Changes Part of Subway Action Plan,

Enhanced Station Initiative & Other Ongoing Maintenance,

 Repair and Capital Construction Work

For Improvements on the 2 3 4 5 A C D E F J M N Q 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.

Christmas Holiday Service

The New York City Subway will operate on a Sunday schedule on both Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24 and Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25.  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 11:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, until Spring 2018,  trains replace weekend  service between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St due to Sandy related tunnel reconstruction. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26,  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 45 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 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound  and New Lots Av-bound  trains skip Bergen St, Grand Army Plaza, and Eastern Pkwy due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  Use a Manhattan-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26,  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, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, New Lots Av-bound  trains and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound  trains skip Bergen St, Grand Army Plaza, and Eastern Pkwy due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  Use a Manhattan-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, until Spring 2018,  trains replace weekend  service between Wakefield-241 St and E 180 St due to Sandy related tunnel reconstruction. 

From 10:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24,  trains run local in both directions between 59 St-Columbus Circle and 168 St due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, uptown  trains run express from Canal St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  Use a downtown A local,  or  to complete your trip. 

From 9:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, downtown  trains run express from 59 St-Columbus Circle to Canal St due to signal maintenance as part of the Subway Action Plan work. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, and from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, uptown  trains run express from Canal St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  Use a downtown  local,  or  to complete your trip. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, downtown  trains run express from 59 St-Columbus Circle to Canal St due to signal maintenance as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  Use an uptown  or  to complete your trip. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 5:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, Norwood-205 St bound  trains skip 170 St, 174-175 Sts, 182-183 Sts due to track maintenance.  Use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  train to complete your trip. 

From 10:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24,  trains run local in both directions between 59 St Columbus Circle and 145 St due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work. 

From 10:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24,  trains run local in both directions between DeKalb Av and 36 St in Brooklyn due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 6:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, and from 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, Manhattan-bound  trains run express from Roosevelt Av to Queens Plaza due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, uptown  trains skip Spring St and 23 St due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  Use a downtown  local,  or  to complete your trip. 

From 9:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, downtown  trains skip 23 St and Spring St due to signal maintenance as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  Use an uptown  local,  or  to complete your trip. 

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 9:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, uptown  trains skip 14 St and 23 St due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work. 

At all times until early 2018, 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.

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 8:00 p.m. to midnight Friday, Dec. 22,  service ends early between 71 Av and Essex St due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.  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.

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 10:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24,  trains run local in both directions between DeKalb Av and 59 St in Brooklyn, due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.

From 5:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23,  trains are suspended in both directions between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Brighton Beach due to electrical inspections as part of the Subway Action Plan work.   trains will operate between Brighton Beach and 96 St.  Free shuttle buses operate between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Brighton Beach, stopping at West 8 St and Ocean Pkwy. 

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, and from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 to 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, Manhattan-bound  trains run express from Roosevelt Av to Queens Plaza due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan work.

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