Service Changes are Part of Subway Action Plan,
Enhanced Station Initiative and Other Ongoing Maintenance,
Repair and Upgrade Work for Improvements on the
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These weekend service changes are part https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/mediaContactof the MTA Subway Action Plan, the Enhanced Station Initiative in Queens and ongoing maintenance, repair and upgrade 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.  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 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 and strategically targeting additional personnel and equipment to focus on critical parts of the system.   

The Weekender is a digital guide to understanding planned service changes in effect for system maintenance and construction, and makes it easy for customers to visualize exactly how weekend work will affect subway service. The Weekender is accessible through the MTA website by clicking “The Weekender” tab within the Service Status Menu.

The Weekender is also available as a free app for iPhone and Android devices on the MTA website here.  This 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.

TripPlanner+ provides travel information that takes weekend service diversions into account.  In addition, customers can receive customized subway diversion emails by signing up here.  Customers who rely on these lines should allow for additional travel time.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12,  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 14 St 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 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains run local from 96 St to Times Sq-42 St due to track maintenance. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12,  trains replace weekend  service between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.   trains replace weekend  service between Wakefield-241 St and  180 St due to Fix&Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Clark St Tunnel.

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, to 1 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, Woodlawn-bound trains skip 161 St, 167 St, 170 St, Mt Eden Av, and 176 St due to track replacement.  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 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, and from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, service operates every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn due to track replacement.  The last stop for some northbound trains will be 125 St.  Transfer to a Woodlawn-bound  at 125 St to continue your trip. 

From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and 125 St due to track replacement.  Beginning 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, uptown trains will run local from Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall to 125 St.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12,  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 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains run express from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track maintenance.  Use an uptown  local or  to complete your trip.  Transfer at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, 14 St-Union Sq or Grand Central-42 St.   

From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and 125 St due to track replacement.    

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall bound trains run express from Parkchester to 3 Av-138 St due to track maintenance. 

From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, to 4:30 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, service is suspended in both directions between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza due to track replacement.   service will operate in two sections: between Main St and Queensboro Plaza, and between Times Sq-42 St and 34 St-Hudson Yards.  Use the  or  for service between Manhattan and Queens.  Transfer at Queensboro Plaza  or 74 St-Roosevelt Av .  Free shuttle buses will run between Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av.  As a reminder,  trains run days/evenings, and the 42 Street S Shuttle will run overnight. 

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, Queensboro Plaza-bound trains run express from Willets Point to 74 St-Broadway due to signal modernization.  Use a Flushing-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at 74 St-Broadway, Junction Blvd, or Willets Point.  

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains run express from 125 St to Canal St due to signal improvements.  Use a downtown  train to complete your trip.  For service to Spring St, take the .  Transfer at W 4 St-Wash Sq or Canal St.  As a reminder, downtown  trains are rerouted via the  line from 145 St to W 4 St-Wash Sq during this time.      

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains skip 163 St, 155 St, and 135 St due to station improvements.  Use an uptown  local or  to complete your trip.  As a reminder,  service does not operate overnight.    

Beginning 9 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, B service will end early due to track and signal maintenance.   Take the  instead.  As a reminder,  trains do not run on weekends.   

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10 and Sunday, Mar. 11, downtown trains run express from 125 St to Canal St due to signal maintenance.  Use a downtown  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at 125 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 42 St/Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St or W 4 St-Wash Sq.  For service to Spring St, take the  via transfer at W 4 St-Wash Sq or Canal St. 

From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains are rerouted via the  local from 145 St to W 4 St-Wash Sq, then via the  line between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to signal improvements.  Transfer at 42 St/Port Authority  or W 4 St . 

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 9:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12,  trains are rerouted via the  line in both directions between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to signal improvements.  Manhattan-bound  trains run local in Brooklyn from 36 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.  Transfer between  and  trains at W 4 St-Wash Sq. 

At all times until 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 train.  As a reminder, Broad St-bound trains skip 121 St from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on weekdays; take the Z instead.  For service from this station, take the  to 111 St and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound train. 

At all times until early 2018, Manhattan-bound trains skip 104 St due to station rehabilitation work.  For service to this station, use the nearby 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd stations instead.  Or, take a Manhattan-bound train to 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound train.  For service from this station use the nearby 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd stations instead.  Or, take the Q56 bus and transfer to/from  service at nearby 111 St.

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 6:15 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, trains are suspended in both directions between Essex St and Broadway Junction due to track replacement.  For service between Essex St and Broadway Junction, take the  instead.      

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.

From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, Astoria-bound trains run local in Brooklyn from 59 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan.    

At all times until spring 2018,  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 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m.  Saturday, Mar. 10, to Monday, Mar. 12, the 42 St  shuttle will operate overnight to provide additional service due to track replacement work on the  line between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza.

From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, special weekend service operates between Whitehall St and Ditmars Blvd, in order to provide additional service due to track replacement work on the  line between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza.