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October 29th, 2009
Press Release
IMMEDIATE
#180
Deirdre K. Parker
Mark Groce

Service Advisory: Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service on the 124567ACDEFGLNQRS

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 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, downtown 1 trains skip 137th, 125th, 116th, 110th, and 103rd Streets due to flood mitigation measures at 103rd Street, 123rd Street, and 134th Street.

12
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, uptown 12 trains skip 50th, 59th, 66th, 70th, and 86th Streets due to Station Rehabilitation at 96th Street and 59th Street, and Tunnel Lighting Rehabilitation.

4
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, 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 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, 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 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, 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 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, 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 31 to 10 p.m. Sunday, November 1, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th, 82nd, 74th, 69th, 52nd, 46th, 40th, and 33rd Streets due to track panel installation.

A
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, uptown A trains skip 135th, 155th, and 163rd Streets due to track chip out.

A
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, Brooklyn-bound A trains run local from 59th Street to West 4th Street, then on the F line from West 4th Street to Jay Street due to Chambers Street signal Modernization.

A
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, A trains run local between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. and Euclid Avenue due to Chambers Street signal Modernization.

A
At all times until January 18, 2010, Far Rockaway-bound A platforms at Beach 67th, Beach 44th, and Beach 25th Streets are closed for rehabilitation.

AS
At all times until December 21, 2009, Manhattan-bound AS platforms at Beach 90th and Beach 105th Streets are closed for rehabilitation. Free shuttle buses replace S trains between Rockaway Park and Beach 60th Street.

C
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, uptown C trains skip 135th, 155th, and 163rd Streets due to track chip out.

C
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, there are no C trains between Chambers Street-World Trade Center and Euclid Avenue due to Chambers Street Signal Modernization. Customers should take the A instead. Note: C trains run on the E track to and from Chambers Street-World Trade Center.

D
From 5 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 10 p.m. Sunday, November 1, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street (Brooklyn) to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to track panel installation between 20th Avenue and 25th Avenue.

D
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, 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 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, Bronx-bound D trains run local from 125th Street to 145th Street due to track chip out.

D
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, October 31, Bronx-bound D trains skip 170th and 174th-175th Streets due to track cleaning.

D
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, November 1, Bronx-bound D trains skip 182nd-183rd Streets due to track cleaning.

E
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, 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 line 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 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, Queens-bound E platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street, 23rd Street-Ely Avenue, and Queens Plaza 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.

EGR
At all times until November 7, 2009, Queens-bound EGR trains skip Northern Boulevard due to closure of the northern-side street stairway.

F
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, Manhattan-bound F trains run on the A line from Jay Street to West 4th Street due to Tunnel Lighting Rehabilitation.

G
From 8:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, October 30, and from 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, 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 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, 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 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, Manhattan-bound N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street in both directions 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 midnight, Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, Manhattan-bound R trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to general maintenance.

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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