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Weekend service advisories

by Benjamin Kabak

Friday evening once again. You know the drill. These come to me from New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Listen to on-board announcements and check signs in your local station.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, downtown 1 and 2 trains run express from 14th Street to Chambers Street due to work to replace the roadbed at Franklin Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 (days).


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 28 to 10 p.m. Sunday, August 29, Manhattan-bound 4 trains run express from Mosholu Parkway to Burnside Avenue due to track panel replacement north of Kingsbridge Road.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, downtown 4 trains run local from 125th Street to 14th Street-Union Square, then express to Brooklyn Bridge due to gap filler replacement at 14th Street-Union Square and the construction of the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street tunnel connector.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, uptown 4 trains run local from Brooklyn Bridge to 125th Street due to gap filler replacement at 14th Street-Union Square and the construction of the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street transfer connector.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, there are no 5 trains between Bowling Green and 42nd Street-Grand Central due to switch renewal at the 142nd Street junction. 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 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, downtown 6 trains run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to gap filler replacement at 14th Street-Union Square and the construction of the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street tunnel connector.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, downtown A trains run local from 125th Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to repair of the concrete roadbed south of 125th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 207th Street-bound A trains run on the F line from Jay Street to West 4th Street, then local on the A to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to work on platform edges, tiles and stairs at Broadway-Nassau St. (Fulton Street Transit Center).


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, Manhattan-bound C trains run on the F line from Jay Street to West 4th Street due to work on platform edges, tiles and stairs at Broadway-Nassau St. (Fulton Street Transit Center).


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, there are no D trains between Pacific Street and 34th Street-Herald Square due to work on the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street transfer connector. The N, F and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, downtown D trains run local from 145th Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to repair of the concrete roadbed south of 125th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, Jamaica Center-bound E trains skip Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. due to rail repairs north of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 179th Street-bound F trains skip Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and Sutphin Blvd. due to rail repairs north of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.


From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, 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 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, Coney Island-bound N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to grouting and track work at Cortlandt Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, Coney Island-bound N trains run on the D line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to concrete and cable work north of 8th Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, N trains stop at DeKalb Avenue and run local in Brooklyn between Pacific Street and 36th Street due to work on the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street transfer connector.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, there are no Q trains between Times Square-42nd Street and 57th Street-7th Avenue due to fan plant rehabilitation south of Queens Plaza. Customers should take the N instead.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, Brooklyn-bound R trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to grouting and track work at Cortlandt Street.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, R trains skip 5th Avenue-59th Street, Lexington Avenue-59th Street, and Queens Plaza due to fan plant rehabilitation south of Queens Plaza. Customers should take the N instead.


From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, the R shuttle service is extended due to work on the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street transfer connector. Northbound R trains run from Bay Ridge-95th Street to Whitehall Street and 95th Street-bound trains run from DeKalb Avenue to 95th Street.

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