Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The information in this column is current as of Wednesday, Mar. 5. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made at any time after publication. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes.
Weekend Disruptions Continue On 7 Line
Due to scheduled maintenance, 7 train service between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square-42nd Street will be suspended this weekend, from 2 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 8, until 5 a.m. Monday, Mar. 10. During this period, 7 trains will only operate between Queensboro Plaza and Main Street- Flushing.
As alternate service, the Q train will operate between 57th Street in Manhattan and Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
For service between Queens and Manhattan, transfer to the N or Q trains at Queensboro Plaza or Times Square-42nd Street or the E or F trains at 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue.
Free shuttle buses will replace 7 trains in Long Island City between Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue. These buses will stop at Queens Plaza for elevator access to the E or R trains.
The shuttle buses will stop at 7 train stations as follows:
– Queensboro Plaza-on 27th Street at Queens Plaza South;
– Queens Plaza-on Jackson Avenue at Orchard Avenue;
– Court Square-23rd Street-on Jackson Avenue at 45th Avenue (to Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue) or at Thomson Avenue (to Queensboro Plaza);
– Hunters Point Avenue-on 21st Street at 49th Avenue;
– Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue-on Vernon Boulevard at 50th Avenue.
Weekday J, M Trains Skip Wmbg. Stations
Jamaica Center-bound J trains and Middle Village-bound M trains will skip the Hewes Street, Lorimer Street and Flushing Avenue stations on Wednesdays through Fridays from 9:45 a.m. until 3 p.m. through Friday, Mar. 28.
For service to these stations, take the J or M train to Myrtle Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound J or M train. For service from these stations, take the J or M train to Marcy Avenue (only for riders with Unlimited MetroCards) or Essex Street, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J train or a Middle Village-bound M train.
It was noted that Manhattan-bound J trains will end quickstop service at 9:45 a.m. Wednesdays through Fridays until Mar. 28. All Manhattanbound J trains will stop at Flushing Avenue, Lorimer Street and Hewes Street after that time.
Fastrack Service Hits N, Q, R Lines
The MTA’s Fastrack maintenance and repair program wll affect service on the N, Q and R lines tonight and tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, Mar. 6-7, from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.
During this period, N trains will operate in two sections: between Stillwell Avenue and Court Street, making all local stops; and between Queensboro Plaza and Astoria- Ditmars Boulevard.
Meanwhile, Q trains will switch from its normal route to the D line between DeKalb Avenue and 47th- 50th Street and to the F line between 47th-50th Streets and 57th Street.
R trains will only operate in Brooklyn between 36th Street and Bay Ridge-95th Street. Service on the R line between 71st-Continental Avenue and Whitehall Street will end early.
For service between Queens and Manhattan, transfer to the 7 train at Queensboro Plaza (N and Q lines only) or Roosevelt Avenue-74th Street (R line only).
More Split Service
On L Line In Bklyn.
L trains will operate in two sections-between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction and between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway-on Thursday, Mar. 6, and Monday, Mar. 10, through Friday, Mar. 14, from 11 a.m. until 3:05 p.m. Riders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip .
It was noted that all L trains between Rockaway Parkway and Broadway Junction will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
Overnight Express For E Trains To Man.
Manhattan-bound E trains will run express service between Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Plaza on Friday, Mar. 7, from 11:45 p.m. until 5 a.m.
For service to the 65th Street, Northern Boulevard, 46th Street, Steinway Street and 36th Street stations, take the E train to Queens Plaza, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E train. For service from these stations, take the E train to Roosevelt Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound E train.
For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511.
