NYC Presidents Day Weekend Subway Service Changes

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will likely screw up your plans this Presidents Day weekend — from late Friday night, Feb. 16, through early Tuesday morning, Feb. 20 — in the name of "upgrading and maintaining our tracks, stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service.

Getting around on the subway this weekend is going to be tough, as 17 train lines will be running with modified service. The MTA is also instituting several special service changes on commuter rail lines for the President's Day travel rush.

All info courtesy of the MTA. And here it is in map form.

1 train:

• From 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday Feb. 20, 1 trains are suspended in both directions between 96 St and Van Cortlandt Park-242 St due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan, switch replacement and signal maintenance. Take A trains and free shuttle buses instead. 1 trains will operate between South Ferry and 96 St, and via the 3 to/from Harlem-148 St. Free shuttle buses will provide alternate service along four routes: 96 St to 168 St; 242 St to 207 St A station; 191 St to 168 St; and Dyckman St A to Dyckman St 1. Use the A to nearby stations via transfer at 59 St-Columbus Circle 1/A, 168 A, or Inwood-207 St A.

1/2 train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, uptown 1/2 trains run express from Times Sq-42 St to 96 St due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan and switch replacement. Use a downtown 1/2 to complete your trip. Transfer at 96 St, 72 St or Times Sq-42 St.

2/3 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2/3 service will be suspended in Brooklyn due to Fix&Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Clark Street 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, 4 service will operate local to Crown Hts-Utica Av to replace the 3. Free shuttle buses will run from Crown Hts-Utica Av to New Lots Av. 5 service will be extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College to replace the 2. 4 and 5 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 4/5. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr for N/Q/R trains for service to Manhattan.
  • In Manhattan, downtown 2/3 trains will be rerouted. 2 trains will run between the Bronx and South Ferry, making local stops between 34 St-Penn Station and South Ferry. 3 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 4/5 stations instead.
  • A free out-of-system transfer is available between the South Ferry 1/2 and Bowling Green 4/5 Transfer between South Ferry 1/2 and R at South Ferry-Whitehall St. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St for N/Q/R trains to Brooklyn.

3 train:

• From 11:45p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 3 service is suspended due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan and switch replacement. Take the 1/2 and free shuttle buses instead. 1 trains replace 3 trains between 96 St and 148 Street, skipping 145 St. Free shuttle buses operate between 148 St and 135 St. For service to 145 St, transfer between 1/2 trains and buses at 135 St.

4 train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, to 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, Woodlawn-bound 4 trains skip, 161 St, 167 St, 170 St, Mt Eden Av, and 176 St due to track replacement. Use a Manhattan-bound 4 to complete your trip. Transfer at Burnside Av or 149 St-Grand Concourse.
• From 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, and from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 4 service operates every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn due to track replacement. The last stop for some trains headed toward Woodlawn will be 125 St. Transfer to a Woodlawn-bound 4 at 125 St to continue your trip.

4/5 trains:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 4 trains run local in both directions Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125 St, and 5 trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and 125 St due to track replacement.
• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 4 service is extended to New Lots Av and 5 service is extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College due to Fix&Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Clark St Tunnel. 4/5 trains will run local in Brooklyn to replace the 2/3. A free out-of-system transfer is available between the South Ferry 1/2 and Bowling Green 4/5 stations.

A/S trains:

• From 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, A trains are suspended in both directions between Howard Beach-JFK and Far Rockaway, and S shuttle trains are suspended between Broad Channel and Beach 90 St due to signal maintenance.
  • A service will operate between Inwood-207 St and Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach-JFK Airport.
  • S shuttle service will operate every 20 minutes between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.
  • Shuttle buses will operate along two routes: non-stop between Far Rockaway and Howard Beach-JFK Airport, and between Rockaway Park and Howard Beach, stopping at Broad Channel.

A/C trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, A/C trains run express in both directions between Canal Street and 59 St-Columbus Circle due to signal maintenance. As a reminder, C service does not operate overnight.

