NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes Feb. 16-18

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, Feb. 15, through early Monday morning, Feb. 18 — in the name of "upgrading and maintaining our tracks, stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service.

Getting around on the subway this weekend is going to be tough, as 16 train lines will be running with modified service. (For more New York City news delivered straight to your inbox sign up for Patch's free newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

All info courtesy of the MTA. And here it is in map form.

1 train:

• At all times until early 2020, trains skip 168 St in both directions due to elevator replacement work. For alternate service take the A/C at/to this station. Transfer between 1 and A trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle. A free out-of-system transfer with a MetroCard is available between 207 St or 215 St 1 and 207 St A. Take the M5 bus to/from 157 St 1. During late nights the M5 will run between 168 St and 157 St.

4 train:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, uptown trains will skip Canal St, Spring St, Bleecker St, and Astor Pl due to station maintenance at all four stations. As an alternative, use a downtown 4 local or 6 to complete your trip. Transfer at 14 St-Union Sq or Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, to 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, downtown trains will skip 176 St, Mt Eden, 170 St, 167 St, and 161 St-Yankee Stadium due to track replacement between 167 St and 161 St-Yankee Stadium. As an alternative, use an uptown 4 to complete your trip. Transfer at 149 St-Grand Concourse or Burnside Av.
• From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, trains will run every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn due to track replacement between 167 St and 161 St-Yankee Stadium. The last stop for some uptown 4 trains will be 125 St. Transfer at 125 St to continue your trip.

6 train:

• From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, uptown trains will skip Canal St, Spring St, Bleecker St, and Astor Pl due to station maintenance. As an alternative, use a downtown 4 local or 6 to complete your trip. Transfer at 14 St-Union Sq or Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
• From 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, and Sunday, Feb. 17, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall bound trains will skip Buhre Av, Middletown Rd, Westchester Sq, Zerega Av, and Castle Hill Av due to track maintenance near Pelham Bay Park. As an alternative, use a Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 to complete your trip. Transfer at Parkchester or Pelham Bay Park.

A train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, uptown trains will skip 135 St, 155 St, and 163 St due to track and switch maintenance. As an alternative, use downtown A to complete your trip. For 135 St, take the D. Transfer at 168 St, 145 St or 125 St.
• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, uptown trains will run express from 59 St-Columbus Circle to 125 St due to structural maintenance at 103 St station. Trains will skip 103 St in both descriptions. As an alternative, use a downtown A local or C to complete your trip via transfer at 125 St or 59 St-Columbus Circle. For 103 St, use the nearby 103 St 1 station via transfer at 59 St, or take the M10 bus.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, downtown trains will stop at 163 St, 155 St and 135 St due to track and switch maintenance.

B train:

• Beginning 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, service will end early due to track and switch maintenance near 168 St. As an alternative, use C/D and/or Q trains. As a reminder, B service does not run on weekends.

C train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday to Monday, Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, trains will not run between 145 St and 168 St due to track and switch maintenance near 168 St. Take the A instead. C trains will run between Euclid Av and 145 St. Downtown A trains will stop at 163 St, 155 St, and 135 St. Transfer at 125 St or 145 St.
• From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday to Monday, Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, uptown trains will run express from 59 St-Columbus Circle to 125 St due to structural maintenance at 103 St station. Trains will skip 103 St in both descriptions. As an alternative, use a downtown A local or C to complete your trip via transfer at 125 St or 59 St-Columbus Circle. For 103 St, use the nearby 103 St 1 station via transfer at 59 St, or take the M10 bus.

D train:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, uptown trains will stop at 135 St due to track and switch maintenance near 168 St.

E train:

• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, trains will run local in both directions between Queens Plaza and Forest Hills-71 Av due to signal modernization.

F train:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, F trains run between 179 St and Church Av due to track and switch maintenance near Ditmas Av. Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Church Av and Coney Island-Stillwell Av, making all F station stops between Church Av and Coney Island-Stillwell Av. Transfer between trains and buses at Church Av. For direct service between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and downtown Brooklyn/Manhattan, take the D/N or Q.
• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, trains will run local in both directions between 21 St-Queensbridge and Forest Hills-71 Av due to signal modernization.

J train:

• At all times until summer 2019, trains skip 111 St in both directions due station rehabilitation work. As an alternative, use nearby stations at 104 St or 121 St to complete your trip. Take the Q56 bus to/from the 104 St and 121 St J/Z stations; free transfer with MetroCard. Additional free transfers with MetroCard will be available between Q37, Q56 and the subway at 104 St, 121 St, or Woodhaven Blvd stations. The Q56 will run with enhanced service between 111 St and 121 St. For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here.
• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, to 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, J trains will run between Broad St and Crescent St due to station rehabilitation work at 111 St. Free shuttle buses and E trains will replace J trains between Crescent St and Jamaica Center. Free shuttle buses will make all J line station stops between Crescent St and 121 St, and connect with the E at Jamaica-Van Wyck. Transfer between trains and free shuttle buses at Jamaica-Van Wyck and/or Crescent St J. For service to JFK Airport Air Train, use the Howard Beach-JFK A station via transfer at Broadway Junction.

L train:

• From approximately 10:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, L trains will run between Rockaway Pkwy and Broadway Junction due to reliability improvements.Trains will not run between Broadway Junction and 8 Av in Manhattan. More information on this critical work is available here.
  • During this work, M trains will provide service into Manhattan by running between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, via the F line between 47-50 Sts and Lexington Av/63 St, and via the Q line between Lexington Av/63 St and 96 St.
  • Free shuttle buses will also operate along three routes, detailed below. Transfer at Myrtle Wyckoff Avs M, Broadway Junction A/C/J/L, Marcy Av J/M, Delancey-Essex Sts F/J/M/M14A, or 14 St/6 Av F/M and M14 bus. A graphical guide to these changes is available here.
    • Loop serving Marcy Av J/M, Hewes St J/M, Broadway G, Lorimer St, and Bedford Av;
    • between Lorimer St and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs M;
    • between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs M and Broadway Junction A/C/J/L.

M train:

• Beginning 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, service will end early between Forest Hills-71 Av and 47-50 Sts due to signal modernization. Take the E and/or R. For Queens, take the R via transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq. For Court Sq, Lexington Av-53 St and 5 Av/53 St, take the E via transfer at W 4 St.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, special weekend M service will run between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, and via the F to/from Lexington Av/63 St, and via the Q to/from 96 St due to reliability improvements on the L line.

N train:

• From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, N trains will run between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Queensboro Plaza due to station improvements at Ditmars Blvd. Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Ditmars Blvd and Queensboro Plaza, making all N line station stops between Ditmars Blvd and Queensboro Plaza. Transfer between trains and buses at Queensboro Plaza.
• At all times until spring 2019, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, and 20 Av, due to station rehabilitation work on the Sea Beach Line. For service to these stations, use a Manhattan-bound N train to complete your trip. Transfer at Bay Pkwy or 8 Av. For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the D instead. Transfer between N and D trains at 36 St.
• At all times until July 2019, trains run local in both directions between 59 St and 36 St in Brooklyn due to structural rehabilitation work. N trains stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions.

N/Q trains:

• From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, downtown trains skip 49 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown N local or Q/R to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St or 5 St-7 Av.

Q train:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, uptown trains will stop at Prince St, 8 St-NYU, 23 St and 28 St due to track maintenance.

R train:

• From 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, downtown trains skip 49 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown N local or Q/R to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St or 5 St-7 Av.

W train:

• Beginning 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, service will end early due to track maintenance between Prince St and 34 St-Herald Square. Take the N or R. As a reminder, W service does not run on weekends.

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