NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes May 18-19

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, May 17, through early Monday morning, May 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 19 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 AC 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 the 207 St or 215 St 1 and 207 St A. Take the M5 to/from 157 St 1. Late nights, the M5 will run between 168 St and 157 St. This work is part of a major elevator replacement project at five separate "deep" stations in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. The 1 line part of the 168 St station is 112 years old. Some of the oldest components in these elevators and the accompanying machine rooms are more than 90 years old. When completed, the elevator doors at 168 St 1 will open at both the front and rear sides at the lower mezzanine level. The rear passageway behind the elevators at the lower mezzanine level will be reopened in order to improve customer flow. For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here.
• From 11:15 p.m. Friday, May 17, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, 1 trains will operate between South Ferry and 137 St due to track replacement. For service between 137 St and 242 St, take a free shuttle bus, the M3 or the M100 bus routes, or A/C trains. Transfer between subway service and shuttle buses at 59 St 1/A, 168 St A or 207 St A.
  • The shuttle buses run along these routes:
  • Between 137 St and 168 St, stopping at 157 St and 145 St
  • Between 168 St and 191 St, stopping at 181 St
  • Between 207 St A and 242 St, stopping at 238 St, 231 St, 225 St, 215 St, 207 St 1.
  • Between Dyckman St 1 and Dyckman St A, overnights only

2 train:

• From 6:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and May 19, uptown trains will run express from E 180 St to Wakefield-241 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a downtown 2 train to complete your trip. Transfer at Wakefield-241 St, Gun Hill Rd, or E 180 St. Or, take the Bx39 bus.

2/5 trains:

• Beginning 10 p.m. Friday, May 17, until July 2019, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound trains will skip President St due to staircase and platform edge rehabilitation work. During this closure, for service to President St, take a Flatbush Av-bound 2/5 to Sterling St and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 2 or 5 train. For service from President St, use the B44 local or B44 SBS bus. Or, take a Manhattan-bound 2/5 to Franklin Av and transfer to a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College-bound 2 or 5 train.
• At all times until July 2019, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound trains will skip Winthrop St due to staircase and platform edge rehabilitation work. During this closure, for service to Winthrop St, take a Flatbush Av-bound 2/5 to Sterling St and transfer to a B44 local or B44 SBS bus to complete your trip. The station agent will issue transfer tickets upon request. Or, take a Flatbush Av-bound 2/5 to Church Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 2 or 5 train. For service from Winthrop St, use the nearby Church Av station or the B44/B44 SBS bus. Or, take the Manhattan-bound 2/5 to Sterling St and transfer to a Flatbush Av-bound 2/5 train.

3/4 trains:

• From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 3 trains will run between Harlem-148 St and Crown Hts-Utica Av. 4 trains will run between Woodlawn and Crown Hts-Utica Av. free shuttle buses will replace trains between New Lots Av and Crown Hts-Utica Av due to track replacement. Free shuttle buses will make all 3 line station stops between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av. Transfer between 3/4 trains and shuttle buses at Crown Hts-Utica Av.

4/5 trains:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, trains will run local in both directions between Grand Central-42 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track maintenance. 5 trains will run every 20 minutes. As a reminder, 5 service does not run into Manhattan overnight.

5 train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 17, service will end early between E 180 St and Bowling Green due to track maintenance. As an alternative, take 2 or 4.
• At all times 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.

6 train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, free shuttle buses will replace trains between 3 Av-138 St and Parkchester due to track replacement. 6 trains will run in two sections: between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 3 Av-138 St, and between Parkchester and Pelham Bay Park, every 12 minutes, days and evenings.
• Shuttle buses will run along two routes. Transfer between buses and trains at 3 Av-138 St and/or Parkchester:
  
  • NONSTOP between 3 Av-138 St and Parkchester,
  • LOCAL making all 6 line station stops between 3 Av-138 St and Parkchester.

7 train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, May 18 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Flushing-Main St bound trains will run express from Queensboro Plaza to Mets-Willets Point due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound 7 train to complete your trip. Transfer at Mets-Willets Point, Junction Blvd, 61 St-Woodside, or Queensboro Plaza.

A/S trains:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, shuttle buses will replace trains between Rockaway Blvd and Far Rockaway/Rockaway Park; S trains will be rerouted due to track replacement. A trains will run between Inwood-207 St and Lefferts Blvd. S trains will run between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway.
• Free shuttle buses will run along three routes. Transfer at Rockaway Blvd A/Shuttle Bus, Far Rockaway S/Shuttle Bus, or Rockaway Park S/Shuttle Bus:
  
  • NONSTOP between Rockaway Blvd and Far Rockaway, via Nassau Expwy
  • LOCAL between Rockaway Blvd and Rockaway Park, via Cross Bay Blvd
  • LOCAL between Rockaway Blvd and Howard Beach (Airport Side).

