NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes For March 10-11

NEW YORK, NY — As it is most weekends, catching a subway train will be tougher than usual this Saturday and Sunday as service changes go into effect on 16 lines. You can blame any long, confusing trips on maintenance, track upgrades, station renovations and the MTA's Subway Action Plan to stabilize the train system after last summer's crisis.

Some changes will last from late Friday night through early Monday morning. Check the MTA website before heading out to see the status of service on your line.

All info listed here is courtesy of the MTA. If you're a visual learner, see the changes in map form here.

2/3 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, 2/3 service will be suspended in Brooklyn due to Superstorm Sandy recovery work in the Clark Street Tunnel.
  • 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. 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 14 St 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.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown 2/3 trains run local from 96 St to Times Sq-42 St due to track maintenance.

2/5 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, 2 trains replace weekend 5 service between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St. 5 trains replace weekend s service between Wakefield-241 St and the E at 180 St due to Sandy recovery work in the Clark Street Tunnel.

4 train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, to 1 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, Woodlawn-bound trains skip 161 St, 167 St, 170 St, Mt Eden Av, and 176 St due to track replacement. Use a Manhattan-bound train to complete your trip. Transfer at Burnside Av or 149 St-Grand Concourse.
• From 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, and from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, service operates every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn due to track replacement. The last stop for some northbound trains will be 125 St. Transfer to a Woodlawn-bound $ at 125 St to continue your trip.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and 125 St due to track replacement. Beginning 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, uptown trains will run local from Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall to 125 St.

5 train:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, trains run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and 125 St due to track replacement.

6 train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall bound trains run express from Parkchester to 3 Av-138 St due to track maintenance.

4/5 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, $ service is extended to New Lots Av and % service is extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College due to Sandy recovery work in the Clark Street Tunnel. 4/% 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.

4/6 trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains run express from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track maintenance. 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.

7 train:

• From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, to 4:30 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, service is suspended in both directions between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza due to track replacement. 7 service will operate in two sections: between Main St and Queensboro Plaza, and between Times Sq-42 St and 34 St-Hudson Yards. Use the E, F, N or W for service between Manhattan and Queens. Transfer at Queensboro Plaza 7/N/W or 74 St-Roosevelt Av 7/E/F. Free shuttle buses will run between Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av. As a reminder, W trains run days/evenings, and the 42 Street S Shuttle will run overnight.
• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, Queensboro Plaza-bound trains run express from Willets Point to 74 St-Broadway due to signal modernization. Use a Flushing-bound 7 train to complete your trip. Transfer at 74 St-Broadway, Junction Blvd, or Willets Point.

A train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains run express from 125 St to Canal St due to signal improvements. Use a downtown D train to complete your trip. For service to Spring St, take the E. Transfer at W 4 St-Wash Sq or Canal St. As a reminder, downtown D trains are rerouted via the C line from 145 St to W 4 St-Wash Sq during this time.

C train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10 and Sunday, Mar. 11, downtown trains run express from 125 St to Canal St due to signal maintenance. Use a downtown D train to complete your trip. Transfer at 125 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 42 St/Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St or W 4 St-Wash Sq. For service to Spring St, take the E via transfer at W 4 St-Wash Sq or Canal St.

A/C trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains skip 163 St, 155 St, and 135 St due to station improvements. Use an uptown A local or C to complete your trip. As a reminder, C service does not operate overnight.

D train:

• From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, downtown trains are rerouted via the C local from 145 St to W 4 St-Wash Sq, then via the F line between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to signal improvements. Transfer at 42 St/Port Authority D/E or W 4 St D/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 9:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, F trains are rerouted via the D line in both directions between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to signal improvements. Manhattan-bound D trains run local in Brooklyn from 36 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. Transfer between D and F trains at 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, Mar. 10, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, 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.

J train:

• At all times until summer 2018, Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer-bound 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 train. As a reminder, Broad St-bound 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 train.
• At all times until early 2018, Manhattan-bound 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 a Manhattan-bound train to 111 St or Woodhaven Blvd and transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound train. 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.

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. When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for our customers including the installation of elevators at 8 Av and New Utrecht Av stations, providing our mobility impaired customers with better accessibility, upgraded communication systems, installation of Help Point intercoms, new stairways and handrails, reconstructed platforms and overpasses, repairs to canopies and columns, and 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.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 12, Astoria-bound trains run local in Brooklyn from 59 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan.

W train:

• From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11, special weekend service operates between Whitehall St and Ditmars Blvd, in order to provide additional service due to track replacement work on the 7 line between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza.

N/W trains:

• At all times until spring 2018, N/W trains skip 30 Av and 36 Av in both directions due to MTA’s Enhanced Station Initiative project. When this extensive overhaul is completed at the 30 Av and 36 Av stations, customers will benefit from improved features, such as enhanced signage for easier navigation, including digital, real-time train arrival information at subway entrances, glass and wire mesh platform windscreens, new security cameras and railings, artwork, new glass barriers and LED lighting throughout 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. 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.

S train:

• From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 10, to Monday, Mar. 12, the 42 St S shuttle will operate overnight to provide additional service due to track replacement work on the 7 line between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza.

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