NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes Sept. 14-15

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, Sept. 13, through early Monday morning, Sept. 16 — 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 16 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:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, trains will not run between 137 St and Van Cortlandt Park-242 Sts due to drain maintenance at 168 St and track maintenance between 137 St and Van Cortlandt Park-242 Sts. Take free shuttle buses, M3, M100 and A/C trains instead. 1 trains will run between South Ferry and 137 St.
• Through 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. For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here.

2 train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College and Franklin Av due to station rehabilitation work at President St, Sterling St and Winthrop St stations. 2 trains will run between Wakefield-241 St/Gun Hill Rd and Franklin Av, and via the 3 line to/from Crown Hts-Utica Av. Free shuttle buses will make all 2 line station stops between Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College and Franklin Av. Transfer between buses and 2/3/4 trains at Franklin Av or Nostrand Av.
• From 3:45 p.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday free shuttle buses will replace trains between Wakefield-241 St and Gun Hill Rd due to track and switch maintenance near 238 St. 2 trains will run between Gun Hill Rd and Franklin Av, and via the 3 line to/from Crown Hts-Utica Av. Free shuttle buses will make all 2 line station stops between Gun Hill Rd and Wakefield-241 St. Transfer between buses and 2 trains at Gun Hill Rd.
• Through September 2019, Manhattan-bound trains skip Sterling St due to station rehabilitation work. For service to Sterling St, take a 2/5 train to President St and transfer to a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College-bound 2/5. Or, use nearby Winthrop St or President St stations instead. From this station, take a 2/5 train to Winthrop St and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 2/5.

4 train:

• From 4:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, downtown trains will skip 176 St, Mt Eden Av, 170 St, 167 St, and 161 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use an uptown 4 train to complete your trip. Transfer at 149 St-Grand Concourse or Burnside Av.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, uptown trains will run express from Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall to Grand Central-42 St due to track maintenance and drain cleaning between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall to Grand Central-42 St. As an alternative, use a downtown 4 local or 6 train to complete your trip. Transfer at Grand Central-42 St, 14 St-Union Sq, or Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.

5 train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, service will end early between E 180 St and Bowling Green due to track maintenance near Grand Central-42 St. Take the 2 and/or 4. As a reminder, service does not run in Manhattan overnight.
• From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, trains will run every 20 minutes between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St/Bowling Green due to track maintenance near Grand Central-42 St.
• From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. trains will not run between E 180 St and Bowling Green due to track maintenance near Grand Central-42 St. Take the 2 and/or 4. 5 trains will run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St. Transfer between 2 and 5 trains at E 180 St and between 2/4 trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse.
• Beginning 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13 through February 2020, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Gun Hill Rd due to ongoing station rehabilitation work. In order to accomplish the repair and reconstruction of the platforms within a safe environment, the Manhattan-bound side of this station will be closed for approximately six months. For service to this station, take the 5 to Pelham Pkwy and transfer to an Eastchester-Dyre Av-bound 5. For service from this station, take the 5 to Baychester and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 5. As a reminder, late night 5 service runs between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St.

A train:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, trains will stop 50 St, 23 St, and Spring St due to flood mitigation work at Spring St.
• From 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, free shuttle buses will replace A trains between Broad Channel and Far Rockaway due to track maintenance. A trains will replace the Rockaway Pk S Shuttle. A trains will run every 20 minutes between Inwood-207 St and Broad Channel, and via the S Shuttle to/from Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St. Free shuttle buses will run between Beach 90 St and Far Rockaway. Transfer between A trains and shuttle buses at Beach 90 St.

B train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, service will end early due to track and switch maintenance near 168 St. Take C/D and/or Q trains instead. As a reminder, B trains do not run on weekends.

D train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Norwood-205 St bound trains will skip 182-183 Sts, due to track maintenance at Fordham Rd. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-bound D train to complete your trip. Transfer at Fordham Rd or Tremont Av.
• From 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound trains will run local from 36 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, making station stops at DeKalb Av due to due to switch maintenance near 36 St. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound D/N local or Bay Ridge-bound R train to complete your trip. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr or 36 St.

