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MTA Weekend & April Service Changes

March 28, 2024

    Hi Mooviters, 

    Here are some important MTA updates for you:

    🎉 Reminder – The F and M trains will resume making all stops at 5:00 AM on Monday, April 1!

    🚧 April Service changes will impact subway lines in Queens and Manhattan due to accessibility and track upgrades, details are below.

    ⚠️ MTA will have weekend service changes, details are below. 


    April Service Changes

    • ​7 Trains Will Not Run Between Times Square and 74 St-Broadway, and N​ Trains Will Not Run Between 57 St-7 Av and 39 Av-Dutch Kills
    • Additional Service to be Provided on E​ and ​R Lines
    • Long Island Rail Road to Honor NYC Transit Customers at Select Stations between Manhattan and Queens

    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced upcoming service changes to enable ongoing accessibility upgrades at Queensboro Plaza, including the installation of new elevators, ADA boarding areas with new platform edges, a new ADA ramp on an enlarged mezzanine, modified pedestrian bridges, and ADA upgrades for existing street and station stairs.

    Work began in September 2022 and is scheduled to continue through September 2024. The current phase of the work requires suspending ​7 and ​N service between Queens and Manhattan from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 6 to 4:00 a.m. Monday, April 8 with other changes to service during that weekend in April.

    Service Changes

    ​ 7 trains

    7​ trains will not run in either direction between 74 St-Broadway and Times Sq-42 St and will run in two sections:

    • Between Flushing-Main St and 74 St-Broadway, every 8 minutes during the day and evening.

    • Between Times Sq-42 St and 34 St-Hudson Yards, every 10 minutes during the day and evening and every 15 minutes overnight.

    For service between Queens and Manhattan, riders are encouraged to use the LIRR between Flushing, Mets-Willets Point, Woodside, and Penn Station or Grand Central. The LIRR will accommodate subway riders at no additional cost between these stations. View LIRR schedules.

    Riders can also transfer at 74 St-Broadway to E F R ​ trains for service between Queens and Manhattan. New York City Transit will be running additional service on the E R ​​ lines during this work, with trains running every 8 minutes on each line during the day and evening.

    For service between Grand Central-42 St and Times Sq-42 St, customers are advised to take the ​S 42 St Shuttle, which will run at all times, including overnight.

    In Queens, free shuttle buses will run in two sections: Q107 between 74 St-Broadway and Queens Plaza, making local 7​ stops, and the Q93 between Queens Plaza and Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av.

    ​N trains

    ​N trains will not run in either direction between 39 Av-Dutch Kills and 57 St-7 Av and will run in two sections:

    • Between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 57 St-7 Av and via the Q​ line to/from 96 St, every 15 minutes during the day and evening.

    • Between Astoria-Ditmars Blvd and 39 Av-Dutch Kills, every 12 minutes during the day and evening.

    For service between Manhattan and Queens, customers can walk or take a free Q108 shuttle bus between 39 Av-Dutch Kills and Queens Plaza to transfer to/from E R​​ trains. Customers can also walk between 39 Av-Dutch Kills and 36 St to transfer to/from R​ trains. Customers are advised to ask a station agent for a GO Ticket to transfer.

    For 5 Av/59 St and Lexington Av/59 St, customers can take the ​R during the day and evening or use nearby Lexington Av/63 St F N Q​​​ or the ​E at 5 Av/53 St or Lexington Av/53 St.

    ​R trains do not operate overnight, during which 5 Av/59 St and Lexington Av/59 St will be closed.

    R​ and ​E trains

    New York City Transit will be running additional service on the E R​​ lines to accommodate riders from the N 7​​ lines. Trains will run every 8 minutes on each line during the day and evening.

    ​ S 42 St Shuttle trains

    ​ S 42 St Shuttle trains will run at all times, including overnight.


