NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes For May 19-20

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will likely screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, May 18, through early Monday morning, May 21 — 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.

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

1 train:

• From 4:45 a.m. Saturday, May 19, to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 20, downtown 1 trains skip 125 St, 116 St, 110 St and 103 St due to track replacement. Use an uptown to complete your trip. Transfer at 96 St 137 St or 168 St.

2/3 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, 2/3 service will be suspended in Brooklyn due to Fix&Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Clark Street 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.
  • 2/3 trains will not run in Brooklyn. 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. The last stop for all Brooklyn-bound 4 trains will be Crown Hts-Utica Av. Free shuttle buses will make all station stops between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av. Transfer between trains and shuttle buses at Crown Hts-Utica Av. 5 service will be extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College to replace the 2.
  • 2 trains will run between South Ferry and the Bronx, making local stops between Chambers St and 34 St.
  • 3 trains will run between 14 St and Harlem-148 St. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or Times Sq N/Q/R, or free out of system transfer between Bowling Green 4/5 and South Ferry 1/2.

2/5 trains:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, 2/5 service is suspended in both directions between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St due to signal improvements. 2 trains will run between E 180 St and South Ferry. 5 trains will run between Wakefield-241 St and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service between Dyre Av and E 180 St.

4 train:

• From 4:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 4 service is suspended in both directions between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av due to track replacement. 4 service operates between Woodlawn and Crown Hts-Utica Av. Free shuttle buses will make all station stops between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av. Transfer between trains and shuttle buses at Crown Hts-Utica Av.
• From 5:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, Woodlawn-bound 4 trains skip 183 St, Fordham Rd, Kingsbridge Rd, Bedford Pk Blvd, and Mosholu Pkwy due to track replacement. Use a Manhattan-bound 4 train to complete your trip. Transfer at Woodlawn.
• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, 4 trains run local in both directions between 125 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall due to track replacement.

4/5 train:

• From 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 4/5 trains will skip Eastern-Pkwy in both directions due to the Brooklyn Half Marathon. Use the nearby Grand Army Plaza or Franklin Av stations instead.
• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, 4/5 trains will run local in Brooklyn and make 2/3 station stops due to Fix&Fortify Sandy Recovery Work in the Clark St Tunnel. 4 service will be extended to Crown Hts-Utica Av, and 5 service will be extended to Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College. A free out-of-system transfer is available between Bowling Green 4/5 and South Ferry 1/2 stations.

5 train:

• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, 5 trains run local in both directions between 125 St and Grand Central-42 St due to track replacement.

A train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, A service is suspended in both directions between Inwood-207 St and 168 St due to track maintenance. A trains will run between 168 St and Lefferts Blvd/Far Rockaway. 1 trains make nearby stops between 168 St and 207 St. Free shuttle buses will operate along two routes: on Broadway, between 168 St and 207 St, and on Fort Washington Av, between 168 St and 190 St. Transfer between trains and buses at 168 St.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, A trains stop at 155 St in both directions due to track maintenance.

A/C trains:

• At all times until September 2018 A/C trains skip 163 St-Amsterdam Av in both directions due to MTA's Enhanced Station Initiative project. For alternate service during this closure, use the nearby 168 St A/C, 155 St A/C, or 157 St 1 instead. Use M3, M100 or M101 buses and transfer to the A/C at 168 St or 155 St with MetroCard. Need to transfer to another bus? Ask the M3, M100 or M101 driver for a MetroCard Bus Transfer which is valid on your next local bus ride within two hours. On your return trip, ask the station agent at 168 St or 155 St for a transfer to the bus.

A/S trains:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, A service is suspended in both directions between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway/Rockaway Park; and S shuttle service is rerouted due to signal maintenance. A trains will run between 168 St and Howard Beach. S shuttle trains will run between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway. Free shuttle buses will provide alternate service along two routes: Nonstop between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, and between Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, stopping at Broad Channel. Transfer between A trains and shuttle buses at Howard Beach-JFK Airport. Transfer between S trains and shuttle buses at Rockaway Park or Far Rockaway.

B train:

• Beginning 9 p.m. Friday, May 18, B service will end early due station enhancements at 72 St and 110 St. Take the C/D and/or Q instead. As a reminder, B service does not run on weekends.

