April 05, 2019
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Weekend Subway Service Advisory |
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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 the 207 St or 215 St and 207 St . Take the M5 to/from 157 St 1. 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 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, trains will run local in both directions between 14 St and 96 St due to track replacement near Times Square-42 St. As a reminder, service will be suspended overnight. At all times until July 2019, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound trains will skip Winthrop St due to staircase and platform edge rehabilitation work. During this closure, for service to Winthrop St, take a Flatbush Av-bound to Sterling St and transfer to a B44 local or B44 SBS bus to complete your trip. The station agent will issue transfer tickets upon request. Or, take a Flatbush Av-bound to Church Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound or train. For service from Winthrop St, use the nearby Church Av station or the B44/B44 SBS bus. Or, take the Manhattan-bound to Sterling St and transfer to a Flatbush Av-bound train. From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Apr. 6, Apr. 7 and Apr. 8, trains and free shuttle buses will replace trains between Times Sq-42 St and Harlem-148 St due to track replacement near Times Sq-42 St. service will be suspended overnight. As an alternative, use the between Times Sq-42 St and 135 St, and use free shuttle buses to/from 148 St, via transfer with the at 135 St. From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 7, Woodlawn-bound trains will skip 183 St, Fordham Rd, Kingsbridge Rd, and Bedford Pk Blvd due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a downtown to complete your trip. Transfer at Mosholu Pkwy or Burnside Av. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 6, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 7, trains will run every 16 minutes between Burnside and Woodlawn due to track replacement. The last stop for some uptown trains will be Burnside Av; these trains will skip 170 St, Mt Eden Av, and 176 St. Transfer at Burnside Av or 167 St to continue your trip. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, Eastchester-Dyre Av bound trains will skip Morris Park, Pelham Pkwy, and Baychester Av due to station rehabilitation at Gun Hill Rd. As an alternative use a downtown train to complete your trip. Transfer at Eastchester-Dyre Av or E 180 St. As a reminder, the Eastchester-Dyre Av bound platform at Gun Hill Rd is temporarily closed for renovations until September 2019. Overnight service will run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St only. At all times until September 2019, Eastchester-Dyre Av bound trains will skip Gun Hill Rd due to station rehabilitation work. When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of a mezzanine to platform elevator, providing mobility impaired customers with better accessibility. Rehabilitation work will consist of the expansion and reconfiguration of the control house, a new booth, a larger unpaid area, new ADA signage and cameras throughout the station, new station entrance and retail configuration, reconstructed platforms, new ADA boarding areas and tactile platform warning strips, new ADA hand railings along the platform staircases and modifications to the platform canopies to accommodate the new elevator shafts. In order to accomplish the repair and reconstruction of the platforms within a safe environment, the northbound side of this station will be closed for approximately six months. For service to this station, take the to Baychester Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound . For service from this station, take the to Pelham Pkwy and transfer to an Eastchester-Dyre Av bound . From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, uptown trains run express from Canal St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to electrical improvements including signal cable installation and testing. As an alternative, use a downtown local or to complete your trip. Transfer at 59 St-Columbus Circle, 42 St/Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St, W 4 St, or Canal St. As a reminder, trains do not run overnight. Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5, service will end early due to track maintenance near 14 St. As an alternative, take and/or trains instead. As a reminder, service does not run on weekends. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance involving tie block renewal between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Union St. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound local or train to complete your trip. Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. From 10:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 36 St, due to elevator installation work at 62 St. trains will be rerouted via the line in both directions. Free shuttle buses will make all line station stops between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 36 St. Transfer between trains and shuttle buses at 36 St, 62St-New Utrecht Av (Manhattan-bound only), or Coney Island-Stillwell Av. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, trains will run via the in both directions between 36 St and 2 Av, the last stop, due to ongoing Queens Boulevard signal modernization work. Use nearby stations on Av, , and/or Lexington Av local or to complete your trip. For Queens Plaza, use the , days/evenings. Transfer at W 4 St , Times Sq-Port Authority , 47-50 Sts , 21 St-Queensbridge , and/or 74 St-Roosevelt Av . Free shuttle buses will connect Court Sq-23 St, 21 St-Queensbridge, and Queens Plaza. From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, trains will run local in both directions in Queens due to ongoing Queens Boulevard signal modernization work. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, downtown trains skip 23 St and 14 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown or train to complete your trip. Transfer at W 4 St or 34 St-Herald Sq. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Court Sq due to track maintenance near Greenpoint Av and Nassau Av, and elevator work at Greenpoint Av. trains will run between Church Av and Bedford-Nostrand Avs. Free shuttle buses will make all line station stops between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Court Sq, and connect with the at 21 St-Queensbridge. Transfer between trains and buses at Bedford-Nostrand Avs. Beginning 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8 until May 6, Court Sq-bound trains will skip Flushing Av due to station improvements. As an alternative, use a Church Av-bound train to complete your trip. Transfer at Broadway or Myrtle-Willoughby Avs. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, free shuttle buses and/or trains will replace trains between Hewes St and Broad St due to track maintenance. trains will run between Hewes St and Broad St. Shuttle buses will make all station stops between Hewes St and Delancey-Essex Sts. Transfer between buses and trains at Hewes St and/or Delancey-Essex Sts . For service between Delancey-Essex Sts and Broad St, use the to/from nearby stations via transfer at Bleecker St/B’way-Lafayette St . Transfer to/from the at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall. For service to/from Manhattan, use or 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 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 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, free buses and will replace trains between Myrtle Av and 71 Av due to track maintenance. service will run between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av. For service between Myrtle Av and Hewes St, take the . Free shuttle buses will run between Hewes St and Broadway-Lafayette, stopping at Marcy Av and Delancey-Essex Sts. For service to/from Manhattan, use the via transfer at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs. For Queens Blvd, take the or . From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 7, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Astoria-Ditmars Blvd and Queensboro Plaza due to station renewal work at Astoria Blvd. trains will run between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Queensboro Plaza. Free shuttle buses will make all line station stops between Queensboro Plaza and Ditmars Blvd. Transfer between trains and buses at Queensboro Plaza. At all times until December 2019, trains will skip Astoria Blvd in both directions due to station renewal work to add four new elevators and other accessibility features, as well as demolish and rebuild the station mezzanine with more vertical clearance to over-height vehicles traveling below the station structure. When this project is completed in late 2020, the Astoria Blvd station will have two street-to-mezzanine elevators, two mezzanine-to-platform elevators, a new station mezzanine, repaired or replaced structural columns and foundations, repaired concrete platform surfaces, new street and platform stairs, new platform stair enclosures, and new platform canopies and mezzanine overpass walkway canopies. Lights, signs and gates will also be replaced. The new station structure will be reinforced to support the weight of the new elevators and facilities. For more details about this critical structural repair project, refer to this prior press release. As an alternative, use nearby stations use nearby stations at 30 Av or Ditmars Blvd. Take to Queensboro Plaza, then to 74 St-Roosevelt Av, or take the to 74 St-Roosevelt Av. As a reminder, trains operate days/evenings only, and trains do not run overnight or on the weekend. M60 SBS customers are advised to use the LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS instead. The LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS serves the 74 St-Roosevelt Av station. 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 will 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 will stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, downtown trains skip 49 St due to electrical improvements and new duct bank construction. As an alternative, use an uptown local or train to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Square-42 St or 57-7 Av. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound and Bay Ridge-bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound or to complete your trip. Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 6, and from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Apr 6. and Apr. 7, downtown trains will skip 49 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use an uptown or train to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Square-42 St or 57-7 Av. Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 5, service will end early due to electrical improvements. As a reminder, trains do not run on weekends. |
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