Service Changes are Part of Subway Action Plan, Station Repairs and Other Ongoing Maintenance, and Upgrade Work for Improvements on Multiple Lines

These weekend service changes are part of the MTA Subway Action Plan, station improvements in Queens and Manhattan, and ongoing maintenance, repair and upgrade work throughout the MTA New York City Transit subway system to maintain and upgrade track, signal, station and other infrastructure in order to provide customers with safe and reliable service.  More information on the 2015-2019 MTA Capital Program is available here. 

This weekend, work crews will be dispersed throughout the entire subway system to perform a variety of critical tasks in the areas of track replacement and maintenance, signal modernization, station enhancements, electrical upgrades and communication improvements.  All this work is aligned with the MTA Subway Action Plan, a comprehensive plan to stabilize and modernize the subway system by attacking the key drivers of 79 percent of delay-causing major incidents and strategically targeting additional personnel and equipment to focus on critical parts of the system.   

For a simple, graphical guide that makes it easy to visualize how this weekend maintenance, upgrade and repair work will affect subway service – and what alternative travel options are recommended – consult The Weekender at web.mta.info/weekender.html.  The Weekender is accessible through the MTA website by clicking the “Weekender” tab within the Service Status Menu, and is also available as a free app for iPhone and Android devices.

TripPlanner+ is an online tool that provides customized travel guidance based on available service and takes weekend service diversions into account.  In addition, customers can receive customized subway status emails or texts by signing up at www.MyMTAalerts.com.

At all times until early 2020, trains skip 168 St in both directions due to elevator replacement work.  For alternate service take the  at/to this station.  Transfer between  and  trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle.  A free out-of-system transfer with a MetroCard is available between 207 St or 215 St  and 207 St .  Take the M5 bus to/from 157 St .  During late nights the M5 will run between 168 St and 157 St.  This work is part of a major elevator replacement project at five separate “deep” stations in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan.  The  line part of the 168 St station is 112 years old.  Some of the oldest components in these elevators and the accompanying machine rooms are more than 90 years old.  When completed, the elevator doors at 168 St  will open at both the front and rear sides at the lower mezzanine level.  The rear passageway behind the elevators at the lower mezzanine level will be reopened in order to improve customer flow.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here. 

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, downtown trains will skip 176 St, Mt Eden, 170 St, 167 St and 161 St-Yankee Stadium, due to track replacement between 167 St and 161 St-Yankee Stadium.  As an alternative, use an uptown  to complete your trip.  Transfer at 149 St-Grand Concourse or Burnside Av.   

From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, trains will run every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn due to track replacement between 167 St and 161 St-Yankee Stadium.  The last stop for some uptown  trains will be 125 St.  Transfer at 125 St to continue your trip. 

From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, trains will run local between Grand Central-42 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track maintenance at Spring St.

Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8,  service will end early between E 180 St and Bowling Green due to track maintenance at Spring St.  Take the  or . 

From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, trains will run every 20 minutes between Eastchester-Dyre Ave and Bowling Green due to track maintenance at Spring St.  trains will run local between Grand Central-42 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, uptown trains will skip 135 St, 155 St, and 163 St due to track and switch maintenance.  As an alternative, use downtown  train to complete your trip.  For 135 St, take the .  Transfer at 168 St, 145 St or 125 St. 

From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, downtown trains will stop at 163 St, 155 St and 135 St due to track maintenance. 

Beginning 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8,  service will end early due to track maintenance near 168 St.  As an alternative, use and/or  trains.  As a reminder,  service does not run on weekends. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9 and Feb. 10, trains will not run between 145 St and 168 St due to track and switch maintenance near 168 St.  Take the  instead.   trains will run between Euclid Av and 145 St.  Downtown  trains will stop at 163 St, 155 St, and 135 St.  Transfer at 125 St or 145 St. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9 and Feb. 10, trains will run express between 145 St and Canal St due to track maintenance.  Take the  instead.   trains will make local  station stops in both directions between 145 St and W 4 St.  Transfer at 125 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 42 St-Port Authority, 14 St, or W 4 St.  For Spring St, take the  via transfer at W 4 St or Canal St.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11,  trains will not run between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 59 St-Columbus Circle due to welding work and electrical improvements.  Take free shuttle buses and  or  trains instead.  Days/evenings:  trains will run between Norwood-205 St and 145 St, and via the  to/from W 4 St and via the  to/from 2 Av, the last stop.  Some trains will run to/from Canal St during peak times).  Overnights:   trains will run between Norwood-205 St and 59 St, and via the  to/from W 4 St, and via the  to/from 2 Av, the last stop.   trains will replace the  in Brooklyn; transfer at Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority.  Free shuttle buses will run between W 4 St and Grand St, stopping at B’way-Lafayette St.    

