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Weekend work impacting 17 subway lines

by Benjamin Kabak

A few hours later with these, but nonetheless, here you go. Fares go up at 12:01 a.m. tonight.


From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, March 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday, March 3, uptown 1 trains skip 225th Street, 231st Street and 238th Street due to track panel installation north of 225th Street.


From 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, the last stop for some uptown 1 trains is 137th Street due to track panel installation north of 225th Street in the Bronx.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, there are no 2 trains between 3rd Avenue-149th Street and 96th Street due to station work at 149th Street-Grand concourse, track maintenance at 96th Street and tunnel lighting in the Harlem River tube. Downtown 2 trains operate local between 96th Street and Times Square-42nd Street.

Free shuttle buses operate:

  • Non-stop – Between 96th Street and 3rd Avenue-149th Street
  • Local – Between 96th Street and 3rd Avenue-149th Street

During this time, 2 trains will operate in two sections:

  • Between 241st Street and 3rd Avenue-149th Street
  • Between 96th Street and Flatbush Avenue


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, 3 service is suspended due to station work at 149th Street-Grand Concourse, track maintenance at 96th Street and tunnel lighting in the Harlem River tube. 2 trains make all 3 station stops between 96th Street and Franklin Avenue. 4 trains make all 3 station stops between Franklin Avenue and New Lots Avenue. Free shuttle bus operates as a local between 96th Street and 148th Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, 4 service is extended to New Lots Avenue and operates as a local in Brooklyn due to work on the 2, 3, and 5 lines.

(Overnights)
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2,
From 11:45 p.m. Saturday, March 2 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 3 and
From 11:45 p.m. Sunday, March 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4,
Downtown 4 trains run express from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street due to track tie block work near 96th Street and 103rd Street.


From 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, there are no 5 trains between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to station work at 149th Street-Grand Concourse, track maintenance at 96th Street and tunnel lighting in the Harlem River tube.
Free shuttle bus operates across 149th Street between 3rd Avenue-149th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse. 5 train service operates in two sections:

  • Between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street
  • Between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green (every 20 minutes)

Note: 5 trains from Manhattan skip 138th Street-Grand Concourse, take the 4 instead.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, downtown 6 trains run express from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street due to track tie block work near 96th Street and 103rd Street.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4 (and the next three weekends), there is no 7 train service between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza due to Flushing Line CBTC work. Customers may take the E, N, Q and S (42nd Street shuttle) and free shuttle buses as alternatives.

  • Use the E, N or Q* between Manhattan and Queens
  • Free shuttle buses operate between Vernon Blvd-Jackson Avenue and Queensboro Plaza
  • In Manhattan, the 42nd Street S Shuttle operates overnight

*Q service is extended to Ditmars Blvd. (See Q entry for hours of operation.)


From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, uptown C trains run express from Canal Street to 145th Street due to electrical work at 47th-50th- Sts.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, there is no Bronx-bound D service at 34th Street-Herald Square, 42nd Street-Bryant Park, 47th-50th- Sts and 7th Avenue due to electrical work at 47th-50th Sts. The D will travel on the A from West 4th to 59th St.

(Overnights)
From 12:15 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2,
From 12:15 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 3 and
From 12:15 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4,
Queens-bound E trains run express from Queens Plaza to Roosevelt Avenue due to track renewal north of 36th Street.


From 9:45 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, Queens-bound F trains are rerouted via the M line from 47th-50th Sts to Queens Plaza due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for SAS.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, M service is suspended due to station work at Fresh Pond Road, Forest, Seneca, Knickerbocker and Central Avenues. Free shuttle buses operate between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, making all station stops.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, Brooklyn-bound N trains run express from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street due to track maintenance at 8th Street.


From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, March 2 and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Q trains are extended to Ditmars Blvd. in order to augment service between Manhattan and Queens.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, Queens-bound R trains run express from Queens Plaza to Roosevelt Avenue due to track renewal north of 36th Street.


From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, Brooklyn-bound R trains run express from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street due to track maintenance at 8th Street.

(42nd Street Shuttle) (Overnights)
From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, March 2, Sunday, March 3, Monday, March 4, and Monday, March 4, 42nd Street S shuttle operates overnight due to weekend work on the 7 line.

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1 comment

petey March 2, 2013 - 12:29 pm

that thing happened at borough hall again last night: “held because of train traffic ahead”, when there was no train traffic ahead. this was on the 4/5, bklyn bound, 8:30 pm.

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