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Weekend work impacting 11 subway lines

by Benjamin Kabak

End of the week. You know what that means. As always, these come to me from New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Listen to on-board announcements and check signs at your local station for the latest. Subway Weekender has the map.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, 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 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, free shuttle buses replace 2 trains between 241st Street and East 180th Street due to track, signal and switch work north of East 180th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, Brooklyn-bound 4 trains skip 33rd, 28th, and 23rd Streets, Astor Place, Bleecker, Spring and Canal Streets due to work on the gap filler at 14th Street-Union Square and construction on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.


From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 5 trains run every 20 minutes between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green due to work on the gap filler at 14th Street-Union Square and construction on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 and 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, there is no 5 service between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to track, signal and switch work north of East 180th Street. Customers should take the 2 instead. Note: During this time shuttle trains run every 30 minutes between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, Bronx-bound 6 trains skip Whitlock Avenue and Morrison Avenue-Soundview due to station rehabilitation at Elder Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, downtown 6 trains skip 33rd, 28th and 23rd Streets, Astor Place, Bleecker, Spring and Canal Streets due to work on the gap filler at 14th Street-Union Square and construction on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, 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 16 and Sunday, April 17, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to track work north of Canal Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N Line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to structural repair and station rehabilitations between 71st Street and Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway. There are no Manhatttan-bound D trains at stations from Bay 50th Street to 9th Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, Brooklyn-bound D trains run local in Manhattan from 34th Street to West 4th Street due to platform edge work at 34th Street and substation rehabilitation.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, downtown E trains skip 23rd Street and Spring Street due to track work north of Canal Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, E trains run local between Queens Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue in both directions due to cable replacement.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 15 to 5 a.m., Monday, April 18, Q service is suspended between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Prospect Park due to tunnel inspection, structural repair, track and switch north of Atlantic Avenue. For service between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Atlantic Ave-Pacific Street, customers may take the N or R instead. Free shuttle buses are available between Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Park.


From 5 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, R trains are rerouted to the F line between Queens and Manhattan. Trains will make R stops between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and 36th Street in Queens, then F stops between 21st Street-Queensbridge and Lexington Avenue/63rd Street, then resume on the R line at 57th Street-7th Avenue. For service to and from Queens Plaza, Lexington Avenue/59th Street and 5th Avenue/59th Street, customers may use the E, F, 4 or 6 instead.

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