NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes March 2-3

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, March 1, through early Monday morning, March 4 — 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. (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.
• From 6:45 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, downtown trains will skip 238 St, 231 St, 225 St, and 207 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown train to complete your trip. Transfer at Dyckman St or Wakefield-242.

2 train:

• From 4:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 3, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Jackson Av due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown train to complete your trip. Transfer at 3 Av-149 St or Intervale Av.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, uptown trains will stop at 18 St, 23 St, and 28 St due to station improvements.

2/4 trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, 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 or 4 local to complete your trip. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or Franklin Av.

3 train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, 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 or 4 local to complete your trip. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or Franklin Av.
• From 10 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, Harlem-148 St bound trains will stop at 18 St, 23 St, and 28 St due to station improvements.

4 train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 2, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 3, Woodlawn-bound trains will skip 183 St, Fordham Rd, Kingsbridge Rd, and Bedford Pk Blvd due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a downtown train to complete your trip. Transfer at Mosholu Pkwy or Burnside Av.
• From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 2, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 3, trains will run every 16 minutes between Burnside and Woodlawn due to track replacement. 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.

5 train:

• Beginning 10 p.m., Friday, Mar. 1, until September 2019, Eastchester-Dyre Av bound trains will skip Gun Hill Rd due to station rehabilitation work. For service to this station, take the 5 to Baychester Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 5. For service from this station, take the 5 to Pelham Pkwy and transfer to an Eastchester-Dyre Av bound 5.
• From 7:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 3, service will run in two sections: between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St, and between 149 St-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green. 5 trains will not run between E 180 St and 149 St-Grand Concourse due to track maintenance. Take the 2 instead. Transfer between 2 and 5 trains at E 180 St and/or 149 St-Grand Concourse. As a reminder, Manhattan-bound 5 trains will skip Jackson Av during this time.
• From 7:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 3, Bronx-bound trains will skip 138 St-Grand Concourse due to track maintenance. Take the 4 instead. Transfer to the 4 at 125 St.

A train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, downtown trains will run express from 125 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to structural maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown A local or C to complete your trip. Transfer at 59 St-Columbus Circle or 125 St. As a reminder, C trains do not run overnight.

B train:

• Beginning 8:30 a.m. Friday, Mar. 1, service will end early due to structural maintenance. As an alternative, use C/D and/or Q trains. As a reminder, B service does not run on weekends.

C train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, downtown trains will run express from 125 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to structural maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown A local or C to complete your trip. Transfer at 59 St-Columbus Circle or 125 St.

D train:

• From 11 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, trains will run local in both directions between DeKalb Av and 36 St due to track maintenance.

E train:

• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, trains will run local in both directions in Queens due to signal modernization.

F train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4,F trains will run between 179 St and Church Av due to track maintenance. Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Church Av and Coney Island-Stillwell Av, making all F line station stops between Church Av and Coney Island-Stillwell Av. Transfer between trains and buses at Church Av. For direct service between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Downtown Brooklyn/Manhattan, take the D/N or Q.
• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, trains will run local in both directions in Queens due to signal modernization.

J train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, trains will not run between Broad St and Chambers St due to track maintenance. Use the 4/5 at nearby Fulton St and Wall St stations instead. Transfer at Chambers St-Brooklyn Bridge.
• 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, March 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 4, 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:

• From 10:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, 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 L line.

N train:

• From 10:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, Manhattan-bound trains will be rerouted via the Q over the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Av to Canal St due to track maintenance. There will be no Manhattan-bound N trains at Jay St-MetroTech, Court St, Whitehall St, Rector St, Cortlandt St, and City Hall. Use nearby 4 stations via transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or 14 St. After 11:45 p.m. nightly, take the R for service to/from Jay St-MetroTech, Court St, and Whitehall St.
• From 11 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, trains will run local in both directions between DeKalb Av and 36 St in Brooklyn due to track maintenance.
• 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.

N/Q trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, downtown trains will skip 49 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use an uptown N/Q local or R to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St or 5 St-7 Av.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 4, uptown trains will skip Prince St, 8 St-NYU, 23 St and 28 St due to station improvements. As an alternative, use a downtown N/Q local or R to complete your trip. Transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq, 14 St-Union Sq, or Canal St.
• Beginning 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, downtown trains will stop at 28 St, 23 St, 8 St-NYU and Prince St due to station improvements.

R train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, and from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, uptown trains will be rerouted via the Q over Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Av to Canal St due to track maintenance. There will be no uptown 4 trains at Jay St-MetroTech, Court St, Whitehall St, Rector St, Cortlandt St, and City Hall. Use nearby 4 stations via transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or 14 St. Overnight service will run to/from Whitehall St, stopping at Jay St-MetroTech and Court St.
• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, and from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, downtown trains will skip 49 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use an uptown N/Q local or R to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St or 5 St-7 Av.
• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1, and from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, uptown trains will skip Prince St, 8 St-NYU, 23 St and 28 St due to station improvements. As an alternative, use a downtown N/Q local or R to complete your trip. Transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq, 14 St-Union Sq, or Canal St.