Due to construction to upgrade and maintain stations, tracks and signal systems, there will be changes to more than half of the city’s subway lines this weekend, according to the MTA.
1
From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, February 23 to 9 p.m. Sunday, February 24, uptown 1 trains skip 225th Street, 231st Street and 238th Street due to track panel installation north of 231st Street.
From 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, the last stop for some uptown 1 trains is 137th Street due to track panel installation north of 231st Street in the Bronx.
2
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25, there are no 2 trains between 3rd Avenue-149th Street and 96th Street due to station work at 149th Street-Grand concourse, track maintenance at 96th Street and tunnel lighting in the Harlem River tube. Downtown 2 trains operate local between 96th Street and Times Square-42nd Street.
Free shuttle buses operate:
Non-stop – Between 96th Street and 3rd Avenue-149th Street
Local – Between 96th Street and 3rd Avenue-149th Street
During this time, 2 trains will operate in two sections:
Between 241st Street and 3rd Avenue-149th Street
Between 96th Street and Flatbush Avenue
3
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25, 3 service is suspended due to station work at 149th Street-Grand Concourse, track maintenance at 96th Street and tunnel lighting in the Harlem River tube. 2 trains make all 3 station stops between 96th Street and Franklin Avenue. 4 trains make all 3 station stops between Franklin Avenue and New Lots Avenue. Free shuttle bus operates as a local between 96th Street and 148th Street.
4
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25, 4 service is extended to New Lots Avenue and operates as a local in Brooklyn due to work on the 2, 3, 5 line.
4 (Overnights)
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, February 23,
From 11:45 p.m. Saturday, February 23 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, February 24 and
From 11:45 p.m. Sunday, February 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25,
Downtown 4 trains run express from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street due to track tie block work near 96th Street and 103rd Street.
5
From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, there are no 5 trains between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to station work at 149th Street-Grand Concourse, track maintenance at 96th Street and tunnel lighting in the Harlem River tube.
Free shuttle bus operates across 149th Street between 3rd Avenue-149th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse. 5 train service operates in two sections:
Between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street
Between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green (every 20 minutes)
Note: 5 trains from Manhattan skip 138th Street-Grand Concourse, take the 4 instead.
6
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25, downtown 6 trains run express from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street due to track tie block work near 96th Street and 103rd Street.
7
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25 (and the next four weekends), there is no 7 train service between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza due to Flushing Line CBTC work. Customers may take the E, N, Q and S (42nd Street shuttle) and free shuttle buses as alternatives.
Use the E, N or Q* between Manhattan and Queens
Free shuttle buses operate between Vernon Blvd-Jackson Avenue and Queensboro Plaza
In Manhattan, the 42nd Street S Shuttle operates overnight
*Q service is extended to Ditmars Blvd. (See Q entry for hours of operation.)
A
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, February 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25, Queens-bound A trains run local from Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts to Utica Avenue due to platform edge and tile work at Utica Avenue.
E (Overnights)
From 11:15 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, February 23,
From 11:15 p.m. Saturday, February 23 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, February 24 and
From 11:15 p.m. Sunday, February 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25,
Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to ADA work at Forest Hills-71st Avenue.
F, G
At all times through first quarter of 2013, F and G trains skip Smith-9th Sts. in both directions due to station rehabilitation. Customers may use the B61 for connections between Smith-9th Sts. station and 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 Sts. station and Carroll Street station, where F and G trains are available.
N
From 10:45 p.m. Friday, February 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 25, Queens-bound N trains run express from Canal Street to 34th Street-Herald Square due to electrical work at 14th Street-Union Square and 34th Street-Herald Square.
R
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, Queens-bound R trains run express from Canal Street to 34th Street-Herald Square due to electrical work at 14th Street-Union Square and 34th Street-Herald Square.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to ADA work at Forest Hills-71st Avenue.
Q
From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, February 23 and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, February 24, Q trains are extended to Ditmars Blvd. in order to augment service between Manhattan and Queens.
S (42nd Street Shuttle) (Overnights)
From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, February 23, Sunday, February 24, Monday, February 25, and Monday, February 25, 42nd Street S shuttle operates overnight due to weekend work on the 7 line.
