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MTA Alert: Weekday Planned Service Changes

Changes this week for the A, C, G, and M subway lines

Bed-Stuy residents, if you plan on taking the subway this week, check out the following important service changes on MTA lines that run through the neighborhood. Read carefully to make sure you are prepared!

A Train*

All times until further notice, there will be no A trains between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and the Rockaways.

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  • H shuttle trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
  • A trains operate between 207 St and Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach.
  • Free shuttle buses operate nonstop between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway-Mott Av.
  • Free H shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway-Mott Av and Beach 90 St.

Hours of Operation:

  • From Far Rockaway-Mott Av to Beach 90 St: 4:00 a.m. - 12 midnight.
  • From Beach 90 St to Far Rockaway-Mott Av: 4:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m..

NIGHTSNIGHTS
From 10:45 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, Apr 8 - 12, Queens-bound A trains run express from 59 St-Columbus Circle to Canal St.

From 11:15 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, Apr 8 - 12, 207 St-bound A trains run express from Euclid Av to Broadway Junction.

From 11:45 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, Apr 8 - 12, 207 St-bound A trains are rerouted via the F from Jay St-MetroTech to W 4 St.

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C Train

Beginning Monday, April 8, through Thursday, April 11, from 10:15 PM to 11 PM, Euclid Av-bound C trains run express from 59 St-Columbus Circle to Canal St.

G Train

All times until week of April 22, 2013, G trains skip Smith-9 Sts in both directions.
Use bus service to/from 4 Av-9 St or Carroll St instead.

NIGHTS
Beginning Monday, April 8 through Friday, April 12, from 11 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, Apr 8 - 12, there will be no G service at Church Av, Ft Hamilton Pkwy, 15 St, 7 Av, 4 Av-9 St, Carroll St, and Bergen St.
Take the F instead:
• Transfer between F and A trains at Jay St-MetroTech.
• Transfer between A and G trains at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts.

G service operates in two sections:
1. Between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs.
2. Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts, the last stop.
• To continue your trip, transfer at Bedford-Nostrand Avs.

M train

All times until August 2013, M trains skip Central Av in both directions.
• Use the Knickerbocker Av M, Myrtle Av J, M, and Z or Kosciuszko St J station.
• Use the B54 bus for connections between Central Av and Knickerbocker Av, where M
service is available, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, where L and M service is available, or Myrtle Av, where J, M and Z service is available (Z service operates weekday rush hours only).

NIGHTS

From Monday, April 8, through Thursday, April 11, at 9:00 p.m., there will be no M trains between 47-50 Sts and 71 Av.
E, F and R trains provide alternate service


* This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations. Please call 511 for help with planning your trip. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, use your preferred relay service provider or the free 711 relay. For more information, click on the mta.info link in this email and read station signs.

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