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

Next Phase of  Project Construction Starts Friday, April 26; See Release for More Information

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. 

The next phase of the  project begins Friday, April 26. An improved construction plan and schedule will avoid a complete shutdown of service and maintain regular weekday and peak hour service for 90 percent of the line’s customers, as weekday and peak hour service are unchanged. The project will also minimize construction-related disruption to riders and communities near the work sites while yielding cost savings due to the revised work plan in which total demolition of a concrete structure called the bench wall has been reduced by 99 percent, and provide robust alternate subway and bus service to New Yorkers throughout construction. Click here for more information. 

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. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 27, trains will not run between 137 St and Van Cortlandt Park-242 St due to track panel replacement.  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  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. 26 to Apr. 29, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Eastern Pkwy, Grand Army Plaza, and Bergen St due to station maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound  or New Lots Av-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or Franklin 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  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.

Overnights from 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday to Monday, Apr. 26 to Apr. 29, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Kingston Av, Nostrand Av, Eastern Pkwy, Grand Army Plaza, and Bergen St due to station maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound  or New Lots Av-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, Franklin Av, or Crown Hts-Utica Av.  As a reminder,  trains do not run in Brooklyn overnight.      

From 3:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 27, uptown trains will skip 183 St, Fordham Rd, Kingsbridge Rd, and Bedford Pk Blvd due to track replacement.  As an alternative, use a downtown  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Mosholu Pkwy or Burnside Av. 

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 27, trains will run every 16 minutes between Burnside Av and Woodlawn.  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. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, uptown trains will skip Morris Park, Pelham Pkwy, and Baychester Av due to station rehabilitation work.  As an alternative, use a downtown  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Eastchester-Dyre Av or E 180 St.  As a reminder, overnight  service runs 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 11:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Hunts Point Av to 3 Av-138 St due to station maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Pelham Bay Park-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at 3 Av-138 St or Hunters Point Av.

From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 28, free shuttle buses will replace  trains between Euclid Av and Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach-JFK Airport due to track maintenance.   trains will run between Inwood-207 St and Euclid Av, and between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Far Rockaway.  Shuttle buses will run along two routes: NONSTOP between Euclid Av and Howard Beach-JFK Airport, and LOCAL, making stops at Euclid Av, Grant Av, 80 St, 88 St, Rockaway Blvd, 104 St, 111 St, Lefferts Blvd, Aqueduct Racetrack, Aqueduct-North Conduit Av, and Howard Beach.  Transfer at Euclid Av or Howard Beach-JFK.

Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26,  service will end early due to structural improvements.  Take  and/or .  As a reminder,  service does not run on weekends. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will skip 182-183 Sts, 174-175 Sts, and 170 St due to track maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Norwood-205 St bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at 167 St, Tremont Av, or Fordham Rd. 

Overnights from 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Monday, Apr. 26 to Apr. 29, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  local or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. 

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, trains will run local in both directions in Queens due to signal modernization. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  and Church Av-bound  trains will skip 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy due to electrical improvements.  As an alternative, use a 179 St-bound  or Court Sq-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Church Av, 7 Av, or Smith-9 Sts. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, Church Av-bound trains skip Bedford-Nostrand Avs due to station maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Court Sq-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Classon Av or Myrtle-Willoughby Avs. 

At all times until May 6, Court Sq-bound trains will 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.

Effective 10 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 through summer 2020,  trains will run every 20 minutes between Brooklyn and Manhattan in both directions on weekends and weeknights. Within Brooklyn,  trains run every 10 minutes in both directions on weekends from 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Click here for more information.    

To avoid crowds and have faster journeys on weekends and weekday evenings, NYC Transit is encouraging customers to take advantage of extensive and robust options in its alternative service plan. These options include: 

• Enhanced subway service on  and  lines on weeknights and weekends, including extended  service.
• Enhanced bus service on 14th Street, including additional weeknight and weekend M14A bus service that will be extended to connect with the Delancey/Essex St station for links to , and  train service. NYC Transit will launch Select Bus Service on 14th Street this summer to provide faster bus service for Manhattan crosstown customers.
• A new weeknight and weekend bus service, called Williamsburg Link, will operate on two routes as the B92 and the B91. They connect with subway stations at Bedford Av, Metropolitan Av-Lorimer St, Marcy Av and Hewes St. The Williamsburg Link buses began service on Thursday night, April 25.
• Free subway transfers to make connections easier between Livonia St Land Junius St , and from Broadway  to Hewes St  or Lorimer St .
• A dedicated website on the L project, with trip planning tools, information on the project and travel guides for  stations from 8 Av to Lorimer St.
• A weekly email newsletter on the L projectto keep customers and affected communities informed about the progress of the work and a way to reach Transit staff with feedback or questions.
• For more information, visit https://new.mta.info/l-project.  

From 10 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 to 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 27, and from 6 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 to 1:30 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, special  service to help accommodate customers during the  Project will run between Brooklyn and up to 96 St in Manhattan. M trains will operate from Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, and via the  to/from Lexington Av/63 St, and via the  to/from 96 St. 

From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 29, free shuttle buses and the  will replace trains between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 36 St due to electrical improvements.   trains will run via the  line in both directions between 36 St and Coney Island-Stillwell Av.   trains will run between Astoria-Ditmars Blvd and 36 St, and via the  line to/from Coney Island-Stillwell Av.  For 45 St, 53 St, and 59 St, take the  via transfer at 36 St.  Buses will make all  line station stops between 59 St and Coney Island-Stillwell Av.  For stations between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 59 St, transfer to/from buses at Coney-Island Stillwell Av , New Utrecht Av , or 59 St .    

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 summer 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.

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. 

From 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 27 and Sunday, Apr. 28, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park due to track replacement.  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. 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, Apr.29, 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  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av Barclays Ctr.