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W Train to Roll Again Starting on Nov. 7, MTA Says

By Irene Plagianos | September 22, 2016 3:33pm
 The W line will return to replace the Q line going into Queens, according to the MTA's plan.
The W line will return to replace the Q line going into Queens, according to the MTA's plan.
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NEW YORK CITY — The W train is almost ready to roll.

The train line, axed in 2010 MTA budget cuts, will officially relaunch on Nov. 7, running local from Astoria-Ditmars in Queens to Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan, the MTA confirmed.

The W will replace Q train service in Queens, in anticipation of the new Second Avenue Subway. When the subway opens — a launch initially slated for December, though no date has been set amid delays — the Q would be rerouted to run along the Second Avenue stations. 

NY1 first reported the W train return date as Nov. 6, but has since updated the information.

The MTA said in May that the the line would come back sometime in November. The MTA first detailed the W's return in February.

When the W line comes back on Nov. 7, Q service will end at the 57th Street-Seventh Avenue subway station in Manhattan.

Once the Second Avenue subway opens, the Q train will run from 96th Street in Manhattan to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn. Manhattan stops will include 86th Street, 72nd Street, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street, 57th Street-Seventh Avenue, as well as all express stops on the Broadway Line.

The Q train is also slated to run local between Brooklyn and Manhattan during late nights.

R train service will not be affected by the new changes, the MTA has said.