Before I jump into the service advisories for the weekend, I wanted to remind you all of the importance of June 30. After Monday, all One-Day Unlimited Ride Metrocards purchased prior to the fare hike will expire.
For those who stockpiled MetroCards, this month was the drop-dead point. Thirty-day cards had to be activated by June 1; seven-day cards had to be swiped by June 24; and the one-day Fun Passes must be used by the end of the day on Monday. So if you have one-day passes lying around the house, take a few subway rides this weekend.
But worry not if your cards go unused. Refunds will be available to those customers who have unused pre-fare hike Unlimited Ride MetroCards. Ask your nearest friendly station booth worker for an envelope, mail it off to the MTA and wait a few weeks. You will get a refund. I’ve done it before; it actually works.
And now on to the weekend service advisories.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, there is no 1 train service between 14th Street and South Ferry. Also, 1 trains skip 18th, 23rd and 28th Streets in both directions. Customers may take the 2 or 3 trains between 34th and Chambers Streets. Free shuttle buses are provided between Chambers Street and South Ferry. These changes are due to Cortlandt Street Underpinning.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, Manhattan-bound 2 trains run express from Gun Hill Road to East 180th Street due to signal and structural work at East 180th Street. Also, 2 trains run local between 96th and Chambers Streets because of Cortlandt Street Underpinning.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 29, Manhattan-bound 2 and 4 trains skip Eastern Parkway,
Grand Army Plaza, and Bergen St.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, 3 trains run local between 96th and Chambers Streets due to Cortlandt Street Underpinning.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, June 28, Manhattan-bound 4 trains run express from Utica Ave. to Atlantic Ave.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, there are no 5 trains running between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and East 180th Street due to signal and structural work at East 180th Street. Customers should take the 2.
From 11 p.m. Friday, June 27, to 7 a.m. Saturday, June 28, from 11 p.m. Saturday, June 28, to 8 a.m. Sunday, June 29, and from 11 p.m. Sunday, June 29, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, downtown 6 trains run express from 125th St. to Grand Central.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, there are no C trains between 168th and 145th Streets. Also, free shuttle buses replace A trains between 168th Street and 207th Street. Customers may transfer between the Broadway or Fort Washington Avenue shuttle buses and the A train at 168th Street. These changes are due to structural work and track and roadbed replacement work between 168th Street and 207th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, the last stop for some Coney Island-bound D trains is Bay Parkway due to track panel work between 8th Avenue and 86th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, Manhattan-bound F trains run on the A line from Jay Street to West 4th Street due to infrastructure work.
From 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to track chip-out between 36th Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Take the E or R instead.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 29, free shuttle buses replace J trains between Crescent Street and the Jamaica-Van Wyck E station. (There are no J trains between Crescent Street and Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer.) This is due to track panel installation between Cypress Hills and Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, Manhattan-bound N trains run on the D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to track panel work between 8th Avenue and 86th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 30, Brooklyn-bound NR trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to track roadbed work between Prince and Whitehall Streets.
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