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Plan Ahead: 14 Subway Lines Scheduled For Weekend Work

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Jen Chung

Published Apr 1, 2011

Modified Apr 1, 2011

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For most of you taking the subway, be patient, because 14 of the subway's 24 lines are undergoing weekend service changes. The MTA explains, "Because of capital construction work on the NYC Transit subway system, the following changes will be in place over the weekend. This work is part of NYC Transit’s ongoing $11.2 billion Capital Rebuilding Program aimed at upgrading and maintaining our tracks, stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service." The work affects the 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, C, D, F, G, J, Q, and S (the Rockaway Park shuttle) this weekend. You can read more below and/or check the MTA website:

1 At all times until August 2011, Bronx-bound 1 trains skip Dyckman Street due to station rehabilitation. Customers may ride to 207th Street, use a free MetroCard transfer to the downtown 1 and ride back to Dyckman Street. 2 From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, Bronx-bound 2 trains skip Bronx Park East, Pelham Parkway, Allerton and Burke Avenues due to track circuit work at Bronx Park East. 2 From 4 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday April 3, Bronx-bound 2 trains skip Jackson Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Intervale Avenue, Simpson Street, Freeman Street, 174th Street and East Tremont Avenue due to track panel installation at Freeman Street and 174th Street. Customers traveling to these stations should take the 2 to East 180th Street and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 2. 4 From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, 4 trains run local between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge in both directions due to track work at Grand Central-42nd Street and gap filler replacement at 14th Street-Union Square.

4
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, Manhattan-bound 4 trains run local from Utica Avenue to Atlantic Avenue due to platform edge rehabilitation and/or replacement at Franklin Avenue.

4
From 1 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, 4 trains skip Fulton Street in both directions due to work at the Fulton Street Transit Center. Customers traveling to or from this station should take the 2, 3, A, C or J shuttle instead. Note: J shuttle trains run between Chambers Street/Brooklyn Bridge and Fulton Street.

5
From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 5 trains:
· Run every 20 minutes between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green.
· Skip Fulton Street in both directions.
· Run local between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge in both directions

These changes are due to track work at Grand Central-42nd Street, gap filler replacement at 14th Street-Union Square and work at the Fulton Street Transit Center.

5
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, 5 service is suspended between Dyre Avenue and 149 Street-Grand Concourse due to work on track signals north of East 180th Street. Customers should take the 2 between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse. Free shuttle buses are available between East 180th Street and Dyre Avenue.

6
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, Bronx-bound 6 trains skip Whitlock Avenue and Morrison Avenue-Soundview due to station rehabilitation at Elder Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue.

6
At all times until October 2011, 6 trains skip Elder Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue in both directions due to station rehabilitation. Customers may use the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27 buses to transfer to nearby stations. (Overnight note: Free shuttle buses will operate between the Parkchester (6) and the Simpson Street (2) stations.

7
From 4 .m. Saturday, April 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 3, free shuttle buses replace 7 trains between Flushing-Main Street and Mets-Willets Point due to switch renewal work south of Mets-Willets Point. Customers may transfer between the 7 and free shuttle bus at Mets-Willets Point.

A
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Beach 90th Street and Far Rockaway due to station rehabilitations. Note: At all times until early summer, Manhattan-bound A platforms at Beach 36th and Beach 60th Streets are closed for station rehabilitation.

C
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction.

D
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, Brooklyn-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to structural repair and station rehabilitations. There are no Brooklyn-bound D trains between 9th Avenue and Bay 50th Street stations.

D
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, Brooklyn-bound D trains run local from 42nd Street to West 4th Street due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.

F
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, Queens-bound F trains run on the M line from 47th-50th Sts. to Queens Plaza due to track replacement south of 57th Street-6th Avenue.

F
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to Monday, April 4, Brooklyn-bound D trains run on the A line from West 4th Street to Jay Street-MetroTech due to work on the Broadway/ Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer construction.

F
At all times until May 2011, Manhattan-bound F trains skip Smith-9th Sts, Ft. Hamilton Parkway and 15th Street-Prospect Park due to the Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project.

G
At all times until May 2011, Queens-bound G trains skip Ft. Hamilton Parkway and 15th Street-Prospect Park due to the Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project.

J
From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 3, J service is suspended between Jamaica Center and Crescent Street due to track work between Woodhaven Blvd. and 111th Street. Customers should take the E to Jamaica-Van Wyck. Free shuttle buses are available between Jamaica-Van Wyck E station and the Crescent Street J station.

Q
From 12:15 a.m. to 6 a.m., Saturday, April 2, from 12:15 a.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday. April 3 and from 12:12 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, April 4, Q service is suspended between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue due to track work. Customers should take the N instead. Q trains run every 30 minutes between Atlantic Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.

Q
At all times until Fall 2011, the Manhattan-bound Q platforms at Avenue M and Avenue H stations are closed for rehabilitation.

S
From 11 p.m. Friday, April 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, A trains replace the Rockaway Park S shuttle between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to station rehabilitations.

Customers who rely on these lines should allow for additional travel time. For further information, customers should consult the Weekend Service Change notices posted in subway stations. Customers may also call NYC Transit’s Travel Information Center at 718 330 1234 or log on at www.mta.info.

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Jen Chung

Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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