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Weekend work impacting 13 subway lines

by Benjamin Kabak


From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 30, downtown 2 trains run express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue-149th Street due to track panel installation south of Prospect Avenue and at East 180th Street.


From 6 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 30, there is no 3 train service between Franklin Avenue and New Lots Avenue due to switch renewal south of New Lots Avenue and track panel installation at Sutter Avenue. 4 trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.

  • 3 trains run between 148th Street and Franklin Avenue and via the 2 line between Franklin Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
  • Take 4 trains between Franklin Avenue and Utica Avenue (trains make local stops). Transfer between the 3 and 4 trains at Franklin Avenue
  • Free shuttle buses operate between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue. Transfer between 4 trains and free shuttle buses at Utica Avenue.

Reminder: From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m., the 3 operates between 148th Street and Times Square-42nd Street only.


From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 30, there are no 4 trains between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue due to switch renewal south of New Lots Avenue and track panel installation at Sutter Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.

  • 4 operates between Woodlawn and Utica Avenue, making local stops between Franklin Avenue and Utica Avenue.
  • Transfer between trains and free shuttle buses at Utica Avenue.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, 4 trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42nd Street and 125th Street due to a cable pull and conduit installation north of 42nd Street-Grand Central.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, uptown 4 trains skip 138th Street-Grand Concourse due to station rehabilitation at 149th Street-Grand Concourse.


From 6 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 30, there is no 5 train service between East 180th Street and Bowling Green due to track panel installation south of Prospect Avenue and at East 180ths Street. 5 trains run between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street. For service between:

  • East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse, take the 2 train instead.
  • 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green, take the 4 instead.

Note: Manhattan-bound 2 trains run express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue-149th Street.


From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th and 82nd Streets, the installation of cable tray brackets between 74th Street-Broadway for Flushing CBTC.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, September 28 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, October 1, there are no A trains between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway due to rebuilding of existing piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge, replacement of drain pipes and structure painting between the South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye and track work between Howard Beach and Broad Channel.

Shuttle trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.

  • A trains operate between 207th Street and Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach.
  • Rockaway Park Shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.

Free shuttle buses operate between:

  • Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop
  • Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel.


From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, C trains run express in both directions between 59th Street and Canal Street due to escalator replacement at East Broadway, track maintenance north of 47th – 50th Sts and electrical system installation north of 42nd Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, there are no uptown D trains at 34th Street-Herald Square, 42nd Street-Bryant Park, 47th-50th Sts and 7th Avenue due to track maintenance north of 47th-50th Sts and electrical systems installation north of 42nd Street. Uptown D trains are rerouted via the C from West 4th Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, D trains run local in both directions between 59th Street and 145th Street due to escalator replacement at East Broadway.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1. Coney Island-bound F trains are rerouted via the A line from West 4th Street to Jay Street-MetroTech due to escalator replacement at East Broadway.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, there are no N trains between Lexington Avenue-59th Street and Queensboro Plaza due to electrical work in the under river tube. N service operates in two sections:

  • Between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and Lexington Avenue-59th Street
  • Between Ditmars Boulevard and Queensboro Plaza.

For service between Queens and Manhattan, take the 7 train. Transfer between trains at Queensboro Plaza and/or Time Square-42nd Street.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, there are no Q trains between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Times Square-42nd Street due to electrical work in the under river tube. For service to/from 49th Street and 57th Street-7th Avenue, take the N or R instead.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, R trains are rerouted via the F in both directions between Manhattan and Queens due to electrical work in the under river tube. R trains skip 5th Avenue-59th Street, Lexington Avenue-59th Street and Queens Plaza in both directions.

(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, September 28 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, October 1, there are no Rockaway Park Shuttle (S) trains to/from Broad Channel due to rebuilding of existing piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge, replacement of drain pipes and structure painting between the South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye and track work between Howard Beach and Broad Channel.

  • Rockaway Park Shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.
  • No A train service between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway.

Free shuttle buses operate between:

  • Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop
  • Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel.

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8 comments

Kai B September 29, 2012 - 1:29 pm

The C-Train switches back to its non-summer configuration starting today as well.

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Someone September 29, 2012 - 6:21 pm

So it gets R32s again? Oh no…

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Someone September 30, 2012 - 8:23 am

I don’t get it. Why is the (D) running local uptown if the (F) is getting escalator replacement at East Broadway, all the way downtown?

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Andrew September 30, 2012 - 10:37 am

To avoid congestion with the southbound F and northbound D (both of which have to be on the local track at West 4th to use the crossovers there), the C is on the express in both directions. Rather than have to cross paths at 59th, keeping the D on the local and the C on the express north of that point reduces the potential for delays.

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Anon September 30, 2012 - 1:19 pm

Post is stoooopid. Anyone can copy those keys now thanks to photo. morons.

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Jerrold September 30, 2012 - 7:06 pm

WHAT keys? Does anybody know what this is about?

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Fred October 1, 2012 - 12:07 am Reply
Jerrold October 1, 2012 - 9:51 am

OK, thanks!

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