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 D F J M N R

These weekend service changes are part of the MTA Subway Action Plan, the Enhanced Station Initiative in 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 9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, downtown  trains skip 137 St, 125 St, 116 St, 110 St and 103 St due to track maintenance.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8,  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 11:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8,  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 11:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 3:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8,  service is suspended in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and the Bronx due to track maintenance.  Use  and shuttle trains instead.   service will operate between Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College and Grand Central-42 St.  Transfer between  and  trains at 42 St.  Transfer between  and  trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse.  Transfer between  and shuttle trains at E 180 St.  Shuttle trains will operate between E 180 St and Eastchester-Dyre Av. 

Beginning 8:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5,  service ends early due to signal improvements.  As a reminder,  trains do not run overnight and on weekends. 

From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8,  service is rerouted via the  line in Manhattan and via the  line in Brooklyn due to signal improvements.  Use  stations on 8 Av or the  stations on Broadway to complete your trip.   trains will replace  trains in Brooklyn.  Free shuttle buses operate between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Grand 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, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8,  service is rerouted via the  line in Manhattan and via the  line in Brooklyn due to signal improvements.  Use  stations on 8 Av or the  stations on Broadway to complete your trip.   trains will replace  trains in Brooklyn.  Free shuttle buses operate along two routes:  between W 4 St-Wash Sq and East Broadway, and between Jay St-MetroTech and York St.  

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  trains skip Union St, 4 Av-9St, Prospect Av and 25 St  line stations due to electrical improvements.  As a reminder,  trains will run on the  line in Brooklyn this weekend.  Use a Manhattan-bound  or  to complete your trip and transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. 

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 the Manhattan-bound  to 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound .
• For service from this 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.

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.

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,  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 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8,  trains are rerouted via the  line in both directions between Canal St and DeKalb Av, and Manhattan-bound  trains run local in Brooklyn from 59 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr due to electrical improvements. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, Coney Island-Stillwell Av  trains and Bay Ridge-bound  trains run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 59 St due to electrical improvements.