Trains Will Not Run Between Times Square and 74 St-Broadway, and  Trains Will Not Run Between 57 St-7 Av and 39 Av-Dutch Kills

Additional Service to be Provided on  and  Lines

Long Island Rail Road to Honor NYC Transit Customers at Select Stations between Manhattan and Queens

See Map of Service Changes 

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced upcoming service changes to enable ongoing accessibility upgrades at Queensboro Plaza, including installation of new elevators, ADA boarding areas with new platform edges, a new ADA ramp on an enlarged mezzanine, modified pedestrian bridges, and ADA upgrades for existing street and station stairs.

Work began in September 2022 and is scheduled to continue through September 2024. The current phase of the work requires suspending  and  service between Queens and Manhattan from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 6 to 4:00 a.m. Monday, April 8 with other changes to service during that weekend in April.

Service Changes

 trains

 trains will not run in either direction between 74 St-Broadway and Times Sq-42 St and will run in two sections:

• Between Flushing-Main St and 74 St-Broadway, every 8 minutes during the day and evening.

• Between Times Sq-42 St and 34 St-Hudson Yards, every 10 minutes during the day and evening and every 15 minutes overnight.

For service between Queens and Manhattan, riders are encouraged to use the LIRR between Flushing, Mets-Willets Point, Woodside, and Penn Station or Grand Central. The LIRR will accommodate subway riders at no additional cost between these stations. View LIRR schedules.

Riders can also transfer at 74 St-Broadway to  trains for service between Queens and Manhattan. New York City Transit will be running additional service on the  lines during this work, with trains running every 8 minutes on each line during the day and evening.

For service between Grand Central-42 St and Times Sq-42 St, customers are advised to take the  42 St Shuttle, which will run at all times, including overnight.

In Queens, free shuttle buses will run in two sections: Q107 between 74 St-Broadway and Queens Plaza, making local  stops, and the Q93 between Queens Plaza and Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av.

 trains

 trains will not run in either direction between 39 Av-Dutch Kills and 57 St-7 Av and will run in two sections:

• Between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 57 St-7 Av and via the  line to/from 96 St, every 15 minutes during the day and evening.

• Between Astoria-Ditmars Blvd and 39 Av-Dutch Kills, every 12 minutes during the day and evening.

For service between Manhattan and Queens, customers can walk or take a free Q108 shuttle bus between 39 Av-Dutch Kills and Queens Plaza to transfer to/from  trains. Customers can also walk between 39 Av-Dutch Kills and 36 St to transfer to/from  trains. Customers are advised to ask a station agent for a GO Ticket to transfer.

For 5 Av/59 St and Lexington Av/59 St, customers can take the  during the day and evening or use nearby Lexington Av/63 St  or the  at 5 Av/53 St or Lexington Av/53 St.

 trains do not operate overnight, during which 5 Av/59 St and Lexington Av/59 St will be closed.

 and  trains

New York City Transit will be running additional service on the  lines to accommodate riders from the  lines. Trains will run every 8 minutes on each line during the day and evening.

 42 St Shuttle trains

 42 St Shuttle trains will run at all times, including overnight.

Additional weekend service changes are anticipated later this year.

The MTA offers customers a variety of ways to receive real-time and planned service change information, as well as 24/7 customer support in their native language.

mta.info – The definitive source for real-time arrival information and service change information for each line or route in the MTA system. Customers can find current statuses on mta.info and upcoming planned service changes using our lookup tool at mta.info/alerts.

MYmta app – Customers who use the comprehensive MYmta smartphone app will see real-time train and bus arrival times and other travel information for all MTA services all in one place. The app is available in the Apple Store and in Google Play.

Email & Text Alerts – Customers can sign up for email and SMS alerts tailored to their specific commutes and travel times. They can also sign up for MTA newsletters like The Weekender, a weekly newsletter that covers major weekend planned service changes. Customers can sign up here.

WhatsApp – Riders can chat with NYC Transit via WhatsApp for 24/7 customer assistance. With the help of Google Translate, NYC Transit staff offer real-time customer support in up to 108 languages.

511 – For those who prefer to contact the MTA by telephone, information is available by dialing 511. Those who are deaf or hard of hearing can use their preferred service provider for the free 711 relay to reach the MTA at 511.