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

Special Subway & Bus Notice for Labor Day Monday, Sept. 3

These weekend service changes are part of the MTA Subway Action Plan, Station work 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 MTA customers with safe and reliable service.  More information on the 2015-2019 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.

Special Subway & Bus Notice for Labor Day Monday, Sept. 3

The New York City Subway and New York City buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3.  As a reminder, some subway lines do not run on weekends, and customers are advised to allow additional travel time due to weekend work.     

From 12:01 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3,  trains will skip Church Av in both directions due to the MTA and NYPD working closely to ensure safe pedestrian flow at the J’ouvert Parade in Brooklyn.  As an alternative, use the nearby Beverly Rd or Winthrop St stations instead.  Buses in the area will be rerouted.  The following bus routes in the parade area may be subject to delays and reroutes: B12, B14, B17, B41, B43, B44, B44 SBS, B45, B46, B46 SBS, B48, B49, B67 and B69.

From 12 noon to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3,  trains will skip Eastern Pkwy in both directions due to the MTA and NYPD working closely to ensure safe pedestrian flow at West Indian-American Day Parade.  As an alternative, use the nearby Grand Army Plaza or Franklin Av stations instead.  At the Crown Hts-Utica Av  station, certain staircases will be designated entrance/exit only.   trains will make all local stops in Brooklyn.  Buses that serve the area will be affected by reroutes, detours, and frozen zones.  Customers should anticipate bus detours and delays on the following routes: B12, B14, B17, B41, B43, B44, B44 SBS, B45, B46, B46 SBS, B48, B49, B67 and B69.

In partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS will be operated free of charge this weekend from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3.  This is due to our continuing efforts to encourage the use of transit to and from the airport, and reduce roadway congestion at the airport during the busy holiday travel periods.

From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sep. 4, free shuttle buses and/or  trains will replace  trains between 14 St and South Ferry due to station reconstruction at Cortlandt WTC.   service will operate between 242 St and 14 St (express between 42 St and 14 St, days/evenings).  Free shuttle buses will run between Chambers St and South Ferry.  Transfer between  at 42 St or 14 St, and between  at Chambers St. 

From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, free shuttle buses will replace  trains between 135 St and E 180 St due to switch work near 149 St-Grand Concourse, and track replacement between Freeman St and Simpson St, and between Intervale Av and Prospect Av.   trains will run in two sections: between Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College and the 148 St  line station, and between E 180 St and Wakefield-241 St.  Free shuttle buses will run between 135 St and E 180 St.  Transfer between trains and buses at 135 St and/or E 180 St. 

From 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4,  trains run local in both directions between 34 St-Penn Station and Chambers St due to station reconstruction at Cortlandt WTC.  Late night  service will run between Times Sq-42 St and 148 St. 

At all times until Nov. 2018,  trains will skip 145 St in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  The 145 St  line station opened more than a century ago in 1904.  As crews make critical repairs to the station infrastructure such as concrete and metal platforms, stairs, beams and columns, they will also work to modernize the station with enhancements to all entrances including stairs, LED lighting, digital signage providing real-time service information, and new turnstile areas with security cameras and brighter lighting.  Countdown clocks and Help Points, which allow customers to communicate quickly with staff for assistance or emergencies, will be installed throughout the stations.  New station furniture and platform safety enhancements such as tactile edge warning strips also will be installed to improve customer safety.  During this closure, use nearby stations at 148 St , 145 St , or 135 St .  Use M7 and M102 buses along Lenox Av, or the Bx19 along 145 St and transfer to the subway with a MetroCard.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions, click here. 

At all times until Dec. 2018,  trains will skip 28 St in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  The 28 St  station is one of the oldest in the subway system, since it opened on the day that subway service began in October 1904.  See the  entry above for project details.  For alternate service during this closure, use the nearby  stations along Park Av South at 33 St or 23 St.  Or, use the nearby 28 St  station Broadway.  Local buses are also available along Lexington Av and Madison Av.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions, click here.

