Changes Part of Subway Action Plan, Enhanced Station Initiative &

Other Ongoing Maintenance, Repair and Capital Construction Work

For Improvements on the 1 2 3 4 5 7 A C D E F G J M N Q R S W

These weekend service changes are part of the MTA Subway Action Plan, the Enhanced Station Initiative in Brooklyn and Queens and on-going capital construction work on the MTA New York City Transit subway system.  These programs maintain and upgrade track, signal, station and other infrastructure in order to continue to provide MTA customers with safe and reliable service.  For more information on the 2015-2019 Capital Program, click 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 of 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, strategically targeting additional personnel and equipment to focus on critical parts of the system.    

“The Weekender” is your digital guide to understanding planned service changes in effect for system maintenance and construction, and makes it easy for subway riders to visualize exactly how weekend work will affect subway service.  Customers may visit www.mta.info and check out “The Weekender,” accessible by clicking the  “Weekender” tab located within the Service Status Menu.

The “Weekender for Mobile App” includes MTA Subway Time data and is available for iPhone in the Apple app store, and in the Google Play store for Android devices.  This free-to-download app shares the same features as the desktop version, including a subway diagram that displays the service to be provided each weekend, and all service changes.  Users can pinch or expand the map to multiple zoom levels, and tap to choose one of three ways to view service diversions: Service by Line, Service by Borough and Service by Station. 

Customers can also download the apps at http://web.mta.info/apps/weekenderApp.html.

TripPlanner+ provides travel information that takes weekend service diversions into account.  In addition, customers can receive customized subway diversion e-mails delivered to their inbox by signing up for the E-mail Subscription Program by clicking here.   Customers who rely on these lines should allow for additional travel time.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, uptown  trains run express from Times Sq-42 St to 72 St due to continuous welded rail and track replacement.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13,  service will be suspended in Brooklyn due to Fix&Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Clark St Tunnel.  This project is part of MTA’s ongoing efforts to fix assets damaged during Sandy, and include repairs and rehabilitation of tracks, signals, pump rooms, fire protection system, and power and communication cables. 

• In Brooklyn,  service will be extended to New Lots Av to replace the .  service will be extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College to replace the .   and  trains will run local in Brooklyn.  Service will not be available at the Clark St and Hoyt St stations.  As an alternative, use the nearby Borough Hall and Nevins St .  Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr for  trains for service to Manhattan.
• In Manhattan, downtown  trains will be rerouted.  trains will run between the Bronx and South Ferry, making local stops between 34 St-Penn Station and South Ferry.   service will run between Harlem-148 St and 14 St.  Service will not be available at the Park Place and Wall St stations.  Use the nearby Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and Wall St  stations instead.
• A free out-of-system transfer is available between the South Ferry  and Bowling Green .  Transfer between South Ferry  and  at South Ferry-Whitehall St.  Transfer at Times Sq-42 St for  trains to Brooklyn. 

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 11 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, downtown  trains run local from 96 St to Times Square-42 St due to drain work as part of the Subway Action Plan. 

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, November 11, to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12,  Woodlawn-bound  trains skip 161 St, 167 St, 170 St, Mt Eden Av and 176 St due to track panel replacement and tie renewal.  Use a Manhattan-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Burnside Av or 149 St- Grand Concourse.

From 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 11, and from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12,  service operates every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn due to track panel replacement.  The last stop for some  trains headed toward Woodlawn is 125 St.  

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 11, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13,  trains run local in both directions between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125 St due to track replacement on the uptown express track and work staging on the adjacent track.    

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13,  service is extended to New Lots Av and  service is extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College due to Fix&Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Clark St Tunnel.   trains will run local in Brooklyn to replace the .  A free out-of-system transfer is available between the South Ferry  and Bowling Green  stations.   

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 11, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13,  trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and 125 St due to track replacement on the uptown express track and work staging on the adjacent track.   

From 12:15 a.m. to 12 midnight Saturday, November 11, Flushing-Main St bound  trains run express from Queensboro Plaza to 74 St-Broadway due electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan.    

From 12:01 a.m. Sunday, November 12 to 4:30 a.m. Monday, November 13, Queensboro Plaza-bound  trains run express from 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plaza due to electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan.  Use a Flushing-bound  train complete your trip. 

From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Saturday, November 11, to 4:30 a.m. Monday, November 13,  trains are suspended in both directions between 34 St-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza due to electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan.   and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.   service will run between Flushing-Main St and Queensboro Plaza. 

• Use  and  trains for service between Manhattan and Queens. Transfer between  trains at Queensboro Plaza, or 74 St-Roosevelt Av . 
• Free shuttle buses run in two segments: between 34 St-Hudson Yards and Times Sq-42 St, and between Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av and Queensboro Plaza. 
• The 42 Street  shuttle operates overnight.
•  service operates between Whitehall St and Ditmars Blvd from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 11 and from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 12.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, uptown  trains run express from Canal St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to signal modernization.  Use a downtown  local or  to complete your trip. 

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 11, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, uptown  trains run local in both directions from 59 St-Columbus Circle and 145 St /168 St due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan.   

From 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12, uptown  trains run express from Canal St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to signal modernization.  Use a downtown  or  train to complete your trip.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 11:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12, Norwood-205 St bound  trains skip 20 Av, 18 Av, 79 St, 71 St, 55 St, 50 St, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy due to structural improvements and removal of obsolete facilities.  Use a Coney Island-Stillwell bound  train to complete your trip. 

