We’re coming down the home stretch of the period with really bad fall weekend service changes. Once Thanksgiving and tourist season rolls around and the temperatures drop further, the MTA starts to scale back the work, but for now, we’re left with changes on nearly every line.
As always, these come to me via New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Check the signs in your local station and listen for on-board announcements. Subway Weekender has the map.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, November 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, 1 service is suspended between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to rehab work between 242nd Street and Dyckman Street stations. The A train, free shuttle buses and the M3 bus provide alternate service. Free shuttle buses operate:
- On Broadway between 242nd Street and 215th Street stations, then connecting to the 207th Street A station.
- On St. Nicholas Avenue between 191st and 168th Street stations.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, uptown 1 and 2 trains skip 50th, 59th, and 66th due to track work south of 66th Street. Customers traveling to these stations may take the 1 or 2 trains to 72nd Street and transfer to a downtown 1.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, uptown 4 and 6 trains skip Canal, Spring and Bleecker Streets and Astor Place due to work on the Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer connection.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, November 14, downtown 4 trains skip Kingsbridge and Fordham Roads, 183rd and 176th Streets, Mt. Eden Avenue and 170th Street stations due to track tie and plate replacement. Customers traveling to these stations may take the 4 to Burnside Avenue or 167th Street and transfer to an uptown 4 train.
From 5:50 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, November 13 and from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Bowling Green due to work on the Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer connection.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 11 p.m. Sunday, November 14, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to switch renewal work at 111th Street. Customers traveling to these stations may take a Flushing-bound 7 to Junction Blvd. or Willets Point and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 7.
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, November 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Far Rockaway and Beach 98th Street due to station rehabilitations. A trains replace the S (Rockaway Shuttle) between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14, there are no C trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn due to preparation work on the Culver Viaduct. (When we do work on the Viaduct, we usually suspend the C because operating the F on the A, C line in Brooklyn would causes delays if all three lines are operating together. However, suspending the C would cause the A to make all local stops in Manhattan and Brooklyn which would increase travel time. Instead, we are rerouting the C to the WTC station to accommodate E customers. The A will run normally in Manhattan and Brooklyn and the F will run local in Brooklyn on the A,C line to Euclid Avenue.)
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue due to structural repair and station rehabs from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. There will be no Coney Island-bound D trains at 9th Avenue, Ft. Hamilton Parkway, 50th, 55th, 71st, 79th Streets, 18th and 20th Avenues, Bay Parkway, 25th Avenue and Bay 50th Street stations. To reach these stations, customers may take the D or N to New Utrecht Avenue/62nd Street or Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue and transfer to a Manhattan-bound D.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 6 p.m. Sunday, November 14, there are no D trains at 79th Street or 25th Avenue due to mezzanine rehabilitation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15 in Manhattan, D trains run local between 34th Street and West 4th Street due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System. In Brooklyn, D trains run local on the R line between 36th Street and DeKalb Avenue due to preparation work on the Culver Viaduct.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, E trains run on the F line between Roosevelt Avenue and 34th Street-6th Avenue due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System. The platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and 23rd Street-Ely Avenue stations are closed. Customers may take the R, 6 or free shuttle buses. Shuttle buses connect Court Square (G)/23rd Street-Ely Avenue (E), the Queens Plaza (R), and the 21st Street-Queensbridge (F) stations.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, November 12, to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, free shuttle buses replace F trains between Jay Street and Church Avenue due to preparation work on the Culver Viaduct. F trains run in two sections:
- Between 179th Street and Jay Street, then rerouted on the C to Euclid Avenue and
- Between Church Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, November 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, G trains operate between Court Square and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. Customers may take the A or C at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. to Jay Street and transfer to a free shuttle bus making all F, G stops to Church Avenue. These changes are due to work on a temporary platform, signal work and preparation work on the Culver Viaduct.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, November 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, free shuttle buses between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue-Broadway replace M service due to platform edge rehabilitation.
From 11 p.m. Friday, November 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, uptown N trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets due to track work north of Prince Street.
From 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, November 14, free shuttle buses replace N trains between Ditmars Blvd. and Queensboro Plaza due to work on the elevated structure.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, Brooklyn-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, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, Manhattan-bound N trains run on the D line from Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to track panel installation between Kings Highway and north of Bay Parkway. There are no Manhattan-bound N trains at 86th Street, Avenue U, Kings Highway, Bay Parkway, 20th Avenue, 18th Avenue, Ft. Hamilton Parkway and 8th Avenue stations. To reach these stations, customers may take the N to 62nd or 36th Streets and transfer to a Coney Island-bound N.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14, uptown R trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets due to track work north of Prince Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14, 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.
(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 11 p.m. Friday, November 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 15, A trains replace the S between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to station rehabilitations.