From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, and from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, free shuttle buses will replace  trains between 149 St-Grand Concourse and E 180 St due to switch work near 149 St-Grand Concourse, and track replacement between Freeman St and Simpson St, and between Intervale Av and Prospect Av.   trains will run in two sections: between Bowling Green and 149 St-Grand Concourse, and between E 180 St and Eastchester-Dyre Av.  Free shuttle buses will run between 149 St and E 180 St.  Transfer between trains and buses at 149 St-Grand Concourse and/or E 180 St. 

From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, and from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2,  trains will run every 20 minutes between Bowling Green and 149 St-Grand Concourse due to switch work near 149 St-Grand Concourse, and track replacement between Freeman St and Simpson St, and between Intervale Av and Prospect Av. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3, Flushing-Main St bound  trains run express from Queensboro Plaza to Mets-Willets Point, stopping at 74 St-Broadway due to signal modernization.  As an alternative, use a 34 St-Hudson Yards bound  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Mets-Willets Point, Junction Blvd, 74 St-Broadway, or Queensboro Plaza. 

From 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, Flushing-Main St bound  trains run express from Queensboro Plaza to Mets-Willets Point due to signal modernization.  As an alternative, use a 34 St-Hudson Yards bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Mets-Willets Point, Junction Blvd, 61 St-Woodside, or Queensboro Plaza. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, uptown  train will run express from 59 St-Columbus Circle to 125 St due to station enhancements at 86 St and 110 St.  As an alternative, use a downtown  local, or  to complete your trip.  Transfer at 125 St or 59 St-Columbus Circle Canal St.  As a reminder,  trains do not run overnight. 

At all times until Sept. 2018  trains skip 163 St-in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  Refer to the  line entry above for a detailed description of renovations and project details.  For alternate service during this closure, use the nearby 168 St , 155 St , or 157 St  instead.  Use M3, M100 or M101 buses and transfer to the  at 168 St or 155 St with MetroCard.  Need to transfer to another bus?  Ask the M3, M100 or M101 driver for a MetroCard Bus Transfer which is valid on your next local bus ride within two hours.  On your return trip, ask the station agent at 168 St or 155 St for a transfer to the bus. 

MTA New York City Transit announced that regular scheduled  and Rockaway Park  shuttle service will resume at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, following the on-time, on-budget completion of two phases of flood protection work in the Rockaways to fortify  and  subway infrastructure against future storms and to improve overall reliability of subway service on the peninsula.  At all times until 11:59 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3,  service will be suspended in both directions between Broad Channel and Far Rockaway-Mott Av.   service will operate between Inwood-207 St and Broad Channel, and via the  to/from Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St.   shuttle trains will run between Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St and Beach 90 St, and via the  to/from Far Rockaway-Mott Av.  For Far Rockaway/Mott Av-bound service take the  via transfer at Beach 90 St. 

Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31,  service will end early due to signal modernization.  As an alternative,  line customers should take the  and/or  instead.  As a reminder,  service does not run on weekends.

At all times until late Oct. 2018, C trains will skip 72 St and 86 St in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  See the  entry above for project details or click here.

• For service to/from 72 St, use nearby  stations at 81 St-Museum of Natural History and 59 St-Columbus Circle. Or take the 123 at, along Broadway.  Use an M10 bus along Frederick Douglass Blvd and transfer to the  ( overnight) at 81 St or 59 St with MetroCard.
• For service to/from 86 St, use nearby  stations at 81 St-Museum of Natural History and 96 St. Or take the  at 86 St, along Broadway.  Use an M10 bus along Frederick Douglass Blvd and transfer to the  ( overnight) at 81 St or 96 St with MetroCard.

For either station, if you need to transfer to another bus, ask the M10 bus operator for a MetroCard Bus Transfer which can be used on your next local bus ride within two hours.  On your return trip, ask the station agent at 81 St, 59 St, or 96 St for a transfer to the bus.

