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.

From 11:15 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, trains will not run between 137 St and Van Cortlandt Park-242 St due to track panel replacement and drain cleaning.  Take shuttle buses, M3, M100, and  trains instead.   trains will run between South Ferry and 137 St.  Buses will run along four routes.  Use the  to nearby subway stations via transfer at 59 St , 168 St , or Inwood-207 St .  As a reminder, the 168 St  station is closed in both directions due to elevator replacement work.

At all times until early 2020, trains skip 168 St in both directions due to elevator replacement work.  For alternate service take the AC 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 .  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. 

Overnights from 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday to Monday, Apr. 19 to Apr. 22, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound trains will skip Bergen St, Grand Army Plaza, and Eastern Pkwy due to station maintenance at Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Franklin Av or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.   

From 4:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Apr. 21, trains will run every 15 minutes due to track maintenance near Jackson Av. 

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 5 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 11:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, New Lots Av-bound trains will skip Bergen St, Grand Army Plaza, and Eastern Pkwy, Nostrand Av, and Kingston Av station maintenance at Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Crown Hts-Utica Av , Franklin Av or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.  As a reminder,  trains do not run in Brooklyn overnight.     

From 7:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Apr. 21, trains will not run in both directions between E 180 St and Bowling Green due to track maintenance.   trains will run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.  Transfer between  trains at E 180 St and between  trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse. 

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 11:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Pelham Bay Park-bound trains will run express from 3 Av-138 St to Hunts Point Av due to track maintenance near 138 St-3 Av.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Hunters Point Av or 3 Av-138 St. 

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, service will run in two sections: between Pelham Bay Park and 125 St and between 125 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track maintenance near 138 St-3 Av.  To continue your trip, transfer at 125 St. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Mets-Willets Point and Flushing-Main St due to track replacement near Flushing-Main St.   trains will run between 34 St-Hudson Yards and Mets-Willets Point.  Free shuttle buses will run between Mets-Willets Point and Flushing-Main St.  To continue your trip, transfer at Mets-Willets Point.   

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Manhattan-bound  trains will run express from Utica Av to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts due to track maintenance including drain line replacement between Utica Av and Lafayette Av.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  local or  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Euclid Av, Broadway Junction, Utica Av, Nostrand Av, or Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts.  As a reminder,  trains do not run overnight. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 20 and Apr. 21, downtown trains will skip 50 St, 23 St, and Spring St due to electrical improvements at W 4 St.  For service to/from these stations, take the  or  via transfer at 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, W 4 St, or Canal St.  Downtown  trains will stop at 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, W 4 St, and Canal St during the day. 

Overnights from 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday to Monday, Apr. 19 to Apr. 22, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track and switch maintenance near 4 Av-9 St.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Jamaica Center-bound trains will skip Briarwood due to track replacement.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Jamaica-Van Wyck  or Union Tpke.   

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from 71 Av to Queens Plaza due to track maintenance including tie block renewal near Steinway St.  As an alternative, use a Jamaica Center-bound  local or 71 Av-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Queens Plaza, Roosevelt Av, or 71 Av.  As a reminder,  trains do not run overnight in Queens. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Jamaica Center-bound trains will skip Briarwood and Sutphin Blvd due to track replacement including tie block and plate renewal near Kew Gardens-Union Tpke.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Parsons Blvd  or Union Tpke.  

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will be rerouted via the  line from Roosevelt Av to Canal St, then via the  to Jay St-MetroTech due to electrical improvements at W 4 St.  As an alternative, use the  or a Jamaica-bound  to complete your trip.  Use  stations along 8 Av or transfer at Roosevelt Av, 7 Av , W 4 St , or Jay St-MetroTech.   

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Jay St-MetroTech to Church Av due to track and switch maintenance near 4 Av-9 St.  As an alternative, use a Jamaica-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Church Av, 7 Av, or Jay St-MetroTech.  As a reminder,  service is suspended this weekend.

From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22,  service is suspended due to track replacement near Greenpoint Av and Nassau Av, and an elevator project at Greenpoint Av. Free shuttle buses will make all  line station stops between Court Sq and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts, and connect with the  at Jay St-MetroTech. Take an  train for service between Bergen St and Church Av.  Transfer between  trains and free shuttle buses at Jay St-MetroTech.  Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  trains will run express from Jay St-MetroTech to Church Av. 

At all times until May 6, Court Sq-bound trains skip Flushing Av due to station improvements.  As a reminder,  service is suspended this weekend due to track replacement work near Greenpoint Av and Nassau Av.  Free shuttle buses will make all  line station stops between Court Sq and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts, and connect with the  at Jay St-MetroTech.       

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 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 20 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 21, free shuttle buses and  trains will replace  trains between Crescent St and Jamaica Center due to track replacement.   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 buses at Jamaica-Van Wyck  and/or Crescent St .  For JFK AirTrain, use Howard Beach-JFK  station via transfer at Broadway Junction.  As a reminder, the 111 St  station is closed for rehabilitation work until summer 2019. 

Beginning 8:15 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19, service will end early between 71 Av and Delancey-Essex Sts due to electrical improvements related to ongoing Queens Boulevard signal modernization work.

From 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 21,  service will be suspended due to track replacement work at various locations along the line. Free shuttle buses will run between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av.  For service between Myrtle Av and Delancey-Essex Sts, take the .  Transfer between trains and buses at Myrtle Av.    

Overnights from 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to Monday, Apr. 22, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance and tie block renewal work between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Union St.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  local or  to complete your trip.  Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. 

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 11 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Manhattan-bound trains will run via the  line from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to Canal St due to track replacement between DeKalb Av and Prince St.  Manhattan-bound trains will stop at DeKalb Av, Jay St-MetroTech, Court St, Whitehall St, Rector St, Cortlandt St, and City Hall.  

From 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 20 and Sunday, Apr. 21, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park due to track replacement near Kings Hwy.  As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Prospect Park, Church Av, Newkirk Plaza, or Kings Hwy.      

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 22, Bay Ridge-bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance and tie block renewal work between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Union St.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  local or  trains to complete your trip.  Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av Barclays Ctr. 

Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 19, service will end early due to electrical improvements.  As an alternative, take the  or .  As a reminder,  trains do not run on weekends.