NEW YORK CITY — With a total of 15 subway lines disrupted for work starting Friday night and a rainy forecast lasting through Monday, it might be a good idea to hunker down at home for the weekend.
But if you do need to leave the house, here's the breakdown of the affected subway lines:
► 2 — Trains will be suspended in both directions between 96th Street and 241st Street while crews inspect and repair switches south of 135th Street between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday. Riders can take either 5 trains or free shuttle buses.
► 3 — All trains will be suspended while crews inspect and repair switches south of 135th Street between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday. The 4 train will run local to compensate for the suspension and riders can also take the 2 train or free shuttle buses.
► 4 — Trains will run locally and all the way to New Lots Avenue between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday to compensate for the 3 train suspension. And in Manhattan, trains will run express between Grand Central and 125th Street while crews do track work north of 42nd Street from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Saturday and again 11:45 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday.
► 5 — Trains will run locally in both directions between Grand Central and Brooklyn Bridge while downtown trains will start running locally at 125th Street from 12 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday. Trains will reroute to 241st Street while crews repair and inspect track south of 135th Street starting 11:30 p.m. Friday. Shuttle trains will run between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street every 20 minutes.
► 6 — Northbound trains will run express from Grand Central to 125th Street while crews do track work north of 42nd Street from 11:45 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. Trains will skip Middletown Road and Castle Hill Avenue until May while crews due station repairs.
► 7 — Trains will be suspended between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza while crews replace track ties at Queensboro Plaza between 2 a.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. Monday. A free shuttle bus will run between Vernon Boulevard and Queensboro Plaza.
► A — Trains will run locally between Canal Street and 59th Street while crews upgrade ventilation equipment between 12 a.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. Monday.
► E — Jamaica Center-bound trains will run local from Queens Plaza to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue while crews do track work between 36th Street and Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue between 12:30 a.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. Monday. In the other direction, trains will run locally between Forest HIlls-71st Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue while crews upgrade signals at 71st Avenue and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.
► F — Jamaica-bound trains will run local from 21st Street-Queensbridge to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue. In the other direction, Coney Island-bound trains will run locally from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue as crews upgrade signals at 71st Avenue. They'll run local from 11:45 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
► J — Jamaica Center-bound trains will run express from Marcy Avenue to Broadway Junction while crews work on tracks between Flushing Avenue to Myrtle Avenue with more repairs near Broadway Junction. The disruption will being about 3:45 a.m. Saturday and continue through 10 p.m. Sunday.
► M — Trains will run every 20 minutes between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue while crews work on tracks between Flushing Avenue and Myrtle Avenue and also near Broadway Junction from 4 a.m. Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday.
► Q — Coney Island-bound trains will run express from Newkirk Plaza to Sheepshead Bay while crews do track maintenance between Church Avenue and Newkirk Plaza from 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The Q train will also run to Ditmars Boulevard to compensate for the suspension of the 7 train during the day Saturday and Sunday. The Q will skip Parkside Avenue, Beverley Road and Courtelyou Road while refurbish those stations.
► Rockaway Shuttle — The shuttle will run as a bus while crews do track work between Rockaway Park and Beach 90th Street from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
► 42nd Street Shuttle — Trains will run overnight between 12 a.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday.
For more information, check the MTA's website.
