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Service Changes Planned for 8 Subway Lines This Weekend

By Trevor Kapp | December 19, 2014 5:01pm
 The 2 train is one of eight subway lines slated for service disruptions this weekend.
The 2 train is one of eight subway lines slated for service disruptions this weekend.
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MIDTOWN — Eight subway lines are slated for service disruptions this weekend as the MTA makes some holiday season repairs on rails and in stations.

Here’s a breakdown of the changes by line:

2 Line: From 3:45 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday, Wakefield-bound 2 trains will run express from East 180th Street to Gun Hill Road.

6 Line: Until February 2015, 6 trains will skip Zerega Avenue and Buhre Avenue in both directions.

For service to and from Zerega Avenue, use the Bx4 or shuttle buses to connect between Zerega Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue.

For service to and from Buhre Avenue, use the Bx8, Bx24 or shuttle buses to connect between Buhre Avenue and Middletown Road.

Free transfer will be available with a MetroCard.

A Line: From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 4:45 a.m. Monday, A trains will be suspended in both directions between Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard and Rockaway Boulevard. Brooklyn-bound A trains will skip Rockaway Boulevard and 88th Street. Free shuttle buses will operate between 80th Street and Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard, stopping at 88th Street, Rockaway Boulevard, 104th Street and 111th Street. Transfer between free shuttle buses and A trains at 80th Street.

Until January 2015, Manhattan-bound A trains will skip 104th Street and 88th Street.

For service to 104th Street, take a Brooklyn-bound A to Rockaway Boulevard and transfer to an Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard-bound train. For service from 104th Street, take an Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard-bound A train to 111th Street or Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard and transfer to a Brooklyn-bound A train.

For service to 88th Street, take the Brooklyn-bound A train to 80th Street and transfer to a Rockaway-Mott Avenue or Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard-bound A train. For service from 88th Street, take a Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue or Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard-bound A train to Rockaway Boulevard and transfer to a Brooklyn-bound A train.

D Line: From 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Bronx-bound D trains will run express from 145th Street to Tremont Avenue.

G Line: From 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, G trains will run every 20 minutes between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues. The last stop for some Queens-bound G trains will be Bedford-Nostrand Avenue. To continue on, transfer at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues to a Court Square-bound G.

N Line: From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday, N trains will be rerouted via the Q line between Canal Street and DeKalb Avenue.

Q Line: From 5:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue-bound Q trains will run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay.

R Line: From 6 a.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday, R trains will be rerouted over the Q line in both directions between Canal Street and DeKalb Avenue.