F train:

• From 6:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, Jamaica-bound trains will skip Avenue U, Avenue P, Avenue N, Bay Pkwy, and Avenue I, due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F train to complete your trip. Transfer at 18 Av, Kings Hwy or Avenue X.

L train:

• From approximately 10:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, AFJM, M14 SBS and shuttle buses will replace L trains between 8 Av in Manhattan and Broadway Junction in Brooklyn due to accessibility and station improvements at 14 St-6 Av and 14 St-Union Square.
• L trains will run between Broadway Junction and Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy.
• Special weekend M service will run to/from the 96 St Q line station with greater frequency.
• M14 SBS runs additional service.
• Free shuttle buses will run on two routes:
  
  • Loop service running a counter-clockwise route in Williamsburg, stopping at (in order) Marcy Av J/M, Hewes St J/M, Broadway G, Metropolitan-Lorimer St G, and Bedford Av.
  • Between Broadway Junction and Lorimer St, connecting with J/M at Marcy Av.
• A dedicated website on the L Project is available. Customers are also encouraged to sign up for email updates about the L Project, including a weekly newsletter to get progress updates and reach staff with feedback or questions. For more information, visit https://new.mta.info/l-project.

M train:

• Through summer 2020, service ends at approximately 10 p.m. between Forest Hills-71 Av and 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr due to ongoing signal modernization work along the Queens Boulevard corridor. For Queens, take the R. For Court Sq-23 St, Lexington Av-53 St, and 5 Av/53 St, take the E. Transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq M/R or W 4 St E/M.
• Through summer 2020, from 10 p.m. Friday to 1:30 a.m. Saturday, and from 6 a.m. Saturday to 1:30 a.m. Monday, special weekend 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:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, downtown trains will skip 49 St, 28 St, 23 St, 8 St-NYU, and Prince St due to electrical improvements and track maintenance at 34 St-Herald Sq. As an alternative, use an uptown N/Q local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at Canal St, 14 St-Union Sq, 34 St-Herald Sq, or 57 St-7Av.
• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Ditmars Blvd to Queensboro Plaza due to station renewal work at Astoria Blvd. As an alternative, use an Astoria-bound N train to complete your trip. Transfer at Queensboro Plaza or Ditmars Blvd. As a reminder the Astoria Blvd station is closed for ongoing renewal work.
• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, Manhattan-bound trains will run local from 59 St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, stopping at DeKalb Av due to track and switch maintenance at 36 St.
• Through 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.

Q train:

• From 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Monday, Sept. 13 to Sept. 16, downtown trains will skip 49 St, 28 St, 23 St, 8 St-NYU, and Prince St due to electrical improvements and track maintenance at 34 St-Herald Sq. As an alternative, use an uptown N or Q train to complete your trip. Transfer at Canal St, 14 St-Union Sq, 34 St-Herald Sq, or 57 St-7Av.

R train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, and from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, downtown trains will skip 49 St, 28 St, 23 St, 8 St-NYU, and Prince St due to electrical improvements and track maintenance at 34 St-Herald Sq. As an alternative, use an uptown N or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at Canal St, 14 St-Union Sq, 34 St-Herald Sq, or 57 St-7Av.

S train:

• From 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, A trains will replace suspended Shuttle trains between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to track maintenance. S trains will not run. A service will make all S Shuttle stops between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park, every 20 minutes.
• Through 2020, 42nd Street shuttles will run less frequently, and some tracks will be periodically taken out of service due to rehabilitation work. As an alternative, take the 7 between Grand Central-42 St and Times Sq-42 St. Customers at Times Sq-42 St, who usually take the shuttle to the 4/5/6 , can take the N/Q/R to 14 St-Union Sq or N/R to Lexington Av-59 St instead.

W train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, service will end early due to electrical improvements between Spring St and DeKalb Av. Take the N or R. As a reminder, W trains do not run on weekends.