G Train Service To Be Suspended Overnight Between Bed-Stuy & Queens

BED-STUY, NY — Overnight G train service will be rerouted to a free shuttle starting Monday for technological upgrades.

Starting Thursday, G train service will be suspended from Bedford-Nostrand to Court Square from 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday.

The overnight service pause will last through Dec. 29, with service resuming temporarily on Dec. 25-26, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Subway traffic between the Bed-Stuy and Queens stops will be rerouted to a free shuttle; shuttle locations can be found here.

Regular subway service will remain intact from Bedford-Nostrand to Church Ave.

The service change was initially scheduled to start Monday but was pushed for emergency track work in Brooklyn. It was not immediately clear whether the service changes would last past Dec. 29.

The closure will allow the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to install an upgraded signal system along part of the G line, officials said.

"A subway's signal system is like its nervous system," authorities said. "We’ve been replacing our existing signaling system with the international gold standard of signaling systems."

Already installed on the 7 and L lines, the new technology allows trains to run closer together, creating higher consistency and timeliness, authorities said.

Signal systems will also be upgraded on the F line between Church Avenue and West 8th Street, the A/C/E lines between Manhattan and Brooklyn and the E/F/M/R lines along Queens Boulevard.

This article was edited at 2:45 p.m. to reflect a changed project schedule from the MTA.