Weekend Transit Guide: Navigating NYC’s Subway Service Changes
As the weekend approaches, many New Yorkers are making plans to explore the city or visit friends and family. However, navigating the subway system can be challenging with the various service changes and disruptions. To help you plan your weekend travels, here is a comprehensive guide to the biggest planned service changes on the city’s subways and rails, based on information from the MTA.
Subway Service Changes
2 Trains in the Bronx and Manhattan
If you’re planning to travel along the 2 line in the Bronx and Manhattan, be aware that due to track replacement, 2 trains will not run between Third Avenue-149 Street and 135th Street in either direction from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. To accommodate passengers, free shuttle buses will make all stops between these stations.
3 Trains in Brooklyn and Manhattan
For those relying on the 3 line in Brooklyn and Manhattan, please note that 3 trains will not run at all from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday due to track replacement. Riders can opt to take 2 trains for service between Harlem-148th St and Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College, or 4 trains for service between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and New Lots Avenue, as 4 trains will be running to New Lots Avenue all weekend.
5 Trains in the Bronx
Another significant service change affects 5 trains in the Bronx, where due to track replacement, 5 trains will not run between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse in either direction on Saturday and Sunday. Passengers can utilize the 2 train between East 180th Street and Third Avenue-149th Street, with free shuttle buses available between Third Avenue-149th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse.
In addition, please note that 149th Street-bound 5 trains will not stop at 138th Street-Grand Concourse. Passengers can use the 4 train for service to and from the station.
A, C, and E Trains in Brooklyn and Manhattan
Multiple service changes are happening for A, C, and E trains from 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday due to accessibility improvement work. For the C line, Euclid Av-bound trains will run on the D from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to 34th Street-Herald Square, then on the F to Jay Street-MetroTech. Downtown E trains will make express stops between 34th Street-Penn Station and Canal Street, while downtown A local trains will make express stops between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and Canal Street.
F Trains in Brooklyn
If you’re planning to travel on the F line in Brooklyn, please be aware that F trains will not run between Church Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in either direction from 12:15 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday due to signal modernization work. To assist passengers, free B90 shuttle buses will make all F stops between Church Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.
J and M Trains in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens
From 3:30 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday, J trains will not run between Broadway Junction and Marcy Avenue, and M trains will not run at all, due to track replacement. The J train will operate in two segments – between Broadway Junction and Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, and between Marcy Avenue and Broad Street. Free shuttle buses will be available to take riders to any stop not covered by a train. M riders can transfer to the J train at Marcy Avenue after taking a shuttle bus.
N and R Trains in Brooklyn and Manhattan
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Queens-bound R and N local trains will run on the Q from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to track maintenance. Additionally, during overnight hours Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (into Monday morning), R trains will not run between Whitehall Street and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, and won’t stop between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and 36th Street, in either direction due to track maintenance.
4 and 6 Trains in Manhattan
Due to communications improvement work, uptown 4 and 6 local trains will not stop at 68th Street-Hunter College from 9:45 p.m. Friday to 8 p.m. Sunday. Downtown local trains will still serve the station.
7 Trains in Queens
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 3:30 a.m. Monday, Flushing-bound 7 trains are making express stops from 74th Street-Broadway to Mets-Willets Point due to structural improvement work. Passengers needing to stop at the skipped stations can take a Manhattan-bound train. 7 trains will also run every eight minutes during the day and evening.
E, F, and R Trains in Queens
Due to track maintenance from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound R and E local trains will not stop between Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Plaza, and Manhattan-bound F local trains will not stop between Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street-Queensbridge.