NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes Sept. 28-29

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, Sept. 27, through early Monday morning, Sept. 30 — 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 18 train lines will be running with modified service.

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

1 train:

• From 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, downtown trains will skip 86th, 79th, 66th, 59th and 50th streets due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use an uptown 1 or 2 local train to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Square-42nd Street, 72nd Street or 96th street.
• Through 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 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 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, 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 Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College. 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 October 2019, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound trains are skipping Sterling St due to station rehabilitation work. For service to Sterling St, take a 2/5 train to Winthrop St and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 2/5. Or, use nearby Winthrop St or President St stations. For service from this station, take a 2/5 train to President St and transfer to a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound 2 or 5 train.

3 train:

• From 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Monday, Sept. 27 to Sept. 30, overnight service will be extended to 34 St-Penn Station due to electrical improvements. 3 service will run between Harlem-148 St and 34 St-Penn Station.

4 train:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, Woodlawn-bound trains will skip 138 St-Grand Concourse due to track maintenance in the Jerome tube and switch work near 138 St-Grand Concourse. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound 4 train to complete your trip. Transfer at 149 St-Grand Concourse or 125 St.
• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, service will run in two sections due to track maintenance in the Jerome tube and switch work near 138 St-Grand Concourse. Between Woodlawn and 125 St, every 12 minutes days/evenings, and between 125 St and Crown Hts-Utica Av/New Lots Av. Transfer at 125 St to continue your trip.
• From 6:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and Sept. 29, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Mosholu Pkwy due to track and switch maintenance near Woodlawn. As an alternative, use a Woodlawn-bound 4 train to complete your trip. Transfer at Bedford Pk Blvd or Woodlawn.
• From 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, trains will run local in both directions between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125 St due to track maintenance in the Jerome tube and switch work near 138 St-Grand Concourse.

5 train:

• From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, trains will not run between E 180 St and Bowling Green due track maintenance in the Jerome tube and switch work near 138 St-Grand Concourse. 5 trains will run between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St all weekend. Transfer between 5 and 2 trains at E 180 St and between 2/4 trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse.
• At all times through February 2020, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Gun Hill Rd due to ongoing station rehabilitation work. When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of a mezzanine to platform elevator, providing mobility impaired customers with better accessibility. Rehabilitation work will consist of the expansion and reconfiguration of the control house, a new booth, a larger unpaid area, new ADA signage and cameras throughout the station, new station entrance and retail configuration, reconstructed platforms, new ADA boarding areas and tactile platform warning strips, new ADA hand railings along the platform staircases and modifications to the platform canopies to accommodate the new elevator shafts.
• 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 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Euclid Av and Lefferts Blvd due to track replacement between Euclid Av and Lefferts Blvd. A service will run in two sections: between Inwood-207 St and Euclid Av and between Rockaway Blvd and Far Rockaway. Free shuttle buses will run between Euclid Av and Lefferts Blvd, stopping at Grant Av, 80 St, 88 St, Rockaway Blvd, 104 St, and 111 St. Transfer between trains and shuttle buses at Euclid Av and/or Rockaway Blvd.

A/C train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, downtown trains will skip 50 St, 23 St and Spring St due to flood mitigation work at Spring St. As an alternative, use an uptown A local or C train to complete your trip. Transfer at Canal St, W 4 St, 14 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 42 St, or 59 St. As a reminder, C trains do not run during the late night hours.

B train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, service will end early due to flood mitigation work at Spring St. Take C/D and/or Q trains instead. As a reminder, B trains do not run on weekends.

D train:

• From 10:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run via the N line from 36 St to Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to track maintenance between 36 St to Coney Island-Stillwell Av. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound D train to complete your trip. Transfer at Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 62 St-New Utrecht Av, or 36 St.

E train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Sep. 27, downtown trains will skip 23 St and Spring St due to flood mitigation work at Spring St. As an alternative, use an uptown A local, C or E train to complete your trip. Transfer at Canal St, W 4 St, 14 St, or 34 St-Penn Station. As a reminder, C trains do not run during the late night hours
• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, trains will run via the F line in both directions between 36 St and 2 Av, the last stop due to ongoing signal modernization work along Queens Boulevard. Use nearby F stations on 6 Av, 7/A/C/D/R, and/or Lexington Av 4 or 6 to complete your trip. For Queens Plaza, use the R, days/evenings. Transfer at W 4 St A/C/E, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority 7/A/C/R, 47-50 Sts D/E/F, 21 St-Queensbridge E/F/shuttle bus, and/or 74 St-Roosevelt Av 7/E/F/R. Free shuttle buses will connect with Court Sq-23 St, 21 St-Queensbridge, and Queens Plaza.

E/F Train:

• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, trains will run local in both directions in Queens due to ongoing signal modernization work along Queens Boulevard.

L train:

• From 8 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, train will run every 20 minutes between Brooklyn and Manhattan, and every 10 minutes within Brooklyn. The alternate service options include:
  • Enhanced subway service on G/M and 7 lines including extended M.
  • Enhanced bus service on M14A SBS route.
  • Free subway transfers to make connections easier between Livonia St L and Junius St 3, and from Broadway to Hewes St J/M or Lorimer St J/M.
• From approximately 11:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Lorimer St and Broadway Junction due to station improvements and electrical work. The L Project is made up of multiple projects, including tunnel rehabilitation, capacity and accessibility improvements and additional capital projects. This weekend’s alternate service options include:
  • L trains will run in two sections: 8 Av and Lorimer St, every 20 minutes, and between Broadway Junction and Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, every 10 minutes, days/evenings, and every 20 minutes overnight.
  • Free shuttle buses will run along two routes: between Lorimer St and Myrtle Av, and between Myrtle Av and Broadway Junction.
  • Special weekend M service will run to/from the 96 St Q line station with greater frequency.
  • Transfer between trains and buses at Lorimer St and/or Broadway Junction. Consider A/C/J to/from Broadway Junction, or the M to/from Myrtle-Wycoff Avs.

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. to Friday, Sept. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, uptown trains will skip Prince St, 8 St-NYU, 23 St, 28 St, and 49 St due to signal improvements between Prince St and 49 St. As an alternative, use a downtown N/Q local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at 57 St-7 Av, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Herald Sq, 14 St-Union Sq, or Canal St.
• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, Astoria-bound trains will run express from Queensboro Plaza to Ditmars Blvd due to station renewal work at Astoria Blvd. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound N train to complete your trip. Transfer at Ditmas Blvd or Queensboro Plaza. As a reminder, the Astoria Blvd station is closed for ongoing renewal work.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, trains will stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions due to station improvements at 59 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.
• As an alternative, use nearby stations use nearby stations at 30 Av or Ditmars Blvd. Take N/W to Queensboro Plaza, then 7 to 74 St-Roosevelt Av, or take the E/F/R to 74 St-Roosevelt Av. As a reminder, R trains operate days/evenings only, and M/W trains do not run overnight or on the weekend. M60 SBS customers are advised to use the LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS instead. The LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS serves the 74 St-Roosevelt Av station.

Q train:

• From 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Monday, Sept. 27 to Sept. 30, uptown trains will skip Prince St, 8 St-NYU, 23 St, 28 St, and 49 St due to signal improvements between Prince St and 49 St. As an alternative, use a downtown N/Q local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at 57 St-7 Av, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Herald Sq, 14 St-Union Sq, or Canal St.

R train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and Sept. 29, 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 42 St Shuttle:

• 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. 27, 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.