NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes For Feb 3-4

NEW YORK, NY — There's a decent chance the subway could screw up your weekend. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says there are service changes on 18 lines from late Friday night through early Monday morning as work continues on various construction and repair projects.

You can blame this weekend's inconveniences on the MTA's "Subway Action Plan" to stabilize the struggling system, plus station renovations in Queens and other construction work.

Here's a closer look at this weekend's service changes. You can see them on a map here if you're more of a visual learner.

1 train:

• From 5:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St bound 1 trains skip 207 St, 215 St, 225 St, 231 St, and 238 St due to track maintenance.

2/3 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 2/3 service will be suspended in Brooklyn due to Superstorm Sandy recovery work in the Clark St 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 be extended to New Lots Av to replace the 3. 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 stations. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr for N, Q and R trains for service to Manhattan.
  • In Manhattan, downtown 2 and 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 and R trains to Brooklyn.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 2 and 3 trains run local in both directions between 96 St and Times Sq-42 St due to track maintenance and drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan.

4 train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 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. 3 and from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 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.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, downtown trains run local from 125 St to Grand Central-42 St and uptown trains run local from Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall to 125 St due to track replacement and drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan.

5 train:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 5 trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and 125 St due to track replacement.

4/5 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 4 service is extended to New Lots Av and 5 service is extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College due Superstorm Sandy recovery work in the Clark St Tunnel. 4 and 5 trains will run local in Brooklyn to replace the 2 and 3. A free out-of-system transfer is available between the South Ferry 1/2 and Bowling Green 4/5 stations.

4/6 trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 4 and 6 trains run express from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track maintenance. Use an uptown 4 or 6 train to complete your trip. For service from Canal St, take the J instead. Transfer to the 4 at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.

A train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to Monday, Feb. 5, Inwood-207 St bound A trains run express from Canal St to 168 St due to track maintenance. Use a downtown A or C local to complete your trip. As a reminder, C service does not operate overnight.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, downtown A trains run local from 59 St-Columbus Circle to Canal St due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan.

C train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb 2, and from 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4, uptown C trains run express from Canal St to 168 St due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan. Use a downtown A local or C to complete your trip. As a reminder, C trains do not run overnight.

E train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, uptown E trains skip Spring St and 23 St due to drain cleaning for the Subway Action Plan. Use a downtown A local, C or E to complete your trip. Transfer at 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St, or Canal St.

B train:

• Beginning 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 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. to 6 a.m. Friday to Monday, Feb. 2, to Feb. 5, Norwood-205 St bound D trains run express in Brooklyn from 36 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr due to station improvements. Use a Coney Island-bound local D or N or Bay Ridge-bound R to complete your trip. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or 36 St.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, Norwood-205 St-bound D trains skip 170 St and 174-175 Sts due to track maintenance. Use a Manhattan-bound D to complete your trip.

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. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, uptown F trains skip 14 St and 23 St due to electrical improvements. Use a downtown F train to complete your trip. Transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq or W 4 St-Wash Sq.

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. 3, and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 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. 2, M service will end early between 71 Av and Essex St due to track maintenance. Take the E, F or R instead.

J train:

• 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 stations 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. 3, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, Manhattan-bound J trains skip Flushing Av, Lorimer St, and Hewes St due to track replacement. Use a Crescent St-bound J train to complete your trip.

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 due to station rehabilitation work at nine stations on the Sea Beach Line. The project includes the installation of elevators at 8 Av and New Utrecht Av stations, provides disabled customers with better accessibility, upgrades communication systems, installs of Help Point intercoms, new stairways and handrails, reconstructs platforms and overpasses, repairs canopies and columns, and installs artwork.
  
  • 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. When this repair, renovation and upgrade project is completed at the 30 Av and 36 Av stations, customers will get an improved environment and features, such as: new security cameras and railings; repaired and renewed surfaces such as tile and concrete; enhanced signage for easier navigation, including digital, real-time train arrival information at entrances; glass and wire mesh platform windscreens; new indoor glass barriers; cost-saving LED lighting for increased light and transparency; and a new staircase for exiting from the 30 Av Astoria-bound platform to the street-level intersection of 30th Avenue and Newtown Avenue.
  
  • 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.

N/Q trains:

• From 11:45 Friday, Feb. 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound N and Q trains are rerouted via the R line from Canal St to DeKalb Av due to signal maintenance.

N/R trains:

• From 9:45 Friday, Feb. 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, Manhattan-bound N and R trains run express in Brooklyn from 59 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr due to station improvements.

N/W trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, Manhattan-bound N and W trains skip Broadway and 39 Av due to station enhancements. Use an Astoria-bound N or W to complete your trip. Transfer at Queensboro Plaza or Astoria Blvd. As a reminder, W service ends at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, and does not run on weekends.

(Lead image via Patch)