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About FASTRACK
The FASTRACK maintenance program completely suspends train service over a segment of a subway line, to give our workers uninterrupted access to tracks, signals, cables, lighting, third rail components, and platform edges.
The 2013 program will, for the first time, expand to outside of Manhattan to address critical infrastructure in other boroughs. In addition FASTRACK will, for the first time, be expanded to weekends on some lines.
FASTRACK has allowed crews to work more productively, achieving efficiencies valued at $16.7 million in 2012. An additional benefit of the FASTRACK project environment is a significantly lower accident rate experienced by participating employees. During FASTRACK 2012, the Lost Time Accident rate per 100 Employees dropped to 1.38/year versus a rate of 2.42/year during all other operations.
During a FASTRACK shutdown, our employees inspect hundreds of signals and switches, repair and replace track rails and cross ties, clean track floors, perform elevator and escalator repair work, repair water damage, clear drains, and clean stations. We also clear the track-bed of a significant amount of debris. We repaint areas untouched in years, because they are not reachable during normal train operation. We clean lighting fixtures, change bulbs, and repair platform edges. We also perform high-intensity station cleaning providing a visible improvement to the station environment and your commute. Subway delays on lines which have undergone FASTRACK maintenance have been reduced by 4.4% thereby providing you with more reliable service.
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Service Changes
FASTRACK begins on Jan 21 at 10 PM until 5 AM the next morning.
Service change will run nightly until 5 AM Jan 25.
Read on for planned service changes.
No  trains between Flatbush Av and Franklin Av – Use  B44 LIMITED to/from the Nostrand Av  station
service ends earlier in Brooklyn-Take the or  instead
service operates between 241 St and the Utica Av station, the last stop
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Getting Around
When stations close for FASTRACK, use the special FASTRACK B44 LIMITED Bus
Stations closed
to  service |
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Bus stops for nearby B44 LIMITED service |
Heading toward
Nostrand Av Station |
Heading toward
Flatbush Av Station |
President St |
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Go to the nearby
Nostrand Av
station instead |
on Nostrand Av
at Eastern Pkwy |
Sterling St |
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on New York Av
at Empire Blvd |
on Nostrand Av
at Empire Blvd |
Winthrop St |
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on New York Av
at Clarkson Av |
on Nostrand Av
at Clarkson Av |
Church Av |
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on New York Av
at Church Av |
on Nostrand Av
at Church Av |
Beverly Rd |
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Use nearest bus stop
for either Newkirk Av
or Church Av stations |
Use nearest bus stop
for either Newkirk Av
or Church Av stations |
Newkirk Av |
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on New York Av
at Avenue D |
on Nostrand Av
at Newkirk Av |
Flatbush Av |
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on Nostrand Av
at Flatbush Av |
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Other changes to service may affect your trip. Please consult Service Change Directories or use TripPlanner+.
- For service along Nostrand Av, take the special FASTRACK B44 LIMITED (fare-free).
- Transfer between the B44 LIMITED and service at the Nostrand Av station.
- trains make all station stops between Chambers St and Utica Av.
- trains make all station stops between Borough Hall and New Lots Av. Service to New Lots Av starts early.
- Transfer between and trains at Utica Av.
- Consider using
 service to/from nearby stations.
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Stay Informed
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service • Weeknights 10 PM to 5 AM
• Mon to Fri • Jan 21 - 25