B train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 17, service will end early due to track maintenance. As an alternative, take C and/or D/Q trains instead. As a reminder, B service does not run on weekends.

D train:

• From 10:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, Norwood-205 St bound trains will skip 170 St, 174-175 Sts, and 182-183 Sts due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound D train to complete your trip. Transfer at Fordham Rd, Tremont Av, or 167 St.

D/N trains:

• Overnights from 10:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Monday, May 17 to May 20, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound D/N local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.

E train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, Manhattan-bound trains will skip 67 Av, 63 Dr-Rego Park, Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Av-Newtown, and Elmhurst Av due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Jamaica-Center bound E local, or Jamaica-179 St-bound R train to complete your trip. Transfer at Roosevelt Av or Forest Hills-71 Av. As a reminder, R service does not run in Queens overnight.
• Overnights from 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday to Monday, May 17 to May 20, Jamaica Center-bound trains will skip 36 St, Steinway St, 46 St, Northern Blvd, and 65 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound E local or R train to complete your trip Transfer at Roosevelt Av or Queens Plaza. As a reminder, R service does not run in Queens overnight.

J train:

• From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 19, free shuttle buses and E trains will replace J trains between Crescent St and Jamaica Center due to station rehabilitation. J trains will run between Broad St and Crescent St. Free shuttle buses will make all J line station stops between Crescent St and 121 St, and connect with the E at Jamaica-Van Wyck. Transfer between trains and free shuttle buses at Jamaica-Van Wyck E and/or Crescent St J. As a reminder, the 111 St J station is closed for rehabilitation work until summer 2019.

L train:

• Effective 10 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 through summer 2020, L trains will run every 20 minutes between Brooklyn and Manhattan in both directions on weekends and weeknights. Within Brooklyn, L trains run every 10 minutes in both directions on weekends from 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Click here for more information.
• To avoid crowds and have faster journeys on weekends and weekday evenings, NYC Transit is encouraging customers to take advantage of extensive and robust options in its alternative service plan. These options include:
  • Enhanced subway service on 7/G and M lines on weeknights and weekends, including extended M service.
  • Enhanced bus service on 14th Street, including additional weeknight and weekend M14A bus service that will be extended to connect with the Delancey/Essex St station for links to F/J, and M train service. NYC Transit will launch Select Bus Service on 14th Street this summer to provide faster bus service for Manhattan crosstown customers.
  • A new weeknight and weekend bus service, called Williamsburg Link, will operate on two routes as the B92 and the B91. They connect with subway stations at Bedford Av, Metropolitan Av-Lorimer St, Marcy Av and Hewes St. The Williamsburg Link buses began service on Thursday night, April 25.
  • Free subway transfers to make connections easier between Livonia St L and Junius St 3, and from Broadway G to Hewes St L/M or Lorimer St L/M.

M train:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 1:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, and from 6 a.m. Saturday, May 18 to 1:30 a.m. Monday, May 20, special M service to help accommodate customers during the L Project runs between Brooklyn and 96 St in Manhattan. M trains 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.

N train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, May 18 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd to Queensboro Plaza due to station renewal work. As an alternative, use an Astoria-bound N train to complete your trip. Transfer at Queensboro Plaza or Astoria-Ditmars Blvd. As a reminder, the Astoria Blvd station is closed for renewal work until December 2019.
• At all times until December 2019, trains will skip Astoria Blvd in both directions due to station renewal work to add four new elevators and other accessibility features, as well as demolish and rebuild the station mezzanine with more vertical clearance to over-height vehicles traveling below the station structure. For more details about this critical structural repair project, refer to this prior press release.
• At all times until summer 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 StA.
• 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, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, uptown trains skip 49 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use a downtown N/Q local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at 57 St-7 Av or Tines Sq-42 St.

Q train:

• From 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and May 19, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Sheepshead Bay to Prospect Park due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound Q train to complete your trip. Transfer at Prospect Park, Church Av, Newkirk Plaza, Kings Highway or Sheepshead Bay.

R train:

• From 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and May 19, R service is extended to/from Jamaica-179 St F station, due to signal improvements.
• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 17, and from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and May 19, Jamaica-179 St bound trains will skip 36 St, Steinway St, 46 St, Northern Blvd, and 65 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound E local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at Roosevelt Av or Queens Plaza. As a reminder, R service will run to/from the Jamaica-179 St F station this weekend from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and May 19.

S train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, service at Broad Channel will be replace by free shuttle buses due to track replacement. S will run between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway. Free shuttle buses will run local between Rockaway Blvd and Rockaway Park, via Cross Bay Blvd. Transfer at Rockaway Blvd A/Shuttle Bus, Beach 98 St S/Shuttle Bus, or Rockaway Park S/Shuttle Bus.

W train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 17, service will end early due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, take N or R trains instead. As a reminder, W trains do not run on weekends.