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Weekend Subway Maintenance Disrupts 13 Lines

By Trevor Kapp | January 18, 2013 2:50pm | Updated on January 19, 2013 9:30am
 Disruptions on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, D, F, G, M, N, Q and S lines begin late Friday.
Disruptions on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, D, F, G, M, N, Q and S lines begin late Friday.
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NEW YORK CITY — Straphangers might want to set aside extra time for their trips this weekend, as maintenance work was scheduled for 13 subway lines.

Disruptions on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, D, F, G, M, N, Q and S lines began late Friday and last until early Monday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

Southbound 1 trains will skip Dyckman Street from 11:45 p.m. Friday to Monday at 5 a.m. because of floor tile installation.

From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the last stop on some uptown 1 trains will be 137th Street because of track panel installation.

Service on the 2 line will operate in two segments due to track panel installation from Saturday at 3:45 a.m. to Sunday at 10 p.m. The line will operate between Flatbush Avenue and East 180th Street and between East 180th Street and Wakefield-241st Street.

There will be no 3 trains between Franklin Avenue and New Lots Avenue due to switch replacement at Utica Avenue, the MTA said.

Service on the 3 will operate between 148th Street and Franklin Avenue and via the 2 line between Franklin Avenue and Flatbush Avenue.

Passengers can travel between trains or take a free shuttle bus at Franklin Avenue.

No. 4 trains will not run between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and New Lots Avenue from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday because of switch replacement at Utica Avenue.

The 4 will operate between Woodlawn and the Barclays Center. Customers can take the 2 or 3 trains from Barclays to Franklin Avenue. Free shuttle buses will operate in two segments between Franklin Avenue and New Lots Avenue.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, 4 trains will operate local in both directions from 125th Street to Grand Central because of signal work between Grand Central and 59th Street and track work near 86th Street, the MTA said.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, there will be no 7 train service between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza. Customers can take the E, N, Q and S trains or free shuttle buses as alternatives.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound D trains run local from DeKalb Avenue to 36th Street because of switch replacement north of Atlantic Avenue.

From 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Jamaica-bound F trains will be rerouted via the M from 47th-50th Streets to Roosevelt Avenue because of station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street. F trains run express from Queens Plaza to Roosevelt Avenue.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound F trains will run express from 34th Street-Herald Square to West 4th Street because of electrical work at 34th Street. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Jamaica-bound F trains will run express from Church Avenue to Jay Street-MetroTech because of work on the Culver Viaduct rehabilitation.

At all times through the first quarter of 2013, F and G trains will skip Smith-9th Streets in both directions because of station rehabilitation. Customers can take the B61 bus for connections between the Smith-9th Street station and the 4th Avenue-9th Street station, where F, G and R trains are available.  Customers may also use the B57 bus for connections between Smith-9th Streets and Carroll Street, where F and G trains are available.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, there will be no G trains between Church Avenue and Hoyt-Schermerhorn because of work on the Culver Viaduct rehabilitation. Customers can take the F instead.

The Knickerbocker Avenue stop on the M train will be closed in both directions for station rehabilitation.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound N trains will run local from DeKalb Avenue to 59th Street because of switch replacement.

From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Q trains are extended to Ditmars Boulevard to augment service between Manhattan and Queens.

From 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Brooklyn-bound Q trains will run local from 34th Street to Canal Street because of electrical work at Union Square.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Saturday, the 42nd Street S shuttle will operate overnight because of weekend work on the 7.