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 6 7 A C D E F J L M N Q R

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 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, 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 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6,  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 4 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, downtown  trains run local from 96 St to Times Sq-42 St due to track maintenance. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6,  trains are suspended in both directions between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St due to signal modernization.   service operates between South Ferry and E 180 St.   service operate between Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College and Wakefield-241 St.  Free shuttle buses operate between E 180 St and Eastchester-Dyre Av.  Transfer between buses and  trains at E 180 St.   

From 3:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4, 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 4,  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 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6,  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, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, downtown  trains run express from 125 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan. 

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 4 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6,  service operates to/from Bowling Green due to electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan.   

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, November 4 to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, November 5,  service is suspended in both directions between Pelham Bay Park and Parkchester due to electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan.   service will operate between Parkchester and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.  Free shuttle buses will make all  line station stops between Pelham Bay Park and Parkchester.

From 3:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4, Flushing-Main St bound  trains run express from Queensboro Plaza to 74 St-Broadway due to track panel installation. 

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6,  service is suspended in both directions between Euclid Av and Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach-JFK Airport due to electrical improvements as part of the Subway Action Plan.   service will operate between Inwood-207 St and Euclid Av, and between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway.  Free shuttle buses will along two routes:

• Between Euclid Av and Howard Beach, stopping at Grant Av, 80 St, 88 St, Aqueduct Racetrack, and Aqueduct-North Conduit Av.
• Express between Euclid Av Howard Beach.
• Transfer between trains and buses at Euclid Av and/or Howard Beach. Normal service will operate on the Rockaway Park Shuttle.     

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, uptown  trains skip Shepard Av, Van Siclen Av and Liberty Av due to track maintenance.  To complete your trip, use a Euclid Av-bound  or  train. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, uptown  trains will run express from Canal St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to track maintenance.  Use a downtown  local or  to complete your trip. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, Manhattan-bound  trains skip 182-183 Sts due to track maintenance.  Use a Norwood-205 St bound  train to complete your trip. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 7:00 a.m. Saturday, November 4, Coney Island-Stillwell Ave bound  trains run express in Brooklyn from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St /59 St  due to signal improvements.  Use a Manhattan-bound  local or  train to complete your trip. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4, Jamaica Center-bound  trains run via the  from W 4 St-Wash Sq to 21 St-Queensbridge due to track maintenance. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, Manhattan-bound  trains skip Briarwood and 75 Av due to signal improvements.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 4 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, Jamaica Center-bound  trains skip 36 St, Steinway St, 46 St, Northern Blvd and 65 St due to communication improvements. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday November 3, and from 9:45 p.m. Saturday, November 4 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, uptown  trains skip Spring St and 23 St due to track maintenance.   Use a downtown  local, , or  to complete your trip.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, Manhattan-bound  trains run express from 71 Av to Queens Plaza due to signal improvements along Queens Boulevard.   trains are not available at Queens Plaza from 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4.  Use 21 St-Queensbridge via transfer to the  at Roosevelt Av.  

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 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, Manhattan-bound  trains skip Sutphin Blvd, Briarwood, and 75 Av due to signal improvements.    

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 4 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6, Jamaica-bound  trains run local from 21 St-Queensbridge to Roosevelt Av due to communication improvements along Queens Boulevard. 

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 9:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 6,  trains are not running between 8 Av and 14 St-Union Square in Manhattan, in order to allow workers to perform intensive drain cleaning.

• For service in this corridor, the M14 bus will offer supplemental service during overnight hours, running 10 minutes apart between 8^th and 1^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 5:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4, Astoria-bound  trains skip Broadway and 39 Av due to track maintenance.  Use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  train to complete your trip. 

From 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Saturday, November 4,  trains are rerouted via the  line in both directions between Canal St and DeKalb Av due to equipment testing.   

From 4:45 a.m. Saturday, November 4 to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, November 5,  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 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 3 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4, Bay Ridge-95 St bound  trains run express in Brooklyn from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 59 St due to signal improvements.  Use a Manhattan-bound  local or  to complete your trip.