Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Subway Changes
The MTA has scheduled a number of service changes for several subway lines throughout the city due to construction work.
These service advisories are current as of Wednesday, Jan. 25. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made due to weather-related conditions or emergency repairs. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes.
Rail lines which run through the area that will be affected include the following:
No Weekend 7 Trains Bet. Qns. & Manhattan
There will be no 7 train service between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square-42nd Street this weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, until 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30. During this period, 7 trains will operate between Queensboro Plaza and Main Street-Flushing.
For service between Queens and Manhattan transfer from the 7 train to the N train at either Queensboro Plaza or Times Square or the E train at 74th Street. It was noted that alternate N trains will operate between Ditmars Boulevard and 34th Street-Herald Square on Saturday from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.; these trains will skip the 49th Street station.
During this time period, free shuttle buses will provide alternate service along the 7 line between Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Boulevard Jackson Avenue. These buses will additionally stop at Queens Plaza for E train service.
The shuttle buses will stop as follows:
– Queensboro Plaza-on Queens Plaza South at 27th Avenue;
– Queens Plaza-on Jackson Avenue at Queens Plaza South;
– Court Square-23rd Street-on 44th Drive at 23rd Street (to Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue) or on 23rd Street at 44th Drive (to Queensboro Plaza);
– Hunters Point Avenue-on 21st Street at 49th Avenue; and
– Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue- on Vernon Boulevard at 50th Avenue.
Court Sq. Station Is Closed On 7 Train
The Court Square station on the 7 line remains closed at all times in both directions through 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 2, due to a capital improvement project.
For service to this station, take the E or M train to Court Square-23rd Street or the 7 train to Hunters Point Avenue or Queensboro Plaza.
To transfer between the 7 and G trains, use the free out-of-system transfer between the Hunters Point Avenue stop on the 7 line and the 21st Street station on the G line.
Weekend Shutdown On L Line In Bklyn.
L train service will be suspended between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway on Saturday, Jan. 28, and Sunday, Jan. 29, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. During this period, L trains will operate between Broadway Junction and Eighth Avenue.
Free shuttle buses will provide local and express service in place of the L train between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway. Express shuttle buses will operate directly between the two stations, while local buses will make stops at all closed L train stations.
Riders can transfer between the L train and the free shuttle buses and the A, C and J lines at Broadway Junction.
The shuttle buses will stop at the following L train stations:
– Broadway Junction-on Fulton Street at Van Sinderen Avenue;
– Atlantic Avenue-on Liberty Avenue at Snediker Avenue (to Rockaway Parkway) or on Snediker Avenue at Atlantic Avenue (to Broadway Junction);
– Sutter Avenue-on Junius Street at Sutter Avenue (to Rockaway Parkway) or on Snediker Avenue at Sutter Avenue (to Broadway Junction);
– Livonia Avenue-on Junius Street at Livonia Avenue (to Rockaway Parkway) or on Snediker Avenue at Livonia Avenue (to Broadway Junction);
– New Lots Avenue-at the B15 bus stop at the subway station (to Rockaway Parkway) or on Snediker Avenue at New Lots Avenue (to Broadway Junction);
– East 105th Street-on Farragut Road at East 105th Street; and
– Rockaway Parkway-at the B42 bus stop at the station.
Additionally, L train service will operate in two sections-between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction and between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway-on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 10:15 a.m. until 3:05 p.m. Riders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip.
It was noted that L trains between Rockaway Parkway and Broadway Junction will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to plan their trips accordingly.
Weekday Express On J Line In Brooklyn
Jamaica Center-bound J trains will operate express service between Myrtle Avenue and Broadway Junction on Thursday, Jan. 26, Friday, Jan. 27, and Wednesday, Feb. 1, through Friday, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and this weekend from 4 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, until 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29.
For service to the Kosciuszko Street, Gates Avenue, Halsey Street and Chauncey Street stations, take the J train to Broadway Junction, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound J train. For service from these stations, take the J train to Myrtle Avenue, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J train.
E, M Trains Switch Lines On Overnights
E and M trains will operate on parts of the F line between Queens and Manhattan on Monday, Jan. 30, through Friday, Feb. 3, from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.
Manhattan-bound E trains will run on the F line between 36th Street and West Fourth Street, then resume normal service to World Trade Center. Queens-bound E trains will run on the F line from West Fourth Street to 21st Street-Queensbridge, then resume normal service to Jamaica Center.
Meanwhile, M trains will run on the F line in both directions between 36th Street in Queens and 47th-50th Streets in Manhattan on Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. until midnight.
For service to the Queens Plaza or Court Square-23rd Street stations, transfer to the R train at Roosevelt Avenue or 34th Street-Herald Square or the 7 train at 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue (depart at the Queensboro Plaza station, which is located near the Court Square and Queens Plaza stations).
Weekend Switch Of Lines For F Train
Jamaica-bound F trains will run on the M line between 47-50th Streets and Roosevelt Avenue this weekend, from 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, until 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30. These trains will continue to operate express service between Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Plaza.
For service to the 21st Street- Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street and 57th Street stations, take the F train to 47th-50th Streets, then transfer to a Jamaica-bound F train. For service from the 21st Street-Queensbridge and Roosevelt Island stations, take the F train to Roosevelt Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound F train.
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For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info.
