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Transit News and Updates

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The information in this column is current as of Wednesday, Jan. 8. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made at any time after publication. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes.

Split Svc. Day & Night On L Trains In Bklyn.

L train service will operate in two sections-between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction and between Broadway Junction and Canarsie- Rockaway Parkway-this weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, until 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13. This service change will also be in effect the following weekend, Jan. 18-20.

Riders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip.

During this period, it was noted, all L trains running between Broadway Junction and Canarsie- Rockaway Parkway will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.

Weekend Express On E, R In W. Queens

Jamaica Center-bound E trains will skip the 36th Street, Steinway Street, 46th Street, Northern Boulevard and 65th Street stations late nights this weekend, from 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, until 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13; and late nights on Friday, Jan. 10, and Tuesday, Jan. 14, through Friday, Jan. 17, from 12:15 until 5 a.m.

Additionally, Forest Hills-bound R trains will skip these stations all this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11-12.

For service to the skipped stations, take the E or R train to Roosevelt Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattanbound E or R train. For service from these stations, take the E or R train to Queens Plaza, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E train or a Forest Hills-bound R train.

Stations Skipped On E, F Lines Late Nights

Manhattan-bound E and F trains will skip the Van Wyck Boulevard and 75th Avenue stations late nights on Monday, Jan. 13, through Friday, Jan. 17, from 9:45 p.m. until 5 a.m. During this period, Manhattan-bound F trains will also skip the Sutphin Boulevard station.

For service to Van Wyck Boulevard or 75th Avenue, take the E or F train to Union Turnpike or 71st- Continental Avenues, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E train or a Jamaica-bound F train. For service to the Sutphin Boulevard station, take the F train to Union Turnpike, then transfer to a Jamaica-bound F train.

For service from these stations, take the E train to Union Turnpike or Jamaica-Van Wyck, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound E train; or the F train to Union Turnpike or Parsons Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound F train.

Weekend Line Switch For F Trains To Jam.

Jamaica-bound F trains will run on the E line between 47th-50th Streets and Roosevelt Avenue this weekend, from 9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, until 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13.

As a result of this service change, Jamaica-bound F trains will skip the 57th Street, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street, Roosevelt Island and 21st Street-Queensbridge stations.

For service to Roosevelt Island and 21st Street-Queensbridge, take the F train to Roosevelt Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound F train. For service from these stations, take the F train to 47th-50th Streets, then transfer to a Jamaica-bound F train.

Additionally, Jamaica-bound F trains will operate local service between Roosevelt Avenue and 71st- Continental Avenues on Friday, Jan. 10, from 12:30 until 5 a.m. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.

Trains Skips Two Ozone Park Stations

Manhattan-bound A trains will skip the 111th Street and 104th Street stations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, through Friday, Jan. 17, from 9:45 a.m. until 3 p.m. This service change will be in effect the following week between Wednesday and Friday, Jan. 22-24.

For service to these stations, take the Q112 bus along Liberty Avenue. For service from these stations, take the A train to Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound A train.

For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511.