We have service changes this weekend impacting 15 subway lines this week. First, I have some leftovers from the week that I never had a chance to post. Let’s run them down.
Over at Wired’s Autopia site, Keith Barry explores how smart phones can improve public transit. This is, of course, a hot topic these days across the country as transit agencies are opening up their piles of data to app developers. In New York, Roadify recently won the city’s Big Apps competition, and Barry examines how other public authorities — in particular, those in Boston and San Francisco are leaders in the field — are delivering info as well. Ultimately, these apps make travel more convenient, and as they give riders more control over their route planning and more knowledge of their trips, they could lead commuters to embrace transit.
Switching gears a bit, I can’t recommend enough this photo-narrative posted by SAS commenter Chicken Underwear at his own blog. Picking up on the theme of inadequate signage, the post looks at the very sorry state of the MTA’s physical plant. Doors remain broken for weeks on end; pigeons nest amidst hypodermic needles and animal remains; and station walls are crumbling. At least the stations along the Culver Viaduct in that post are undergoing renovations, but the State of Good — or even Adequate — Repair remains elusive.
Anyway, just some thoughts. Let’s get on with the service advisories. As always, these come to me from New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Listen for on-board announcements and read the signs in your local station.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, 1 service is suspended between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to Dyckman Street station and structural rehabilitation, canopy and platform edge work between 242nd Street and 181st Street. A trains, free shuttle buses and the M3 bus provide alternate service. Free shuttle buses run in two sections making 1 line stops:
- On Broadway, between 242nd Street and the 207th Street A station and
- On St. Nicholas Avenue, between 168th Street and 191st Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, downtown 2 trains skip Burke Avenue, Allerton Avenue, Pelham Parkway and Bronx Park East due to track circuit work on the Dyre Avenue line.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 10, Bronx-bound 2 trains skip Jackson Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Intervale Avenue, Simpson Street, Freeman Street, 174th Street and East Tremont Avenue due to track panel installation at Freeman Street and 174th Street. Customers traveling to these stations should take the 2 to East 180th Street and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 2.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, 4 trains run local between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge in both directions due to track work north of Grand Central-42nd Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, Manhattan-bound 4 trains run local from Utica Avenue to Atlantic Avenue due to platform edge rehabilitation at Franklin Avenue.
From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 5 trains run every 20 minutes between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green due to track work north of Grand Central-42nd Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, 5 service is suspended between Dyre Avenue and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to track circuit work on the Dyre Avenue line. Free shuttle buses are available between East 180th Street and Dyre Avenue. For stations between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse, customers should take the 2.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, Bronx-bound 6 trains skip Whitlock Avenue and Morrison Avenue-Soundview due to station rehabilitation at Elder Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue.
From 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 9, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 33rd, 40th, 46th, 52nd, and 69th Streets due to cable work.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, downtown A trains skip 50th Street, 23rd Street and Spring Street due to track work north of Canal Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to track work north of Canal Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, there is no D train service between Pacific Street and 34th Street due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection. The N and free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Free shuttle buses operate between Grand Street and West 4th Street, making a stop at Broadway/Lafayette.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, downtown E trains skip 23rd Street and Spring Street due to track work north of Canal Street.
From 12:01 a.m. to 12 noon, Sunday, April 10, Jamaica-bound E trains run local from Queens Plaza to Roosevelt Avenue due to cable replacement.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11, Queens-bound F trains run on the M line from 47th/50th Sts. to Queens Plaza due to prep work for 63rd Street station reconstruction. There is no Queens-bound F service at 57th Street, Lexington Avenue/63rd Street, Roosevelt Island or 21st Street/Queensbridge stations.
From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 10, J service is suspended between Jamaica Center and Crescent Street due to track installation at Woodhaven Blvd. and switch replacement north of 121st Street. Customers should take the E between Jamaica Center and Jamaica-Van Wyck. Free shuttle buses are available between the Jamaica-Van Wyck E station and the Crescent Street J station.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 9 and April 10, N trains run local on the R line between DeKalb Avenue and 59th Street due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.
During the overnight hours (12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11), Brooklyn-bound N trains operate over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to installation of platform tiles at Cortlandt Street. There is no Brooklyn-bound N service at City Hall, Rector Street, Whitehall Street, Court Street, and Jay Street-MetroTech. Customers may use the 4 line at nearby stations or the F at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 12:15 a.m. to 6 a.m., Saturday, April 9, from 12:15 a.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday. April 10 and from 12:15 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, April 11, Q service is suspended between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue due to track work south of Atlantic Avenue. Customers should take the N instead.
During the overnight hours (12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 11), there are no R shuttle trains between 36th Street and 59th Street due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection. Customers should take the N train instead.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10, Brooklyn-bound R trains operate over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to installation of platform tiles at Cortlandt Street. There are no Brooklyn-bound R trains at City Hall, Rector Street, Whitehall Street, Court Street, and Jay Street-MetroTech. Customers may use the 4 line at nearby stations or the F at Jay Street-MetroTech.
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How much information is released by the MTA by way of the API code? Does the information extend to that of train arrival times or can a programmer expect nothing more than “Current Service Status” updates as seen on mta.info?
I am curious as I enjoy programming on the Android platform and would very much like to dabble in a transit based app. Any information on this would be much appreciated.
Have you visited MTA Developer Resources? You can also program for BusTime, as I have.
And, welcome, fellow Android developer!
Smartphones would be so much better if their Google Maps app made it clear which streets were mildly walkable and which weren’t. I had to walk along a striped median of a grade-separated arterial today because that looked like the fastest route to the train station and on Google Maps it’s colored yellow rather than orange.