B train:

• Due to signal damage caused by an earlier fire on Friday, Feb. 16, customers should expect longer travel times and crowding on the B and D lines the evening of Friday, Feb. 16, as the B operates via the Q line from Barclays Ctr to 96 St, running express between Canal St & 57 St.
  • B operates via the Q line from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 96 St, running express between Canal St and 57 St-7 Av. Bronx-bound B customers should take the D.
  • D operates local from 59 St. to Bedford Park Blvd.
• Beginning 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, B service will end early due to track maintenance. Take the C/D and/or Q instead. As a reminder, B trains do not run on weekends.

D train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound D trains run express from Tremont Av to 145 St due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan. Use a Norwood-205 St bound D to complete your trip. Transfer at 145 St or Tremont Av.

D/N trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound D/N trains run express in Brooklyn from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St D/59 St N due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan. Use a Manhattan-bound D/N local or R to complete your trip. Transfer at 59 St N/R, 36 St D/N, or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr D/N.
• From 11:45 p.m. Monday, Feb 19, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound D/N trains skip DeKalb Av due to track maintenance. For alternate service use the nearby Nevins St 2/4 via transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.

E train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, uptown E trains skip Spring St and 23 St due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan. Use a downtown E or F to complete your trip. Transfer at 42 St/Port Authority, 14 St, W 4 St-Wash Sq or Canal St. As a reminder, downtown F trains are rerouted via the E line from Roosevelt Av to Canal St during this time, and C service does not operate overnight.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer-bound E trains skip 75 Av and Briarwood due to signal maintenance. Use a World Trade Center-bound E or Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F to complete your trip. Transfer at Jamaica-Van Wyck E, Union Tpke E/F, or Forest Hills-71 Av E/F.

F train:

• At all times until early 2018, Manhattan-bound F 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 F train to Kings Hwy or 18 Av and transfer to a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F.
  • For service from these stations, take a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F train to Kings Hwy or Avenue X and transfer to a Manhattan-bound F.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F trains are rerouted via the E line from Roosevelt Av to Canal St and via the A line to Jay St-MetroTech due to signal maintenance. Use the D or a Jamaica-179 St bound F to complete your trip. Use A/C/E stations along 8 Av or transfer at Roosevelt Av, 7 Av D/E, W 4 St-Wash Sq or Jay St-MetroTech.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Jamaica-179 St bound F trains skip 75 Av, Briarwood, and Sutphin Blvd due to signal maintenance. Use a World Trade Center-bound E or Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F to complete your trip. Transfer at Parsons Blvd F, Union Tpke E/F or Forest Hills-71 Av E/F.
• From 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, F trains skip Bergen St, Carroll St, and Smith-9 Sts in both directions due to signal maintenance. Free shuttle buses stop at Bergen St, Carroll St, and Smith-9 Sts. Transfer between shuttle buses and trains at Jay St-MetroTech and/or 4 Av-9 St.

G train:

• From 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, G trains are suspended in both directions between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Church Av due to signal maintenance. Take free shuttle buses and A/C/F trains. G service will operate in two sections: between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs, and between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts, every 20 minutes. Transfer at Bedford-Nostrand Avs F, Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts A/C/G, Jay St-MetroTech A/C/F and 4 Av-9 Sts F. Free shuttle buses operate between Jay St-MetroTech and 4 Av-9 Sts. As a reminder, F trains skip Bergen St, Carroll St, and Smith-9 Sts in both directions during this time.

J train:

• At all times until summer 2018, Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer-bound J trains skip 121 St due to station rehabilitation work. For service to this station, take the J to Sutphin Blvd and transfer to a Broad St-bound J. As a reminder, Broad St-bound J trains skip 121 St from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on weekdays; take the Z instead. For service from this station, take the J to 111 St and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J.
• At all times until early 2018, Manhattan-bound J trains skip 104 St due to station rehabilitation work. For service to this station, use the nearby 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd stations instead. Or, take the Manhattan-bound J to 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J. For service from this station use the nearby 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd stations instead. Or, take the Q56 bus and transfer to/from J service at nearby 111 St.
• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, to 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, J trains are suspended in both directions between Broadway Junction and Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer due to track maintenance and station rehabilitation work. J service operates between Broad St and Broadway Junction. Free shuttle buses will make all J line station stops between Broadway Junction and 121 St, and connect with the E at Jamaica-Van Wyck. Transfer between trains and shuttle buses at Jamaica-Van Wyck E and/or Broadway Junction J.

