Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Service Changes Planned for 9 Subway Lines This Weekend

By Trevor Kapp | December 5, 2014 3:25pm
 The 6 train is one of nine subway lines slated for service disruptions this weekend.
The 6 train is one of nine subway lines slated for service disruptions this weekend.
View Full Caption
DNAinfo/Nicole Bode

MIDTOWN — Service changes were planned for just nine subway lines this weekend, the fewest in months, as the MTA makes repairs and upgrades on lines throughout the city.

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. Free transfer will be available with a MetroCard.

For service to/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.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound 6 trains will run express from Hunters Point Avenue to 3rd Avenue-138th Street.

A Line: 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.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Brooklyn-bound A trains will skip 111th Street. For service to 111th Street, use the Q112 bus, or take a Brooklyn-bound A to Rockaway Boulevard and transfer to a Lefferts Boulevard-bound A. For service from this station, take a Lefferts Boulevard-bound A to Lefferts Boulevard and transfer to a Brooklyn-bound A.

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

E Line: From 12:15 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run express from Queens Plaza to Roosevelt Avenue.

G Line: From 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, G trains will run every 20 minutes between Long Island City-Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues. Some Queens-bound G trains will terminate at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues. To continue, transfer to another 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 in both directions between Canal Street and DeKalb Avenue.

Q Line: From 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound Q trains will run express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park.

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

S Line: From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 9 p.m. Sunday, the Franklin Avenue shuttle train will run every 24 minutes.