Before getting to the service advisories, I have a reader-submitted link to share. One of SAS’s loyal followers and a Transit Museum member went on the City Hall tour earlier this month and snapped some photos. Check ’em out. That’s a fun tour.
Now on with the service changes. Nearly every line is suffering through some weekend-related work. With these changes and the weather, it’s a good weekend to stay indoors. Next week, I’ll cover the disaster in Queens with the 7 train service changes.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, 1 trains skip 28th, 23rd and 18th Streets in both directions due to signal testing near South Ferry.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, there are no 1 trains between 14th Street and South Ferry due to signal testing near South Ferry. Free shuttle buses and 2 trains provide alternate service.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, free shuttle buses replace the 2 between 96th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to conduit and cable installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, downtown 2 trains run local from 96th Street to Chambers Street and uptown 2 trains run local from Chambers Street to 72nd Street due to signal testing near South Ferry and conduit and cable installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, the 5 train replaces the 2 train between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Wakefield-241st Street due to conduit and cable installation.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, there is no 3 train service due to conduit and cable installation. The 2, 4 and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, 4 trains are extended to New Lots Avenue due to conduit and cable installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, uptown 4 trains run local from 14th Street to 125th Street due to a track chip-out north of Spring Street.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, January 18, Manhattan-bound 4 trains skip Mosholu Parkway due to maintenance, testing and inspection of equipment.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, uptown 4 and 6 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street due to a track chip-out of Spring Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, downtown 4 and 6 trains run local from 125th Street to Brooklyn Bridge due to a track chip-out north of Spring Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, there are no 4 trains available at Nostrand and Kingston Avenues due to switch renewal at Nostrand Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, there are no 5 trains between Grand Central and Bowling Green due to a track chip-out north of Spring Street. Customers should take the 4 instead.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, 5 trains run in two sections (due to conduit and cable installation.):
- Between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street and
- Between East 180th Street and Grand Central-42nd Street
From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 10 p.m. Sunday, January 18 (and the following weekend Jan 24-25), Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Pelham Bay Park to Parkchester due to track panel installation from Castle Hill Avenue to Parkchester. The last stop for some Bronx-bound 6 trains is 3rd Avenue-138th Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, (and weekends through Feb 28-Mar 2) there are no 7 trains between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza due to track panel installation on the Davis Street curve and security conduit and cable installation in the under river tube. The N and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
From 12:01 a.m. to midnight Saturday, January 17, Manhattan-bound A trains run local from Euclid Avenue to Canal Street, then express to 59th Street, then local to 168th Street due to cable work north of Canal Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, Queens-bound A trains run local between 168th Street and West 4th Street, then via the F line to Jay Street, then local to Euclid Avenue due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization.
From 12:01 a.m. Sunday, January 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, Manhattan-bound A trains run local from Euclid Avenue to 168th Street due to Chambers Street Signal Modernization.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, there are no C trains running due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization. Customers should take the A train instead.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to canopy replacement work.
From 12:01 a.m. to midnight Saturday, January 17, uptown E trains skip Spring and 23rd Streets due to cable work north of Canal Street.
From 8:30 p.m. Friday, January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square. Customers take the E or R instead.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19 (and weekends through February 2), there are no L trains between 8th Avenue and Union Square due to switch renewal near 8th Avenue. Customers may use the M14 bus instead.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19 (and weekends through February 2), L trains run in two sections (due to switch renewal near 8th Avenue):
- Between Union Square and Bedford Avenue every 16 minutes, skipping 3rd Avenue and
- Between Bedford Avenue and Rockaway Parkway every 8 minutes
Customers must transfer at Bedford Avenue to continue their trip. From 10 p.m. Sunday, January 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, trains run every 20 minutes.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, N trains run local between Canal Street and 57th Street due to track panel installation on the Davis Street curve and security conduit and cable installation in the under river tube.
From 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 17 and from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, January 18, the last stop for some N trains is Whitehall Street due to track panel installation on the Davis Street curve and security conduit and cable installation in the under river tube.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, January 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 19, the 42nd Street Shuttle S operates overnight to replace 7 service between Times Square-42nd Street and Grand Central-42nd Street. due to track panel installation on the Davis Street curve and security conduit and cable installation in the under river tube.