Archive for Service Advisories
Jan
27
Weekend work impacting 14 subway lines
Posted by: | CommentsHave a great weekend. Subway Weekender has your map.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 10 p.m. Sunday, January 29, downtown 2 trains operate express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue/149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street. Note: 2 trains run local between 34th Street-Penn Station and Chambers Street all weekend.
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 30, there is no 3 train service between 34th Street-Penn Station and New Lots Avenue due to switch renewal north of 14th Street. Customers may use the 2 or 4 trains as an alternative. 3 trains run express between 34th Street-Penn Station and 148th Street all weekend. Transfer between the 2 and 3 at Times Square-42nd Street; transfer between the 2 and 4 trains at Franklin Avenue.
From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, January 28 and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, January 29, downtown 5 trains run express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue-149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street. Note: Trains run every 20 minutes during this time.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 30, there are no 7 trains between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza due to track panel installation and CBTC work south of Queensboro Plaza, ADA work at Court Square and station renewal at Hunters Point Avenue. (Repeats next nine weekends through March 31-Apr 2.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 30, A trains run local in both directions between 145th Street and 168th Street. Between 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29, there are no C trains between 145th Street and 168th Street due to track maintenance. Customers should take the A instead.
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, January 30, uptown A trains skip Spring, 23rd and 50th Streets due to track tie and rail renewal on switches south of West 4th Street.
This one was an emergency ad on Friday. Transit sent out a correction on Saturday night: In order to repair a switch near 80th Street on the A line, A service will be suspended between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard and between Euclid Avenue and Howard Beach on Sunday, January 29, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Express shuttle buses will operate non-stop between Euclid Avenue and Howard Beach, stopping at Aqueduct North Conduit when returning from Howard Beach to Euclid Avenue. Local shuttle buses will operate between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard stopping at Grant Avenue, 80th Street, 88th Street, Rockaway Boulevard, 104th Street, and 111th Street. Shuttle trains will operate between Far Rockaway and Howard Beach.
From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29, uptown C trains skip Spring, 23rd and 50th Streets due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech and track tie and rail renewal on switches south of West 4th Street. Customers should take the E trains instead. Note: Queens-bound E trains skip Spring and 23rd Streets; see E entry.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 30, Queens-bound E trains skip Spring and 23rd Streets due to track tie and rail renewal on switches south of West 4th Street.
12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 30, Brooklyn-bound F trains run via the A line from West 4th Street to Jay Street-MetroTech to due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 11 p.m. Friday, January 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 30, Jamaica-bound F trains run on the M line from 47th-50th Sts to Queens Plaza due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for the Second Avenue Subway project.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 10 p.m. Sunday, January 29, Queens-bound J trains skip Kosciuszko Street, Gates Avenue, Halsey Street and Chauncey Street due to track panel installation at Halsey Street and Gates Avenue.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, January 28, and Sunday, January 29, free shuttle bus replace trains between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway due to CBTC signal work. L trains operate between Broadway Junction and 8th Avenue. Express shuttle buses operate nonstop between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway. Local shuttle buses make all station stops between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway.
From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, January 28 and from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, January 29, some Brooklyn-bound N trains terminate at 34th Street Herald Square, skipping 49th Street, due to track panel installation and CBTC work south of Queensboro Plaza, ADA work at Court Square (7) and station renewal at Hunters Point Avenue (7).
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, January 30, Queens-bound N trains run via the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to track replacement at Atlantic Avenue. (Note: N trains stop at DeKalb Avenue in both directions all weekend.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 5 a.m., Monday, January 30, there is no Q train service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Prospect Park due to track replacement work at Atlantic Avenue. For service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, customers may take the R or N instead. Free shuttle buses provide service between Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street and Prospect Park. (Repeats last three weekends in February.)
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29, Queens-bound R trains run via the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to switch renewal and track replacement south of Whitehall Street. Customers should use nearby 4 stations instead.
(42nd Street Shuttle)
From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, January 28, Sunday, January 29 and Monday, January 30, the 42nd Street shuttle operates overnight due to the 7 line suspension.
Jan
20
7 line shutdown continues as snow cancels weekend work
Posted by: | CommentsIt might snow, guys. We might get 2-5 inches of snow. Thus, the MTA has entered Level 4 winter preparedness mode, and all weekend work has been canceled with one major exceptions. That pesky 7 line shutdown between Manhattan and Queens will continue as planned. For now, the authority says service will operate on a normal weekend schedule, but if snow accumulation is significant some above-ground routes might shutter. The forecast isn’t that dire though.
In other site news, I’ll be hosting a Q-and-A at the Transit Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 1. It’s part of the new Problem Solvers series. I’ll have more details for you on Monday, but save the date. As a reminder, if you want more Second Ave. Sagas, you could always follow me on Twitter or this photoset has you covered. Enjoy the weekend. Stay warm.
