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15 MTA Subway Lines Scheduled for Service Changes This Weekend

By Ellen Moynihan | March 18, 2016 3:41pm
 Get ready for changes on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, C, D, F, L, Q, N, and 42nd Street S this weekend
Get ready for changes on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, C, D, F, L, Q, N, and 42nd Street S this weekend
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MIDTOWN— Snow on the first day of spring won't be the only thing out of whack this weekend.  Plan ahead for the following subway changes.  As always, all transfers between trains and buses are can be made with a MetroCard.

Jump To Your Train Here: 1 Line2 Line3 Line4 Line5 Line; 6 LineLineA LineC Line; D LineF Line; L line; Q lineN Line; S line

1 Line: From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, downtown 1 trains run express from 14th St to Chambers St.  For service to Christopher St, Houston St, Canal St, and Franklin St, take a downtown 1 or 2 to Chambers St and transfer to an uptown 1 or 2 local train.  For service from these stations, take an uptown 1 or 2 to 14 St and transfer to a downtown 1 or 2 train. 

2 Line: From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 18 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 20, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, March 20 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, March 21, Southbound 2 trains run express from 14 St to Chambers St.

3 Line: Trains skip Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av in both directions. Use free shuttle buses instead.

For service to & from Rockaway Av, use shuttle buses to/from the Saratoga Av station at all times.  B60 customers can transfer to/from shuttle buses at Rockaway Av. For service to & from Van Siclen Av, use shuttle buses to/from the Pennsylvania Av station at all times. 

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, 3 trains run to & from New Lots Av all weekend, replacing 4 service in Brooklyn.

4: Trains skip Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av in both directions.

Bronx-bound 4 trains skip 103 St. at all times through Spring 2016. Service is available at 96 St and 110 St stations instead.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, 4 trains are suspended in both directions between New Lots Av/Crown Hts-Utica Av and Bowling Green.  There will be no 4 trains running in Brooklyn. Take the 2 or 3 instead for service between Borough Hall and Franklin Av.

5:  5 trains are suspended from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. Take the 2, 4, and/or free shuttle buses, which operate between Eastchester-Dyre Av and E 180 St, stopping at Baychester Av, Gun Hill Rd, Pelham Pkwy, and Morris Park.  For service between E 180 St and 149 St-Grand Concourse, take the 2 and transfer between shuttle buses and 2 trains at E 180 St.  For service between 149 St-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green, use the 4 and transfer between 2 and 4 trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse.

6: Bronx-bound 6 trains skip 103 St.  Use the nearby 96 St or 110 St stations instead.

For service to this station, take the uptown 4 or 6 to 125 St and transfer to a downtown 4 local or 6.  Or, take an uptown 4 local or 6 to 110 St and transfer to a downtown M101 Local, M102, or M103 bus.  For service from this station, take a downtown 4 or 6 train to 96 St and transfer to an uptown 4 or 6. Or, take an M101, M102, or M103 bus to 96 St and transfer to an uptown 4 or 6 train.

7: 7 trains are suspended in both directions between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza from 12:15 a.m. Saturday to 4:30 a.m. Monday. 

E, F, N, Q, R, and S trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.  7 trains will run between Flushing-Main St and Queensboro Plaza, and between Times Sq-42 St and 34 St-Hudson Yards, every 15-20 minutes.  Free shuttle buses provide alternate service, making all stops between Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av and Queensboro Plaza.

From 12:15 a.m. Saturday to 4:30 a.m. Monday, 7 trains run express between 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plaza. 

A: Brooklyn-bound A trains skip 80 St and 111 St. in both directions at all times through Spring 2016.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, A trains are rerouted via the F line in both directions between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Jay St-MetroTech.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, A trains run local in both directions between W 4 St-Wash Sq and 59 St-Columbus Circle.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, A trains run local in both directions between 125 St and 168 St.

C: C trains are suspended in both directions between 145 St and 168 St from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.  Take the A instead.

From 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, C trains are rerouted via the F line in both directions between W 4 St-Wash Sq and Jay St-MetroTech.

D: From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, D trains will make an additional local stop at 135 St in both directions. 

F: Brooklyn-bound F trains skip Ditmas Av. for ongoing construction at all times through Spring 2016.

For service to this station, take the Brooklyn-bound F to 18 Av and transfer to a Queens-bound F.  For service from this station, take a Queens-bound F to Church Av and transfer to a Brooklyn-bound F.

Brooklyn-bound F trains run express from Smith-9 Sts to Church Av from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. 

L: L trains are suspended in both directions between 8 Av and 14 St-Union Sq from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. M14 buses provide alternate service.

Q: From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Q service is extended to Astoria-Ditmars Blvd.

N: At all times until Spring 2017, Queens-bound N trains will skip 86 St, Avenue U, Kings Hwy, 20 Av, 18 Av, New Utrecht Av, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy.  N trains will stop at Bay Pkwy and 8 Av.

To get to 86 St, Avenue U, and Kings Hwy, take the Queens-bound N to Bay Pkwy and transfer to a Brooklyn-bound N.

To get to 20 Av, 18 Av, New Utrecht Av, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy, take the Queens-bound N to 8 Av and transfer to a Brooklyn-bound N.

For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the D instead.  Transfer to an Queens-bound N train at 36 St.

S: The 42 St S Shuttle will operate overnight from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday.