NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes May 25-26

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, May 24, through early Monday morning, May 26 — 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 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.

2 train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 27, trains will not run in Brooklyn due to station improvements. As an alternative, use 4/5/N/Q/R trains to complete your trip. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or Times Sq-42 St N/Q/R, or out-of-system between Bowling Green 4/5 and South Ferry 1/2.
• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 27, 5 trains will replace the 2 between E 180 St and 241 St due to track maintenance. Transfer between 2/5 trains at E 180 St.
• From 6:45 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and May 26, uptown 5 trains will run express from E 180 St to 241 St 2 station due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a downtown 5 to complete your trip. Transfer at 241 St, Gun Hill Rd, or E 180 St. Or, use the Bx39 bus during days and evenings.

2/5 trains:

• All times 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 train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2/4 trains and free shuttle buses will replace the 3 line due to electrical maintenance. As an alternative, use the 2 in Manhattan and/or 4 in Brooklyn. Use free shuttle buses to/from 148 St, via transfer with the 2 at 135 St.

4 train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 4 trains will run to New Lots Av and make all 3 line stops between Nevins St and New Lots Av.
• From 6:45 a.m. to 8 p.m, Saturday and Sunday, May 25 to 26, downtown trains will skip Mosholu Pkwy, Bedford Pk Blvd, Kingsbridge Rd, Fordham Rd, and 183 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown 4 to complete your trip. Transfer at Burnside Av or Woodlawn.

5 train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 27, 5 trains will run to Flatbush Av and make all 2 line stops between Nevins St and Flatbush Av.
• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 27, 2 trains will replace the 5 between E 180 St and Dyre Av due to station rehabilitation. Transfer between 2 and 5 trains at E 180 St.
• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 27, uptown 2 trains will skip Morris Park, Pelham Pkwy, and Baychester Av 5 stations due to station rehabilitation. As an alternative, use a downtown 2 to complete your trip. Transfer at Dyre Av or E 180 St.
• 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 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 27, Pelham Bay Park-bound trains will run express from 3 Av-138 St to Hunts Point Av due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Brooklyn Bridge-bound 6 to complete your trip. Transfer at Hunts Point Av or 3 Av-138 St.

A train:

• Beginning Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer, the Rockaway Park/Beach 116 St S shuttle service will be extended to Rockaway Blvd to faciliate beach traffic to the peninsula. Customers can take any A train to connect with the shuttle at Rockaway Blvd. This seasonal service will also be available on Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day.

B train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 24, service will end early due to track maintenance. As an alternative, take C/D/Q trains instead. As a reminder, B service does not run on weekends.

D/N trains:

• Overnights from 10:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Tuesday, May 24 to May 28, 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 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, trains will run express in both directions between Queens Plaza and Roosevelt Av due to track replacement. Free shuttle buses will make stops at Queens Plaza, 36 St, Steinway St, 46 St, Northern Blvd, 65 St, and Roosevelt Av. Transfer between trains and buses at Queens Plaza and/or Roosevelt Av.

J train:

• From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25 to 10 p.m. Monday, May 27, free shuttle buses and E trains will replace J trains between Broadway Junction and Jamaica Center due to track replacement. J trains will run between Broad St and Broadway Junction. Free shuttle buses will make all J line station stops between Broadway Junction 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 Broadway Junction J. As a reminder, the 111 St J station is closed for rehabilitation work until summer 2019.
• 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 104 St and 121 St J 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:

• 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:

• Beginning 10 p.m., Friday, May 24, service will end early between 71 Av and 47-50 Sts due to signal modernization. As an alternative, take E/R trains instead.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 1:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25, and from 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., Saturday to Tuesday, May 25 to 28, special M service to help accommodate customers during the L Project runs between Brooklyn and up to 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:

• 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. When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of elevators at 8 Av and New Utrecht Av stations, providing 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, 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 instead. Transfer between 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.

Q train:

• From 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, Coney Island-bound trains will run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay due to station maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound Q train to complete your trip. Transfer at Sheepshead Bay, Kings Hwy, Newkirk Plaza, Church Av, or Prospect Park.

R train:

• From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday to Monday, May 25 to 27, trains will run express in both directions between Queens Plaza and Roosevelt Av due to track replacement. Free shuttle buses will make stops at Queens Plaza, 36 St, Steinway St, 46 St, Northern Blvd, 65 St, and Roosevelt Av. Transfer between trains and buses at Queens Plaza and/or Roosevelt Av.
• From 10:45 p.m. Friday, May 24 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, Bay Ridge-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.

42nd street S:

• From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m., Saturday to Monday, May 25 to 27, the 42 Street S shuttle will run overnight.

Rockaway Park S:

• Beginning Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer, the Rockaway Park/Beach 116 St S shuttle service will be extended to Rockaway Blvd to faciliate beach traffic to the peninsula. Customers can take any A train to connect with the shuttle at Rockaway Blvd. This seasonal service will also be available on Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day.