Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The information in this column is current as of Wednesday, July 9. 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 skip the 82nd Street, 90th Street, 103rd Street and 111th Street stations this weekend, from 11:45 p.m. Friday, July 11, until 5 a.m. Monday, July 14. These trains will continue to stop at Junction Boulevard.
For service to these stations, take the 7 train to 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 or 74th Street, then transfer to a Flushing-bound 7 train .
Additionally, 7 trains will not operate between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza late night from 11:45 p.m. Monday, July 14, until 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 15. Service on the 7 line will operate normally between Queensboro Plaza and Main Street-Flushing.
For service to and from Queens and Manhattan, transfer to the N train at Queensboro Plaza or Times Square- 42nd Street or the E or F train at 74th Street.
Free shuttle buses will replace 7 train service in Long Island City between Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue. These buses will stop at Queens Plaza for ADA-access to the E train.
The shuttle buses will stop as follows:
– Queensboro Plaza-on Queens Plaza South at 27th Street;
– Queens Plaza-on 42nd Road at Jackson 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; and
– Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue-on Vernon Boulevard at 50th Avenue.
Furthermore, 7 trains will skip the Junction Boulevard station from 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, until 5 am. Wednesday, July 16. For service to and from this station, transfer between the 7 train and free shuttle buses at the 90th Street and 103rd Street stations.
Weekday Service
Split On The L Line
L trains will operate in two sections-between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction and between Broadway Junction and Canarsie- Rockaway Parkway-on Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Riders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip.
Additionally, L trains running between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to plan their trips accordingly.
Late Night Switches
On E Line In Queens
Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run on the F line between West Fourth Street and 21st Street- Queensbridge late nights Monday through Friday from 9:30 p.m. through Friday, July 18.
Forest Hills-bound M trains will also run on the F line between 47th- 50th Streets and 21st Street-Queensbridge weeknights Monday through Thursday from 9:30 p.m. until midnight through Thursday, July 18.
As a result, there will be no Jamaica Center-bound E train service at the Seventh Avenue, Fifth Avenue- 53rd Street, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street, Court Square-23rd Street and Queens Plaza stations.
For service to the Court Square- 23rd Street or Queens Plaza stops, transfer to a free shuttle bus at the 21st Street-Queensbridge station.
Weekend Local Svc. For E And F Trains
E and F trains will operate local service in both directions between Queens Plaza and 71st-Continental Avenues this weekend, from 12:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, until 5 a.m. Monday, July 14. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
Moreover, R trains will be extended along the F line between 71st-Continental Avenues and Jamaica-179th Street all this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.
Late Night Local Svc. For F Line In W. Qns.
Manhattan-bound F trains will run local service between Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street-Queensbridge on Tuesdays through Fridays from 12:01 until 5 a.m. through Friday, July 11.
Additionally, Jamaica-bound F trains will run local service between 21st Street-Queensbridge and Roosevelt Avenue late nights, Tuesday through Friday, from 12:01 to 5 a.m. through Friday, July 18.
These trains will stop at 65th Street, Northern Boulevard, 46th Street, Steinway Street and 36th Street.
Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
Switch Of Lines For F Trains To Jamaica
Jamaica-bound F trains will run on the M line between between 47th-50th Streets and Roosevelt Avenue this weekend, from 9:45 p.m. Friday, July 11, until 5 a.m. Monday, July 14. As a result, there will be no Jamaica-bound F train service at the 21st Street- Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street and 57th Street stations.
For service to 21st Street- Queensbridge or Roosevelt Island, 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.
Delayed Weekend
Svc. On The G Line
G trains will operate every 20 minutes between Court Square in Long Island City and Bedford- Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn on Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13, from 5 a.m. until midnight. Riders are advised to allow additional travel time.
It was noted that alternate Church Avenue-bound G trains will make their last stop at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues; riders can transfer there to continue their trip to Church Avenue.
N Trains Skip Stops
In Astoria Weekdays
Manhattan-bound N trains will skip the 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue stations on Thursday, July 10, and Friday, July 11, from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. During this period, Q trains will not operate between 57th Street in Manhattan and Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard.
For service to the skipped stations, take the N train to Queensboro Plaza, then transfer to an Astoria-bound N train. For service from these stations, take the N train to Astoria Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound N train.
Station Renewal Comes To A Line
The Ozone Park/Far Rockawaybound platform at the 88th Street station and the Ozone Park-bound platform at the 101st Street station on the A line remain shut through August as part of an ongoing station renewal project.
For service to the 88th Street station, take the A train to Rockaway Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound A train. For service to the 101st Street station, take a Lefferts Boulevard/Ozone Parkbound A train to 111th Street, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound A train.
For service from these stations, take the A train to either Rockaway Boulevard or 80th Street, then transfer to an Ozone Park-bound or a Far Rockaway-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.