MTA New York City Transit announced that the Cathedral Pkwy-110 St  subway station will reopen for service this Labor Day weekend, on-time and on-budget after less than five months of structural repairs and functional improvements to the station’s steel and concrete structure, mezzanine, walls, stairs, and platforms.  Beginning at 12 noon on Sunday, Sept. 2, downtown  trains will resume stopping at Cathedral Pkwy-110 St.  Uptown  trains will continue to bypass Cathedral Pkwy-110 St until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4.  For uptown service take a downtown  train to 59 St and transfer to an uptown .   service in both directions will be available at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

At all times until Jan. 2019,  trains will skip 167 St in both directions MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  As an alternative, customers are advised to use the nearby stations at 170 St , 167 St , or 161 St-Yankee Stadium .  Use the Bx1 or Bx2 along Grand Concourse and transfer to the subway at 170 St  or 161 St-Yankee Stadium  with a MetroCard.  Use the Bx35 along E 167 St and transfer to the  at 167 St station with a MetroCard.  If you need to transfer to another bus, ask the bus operator for a MetroCard Bus Transfer which can be used on your next local bus ride within two hours.  On your return trip, ask the station agent for a transfer to the bus.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions, click here.

At all times until Dec. 2018,  trains will skip 174-175 Sts in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  As an alternative, customers are advised to use the nearby Tremont Av  or 170 St  stations.  Use the Bx1 or Bx2 along Grand Concourse and transfer to  trains at Tremont Av or 170 St with a MetroCard.  For either station, if you need to transfer to another bus, ask the driver for a MetroCard Bus Transfer which can be used on your next local bus ride within two hours.  On your return trip, ask the station agent at the Tremont Av  or 170 St  station for a transfer to the bus.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions, and listing of nearby bus routes, click here. 

From 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4,  trains and free shuttle buses will replace  trains between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and 34 St-Herald Sq due to track replacement north of DeKalb Av.   trains will run as follows: between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (express between Atlantic Av and 36 St) and between 34 St-Herald Sq and Norwood-205 St.  Free shuttle buses will run between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Grand St, stopping at B’way-Lafayette St.  For service between Manhattan and Brooklyn, take the  or  via transfer at 34 St and/or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.  For service to W 4 St-Wash Sq, take the  via transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq.     

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4,  trains run via the  line in both directions between 36 St and 2 Av, the last stop, due to signal modernization along the Queens Boulevard Line.  Use nearby  stations on 6 Av, , and/or Lexington Av  local or  to complete your trip.  For service to Queens Plaza, use the  trains days/evenings.  Transfer at W 4 St-Wash Sq , Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority , 47-50 Sts , 21 St-Queensbridge , and/or 74 St Roosevelt AV .  Free shuttle buses connect Court Sq-23 St, 21 St-Queensbridge, and Queens Plaza. 

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4,  trains run local in both directions between 71 Av and Roosevelt Av due to signal modernization along the Queens Boulevard Line.

At all times until Dec. 2018,  trains will skip 57 St in both directions due to due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  Beyond repairing deterioration at this station, when this project is completed, customers will benefit from new station entrances enhanced with digital signage providing real-time information, countdown clocks, new railings or canopies, and brighter, more energy-efficient lighting, upgraded turnstile areas with glass barriers, security cameras, new information centers and digital dashboards.  Platforms will be outfitted with new platform edge warning strips, accessible boarding areas, new seating furniture, digital dashboards with wayfinding information and new countdown clocks.  For alternate service during this closure, use nearby stations at 57 St-7 Av , 5 Av/59 St , 7 Av , 5 Av/53 St , or 47-50 Sts .  Local buses are also available along 5 Av, 6 Av and 57 St.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions, and listing of nearby bus routes, click here. 

