West Side travel is going to be headache-inducing this week and next as New York City Transit is planning extensive work along the IRT lines. This work is part of the station renewal project in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, track work at 66th St. and work by the Port Authority at the World Trade Center site.
Here’s how it looks:
- There will be no 1 service between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to the station construction work between 242nd Street and Dyckman Street. Free shuttle buses provide service between the 242nd Street (1) station and the 207th Street (A) station. Washington Heights customers may take the M 3 or free shuttle bus service stopping at 168th Street, 181st Street, and 191st Street along St. Nicholas Avenue.
- Downtown 1 trains will run local between 168th Street and 34th Street, then express from 34th Street to 14th Street where it terminates. Uptown 1 trains run express from 14th Street to 72nd Street (skipping 50th, 59th, and 66th Streets), then local to 168th Street.
- Downtown 2 and 3 trains will make local stops from 96th Street to Chambers Street. Uptown 2 and 3 trains will run local from Chambers Street to 42nd Street, then express, stopping at 72nd and 96th Streets. There is no uptown 1, 2, or 3 service at 50th, 59th or 66th Street.
- Due to work by Port Authority at the WTC site, free shuttle buses will operate between Chambers Street and South Ferry.
The regular advisories follow. As always, these come to me via Transit and are subject to change without notice. Listen to on-board announcements and check the signs in your local station. Subway Weekender has the map.
At all times until August 2011, Bronx-bound 1 trains skip Dyckman Street due to station rehabilitation. Customers may ride to 207th Street, use free MetroCard transfer to downtown 1 and ride back to Dyckman Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, uptown 1 trains run express from 14th Street to 72nd Street due to track work south of 66th Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, 1 service is suspended between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to rehab work between 242nd Street and Dyckman Street stations. The A trains, free shuttle buses and the M3 bus provide alternate service. Free shuttle buses operate:
- On Broadway between 242nd Street and 215th Street stations, then connect to the 207th Street A station.
- On St. Nicholas Avenue between 191st and 168th Street stations.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, there is no 1 service between 14th Street and South Ferry due to Port Authority work at the WTC site. The 2, 3, and free shuttle buses provide alternate service. 1 trains run express between 34th and 14th Street. 2 and 3 trains run local between 34th Street and Chambers Street. Free shuttle buses operate between Chambers Street and South Ferry. Note: During the overnight hours, 3 trains run express between 148th Street and 42nd Street. Downtown 1 trains run local from 168th Street to 14th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, downtown 2 trains run local from 96th Street to Chambers Street and uptown 2 trains run local from Chambers Street to 42nd Street, then express to 96th Street. These changes are due to Port Authority work at the WTC site and track work south of 66th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, Manhattan-bound 2 and 4 trains skip Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza and Bergen Street due to tunnel ceiling inspection.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, downtown 3 trains run local from 96th Street to Chambers Street and uptown 3 trains run local from Chambers Street to 42nd Street, then express to 96th Street. These changes are due to Port Authority work at the WTC site and track work south of 66th Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, Manhattan-bound 3 trains skip Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza and Bergen Street due to tunnel ceiling inspections.
From 11 p.m. Friday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, downtown 4 and 6 trains skip 33rd, 28th, and 23rd Streets due to track work south of 33rd Street and work on the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street transfer.
From 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 30, uptown 4 trains run local from Brooklyn Bridge to 125th Street due to track work south of 33rd Street.
From 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Grand Central due to track work south of 33rd Street. Customers should take the 4 instead.
From 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, October 31, 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Bowling Green due to track work south of 33rd Street.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 11 p.m. Sunday, October 31, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to switch renewal work at 111th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday. October 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, Manhattan-bound D trains run local from 36th Street to DeKalb Avenue due to cable installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to structural repair and station rehabilitations from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. There are no Coney Island-bound D trains at 9th Avenue, Ft. Hamilton Parkway, 50th, 55th, 71st, 79th Streets, 18th, 20th Avenues, Bay Parkway, 25th Avenue and Bay 50th Street. (Customers traveling to these stations must take the D or N to New Utrecht Avenue-62nd Street or Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and transfer to a Manhattan-bound D train.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, E trains run on the F line between Roosevelt Avenue and West 4th Street due to switch renewal at Lexington Avenue. The platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and 23rd Street-Ely Avenue are closed. Customers should take the R, 6 or shuttle bus instead. Free shuttle buses connect Court Square (G)/23rd Street-Ely Avenue (E), Queens Plaza (R), and 21st Street-Queensbridge (F).
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, Manhattan-bound F trains run on the A line from Jay Street to West 4th Street due to work on the Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, free shuttle buses replace M service between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue-Broadway due to platform edge rehabilitation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 30 to 4 a.m. Monday, November 1, Coney Island-bound N trains run local from Canal Street, Manhattan to 59th Street, Brooklyn and Manhattan-bound N trains run express from 59th Street, Brooklyn to Canal Street, Manhattan due to cable installation.
From 11:30 Friday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, there are no R trains between Whitehall Street, Manhattan and 95th Street, Brooklyn due to station rehab work at 86th Street and cable installation. For service between Whitehall and 59th Streets, customers should take the N. For service between 59th Street and 95th Street, customers may use the free shuttle bus.
(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 1, free shuttle buses replace S trains between Rockaway Park and Beach 60th Street due to station rehabilitations.
2 comments
I don’t get why the 5 had to terminate one day at Grand Central the other Bowling Green.Ben ,agree with this?
Interesting question.
Could it be that the 4, 5, and 6 north of Grand Central have to run more frequently on Saturday (when more people ride the train), and they can’t all fit onto the express track south of there, but on Sunday, when service is a bit less frequent, all three can fit?