It’s an August weekend, and as the city empties out, subway work ramps up. The below advisories come to me from New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Read the signs in your local station and listen to on-board announcements as well. Subway Weekender has the map.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, downtown 1 and 2 trains run express from 14th Street to Chambers Street due to a track chip out at Franklin Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, there are no 2 trains between Manhattan and the Bronx due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction north of 135th Street. 2 trains run between Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College and 96th Street, and then are rerouted to the 1 line to 137th Street. Free shuttle buses replace the 2 between 96th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse. 5 trains replace the 2 between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and 241st Street. Note: After leaving 96th Street, uptown 2 trains stop at 103rd Street then run express to 137th Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, there are no 3 trains running due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction north of 135th Street. 4 trains replace the 3 between New Lots Avenue and Nevins Street all weekend. 2 trains replace the 3 between Nevins Street and 96th Street. Free shuttle buses replace 3 trains between 96th Street and 148th Street.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 10 p.m. Sunday, August 15, Manhattan-bound 4 trains run express from Mosholu Parkway to Burnside Avenue due to track panel renewal north of Kingsbridge Road.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, downtown 4 trains run local from 125th Street to Brooklyn Bridge due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction north of 135th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, uptown 4 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to14th Street-Union Square, then local to 125th Street due to a track chip out at Brooklyn Bridge.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, 4 trains run local between Atlantic Avenue and Utica Avenue and are extended to and from New Lots Avenue to replace the suspended 3 due to the switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, there are no 5 trains between Bowling Green and 42nd Street-Grand Central due to a track chip out at Brooklyn Bridge. Customers should take the 4 instead. Note: 5 trains run between the 241st Street 2 station and 42nd Street (days) or 149th Street-Grand Concourse (overnights). 5 shuttle trains run between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street all weekend.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, 6 train service is extended to/from Bowling Green due to a track chip out at Brooklyn Bridge.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, uptown 6 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street-Union Square due to a track chip out at Brooklyn Bridge.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Parkchester to Hunts Point Avenue due to station rehabilitation and structural repair at Whitlock Avenue, Morrison Avenue-Soundview and Parkchester. Note: At all times until September 2010, the Manhattan-bound 6 platform at Parkchester is closed for rehabilitation. Manhattan-bound 6 trains stopping at Parkchester will use the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform.
From 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, August 14, Manhattan-bound 7 run express from Mets-Willets Point to 74th Street-Broadway due to painting of the elevated structure.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, A trains bypass Broadway-Nassau St. in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15, C trains bypass Broadway-Nassau St. in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, Manhattan-bound E trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, Jamaica Center-bound E trains run local from Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.
From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, August 14, Coney Island-bound F trains run express from 18th Avenue to Kings Highway due to signal work south of Ditmas Avenue.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, 179th Street-bound F trains run local from Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to a track chip out south of Elmhurst Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, Coney Island-bound N trains run express from Pacific Street to 59th Street in Brooklyn this weekend due to station work at 86th Street (the local track is out of service between 36th Street and 95th Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, there are no R trains in Brooklyn between 95th Street and 36th Street due to station work at 86th Street. For service between 95th Street and 59th Street, customers may use the free shuttle bus. For service between 59th Street and 36th Street, customers should take the N instead. Note: Coney Island-bound N trains skip 45th Street and 53rd Street. Manhattan-bound N trains run local from 59th to 36th Streets.