At all times until Dec. 2018,  trains will skip 23 St in both directions due to due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  The 23 St  station opened around the time of World War II, in December 1940.  These extensive repairs will fix structural defects and deterioration, and include functional station improvements, leading to an enhanced customer experience for approximately 31,000 daily riders who use the 23 St  station.  For alternate service during this closure, use the nearby 34 St-Herald Sq or 14 St  stations along 6 Av.  Or, use the nearby 23 St  station on Broadway.  Local buses are also available along 6 Av and 7 Av.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions, and listing of nearby bus routes, click here. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, Court Sq-bound  trains skip Bedford Nostrand Avs due to station maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Church Av-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Myrtle-Willoughby Avs or Classon Av. 

At all times until late Summer 2018, Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer-bound  trains skip 121 St due to station rehabilitation work.  For service to this station, take the  to Sutphin Blvd and transfer to a Broad St-bound .  As a reminder, Broad St-bound  trains skip 121 St from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on weekdays; take the  instead.  For service from this station, take the  to 111 St and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound . 

At all times until Jan. 2019, Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer-bound  trains skip 104 St due to station rehabilitation work.  Use a Manhattan-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Sutphin Blvd, 111 St, or Woodhaven Blvd.  As a reminder Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer-bound  trains also skip 121 St at all times until late Summer 2018 due to station rehabilitation work.

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, free shuttle buses and/or  replace  trains between Hewes St and Broad St due to structural maintenance and inspection.   service will operate between Jamaica Ctr and Hewes St.  Free shuttle buses will provide alternate service between Hewes St and Delancey-Essex Sts.  Transfer between trains and buses at Hewes St and/or Delancey-Essex Sts .  For service between Delancey-Essex Sts and Broad St, use  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 the  or  via transfer at Broadway Junction.  

From 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2, free shuttle buses and/or the  replace  trains between Delancey-Essex Sts and Myrtle Av due to structural maintenance and inspection.   trains will operate between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av.  For service between Delancey-Essex Sts and Hewes St, use free shuttle buses.  For service between Hewes St and Myrtle Av. Take the .  As a reminder,  service between 71 Av and Delancey-Essex Sts will end at 8:15 p.m. on Friday night. 

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 Feb. 2019,  trains will skip Broadway and 39 Av in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project.  When this project is completed, customers will benefit from critical structural and safety repairs and improvements to concrete and steel features such as columns, beams, platforms, walls and stairs. There will also be other improvements and upgrades such as improved waterproofing, a reconfigured mezzanine area including new glass barriers, new security cameras, LED lighting for increased light and energy efficiency, and enhanced signage for easier navigation including digital, real-time service change and train and bus arrival information.  For alternate service during this closure, use the nearby open Astoria line stations at 30 Av, 36 Av, or Queensboro Plaza via the Q102 bus.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions, click here. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  trains skip 30 Av and 36 Av due to station enhancements at Broadway and 39 Av.  As an alternative, use an Astoria Blvd-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Queensboro Plaza or Astoria Blvd.  As a reminder, due to ongoing station renovations,  trains skip Broadway and 39 Av in both directions at all times until February 2019.   

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, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4,  trains run local in both directions between 36 St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and due to track replacement north of the DeKalb Av station.  Astoria-bound  trains run via the  line (Lower Manhattan) from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to Canal St, also due to track replacement work.  Astoria-bound  trains will make station stops at DeKalb Av, Jay St-MetroTech, Court St, Whitehall St, Rector St, Cortlandt St, and City Hall.  As a reminder,  trains will run local in both directions between 59 St and 36 St in Brooklyn. 

From 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  trains are rerouted via the  line from 36 St to Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to track maintenance north of Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Coney Island-Stillwell Av or New Utrecht Av-62 St. 

From 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 96 St-bound  trains are rerouted via the  line (Lower Manhattan) from DeKalb Av to Canal St due to track replacement.  96 St-bound  trains will make station stops at Jay St-MetroTech, Court St, Whitehall St, Rector St, Cortlandt St, and City Hall.