From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, uptown trains will stop at 135 St due to track maintenance at 168 St.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, Jamaica Center-bound trains will skip 75 Av and Briarwood due to signal modernization.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  or  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Jamaica-Van Wyck , Union Tpke, or 71 Av.    

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, Jamaica Center-bound trains will run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av due to signal modernization.  As an alternative, use a World Trade Center-bound  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Forest Hills-71 Av, Roosevelt Av or Queens Plaza. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, Jamaica-179 St bound trains will skip 75 Av, Briarwood, and Sutphin Blvd due to signal modernization.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  or  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Parsons Blvd , Union Tpke or Forest Hills-71 Av.   

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, free shuttle buses and  trains will replace  trains between Crescent St and Jamaica Center due to station rehabilitation work at 111 St.   trains will run between Broad St and Crescent St.  Free shuttle buses will make all  line station stops between Crescent St and 121 St, and connect with the  at Jamaica-Van Wyck.  Transfer between trains and free shuttle buses at Jamaica-Van Wyck  and/or Crescent St .  For service to JFK Airport Air Train, use the Howard Beach-JFK  station via transfer at Broadway Junction. 

At all times until summer 2019, trains skip 111 St in both directions due station rehabilitation work.  The elevated 111 St station opened for service in 1917, and its structure has not been replaced since the station was built.  The platform girders at 111 St will be replaced as part of structural improvements at several Jamaica Line stations, that will benefit thousands of customers who rely on the line between Manhattan and Queens, and provide a safe station environment for many more decades to come.  For more details about this critical structural repair project, refer to this prior press release.  As an alternative, use nearby stations at 104 St or 121 St to complete your trip.  Take the Q56 bus to/from the 104 St and 121 St  stations; free transfer with MetroCard.  Additional free transfers with MetroCard will be available between Q37, Q56 and the subway at 104 St, 121 St, or Woodhaven Blvd stations.  The Q56 will run with enhanced service between 111 St and 121 St.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here.

From approximately 10:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11,  trains will run between Rockaway Pkwy and Broadway Junction. Trains will not run between Broadway Junction in Brooklyn and 8 Av in Manhattan due to reliability improvements. More information on this critical work is available here.   
During this work,  trains will provide service into Manhattan by running between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, via the  line between 47-50 Sts and Lexington Av/63 St, and via the  line between Lexington Av/63 St and 96 St. 
Free shuttle buses will also operate along the following three routes. Transfer at Myrtle Wyckoff Avs, Broadway Junction, Marcy Av, Delancey-Essex Sts /M14A, or 14 St  and M14 bus. A graphical guide to these changes is available here. 

• Loop serving Marcy Av , Hewes St , Broadway , Lorimer St, and Bedford Av;
• between Lorimer St and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs ;
• between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs  and Broadway Junction .  

Beginning 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, service will end early between Forest Hills-71 Av and 47-50 Sts due to signal modernization.  Take the  or .  For Queens, take the  via transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq.  For Court Sq, Lexington Av-53 St and 5 Av/53 St, take the  via transfer at W 4 St.  

From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, special weekend  service will run between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, and via the  to/from Lexington Av/63 St, and via the  to/from 96 St due to reliability improvements on the  line. 

At all times until spring 2019, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, and 20 Av, due to station rehabilitation work on the Sea Beach Line.  When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of elevators at 8 Av and New Utrecht Av stations, providing mobility impaired customers with better accessibility, upgraded communication systems, installation of Help Point intercoms, new stairways and handrails, reconstructed platforms and overpasses, repairs to canopies and columns, and artwork.  For service to these stations, use a Manhattan-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Bay Pkwy or 8 Av.  For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the  instead.  Transfer between  and  trains at 36 St.   

At all times until July 2019, trains run local in both directions between 59 St and 36 St in Brooklyn due to structural rehabilitation work to repair and replace steel columns, lighting, ventilators, and deteriorated concrete, and perform water mitigation work to address water seepage in the express tunnel between the 59 St and 36 St stations.   trains stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, free shuttle buses replace  trains between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Kings Hwy due to track maintenance, including plate and rail renewal, and switch maintenance between Prospect Park and Kings Hwy. Local shuttle buses will make all  line station stops between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Kings Hwy.  Express shuttle buses will run NONSTOP between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Kings Hwy. 
 service will operate in two sections:

• between 96 St in Manhattan and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr in Brooklyn and via the  to/from Coney Island-Stillwell Av
• between Kings Hwy and Coney Island-Stillwell Av 

From 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, uptown trains will stop at Prince St, 8 St-NYU, 23 St and 28 St due to track maintenance. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, and from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9 and Feb. 10, Forest Hills-bound trains will run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av due to signal modernization.  Use a Manhattan-bound  local or  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Forest Hills-71 Av, Roosevelt Av or Queens Plaza.

Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, service will end early due to track maintenance between Prince St and 34 St-Herald Square.  Take the  or .