square and Bedford Avenue every 16 minutes, trains skip 3rd Avenue and
- Between Bedford Avenue and Rockaway Parkway
M14 buses and free shuttle buses (overnight) provide alternate service.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 4, southbound N trains run express from Astoria Boulevard to Queensboro Plaza, skipping 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue due to track panel installation between Astoria Boulevard and 36th Avenue.
Aug
28
Subways, LIRR set for 6 a.m. return; Metro-North still out
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Tracks at 145th St.and Lenox Ave under water. Photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Leonard Wiggins
While The Post promised subway service by noon tomorrow, the MTA had other plans. Governor Andrew Cuomo and MTA head Jay Walder announced that subway service will begin to return at 6 a.m. on Monday, in time for the morning rush. Full service won’t come back right away, and trains will run less frequently. Meanwhile, Metro-North service will remain suspended throughout Monday while the LIRR will run trains on some routes tomorrow.
“Today government worked,” Gov. Cuomo said. “Days of preparation and coordination prevented much injury and loss. The MTA will begin resumption of subway service Monday morning. I applaud the good work of the thousands of MTA professionals, National Guard and first responders for their advanced planning. Suspending service allowed the MTA to secure equipment, thus expediting the return to service. None of us should underestimate the damage caused by Hurricane Irene. One thing we can all be proud of is how New Yorkers came together as one. In the darkest hours New Yorkers shine the brightest. They did once again.”
While subway service should allow for a mostly normal Monday morning, Metro-North, which suffered the brunt of the damage, remains down, and the LIRR does as well. “We still have a lot of work to do in parts of our 5,000-mile territory that were hit extremely hard by the storm, but we can now see very visible progress,” Walder said tonight.
The 6 a.m. launch is right now just a general guideline. The Staten Island Railway will resume normal service at midnight, and there a a few exceptions for the Monday commute. The MTA is warning that trains will be more crowded and waits longer than usual. The other important changes include the following:
- 3 trains will operate between 137th Street/City College and New Lots Avenue; Substitute bus service will be provided between Harlem 148th Street and 135th Street connecting with the 2 train.
- C trains suspended; A trains will make all local stops from 207th St. to Lefferts Blvd.?
- No service in the Rockaways. (Rockaway Blvd. to Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park)
- 6 trains runs local in the Bronx
- 7 trains run local
- S Franklin Avenue Shuttle (FAS) suspended
- N trains terminate at Kings Highway. Shuttle bus service between Kings Highway and Stillwell Terminal.
For those coming in from outside of the city, though, the story is a different one. The Long Island Rail Road plans to operate regular rush hour service to and from Babylon, Huntingon, Ronkonkoma, Hempstead, West Hempstead and Port Washington while service to and from Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Long Beach, Far Rockaway and Montauk remains suspended.
There will be no Metro-North service at all on Monday. According to the MTA, the problems plaguing the commuter rail are numerous. They include:
- The signal system is not fully functioning on any of the three lines.
- Various sections of track along Hudson line have been damaged by mudslides and washouts. One mudslide in the area of Spuyten Duyvil has also undermined a home that is up a steep hill from the track. Another mudslide in the area of Scarborough has damaged 300-feet of third rail.
- There is no signal or third-rail power on the Upper Harlem Line because of downed transmission poles and water-damaged substations.
- The tracks through Tuckahoe station are flooded with up to 4 feet of water as the Bronx River continues to overflow its banks.
- There is significant flooding at stations and parking lots. The underpass at Beacon Station is completely under water as is the North White Plains station parking lot.
- Trees have fallen on the tracks on all three Metro-North lines.
- West of Hudson, the Port Jervis Line has a dozen severe washouts and both the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines have numerous trees on the tracks.
New Jersey Transit to operate ‘light’ rail schedule on Monday
For those coming in from New Jersey, rail service is nearly non-existent. NJ Transit says rail service is suspended “until further notice,” but the Atlantic City Rail Line will operate. Trains will not run to the Meadowlands for Monday night’s Jets/Giants game, but buses will run from Port Authority. NJ Transit will run bus service on a modified weekday schedule. The Hudson-Bergen Light and Rail and River Line will operate on a weekend schedule while the Newark Light Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule. All area airports are expected to be open as well.
