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Weekend work impacting 14 subway lines

by Benjamin Kabak

It’s a busy weekend around New York City. The Brooklyn Half Marathon, in which your intrepid host will be running, kicks off at the bright hour of 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, and street closures will plague Brooklyn until after 10 a.m. The Great Googa Mooga Festival will invade the Borough of Kings later in the day. As always, Subway Weekender has the map.


Effective 5 a.m. Friday, May 18, uptown service is restored to 225th Street following closure due to station stair replacement. 1 trains will stop at 225th Street in both directions.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, there are no 2 trains between Flatbush Ave and Franklin Ave due to electrical work near Church Ave. 2 trains operate between 241st St and the Utica Ave 3, 4 station. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, 3 service is extended to New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, there are no 4 trains between Brooklyn Bridge and New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 3, N, Q or R instead. Note: 4 trains operate local in both directions between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge. (Repeats next weekend May 26-28).


From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, May 20, there are no 5 trains between Grand Central-42nd Street and Bowling Green due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 4 (operating between Woodlawn and Brooklyn Bridge.), or R trains instead. 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Grand Central-42nd Street.

  • For service between Grand Central-42nd Street and Brooklyn Bridge, customers may take the 4.
  • For service between Brooklyn Bridge and Bowling Green, customer may use the nearby Cortlandt Street, Rector Street and Whitehall Street R stations.


From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 19, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th and 82nd Sts due to rail inspection.


From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, May 21, shuttle trains and buses replace A train service between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway due to rebuilding of piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacing of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye.

  • Rockaway Park shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.
  • Free shuttle buses operate between:
    1. Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop.
    2. Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel.


From 12:01 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 19, Manhattan-bound E trains skip Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and 75th Avenue due to stop-cable preparation.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, Coney Island-bound F trains are rerouted via the M line after 36th Street in Queens to 47th-50th Sts in Manhattan due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for SAS.


From 12:01 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 19, Coney Island-bound F trains skip Sutphin Blvd., Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and 75th Avenue due to stop-cable preparation.


From 11 p.m. Friday, May 18 to 5 a.m. Saturday, May 19, Jamaica-bound F trains run local from 21st Street-Queensbridge to Roosevelt Avenue due to stop-cable preparation.


From 6 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 20, there are no J trains between Jamaica Center and Crescent Street due to structural steel repair, painting and track work north of Cypress Hills. J trains operate between Crescent St and Chambers St. Free shuttle buses operate between Crescent St and Jamaica-Van Wyck, where E trains are available.


From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, Queens-bound N trains are rerouted via the D line from Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to NYC DOT installation between 59th St and 8th Ave. (Trains stop at the New Utrecht-62nd St station.)


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, downtown N trains run express from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street due to upgrades in architectural, electrical and fire protection at Times Square and 53rd Street-Lexington Avenue station complexes.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Neck Road and Avenue U due to track panel installation south of Kings Highway.


From 6 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, downtown R trains run express from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street due to upgrades in architectural, electrical and fire protection at Times Square and 53rd Street-Lexington Avenue station complexes.


From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, May 21, Rockaway Park shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park due to rebuilding of piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacing of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye.

  • No Rockaway Park shuttle trains between Beach 90th Street and Broad Channel
  • No A trains between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway
  • Free shuttle buses operate between:
    1. Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop
    2. Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel

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2 comments

Jerrold May 19, 2012 - 3:49 pm

Considering the way that every capital improvement moves at a snail’s pace, ANY step ahead is nice to see. Today I was at Bleecker St./B’way-Lafayette and I noticed that the new Houston St. entrance to the northbound #6 is finally open, even though the transfer between the northbound #6 and the IND platforms is not yet open.

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UESider May 20, 2012 - 1:25 pm

Ben- most of the posts here focus on the underground aspects of NYC Transit with the occasional bus headline, which is great. But, there’s a new show in town with Citi Bikes coming this July, which could be a game changer for transportation.

Any chance you have an inside line on the expectations for this program or simply a perspective to share?

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