Weekender map upgrade as work impacts seven lines

Transit has updated its Weekender map in response to rider feedback.

It’s another light week of service, but before we just into these, I have another story: New York City Transit announced today that it has unveiled an upgrade of its Weekender map. The online offering, available starting every Friday at 3 p.m., allows straphangers to view the weekend’s service changes on a Vignelli-inspired subway map.

Here’s what Transit had to say about what they’re calling The Weekender 1.5:

Based on these comments and suggestions, new Weekender features have been introduced – including a searchable station name box that anticipates your station as you type – and an additional level of zoom to the subway diagram to give you a wider view of your trip.

The color on certain graphic elements and text has also been adjusted as a result of feedback from the ADA/vision-impaired community. TripPlanner+, the only route search program that plans your way around the construction, is also now much easier to reach.

Of the changes, Transit President Thomas Prendergast said, “We asked. You suggested, and we listened. These improvements customers will see starting today will make it easier for subway riders to visualize exactly how weekend work will affect subway service.”

Now onto the changes. As always, these come to me via Transit, and they are subject to change without notice. Check signs in your local station and listen to on-board announcements. Subway Weekender has the map.

From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, December 11, uptown 2 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street due to rail and plate replacement at Simpson Street.

From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, December 11, uptown 5 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street due to rail and plate replacement at Simpson Street.

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 33rd Street, 40th Street, 46th Street, 52nd Street and 69th Street due to installation of cable trays and brackets.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 12, Bronx-bound D trains operate via the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to station and line structure rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street. (Repeats next week.)

From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 11, Queens-bound J trains skip Hewes Street, Lorimer Street and Flushing Avenue due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street. (Repeats next week.)

From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 10 p.m., Sunday, December 11, M trains run every 24 minutes between Myrtle Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue due to track panel installation north of Hewes Street. (Every 20 minutes overnight.)

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 12, Coney Island-bound N trains run via the D line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to track panel installation south of 59th Street.