I don’t have too much to add to this one this week. I’ve been in Boston for the last few days for my sister’s college graduation, and while I’ve enjoyed using my Charlie card — a contactless smart card — to pay for my T rides, I’ve had less time to report on the latest underground happenings in New York.
Meanwhile, these are your weekend service advisories. In seven days, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 will be unleashed on the world. In the meantime, remember that these are as provided by the MTA. Check the signs at your local station.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Pelham Bay Park to Parkchester due to station painting.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 7, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th, 82nd, 74th, 69th, 52nd, 46th, 40th and 33rd Street due to track panel installation over the 74th Street interlocking and station painting at Junction Boulevard.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, Manhattan-bound A trains run local from Euclid Avenue to 125th Street, then express to 168th Street, then trains resume normal service to 207th Street due to tunnel lighting north of 168th Street and the Chambers Street Signal Modernization project. (For missed stops between 125th Street and 168th Street, customers must ride south from 168th Street.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, Brooklyn-bound A trains run local from 168th Street to West 4th Streets, then on the F line to Jay Street, then trains resume local service to Euclid Avenue due to the Chambers Street signal Modernization project.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, there are no C trains running due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization project. Customers should take the A instead.
From12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to the installation of communications equipment.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, free shuttle buses replace D trains between Norwood-205th Street and Bedford Park Blvd. due to a track a chip out north of Bedford Park Boulevard.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, Jamaica-bound EF trains run local from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to a concrete pour north of Grand Avenue.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, Manhattan-bound EF trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to due to a concrete pour north of Grand Avenue.
From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 6, Coney Island-bound F trains skip 4th Avenue, 15th Street-Prospect Park and Ft. Hamilton Parkway due to rail repair.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, Queens-bound F trains run on the V line from 47th-50th Sts.-Rockefeller Center to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue due to track equipment delivery.
From 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, there is no G train service between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square. Customers should take the E or R instead.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June5 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, free shuttle buses replace L trains between Lorimer Street and Myrtle Avenue due to a track chip-out at Jefferson Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, N trains run local between 59th Street-4th Avenue and Pacific Street due to station rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector at Lawrence Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, Brooklyn-bound N and R trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from Canals Street to DeKalb Avenue due to station rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector at Lawrence Street. Customers should take the 4 train at nearby stations.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, N trains skip Lawrence Street in both directions due to station rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector at Lawrence Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 8, R trains are extended to the 179th Street F station due to a concrete pour north of Grand Avenue.
From 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, there are no Franklin Avenue shuttle trains between Franklin Avenue and Prospect Park due to rail repair. Free shuttles provide alternate service.
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Yeah Boston! and our one superior transit technology!
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