Jan
13
Weekend work impacting 15 subway lines
Posted by: | CommentsAs Friday evening dawns, we’re on the verge of a three-day weekend. NYC Transit will operate trains on a regular weekday schedule on Monday, but the intervening pair of days, service changes abound. Subway Weekender has the map.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, there is no 1 service between 34th Street-Penn Station and South Ferry due to switch renewal north of 14th Street.
- 1 trains operate between 34th Street-Penn Station and 242nd Street
- For service between 34th Street-Penn Station and Chambers Street, take the 2 or 3.
- Free shuttle buses replace 1 train service between Chambers Street and South Ferry.
(Note: Overnight, 3 trains run express between Times Square-42nd Street and 148th Street.)
From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 10 p.m. Sunday, January 15, downtown 2 trains operate express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue/149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street. (Repeats next two weekends.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2 trains run local in both directions between 34th Street-Penn Station and Chambers Street due to Port Authority concrete work south of Chambers Street and switch renewal north of 14th Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, January 14 and Sunday, January 15, 3 trains run local in both directions between 34th Street-Penn Station and Chambers Street due to Port Authority concrete work south of Chambers Street and switch renewal north of 14th Street.
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, downtown 4 trains run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction and station painting at Astor Place and Spring Street.
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, January 14, downtown 4 trains skip 138th Street-Grand Concourse due to a platform and edge survey at 149th Street-Grand Concourse. Customers should take the 5 instead.
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, January 15, uptown 4 trains skip 138th Street-Grand Concourse due to a platform and edge survey at 149th Street-Grand Concourse.
From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, January 14 and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, January 15, downtown 5 trains run express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue-149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street. (Note: Trains run every 20 minutes during this time.)
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, downtown 6 trains run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction and station painting at Astor Place and Spring Street.
From 11 p.m. Friday, January 13 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, January 16, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Beach 90th Street and Far Rockaway due to track panel installation from Beach 67th to Beach 60th Streets.
From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, January 14 and Sunday, January 15, uptown C trains skip Spring, 23rd and 50th Streets due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, Brooklyn-bound D trains run via the N from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to station and line structure rehabilitation near 25th Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, E trains run via the F line in both directions between 36th Street in Queens and West 4th Street due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System. E platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and Court Square are closed.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, Queens-bound F trains run via the A line from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, there is no L train service between Lorimer Street and Broadway Junction due to signal work. L trains operate in two sections:
- Between 8th Avenue and Lorimer Street
- Between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway
Free shuttle buses provide service between Lorimer Street and Broadway Junction, making all station stops. Customers should use the J as an alternative where possible.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 16, N trains stop at DeKalb Avenue in both directions due to track replacement work at Atlantic Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 14 to 5 a.m., Monday, January 16, there is no Q train service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Prospect Park due to track replacement work at Atlantic Avenue. For service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, customers may take the R or N instead. Free shuttle buses provide service between Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street and Prospect Park. (Repeats next two weekends in January and last three weekends in February.)
(Rockaway Shuttle)
From 11 p.m. Friday, January 13 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, January 16, A trains replace S trains between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to track panel installation from Beach 67th to Beach 60th Streets. Free shuttle buses replace A trains between Beach 90th Street and Far Rockaway.
Jan
12
Eleven weekends of no interborough 7 service
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Queens residents along the Flushing line hoping for a quick trip into Manhattan are going to be out of luck until April. Starting next weekend and continuing through April 2, 2012, Transit is suspended weekend 7 service between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square. Furthermore, the Court Square station will be shuttered entirely from January 21-April 2. So much for that convenient new transfer.
The MTA says this work is part of two projects. First, the authority is installing a communications-based train control along the 7 with a completion date of late 2016. Second, the Court Square closure is part of a comprehensive rehabilitation project that will make the station accessible to the disabled by June.
“We are taking the opportunity to do a lot of work during this period and while we regret the inconvenience to our customers, this is work that must be done in order to improve the performance of this line,” Transit President Thomas Prendergast said. “We have already accomplished a lot here and we have seen an improvement in reliability. With the work we are doing now, we are continuing that progress.”
Since the old Steinway Tubes offer “virtually no clearance,” the authority must shut down service in the tunnels to perform this work. When the 7 is out of service, Transit will provide a fare-free shuttle bus between the Vernon-Jackson and Queensboro Plaza stations. Customers are urged to transfer at Queensboro Plaza for N and Q trains which will run between the two boroughs. Those who switch from the 7 to the G can walk to the 21st St. – Van Alst station.
During the service shutdown, Transit says it will perform the following work along the 7 line with more to come in the fall.
- Additional track and tunnel maintenance work in the Steinway Tube, including upgrading emergency alarms and telephones, installing the copper cable associated with them and replacing collapsed ducts in the tube.
