Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The information in this column is current as of Wednesday, Apr. 30. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made at any time after publication. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes.
More Disruptions Affect The 7 Line
Flushing-bound 7 trains will run express service between Queensboro Plaza and Mets-Willets Point today, Thursday, May 1, from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. These trains will continue to stop at Woodside-61st Street and Junction Boulevard.
For service to the 33rd Street, 40th Street, 46th Street, 52nd Street, 69th Street, 74th Street, 82nd Street, 90th Street, 103rd Street and 111th Street stations, take the 7 train to Woodside- 61st Street, Junction Boulevard or Mets-Willets Point, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound 7 train. For service from these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard, Woodside-61st Street or Queensboro Plaza, then transfer to a Flushing-bound 7 train.
Additionally, 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, May 3, until 5 a.m. Monday, May 5.
During these periods, 7 trains will only operate between Queensboro Plaza and Main Street-Flushing.
As alternate service this weekend, 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.
Finally, Manhattan-bound 7 trains will skip the 111th Street, 103rd Street, 90th Street and 82nd Street stations on Monday, May 5, through Thursday, May 8, from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m.
For service to these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard or 74th Street, then transfer to a Flushing-bound 7 train. For service from these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard or Mets-Willets Point, then transfer to a Manhattanbound 7 train.
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, May 9.
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 May 9. All Manhattanbound J trains will stop at Flushing Avenue, Lorimer Street and Hewes Street after that time.
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 Monday, May 5, through Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. until 3 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 E And Local F Trains
Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run express service between Queens Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue late nights on Friday, May 2, from 12:15 until 5 a.m.
For service to the 36th Street, Steinway Street, 46th Street, Northern Boulevard and 65th Street stations, take the E train to Roosevelt Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound E train. For service from these stations, take the E train to Queens Plaza, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E train .
Additionally, Jamaica-bound F trains will operate local service between Roosevelt Avenue and 71st- Continental Avenues on Friday, May 2, from 12:01 until 5 a.m.
Manhattan-bound F trains will also run local service between 71st- Continental Avenues and 21st Street-Queensbridge during the same time period.
Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
Late Night Local Svc.
For E And F Trains
E trains will run local service between Roosevelt Avenue and 71st- Continental Avenues late nights on Monday, May 5, through Thursday, May 8, from 10:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. During this period, M train service between 71st-Continental Avenues and 47th-50th Streets will end early on Monday through Thursday.
Additionally, Manhattan-bound F trains will also operate local service between Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street-Queensbridge on Tuesday, May 6, through Friday, May 9, from 12:01 until 5 a.m.
Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
Weeknight Switch For E Trains To Manhattan
Manhattan-bound E trains will run on the F line between 36th Street in Queens and West Fourth Street in Manhattan on Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2, from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. These trains will not stop at the Queens Plaza, Court Square-23rd Street, Lexington Avenue-53rd street, Fifth Avenue-53rd Street and Seventh Avenue stations.
For service to Court Square-23rd Street or Queens Plaza, transfer to the 7 train at Roosevelt Avenue or a free shuttle bus to both stations at the 21st Street-Queensbridge stop.
Late Night Service Slowed On G Line
All G trains will operate every 20 minutes in both directions late nights, Monday through Thursday, from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. through Thursday, May 8. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
N Trains Skip Stops In Astoria Weekdays
Astoria-bound N trains will skip the 39th Avenue, 36th Avenue, Broadway and 30th Avenue stations on Tuesday, May 6, through Friday, May 9, from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m.
During this period, there will be no Q train service between 57th Street in Manhattan and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria.
For service to these stations, take the N train to Astoria Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound N train. For service from these stations, take the N train to Queensboro Plaza, then transfer to an Astoria-bound N train.
For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511.