    MTA Weekend Service Changes

    3 Trains

    In Brooklyn, no 3 between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av

    Mar 30 – 31, Sat, 6 AM to 11:59 PM and Sun, 8 AM to 10 PM
    4 Trains

    In Brooklyn, no 4 between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av

    Mar 30 – 31, Sat 3:30 AM to 6:30 AM and Sat 11:15 PM to Sun 8:45 AM

    In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound 4 skips 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 167 St, 170 St, Mt Eden Av and 176 St

    Mar 30 – 31, Sat 6:45 AM to Sun 6 PM
    7 Trains 

    In Queens, Manhattan-bound 7 skips 111 St and 82 St-Jackson Hts

    Through early 2024
    A Trains

    In Manhattan, downtown local A skips 50 St, 23 St and Spring St

    Mar 29 – Apr 1, Fri 10:30 PM to Sat 6:15 AM, Sat 11 PM to Sun 7:45 AM and Sun 11 PM to Mon 5 AM

    In Upper Manhattan, uptown local A skips 135 St, 155 St and 163 St-Amsterdam Av

    Fri 11:15 PM to Sat 6:45 AM, Sat 11:30 PM to Sun 8 AM and Sun 11:30 PM to Mon 5 AM until Apr 15
    C Trains 

    In Manhattan, downtown C skips 50 St, 23 St and Spring St

    Mar 29 – 31, Fri, 9:45 PM to 10:45 PM, Sat and Sun, all day

    In Upper Manhattan, uptown C skips 135 St, 155 St and 163 St-Amsterdam Av

    Fri, 9:45 PM to 11:30 PM and Sat and Sun, all day, until Apr 14
    E Trains

    In Manhattan, downtown E skips 23 St and Spring St

    Mar 29 – Apr 1, Fri 9:45 PM to Mon 5:00 AM
    E & F Trains

    In Queens, Jamaica-bound E & F service runs express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av

    Mar 30 – 31, Sat and Sun, 10 AM to 12 PM

    Trains stop at Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av.

     

    In Queens, Jamaica-bound E & F local runs express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av

    Mar 29 – Apr 1, Fri 11:45 PM to Sat 7:30 AM, Sat 8:45 PM to Sun 8:15 AM and Sun 10 PM to Mon 5 AM
    D Trains

    In Brooklyn, no D at Coney Island-Stillwell Av

    Mar 30 – 31, Sat 3:45 AM to Sun 10:00 PM

    In the Bronx, Manhattan-bound D skips 182-183 Sts, 174-175 Sts, 170 St, 167 St, 161 St-Yankee Stadium and 155 St

    Mar 29 – Apr 1, Fri 11:45 PM to Mon 5:00 AM

    In Brooklyn, late night Coney Island/Bay 50 St-bound D skips Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Av and 25 St

    Mar 29 – Apr 1 and Apr 5 – 8, Fri 11:45 PM to Sat 7:30 AM, Sun 12:15 AM to 6:15 AM and Mon 12:15 AM to 5 AM
    F Trains

    In Brooklyn, no F between Church Av and Coney Island-Stillwell Av

    Mar 30 – Apr 1, Sat 12:15 AM to Mon 5:00 AM

    No F service at Lexington Av/63 St, Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge

    Mar 29 – Apr 1, Fri 11:45 PM to Mon 5:00 AM
    J & Z Trains

    Manhattan-bound J & Z skips Woodhaven Blvd

    Through June 2024

    Manhattan-bound J & Z skips 75 St-Elderts Ln

    Through Summer 2024
    N Trains

    In Brooklyn, late night Coney Island-bound N skips Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Av, and 25 St

    Mar 29 – Apr 22, Fri to Sun, 11:45 PM to 6:15 AM, and Sun 11:45 PM to Mon 5 AM
    R Trains

    In Queens, Forest Hills-bound R runs express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av

    Mar 30 – 31, Sat and Sun, 6:30 AM to 10:15 PM

    Trains stop at Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av.

     

    In Brooklyn, Bay Ridge-bound R skips Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Av and 25 St

    Mar 29 – Apr 1 and Apr 5 – 8, Fri 11:45 PM to Mon 5:00 AM
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