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Weekend work impacting 16 lines

by Benjamin Kabak

A little bit late with these. Sorry about that.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, there are no 1 trains between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to station rehab work at the Dyckman Street station, switch repair north of 238th Street and structural, platform edge and canopy work at stations between 207th and 242nd Street stations.

  • For 181st and 191st Street stations, customers should take the 1 train to 168th Street and transfer to the M3 or shuttle bus on St. Nicholas Avenue.
  • For Dyckman Street and 207th Street stations, customers should take the 1 to 168th Street and transfer to the A train.
  • For 215th, 225th, 231st, 238th and 242nd Sts., take the 1 to 168th Street and transfer to the A to 207th Street, then take the shuttle bus on Broadway.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, there is no 2 service in Brooklyn due to track work south of Wall Street and fiber optic cable installation between Hoyt Street and Atlantic Avenue. 2 trains run between the Dyre Avenue 5 station and the South Ferry 1 station.

  • 5 trains replace the 2 in Brooklyn (Manhattan-bound trains run express from Franklin Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.)
  • 2 trains run local between 34th Street-Penn Station and Chambers Street
  • 2 trains operate via the 1 line between Chambers Street and South Ferry
  • 2 trains replace the 5 between East 180th Street and Dyre Avenue.
  • 5 trains replace the 2 between East 180th Street and 241st Street.

Note: Customers may use a free out-of-system transfer between the 2 at South Ferry and the 4 or 5 at Bowling Green station. (Repeats next weekend.)


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, there is no 3 service in Brooklyn due to track work south of Wall Street and fiber optic cable installation between Hoyt Street and Atlantic Avenue. Customers should take the 4 instead. 3 trains operate between 148th Street and 14th Street. (Repeats next weekend.)


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, 4 train service is expanded to and from New Lots Avenue due to a chip out south of Wall Street and fiber optic cable installation between Atlantic Avenue and Hoyt Street. (Manhattan-bound 4 trains run express from Franklin Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.) (Repeats next weekend.)


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, 5 train service is extended to and from Flatbush Avenue due to track work south of Wall Street and fiber optic cable installation between Hoyt Street and Atlantic Avenue. See 2 train entry for details. (Repeats next weekend.)


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, downtown 6 trains run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to conduit and wire installation at 14th Street-Union Square.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, November 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, there is no 7 train service between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza due to cable and electrical work between Grand Central-42nd Street and Hunters Point Avenue, painting of the elevated steel structures and cable replacement in the Steinway tube. Customers should use the E, N, Q, S and free shuttle buses for alternate service.

  • Use E, N or Q between Manhattan and Queens
  • Free shuttle buses run between Vernon Blvd-Jackson Avenue and Queensboro Plaza
  • Q service is extended to and from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd during the daytime hours
  • In Manhattan, the 42nd Street shuttle operates overnight


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, Queensboro Plaza-bound 7 trains operate express from 74th Street to Queensboro Plaza due to track panel installation south of 33rd St-Rawson Street. Customers must backride for missed stations. For service into Manhattan, customers may take the 7 to 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue and transfer to Manhattan-bound E or F trains.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, there are no C trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn due to F suspension for work on the Culver Viaduct. C trains run via the F line between West 4th and 2nd Avenue, the last stop. Note: F trains replace the C between Jay Street-MetroTech and Euclid Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due station and line structure rehabilitation near Fort Hamilton Parkway. Note: Brooklyn-bound D trains run local from DeKalb Avenue to 59th Street; Manhattan-bound D trains run local from 36th Street to DeKalb Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, Bronx-bound D trains skip 182nd-183rd Sts due to the demolition of stairs at 182nd-183rd Sts station.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, free shuttle buses replace F trains between Jay Street-MetroTech and 18th Avenue due to the Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project.
F trains run in two sections:

  • Between 179th Street and Jay Street-MetroTech, then rerouted via the C to Euclid Avenue
  • Between 18th Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue

Free shuttle buses run in three sections:

  • Between Jay Street-MetroTech and 18th Avenue (Limited), making stops at Church Avenue and Ditmas Avenue only
  • Between Jay Street-MetroTech and 4th Avenue-9th Street, making stops at Bergen Street, Carroll Street and Smith-9th Sts only
  • Between 4th Avenue-9th Street and Church Avenue, making stops at 7th Avenue, 15th Street-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Parkway


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, Queens-bound F trains run on the M line from 47th-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center to Queens Plaza due to Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station reconstruction.


From 11 p.m. Friday, November 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 21, there are no G trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. and Church Avenue due to station painting at Classon Avenue and Clinton-Washington Avs. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service via Jay Street- MetroTech. G trains run in two sections:

  • Between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Aves
  • Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts.

Customers may take the A or F from Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts to Jay Street-MetroTech for shuttle bus to Church Avenue. See F entry for shuttle bus information.


From 4 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 10 p.m. Sunday, November 20, Jamaica Center-bound J trains skip Hewes Street, Lorimer Street and Flushing Avenue due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street.


From 4 a.m. Saturday, November 19 to 10 p.m. Sunday, November 20, M trains run every 24 minutes between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue (every 20 minutes overnight) due to track panel installation at Hewes Street.


From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, Manhattan-bound Q trains run express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park due to station rehab work at Avenue M and Newkirk Plaza.

(42nd Street Shuttle)
During the weekend, the 42nd Street (S) shuttle extends operating hours through the night and early morning hours in order to provide cross-town service due to the 7 suspension between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza.

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1 comment

Kai B November 19, 2011 - 3:50 pm

The G-Train service change makes an intra-Brooklyn Greenpoint -> Park Slope trip a four-seat ride instead of one. So much for going to my favorite bar down there today.

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