B/C trains:

• At all times until September 2018, B/C trains will skip Cathedral Parkway-110 St in both directions due to MTA's Enhanced Station Initiative project. For alternate service during this closure, walk to the nearby B/C stations at 116 St and 103 St, along Fredrick Douglas Blvd/Central Park West. Or take the 1 at 110 St, along Broadway. Use the M10 bus along Fredrick Douglas Blvd and transfer to the B/C (A overnight) at 116 St or 103 St with MetroCard. If you need to transfer to another bus, ask the M10 bus operator for a MetroCard Bus Transfer, which can be used on your next local bus ride within two hours. On your return trip, ask the station agent at 116 St or 103 St for a transfer to the bus.
• At all times until October 2018, B/C trains will skip 72 St in both directions due to MTA's Enhanced Station Initiative project. For alternate service during this closure, Use nearby B/C stations at 81 St-Museum of Natural History and 59 St-Columbus Circle. Or take the 1/2/3 at 72 St, along Broadway. Use M10 bus along Frederick Douglass Blvd and transfer to the B/C (A overnight) at 81 St or 59 St with MetroCard. If you need to transfer to another bus, ask the M10 bus operator for a MetroCard Bus Transfer which can be used on your next local bus ride within two hours. On your return trip, ask the station agent at 81 St or 59 St for a transfer to the bus.

C train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, C service is suspended in both directions between 145 St and 168 St due to track maintenance. C trains will run between 145 St and Euclid Av. A trains will stop at 155 St. Transfer at 145 St or 168 St.

D train:

• From 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, D service is rerouted in both directions via the A express between 59 St-Columbus Circle and Jay St-MetroTech, and via the F between Jay St-MetroTech and Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to signal improvements. Use A/C/E stations on 8 Av or N/Q/R stations on Broadway to complete your trip. F trains will make all D line station stops between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Coney Island-Stillwell Av. Free shuttle buses will operate between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Grand St. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority A/C/D/E/F/N/Q/R, Jay St-MetroTech A/C/D/N/R, or 4 Av-9 St D/G/N/R.

E train:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, Manhattan-bound E trains skip Briarwood, and 75 Av due to track maintenance. Use a Jamaica Center-bound E or Jamaica-bound F/R to complete your trip. Transfer at 71 Av, Union Tpke, or Jamaica Van Wyck E. As a reminder, R service is extended to 179 St, days and evenings.

E/R trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, Manhattan-bound E/R trains run express from 71 Av to Roosevelt Av due to drain cleaning as part of the Subway Action Plan. Use a Jamaica Center-bound E local or Jamaica-bound R to complete your trip. Transfer at Roosevelt Av or 71 Av to complete your trip. As a reminder, R service is extended to 179 St, days and evenings.

F train:

• At all times until mid 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, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, F service is rerouted in both directions via the Q express between Lexington Av/63 St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, and via the D between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to signal improvements. Use A/C/E stations on 8 Av or N/Q/R stations on Broadway to complete your trip. D trains will make all F line station stops between Jay St-MetroTech and Coney Island-Stillwell Av. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority A/C/D/E/F/N/Q/R, Canal St F/N/Q/R, or Jay St-MetroTech A/C/D/N/R. Free shuttle buses will run along two routes: between W 4 St-Wash Sq and East Broadway, and between Jay St-MetroTech and York St.
• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, Manhattan-bound F trains skip Sutphin Blvd, Briarwood and 75 Av due to track maintenance. Use a Jamaica Center-bound E or Jamaica-bound F/R to complete your trip. Transfer at 71 Av, Union Tpke, or Parsons Blvd F/R. As a reminder, R service is extended to 179 St, days and evenings.

J train:

• At all times until summer 2018, Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer-bound J 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 J. As a reminder, Broad St-bound J 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 J.

M train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, M service will end early between 71 Av and Delancey-Essex Sts due to signal maintenance.

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.
  • 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

N/W trains:

• At all times until the end of June 2018, N/W trains skip 30 Av and 36 Av in both directions due to MTA's Enhanced Station Initiative project. 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.

N train:

• From 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, N trains are rerouted via the R Line (Lower Manhattan) in both directions between Canal St and DeKalb Av due to signal improvements. Trains will stop at City Hall, Cortlandt St, Rector St, Whitehall St, Court St and Jay St-MetroTech.
• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, N trains will make local stops in both directions at 45 St and 53 St due to structural improvements.

R train:

• From 5:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20, R service will operate to/from the 179 St F station due to signal improvements. Manhattan-bound R trains skip Sutphin Blvd, Briarwood and 75 Av F stations.
  

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