From 11:45 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Friday, November 10 to Monday, November 13, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  trains run express in Brooklyn from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St /59 St  due to electrical improvements.  Use a Manhattan-bound  local or  to complete your trip. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, uptown  trains skip Spring St and 23 St due to signal modernization.  Use a downtown  local, , or  to complete your trip. 

At all times until early 2018, Manhattan-bound  trains skip Avenue U, Avenue P, Avenue N, Bay Pkwy and Avenue I due to station renewal work on the Culver Line .  When finished, more than 27,000 daily customers will benefit from repaired staircases, fare control areas, walls, floors, platform girders, new platform windscreens, rubbing boards, tactile warning strips, improved lighting and artwork. 

• For service to these stations, take a Manhattan-bound  train to Kings Hwy or 18 Av and transfer to a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound .
• For service from these stations, take a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  train to Kings Hwy or Avenue X and transfer to a Manhattan-bound .

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, uptown  trains skip 14 St and 23 St due to signal modernization.    

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, Queens-bound  trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 15 St-Prospect Park and 4 Av-9 St due to track maintenance. 

At all times until Fall 2017, Manhattan-bound  trains skip 121 St and 104 St due to station rehabilitation work.

• For service to these stations, use the nearby 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd stations instead. Or, take the Manhattan-bound  to 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound .
• For service from these stations, use the nearby 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd stations instead. Or, take the Q56 bus and transfer to/from  service at nearby 111 St.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13,  trains are suspended in both directions between Hewes St and Broad St due to track maintenance, as well as electrical work between Essex St and Broad St as part of the Subway Action Plan.   service will operate normal between Hewes St and Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer. 

• Free shuttle buses operate between Hewes St and Essex St stopping at Marcy Av. Transfer between trains and buses at Hewes St and or Essex St.
• For service between Delancey-Essex Sts and Broad St, use the  to nearby stations via transfer at the Bleecker St  station.
• For service to/from Manhattan, use the  or  via transfer at Broadway Junction.

At all times until April 2018,  service is suspended in both directions between Myrtle Av and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs due to the Myrtle Viaduct Reconstruction project.   service will operate in two sections:

• Between Delancey-Essex St and Myrtle Av, and via the  to/from Broadway Junction, days/evenings.
• Between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.
• Free shuttle buses operate between Myrtle Av (Broadway) and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.

From 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday, November 11, and from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12,  trains are suspended in both directions between Essex St and Broadway Junction due to track maintenance.   shuttle service will operate between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle-Wyckoff Av.

• For service between Essex St and Hewes St, take free shuttle buses.
• For service between Hewes St and Broadway Junction, use the  train instead. Transfer between trains and free shuttles buses at Hewes St. 

At all times until Fall 2018, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, 20 Av, Kings Hwy, Avenue U and 86 St due to station rehabilitation work at nine stations on the Sea Beach Line.  When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for our customers including the installation of elevators at 8 Av and New Utrecht Av stations, providing our 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, take the Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  to Bay Pkwy or Coney Island-Stillwell Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound .
• For service from these stations, take a Manhattan-bound  to Bay Pkwy or 8 Av and transfer to a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound .
• For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the .  Transfer between  and  trains at 36 St or Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

At all times until Spring 2018, N trains skip 30 Av and 36 Av in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  When this extensive overhaul is completed at the 30 Av and 36 Av stations, customers will benefit from improved features, such as enhanced signage for easier navigation, including digital, real-time train arrival information at subway entrances, glass and wire mesh platform windscreens, new security cameras and railings, artwork, new glass barriers and LED lighting throughout for increased light and transparency and a new staircase for exiting from the 30 Av Astoria-bound platform to the street-level intersection of 30th Avenue and Newtown Avenue.  For alternate service during this closure, use the nearby open Astoria line stations for  service at Broadway, Astoria Blvd, and 39 Av, or go to the Steinway St or 36 St  stations.  Or, use the following convenient bus route(s):

• Q102 to open Astoria line stations, Queensboro Plaza  or Queens Plaza .
• Q18 to Northern Blvd .
• Q66 to Steinway St , Northern Blvd , 21 St-Queensbridge , Queensboro Plaza , and Queens Plaza .
• Q69 and Q100 Ltd to 21 St-Queensbridge , Queens Plaza  Queensboro Plaza .

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, Astoria-bound  trains skip 39 Av and Broadway due to station enhancements.  Use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  or Whitehall St-bound  to complete your trip. 

From 4:45 a.m. Saturday, November 11 to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12,  service is suspended in both directions between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Brighton Beach due to track replacement.  Free shuttle buses will operate between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Brighton Beach stopping at West 8 St and Ocean Pkwy.  Transfer between  trains and shuttle buses at Brighton Beach.  For direct service to/from Coney Island-Stillwell Av, use the  or  via transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. 

From 4:45 a.m. Saturday, November 11 to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12, Brighton Beach-bound  trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay due to electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan.  Use a 96 St-bound  train to complete your trip. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, Bay Ridge-95 St bound  trains run express in Brooklyn from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 59 St due to electrical improvements.  Use a Manhattan-bound local or  to complete your trip.    

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 13,  trains are rerouted via the  line in both directions between 36 St and 57 St due to water mitigation work.

From 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Saturday, November 11, and Monday, November 13, the 42 Street shuttle will run overnight due to electrical improvements as part of Subway Action Plan work on the  line. 

From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, November 11 and from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12, special weekend service will run on the  line between Whitehall St and Ditmars Blvd due to electrical improvements as part of Subway Action Plan work on the  line.  Astoria-bound  trains will skip 39 Av and Broadway.  Use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  or Whitehall St-bound  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Astoria Blvd or Queensboro Plaza.