- Track replacement work along 23rd Street between Queens Plaza South and 44th Drive.
- Installation of electrical equipment at the Vernon-Jackson Station for the CBTC project.
- Station renewal work is continuing at the Hunters Point Avenue Station, including platform, stairway and mezzanine repairs, bringing the station to a state-of-good-repair. This $5.2M project is scheduled for completion in May 2012.
- A series of station improvements at the Vernon-Jackson station. This work includes replacing platform edge concrete, removing wood rubbing boards and replacing them with boards made from polyethylene, installing tactile platform edge ADA warning strips and repairing or replacing platform columns. Transit will also repair cracked platform surfaces, walls and station ceilings while improving the lighting.
I had hoped to journey into Queens for a show on January 28. Already, I’m reassessing my plans. It’s going to be a tough 11 weeks for folks used to a speedy connection between the two boroughs.
Jan
09
Round-up: Lhota confirmed, FastTrack starts tonight
Posted by: | CommentsTwo brief items for the end of your day: The New York State Senate confirmed Joseph Lhota as the next CEO and Chairman of the MTA. I’ll have more from the confirmation hearings later, but as a preview, the lovely “two sets of books” meme that just won’t die reared its head. Lhota acquitted himself quite well during the committee confirmation hearings, and after expressing initial skepticism over his appointment, his performance today gave me hope that he’ll be an effective leader who won’t just rubber-stamp everything Gov. Cuomo sends his way.
In more important news, the MTA’s partial line shutdown program, dubbed FastTrack, starts tonight along the East Side. The full details are right here in a press release. Starting tonight and continuing for four nights, there will be no 4, 5 or 6 service between Atlantic Ave. and Grand Central Terminal from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Straphangers are, of course, treating this like the apocalypse. Plan your evening rides, late-night journeys and early-morning commutes accordingly. I’ll have more on this as well tomorrow.
Jan
07
Qpocalypse starts as work impacts 15 subway lines
Posted by: | CommentsFor weekend straphangers, December is always a welcome month. Weekend work slows down considerably, and taking the trains on Saturday and Sunday is a decidedly humane experience. Now it’s January, and well, things are B-A-D.
The MTA is conducting work that impacts 15 lines this weekend, but that hardly tells the entire story. For seven of the next eight weekends, Q service is suspended between Prospect Park and 57th St., and on Monday evening, Transit’s FasTrack program takes center stage as the 4, 5 and 6 enjoy some weeknight shutdowns. Anyway, you know the drill. Subway Weekender has your map.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, January 8, downtown 2 trains operate express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue/149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street.
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 6 to 5 a.m., Monday, January 9, 2 trains run local in both directions between 34th Street-Penn Station and Chambers Street due to switch renewal north of 14th Street.
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, there is no 3 service between 34th Street-Penn Station and New Lots Avenue due to switch renewal north of 14th Street. 2 and 4 trains provide alternate service.
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, 4 train service is extended to and from New Lots Avenue replacing the 3 in Brooklyn due to switch renewal north of 14th Street. Trains run local in both directions between Atlantic Avenue and New Lots Avenue.
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, downtown 4 trains run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction and station painting at Astor Place and Spring Street.
From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, January 7 and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, January 8, downtown 5 trains run express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue-149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street. Note: Trains run every 20 minutes during this time.
From 10 p.m. Friday, January 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, downtown 6 trains run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction and station painting at Astor Place and Spring Street.
From 11 p.m. Friday, January 6 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, January 9, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Beach 90th Street and Far Rockaway due to track panel installation from Beach 67th to Beach 60th Streets. (Repeats next two weekends.)
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, Brooklyn-bound D trains run via the N from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to station and line structure rehabilitation near 25th Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, E trains run via the F line in both directions between 36th Street in Queens and West 4th Street due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System. E platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and Court Square are closed.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, Brooklyn-bound F trains run via the A line from West 4th Street to Jay Street-MetroTech due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5:30 a.m., Saturday, January 7, Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track maintenance work between 65th Street and Northern Boulevard.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 10 p.m. January 8, Jamaica Center-bound J trains skip Kosciuszko Street, Gates Avenue, Halsey Street and Chauncey Street due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, uptown N and R trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets due to track replacement south of 28th Street and track maintenance at 8th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 9, N trains stop at DeKalb Avenue in both directions due to track replacement work at Atlantic Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 7 to 5 a.m., January 9, there is no Q trains service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Prospect Park due to track replacement work at Atlantic Avenue. For service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, customers may take the R or N instead. Free shuttle buses provide service between Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street and Prospect Park. (Repeats next three weekends in January and last three weekends in February.)
(Rockaway Shuttle)
From 11 p.m. Friday, January 6 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, January 9, A trains replace S trains between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to track panel installation from Beach 67th to Beach 60th Streets. Free shuttle buses replace A trains between Beach 90th Street and Far Rockaway. (Repeats next two weekends.)
