Improving Service Reliability on the 1,2,3: New Switches and Tracks at 96 St

What’s Happening?

A replacement of the switches at 96 St between the uptown local and express tracks. Once replaced, the new, modern switches will help trains run more reliable service.

In the run-up to the service suspension at 123 stations between Harlem and Downtown Brooklyn, construction that doesn’t require a full shutdown will begin. That’s why there will be some service changes on the following weekends:

• Phase 1: July 19-22 and July 26-29

• Phase 2: August 2-5 and August 9-12

• Phase 3 will take place August 16-19 and August 23-26, when there will be a full suspension of service at 123 stations between Harlem and Downtown Brooklyn. During this suspension,  vital work will be done along the entire 123 line.

Note: These weekend service changes will begin late Friday evening and end at 5:00 AM the following Monday.

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Weekend Service Change Schedule for Phase 1:  July 26-29

Local track out of service

1 operates in two sections:

• Between Van Cortlandt Park-242 St and 137 St

• Between Harlem 148 St and South Ferry, skipping 145 St

2 operates normally between Wakefield-241 St and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College

3 suspended; all stops in Harlem served by the 1 (note that Brooklyn stops are served by 2 or 4 train)

Additional service:

Subway:

• 4 extended to New Lots Av all weekend to replace 3

Free shuttle buses:

• Bus #1 operates between 137 St-Broadway 1 and 96 St 1, stopping at 137, 125, 116, 110, 103, and 96 Sts

• Bus #2 operates between 148 St-Lenox Av 3 and 135 St-Lenox Av 23, also stopping at 145 St 3

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To find out more about all changes and phases, click here.

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