December really is the best month for subway travel. With tourists descending upon New York, the MTA has scaled back subway work so that just a few lines are impacted this weekend. This is what life would be like without a grand plan to maintain a state of good repair. I think I’ll take a modern subway and some weekend changes rather than a crumbling system and regular weekend service.
Anyway, that’s about it from me for today. We spent a lot of time this week talking about the immediate financial future of the MTA, and I’ll probably toss up a post or two this weekend as well. Don’t forget about the Nostalgia Train this weekend. It runs on the V line on Sundays.
For the rest of the weekend changes, you know the drill. Don’t forget to check out our map from Subway Weekender that shows just how the subway changes impact travel. Download this week’s version right here or by clicking on the image below. Remember: These weekend service changes come to me from the MTA and are subject to change without notice. Check signs in your local station and listen for on-board announcements for up-to-the minute changes. The specific alerts follow.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 12 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 13, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th, and 82nd Streets due to track panel installation.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, December 12, Sunday, December 13 and Monday, December 14, uptown A trains skip Spring, 23rd and 50th Streets due to track maintenance.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 14, uptown A/C trains skip 135th, 155th, and 163rd Streets due to the track chip-out at 163rd Street.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, December 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 14, free shuttle buses replace AS trains between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Far Rockaway due to South Channel Bridge repairs and track panel installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 14, uptown D trains run local from 125th Street to 145th Street due to the track chip-out at 163rd Street. (The D replaces the suspended C at 135th Street.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 14, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cable work.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, December 12, Sunday, December 13 and Monday, December 14, uptown E trains skip Spring and 23rd Streets due to track maintenance.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, December 12, Manhattan-bound F trains skip 169th Street due to track cleaning.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, December 13, Jamaica-bound F trains skip 169th Street due to track cleaning.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 14, Jamaica-bound F trains, after leaving 47th-50th Sts., will run on the E from 5th Avenue-53rd Street to Roosevelt Avenue due to signal maintenance, inspections, testing, track work and grouting.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Saturday, December 12, Sunday, December 13 and Monday, December 14, Brooklyn-bound G trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cable work.