Jan
02
Trains, SAS operating on a Saturday schedule
Posted by: | CommentsAs January 2 is a federal holiday commemorating the New Year, the MTA is operating subways on a Saturday schedule and buses on a Sunday schedule. Thus, I’ll be running this site on a weekend schedule as well and will not have the first real post of 2012 up until later in the evening. I hope you all had a safe and sound New Years Eve celebration. Here’s to a 2012 in transit that’s better for New York City than 2011 was. I’ll see you all back here later tonight.
Dec
23
As the holidays arrive, weekend work impacts just one line
Posted by: | CommentsHappy Holidays, everyone. Thanks for reading all year. I’ll be back on Tuesday with a few year-end posts before 2011 turns into 2012. In the meantime, some reminders about this weekend. Transit has issued the following note:
As a reminder, for those traveling by subway on Monday, December 26, the Saturday schedule means that there is no B or Z service available. J trains operate between Jamaica Center and Chambers Street. M trains run between Myrtle Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue, Q trains run between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and 5 trains run between Dyre Avenue and Bowling Green.
Tomorrow is your last chance to catch the 2011 Nostalgia Train. The old cars run along the M line from 2nd Ave. to Queens Plaza. The trains will leave Second Ave. at 9:58 a.m., 11:37 a.m., 12:57 p.m., 2:27 p.m. and 3:57 p.m. and make local stops to Queens Plaza. Planned departure times from Queens Plaza are 10:43 a.m., 12:13 p.m., 1:42 p.m., 3:13 p.m. and 4:43 p.m. Bring a camera, of course. I’ll be on one of those rides tomorrow.
With that, the lone weekend service advisory.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2012, D trains skip 79th Street and 25th Avenue in both directions due to demolition and installation of new mezzanine floors.
Dec
17
Weekend work impacting seven lines
Posted by: | CommentsA little late with these but not much going on this weekend. Let’s jump right in.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 19, there are no 5 trains between Dyre Avenue and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to track and finishing work for the East 180th Street Interlocking project. For service between:
- Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street, customers may use the free shuttle buses.
- East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse, customers may take the 2 train.
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, December 17 and Sunday, December 18, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to signal work in the area of Junction Blvd. and 111th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 19, Bronx-bound D trains operate via the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street, skipping 53rd and 45th Streets due to station and line structure rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway.
(Overnight)
From 11 p.m. Saturday, December 17 to 6:45 a.m. Sunday, December 18, Brooklyn-bound F trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue due to stop cable replacement along the Queens Blvd. Line.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 17 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 18, Queens-bound J trains skip Hewes Street, Lorimer Street and Flushing Avenue due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 17 to 10 p.m., Sunday, December 18, M trains run every 24 minutes between Myrtle Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street. (Every 20 minutes overnight.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 19, Coney Island-bound N trains run via the D line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to track panel installation south of 59th Street.
Dec
09
Weekender map upgrade as work impacts seven lines
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Transit has updated its Weekender map in response to rider feedback.
It’s another light week of service, but before we just into these, I have another story: New York City Transit announced today that it has unveiled an upgrade of its Weekender map. The online offering, available starting every Friday at 3 p.m., allows straphangers to view the weekend’s service changes on a Vignelli-inspired subway map.
Here’s what Transit had to say about what they’re calling The Weekender 1.5:
Based on these comments and suggestions, new Weekender features have been introduced – including a searchable station name box that anticipates your station as you type – and an additional level of zoom to the subway diagram to give you a wider view of your trip.
The color on certain graphic elements and text has also been adjusted as a result of feedback from the ADA/vision-impaired community. TripPlanner+, the only route search program that plans your way around the construction, is also now much easier to reach.
Of the changes, Transit President Thomas Prendergast said, “We asked. You suggested, and we listened. These improvements customers will see starting today will make it easier for subway riders to visualize exactly how weekend work will affect subway service.”
Now onto the changes. As always, these come to me via Transit, and they are subject to change without notice. Check signs in your local station and listen to on-board announcements. Subway Weekender has the map.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, December 11, uptown 2 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street due to rail and plate replacement at Simpson Street.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, December 11, uptown 5 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street due to rail and plate replacement at Simpson Street.
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 33rd Street, 40th Street, 46th Street, 52nd Street and 69th Street due to installation of cable trays and brackets.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 12, Bronx-bound D trains operate via the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to station and line structure rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street. (Repeats next week.)
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 11, Queens-bound J trains skip Hewes Street, Lorimer Street and Flushing Avenue due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street. (Repeats next week.)
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 10 p.m., Sunday, December 11, M trains run every 24 minutes between Myrtle Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street. (Every 20 minutes overnight.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 12, Coney Island-bound N trains run via the D line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to track panel installation south of 59th Street.
