NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes Feb. 23-24

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, Feb. 15, through early Monday morning, Feb. 18 — 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 18 train lines will be running with modified service. (For more New York City news delivered straight to your inbox sign up for Patch's free newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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

1 train:

• At all times until early 2020, trains skip 168 St in both directions due to elevator replacement work. For alternate service take the A/C at/to this station. Transfer between 1 and A trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle. A free out-of-system transfer with a MetroCard is available between 207 St or 215 St 1 and 207 St A. Take the M5 bus to/from 157 St 1. During late nights the M5 will run between 168 St and 157 St.

2/3 trains:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, trains will stop at 79 St and 86 St in both directions due to structural steel maintenance at 86 St.

2/4 trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Franklin Av to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr due to track maintenance at Grand Army Plaza. As an alternative, use a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound 2 or New Lots Av-bound 3/4 to complete your trip. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or Franklin Av.

3 train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and Feb. 24, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Franklin Av to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound 2 or New Lots Av-bound 3/4 to complete your trip. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or Franklin Av.

4 train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, uptown trains will skip 183 St, Fordham Rd, Kingsbridge Rd, and Bedford Pk Blvd due to track replacement between 183 St and Mosholu Pkwy. As an alternative, use a downtown 4 to complete your trip. Transfer at Mosholu Pkwy or Burnside Av.
• From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, trains will run every 16 minutes between Burnside and Woodlawn due to track replacement between 183 St and Mosholu Pkwy. The last stop for some uptown trains will be Burnside Av; these trains will skip 170 St, Mt Eden Av, and 176 St. Transfer at Burnside Av or 167 St to continue your trip.

4/6 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, downtown trains will run express from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track maintenance. As an alternative use an uptown 4 local or 6 to complete your trip. Transfer at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, 14 St-Union Sq, or Grand Central-42 St.

5 train:

• From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, trains will run every 20 minutes due to track maintenance near Grand Central-42 St.
• From 7:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, trains will not run between E 180 St and 149 St-Grand Concourse due to track maintenance between 3 Av-149 St and Jackson Av. Take the 2 instead. 5 service will run in two sections: between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St, and between 149 St-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green. Transfer between 2 and 5 trains at E 180 St and/or 149 St-Grand Concourse.
• From 7:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, Bronx-bound trains will skip 138 St-Grand Concourse due to track maintenance between 3 Av-149 St and Jackson Av. Take the 4 instead. Transfer between 4 and 5 trains at 125 St.

6 train:

• From 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and Sunday, Feb. 24, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall bound trains will skip Buhre Av, Middletown Rd, Westchester Sq, Zerega Av, and Castle Hill Av due to track maintenance near the Pelham Bay Park station. As an alternative, use a Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 to complete your trip. Transfer at Parkchester or Pelham Bay Park.

7 train:

• From 6:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, free shuttle buses and E/F/N/R/S trains replace 7 service between 34 St-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza due to track maintenance. 7 trains will run between Flushing-Main St and Queensboro Plaza. As an alternative, use E/F/N or R trains for service between Manhattan and Queens. Transfer at Queensboro Plaza 7/N or 74 St-Roosevelt Av 7/E/F/R. Free shuttle buses will run along two routes: between 34 St-Hudson Yards and Times Sq-42 St, and between Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av.

A/C trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, uptown trains will run express from Canal Street to 125 St due to track replacement between Canal St and 125 St. As an alternative, use a downtown A local, C, or E to complete your trip. Transfer at 125 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 42 St/Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St, W 4 St, or Canal St. As a reminder, C trains do not run overnight.

B train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, B service will end early due to track replacement. As an alternative, use C/D and/or Q trains. As a reminder, B service does not run on weekends.

E train:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Briarwood and Jamaica Center due to track replacement between Jamaica-Van Wyck and Jamaica Center Parsons-Archer. E trains will run between World Trade Center and Briarwood, and via the F line to/from 179 St. Free shuttle buses will make all E line station stops between Union Tpke and Jamaica Center. Transfer between trains and buses at Union Tpke or Briarwood. For service between Manhattan and JFK Airport, take the A to/from Howard Beach-JFK Airport.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, uptown trains will skip Spring St and 23 St due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a downtown A local, C, or E to complete your trip. Transfer at 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St, or Canal St.
• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, trains will run local in both directions in Queens due to signal modernization.

F train:

• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, trains will run local in both directions between 21 St-Queensbridge and 71 Av due to signal modernization.

J train:

• At all times until summer 2019, trains skip 111 St in both directions due station rehabilitation work. As an alternative, use nearby stations at 104 St or 121 St to complete your trip. Take the Q56 bus to/from the 104 St and 121 St J/Z stations; free transfer with MetroCard. Additional free transfers with MetroCard will be available between Q37, Q56 and the subway at 104 St, 121 St, or Woodhaven Blvd stations. The Q56 will run with enhanced service between 111 St and 121 St. For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here.

L train:

• From approximately 10:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, L trains will run between Rockaway Pkwy and Broadway Junction due to reliability improvements.Trains will not run between Broadway Junction and 8 Av in Manhattan. More information on this critical work is available here.
• Free shuttle buses will also operate along three routes, detailed below. Transfer at Myrtle Wyckoff Avs M, Broadway Junction A/C/J/L, Marcy Av J/M, Delancey-Essex Sts F/J/M/M14A, or 14 St/6 Av F/M and M14 bus. A graphical guide to these changes is available here.
  
  • Loop serving Marcy Av J/M, Hewes St J/M, Broadway G, Lorimer St, and Bedford Av;
  • between Lorimer St and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs M;
  • between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs M and Broadway Junction A/C/J/L.

M train:

• Beginning 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, service will end early between Forest Hills-71 Av and 47-50 Sts due to signal modernization. Take the E and/or R. For Queens, take the R via transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq. For Court Sq, Lexington Av-53 St and 5 Av/53 St, take the E via transfer at W 4 St.
• From 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, special weekend M service will run between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, and via the F to/from Lexington Av/63 St, and via the Q to/from 96 St due to reliability improvements on the line.

N train:

• At all times until spring 2019, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, and 20 Av, due to station rehabilitation work on the Sea Beach Line. For service to these stations, use a Manhattan-bound N train to complete your trip. Transfer at Bay Pkwy or 8 Av. For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the D instead. Transfer between N and D trains at 36 St.
• At all times until July 2019, trains run local in both directions between 59 St and 36 St in Brooklyn due to structural rehabilitation work. N trains stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions.
• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, N trains will run between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Queensboro Plaza due to station improvements. Free shuttle buses replace trains between Ditmars Blvd and Queensboro Plaza, making all N line station stops between those two stations. Transfer between trains and buses at Queensboro Plaza.

N/Q train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, uptown trains will skip 49 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use a downtown N/Q local or R to complete your trip. Transfer at 5 St-7 Av or Times Sq-42 St.

R train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, and from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and Feb. 24, uptown trains will skip 49 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use a downtown N/Q local or R to complete your trip. Transfer at 5 St-7 Av or Times Sq-42 St.