M train:

• At all times until April 2018, M service is suspended in both directions between Myrtle Av and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs due to the Myrtle Viaduct Reconstruction project. M service will operate in two sections:
  • Between Delancey-Essex St and Myrtle Av, and via the J 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 6:15 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, and from 6:15 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, M trains are suspended in both directions between Essex St and Broadway Junction due to track replacement. For service between Essex St and Broadway Junction, take the J instead.
• From 9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, M service will be suspended in both directions between Forest Hills-71 Av and Essex St due to track maintenance. Take the E/F or R instead.

N train:

• At all times until Fall 2018, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound N trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, 20 Av, Kings Hwy, Avenue U and 86 St.
  • For service to these stations, take the Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound N to Bay Pkwy or Coney Island-Stillwell Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound N.
  • For service from these stations, take a Manhattan-bound N to Bay Pkwy or 8 Av and transfer to a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound N.
  • For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the D. Transfer between N and D trains at 36 St or Coney Island-Stillwell Av.
• At all times until Spring 2018, N trains skip 30 Av and 36 Av in both directions due to MTA's Enhanced Station Initiative project. For alternate service during this closure, use the nearby open Astoria line stations for N/W service at Broadway, Astoria Blvd, and 39 Av, or go to the Steinway St or 36 St M/R stations. Or, use the following convenient bus route(s):
  • Q102 to open Astoria line stations, Queensboro Plaza N/W/7 or Queens Plaza E/M/R.
  • Q18 to Northern Blvd M/R.
  • Q66 to Steinway St M/R, Northern Blvd M/R, 21 St-Queensbridge F, Queensboro Plaza N/W/7, and Queens Plaza E/M/R.
  • Q69 and Q100 Ltd to 21 St-Queensbridge F, Queens Plaza E/M/R, Queensboro Plaza N/W/7.
• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, N service is suspended in both directions between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza due to track maintenance. N service will operate in two sections: between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Times Sq-42 St, and between Queensboro Plaza and Astoria-Ditmars Blvd. For service between Queens and Manhattan, take the 7 via transfer at Times Sq-42 St and/or Queensboro Plaza. To/from 49 St and 57 St-7 Av, take the Q. To/from 5 Av/59 St and Lexington Av/59 St, use the nearby 4/5/6 station via transfer with the 7 at Grand Central-42 St or N at 14 St-Union Sq.
• From 11:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound N trains are rerouted via the Q line between Canal St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, skipping DeKalb Av due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan. For service to City Hall, Cortlandt St, Rector St, Jay St-MetroTech, and DeKalb Av, take the 4 to nearby stations. Transfer at 14 St-Union Sq 4/N, or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 4/N.

Q train:

• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Q trains run local in both directions between 57 St-7 Av and Canal St due track maintenance.

R train:

• From 11:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, R trains are suspended in both directions between Whitehall St and 59 St due to signal maintenance. In Brooklyn, R service will operate between Bay Ridge-95 St and 59 St. For service between Whitehall St and 59 St, take the N via transfer at 59 St. As a reminder, from 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb 16, to 11:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, Bay Ridge-bound trains run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 59 St. Take a Manhattan-bound D/N/R local.
• From 5:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, Saturday to Monday, Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, R trains are rerouted via the F line in both directions between 57 St-7 Av and 36 St in Queens due to track maintenance. For service to Queens Plaza take the E. Transfer at 14 St-Union Sq 4/5/6/R, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority E/R, or Roosevelt Av E/R.

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