Tonight is the final day of service for the V and W. It’s also the last chance to take the M from Metropolitan Ave. to Bay Parkway. Various riders are out mourning the demise of these trains. Act now to hop on board with those parties.
Otherwise, the weekend service changes are below. As always, these come to me from New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Check signs in your local station and listen to on-board announcements. Subway Weekender has the map.
From 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 26, downtown 1 trains run express from 137th Street to 96th Street due to track panel installation north of 125th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 26, uptown 1 trains run express from 72nd Street to 96th Street due to reconstruction of the track bridge at the underpass at 96th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 26, uptown 2 trains run express from 72nd Street to 96th Street due to reconstruction of the track bridge at the underpass at 96th Street.
From 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 26, the last stop for some Bronx-bound 6 trains is 3rd Avenue-138th Street due to track panel installation.
From 4 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, June 26, Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to Pelham Bay Park due to station rehabilitations and track panel installations. Note: Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 trains stop at Parkchester. Train doors open onto the Manhattan-bound platform.
From 12:01 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, June 26, A trains run local between 168th Street and Canal Street due to a track drain pipe installation at 59th Street-Columbus Circle.
From 12:01 a.m. to midnight Saturday, June 26, A trains run local between Euclid Avenue and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. due to track drain pipe installation at 59th Street-Columbus Circle.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 26 to 8 a.m. Sunday, June 27, A trains skip Broadway-Nassau St. in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, June 26, there are no C trains running due to track drain pipe installation at 59th Street-Columbus Circle. Customers may take the A or E instead. Note: A trains run local with exceptions. E trains make C stops between 50th Street and Canal Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday, June 27, C trains skip Broadway-Nassau St. in both directions due to work at the Fulton Street Transit Center.
From 11 p.m. Friday, June 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 28, Manhattan-bound D trains skip 174th-175th Sts. and 170th Street due to a track chip out north of 170th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 28, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street in Brooklyn to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due structural repair and station rehabilitation work from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA construction at Bay Parkway.
From 11 p.m. Saturday, June 26 to 8 a.m. Sunday, June 27, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out north of Elmhurst Avenue.
From 6 a.m. Saturday, June 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 28, downtown F trains skip 23rd and 14th Streets due to a substation rehabilitation.
There are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to a track chip out north of Elmhurst Avenue. During the day, customers should take the R. Late nights, customers should take the E. Note: Beginning 11 p.m. Saturday, June 26, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 25 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 26, free shuttle buses replace L trains between Lorimer Street and Myrtle-Wyckoff Aves. due to the replacement of signal wires and concrete work on the track bed.
From 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday, June 27, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out north of Elmhurst Avenue.
6 comments
Guess that’s the last time we see that G-Train weekend service change. I’ll miss those bogus-sounding excuses!
Well, they could cut back “G” trains to Hoyt-Schermerhorn St on the weekends for more track work, so don’t count your chickens just yet!
It used to be true that if “last stop” was announced at Second Ave., you simply had to get off and wait right there for the F train.
Because that is no longer true,
it occurred to me that what the Transit Authority SHOULD have done is to include this suggestion on all those signs that have been put up
recently:
“If you see that your train is at Essex St., you have boarded an M train instead of an F train. Get off immediately, and follow the signs to the Delancey St. platform for a Brooklyn-bound F train.”
There are signs up at all of the F/M stops saying that the M does not stop at 2nd Ave. I’m sure people will manage to miss them though.
What I had in mind was that some Culver line commuters might board an M train in Manhattan, thinking that it’s an F train. That’s why there should be signs informing them that if they see Essex St.,they should get off right there and go to the Delancey St. platform for a Brooklyn-bound F train.
If riders don’t know the difference between an “F” and an “M”, there’s not much the MTA can do. Both trains are clearly marked, and show the line (Culver Local/Myrtle Ave Local) on each train. It’s just silly to think conductors should have an announcement ready for every contingency. Riders should know what train they need to get on BEFORE they even get on the subway. That’s why the MTA print maps, has a website, etc.
Will some riders get on an “M” thinking it’s an “F”? Yes, there are a few numbskulls who never look up from their iPODs. Will they figure it out? Eventually, when they don’t see their stop and backtrack to Manhattan. Will they do that again? Probably not! That’s how you learn to ride the NYC subway.