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#177
Service Advisory: Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 1234567ACDEFGLNQRS
Because of capital construction work on the NYC Transit subway system, the following changes will be in place over the weekend. This work is part of NYC Transit's ongoing $11.2 billion Capital Rebuilding Program aimed at upgrading and maintaining our tracks, stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service.
1
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, October 25, uptown 1 trains skip 103rd, 110th, 116th, and 125th Streets due to rail replacement.
12
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, downtown 12 trains skip 86th, 79th, 66th, 59th, and 50th Streets due to station rehab work at 96th Street and 59th Street and tunnel lighting installation.
3
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, 3 train service is extended to/from 34th Street (instead of Times Square-42nd Street) due to station rehab work at 96th Street and 59th Street and tunnel lighting installation.
4
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, downtown 4 trains run local from 125th Street to Brooklyn Bridge due to Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer construction.
4
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, uptown 4 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street, then local to 125th Street due to Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer construction.
5
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, there are no 5 trains between Bowling Green and Grand Central-42nd Street due to Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer construction. Customers should take the 4 instead.
6
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, uptown 6 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to 14th Street due to Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer construction.
7
From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 10 p.m. Sunday, October 25, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th, 82nd, 74th, 69th, 52nd, 46th, 40th, and 33rd Streets due to track panel installation.
A
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, free shuttle buses replace A trains between 207th Street and 168th Street due to tunnel and lighting rehabilitation. Customers may transfer between the Broadway or Fort Washington Avenue shuttle buses and the A trains at 168th Street.
A
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, A trains run local between 168th Street and 145th Street due to tunnel and lighting rehabilitation.
AS
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, October 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, free shuttle buses replace the A between Far Rockaway and Beach 98th Street. There are no Rockaway Shuttle S trains to Rockaway Park due to station rehabilitation at Beach 67th Street, Beach 44th Street and Beach 25th Street.
AS
At all times until December 21, 2009, Manhattan-bound A platforms at Beach 90th and Beach 105th Streets are closed for rehabilitation. At all times until January 18, 2010, Far Rockaway-bound S platforms at Beach 67th, Beach 44th, and Beach 25 Streets are closed for rehabilitation.
A
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, downtown A trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization project.
C
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization project.
C
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, there are no C trains between 168th and 145th Streets due to tunnel and lighting rehabilitation. Customers should take the A instead.
D
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, D trains run local between 34th Street-Herald Square and West 4th Street due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization.
D
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, D trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and 36th Street due to the Culver Viaduct Reconstruction.
D
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, October 25, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to switch repairs at Bay 50th Street.
E
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, E trains are rerouted on the F line between Manhattan and Queens due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization:
• There are no E trains between 34th Street and World Trade Center.
• Queens-bound E trains run on the F from 34th Street-Herald Square to 21st Street-Queensbridge; trains resume normal E service from Roosevelt Avenue to Jamaica Center.
• Manhattan-bound E trains run on the F line from 47th-50th Streets to 34th Street/Herald Square.
E
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, Queens-bound E platforms at Queens Plaza, 23rd Street-Ely Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and 5th Avenue stations are closed due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization: Customers may take the R, G or 6 instead. Note: Free shuttle buses connect the Court Square G/23rd Street-Ely Avenue, Queens Plaza, and 21st Street-Queensbridge F stations.
E
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, October 24, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Roosevelt Avenue to Queens Plaza due to track repairs.
F
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, there are no F trains between Jay Street and Church Avenue due to the Culver Viaduct Reconstruction. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
G
From 12:01 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday, October 24, Brooklyn-bound G trains run express from Roosevelt Avenue to Queens Plaza due to track repairs.
G
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, free shuttle buses replace G trains between Bergen Street and Church Avenue due to the Culver Viaduct Reconstruction.
G
From 8:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, October 23, and from 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization. Brooklyn-bound G customers may take the R to Queens Plaza and transfer to a shuttle bus connecting to Court Square. Queens-bound G customers may take the R instead.
L
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, free shuttle buses replace L trains between Lorimer Street and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues due to a track chip-out at Jefferson Street station.
N
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, N trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and 59th Street (Brooklyn) due to the Culver Viaduct Reconstruction.
N
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge between DeKalb Avenue and Canal Street in both directions due to general maintenance.
Q
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, Coney Island-bound Q trains skip Avenue J due to station rehabilitation.
Q
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, Q trains run local between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Canal Street due to general maintenance.
Q
At all times until 2010, the Coney Island-bound Q platforms at Avenue H, Avenue M, Avenue U and Neck Road stations are closed for rehabilitation.
R
From 6:30 a.m. to 12 Noon, Saturday, October 24, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from Roosevelt Avenue to Queens Plaza due to track repairs.
R
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, shuttle trains will operate all weekend between 36th Street-Brooklyn and Bay Ridge-95th Street due to general maintenance.
R
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 26, there are no R trains between 34th Street-Herald Square and 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to general maintenance. Customers should take the N or 4 instead.
Customers who rely on these lines should allow for additional travel time. For further information, customers should consult the Weekend Service Change notices posted in subway stations. Customers may also call NYC Transit's Travel Information Center at 718 330 1234 or log on at www.mta.info.
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