Only 5 Trains Will Run Normally This Weekend Due To Subway Repairs—Here’s What To Know

This weekend is looking like a “stay in your neighborhood” kind of weekend. If you’re planning to traverse the city between Friday night, January 9, and Monday morning, January 12, you might want to double-check your route. The MTA has announced a massive wave of construction-related service changes, leaving only a handful of lines untouched. Here is everything you need to know to survive the weekend transit madness. The “Safe” List–Who Isn’t Affected ---------------------------------- Before we dive into the chaos, here are the only lines running a completely normal schedule: * Subway: F, M, Q, 1, and 6 * Shuttles: Franklin Ave and Rockaway Park If your commute relies on any of the above, you’re in the clear. Everyone else? Keep reading. Major Subway Service Disruptions (Jan 9 – Jan 12) ------------------------------------------------- ### A & C Trains: The Brooklyn-Manhattan Shuffle The A and C lines are seeing significant reroutes due to signal modernization work. * A Train: from Friday (11:45 pm) to Monday (5 am), Queens-bound A trains will run on the F line between Jay Street-MetroTech and West 4th Street + Local Stops: throughout Saturday and Sunday, Queens-bound A trains will make local stops in Brooklyn (Ralph, Rockaway, Liberty, Van Siclen, and Sheperd Aves). Downtown A trains will also run local at 50th Street and 23rd Street * C Train: uptown C trains will skip Spring, 23rd, and 50th Streets. Downtown C trains will follow the F line between West 4th St and Jay Street-MetroTech + Note: There is no C train service overnight all weekend ### E & G Trains: Limited Service * E Train: expect bypasses at Spring Street and 23rd Street all weekend * G Train: service is severely reduced–trains will only run between Court Sq-23rd Street and Bedford-Nostrand Aves, with no service between Bedford-Nostrand and Church Ave ### L & J Trains: Brooklyn/Queens Outages * L Train: from Friday night to Monday morning, there is no service between Lorimer Street and Broadway Junction (just when we thought you were the most reliable 😩) * J Train: no service between Crescent Street (Brooklyn) and Jamaica Center (Queens)–this disruption is also scheduled to repeat next weekend ### N & D Trains: Localized Reroutes * D Train: from Saturday (3:45 am) to Sunday (10 pm), Coney Island-bound trains will move via the N line between 36th Street and Stillwell Ave * N Train: Manhattan-bound N trains will skip several Astoria stops (30th Ave, Broadway, 36th Ave, and 39th Ave) ### 2, 3, 4 & 5 Trains: Cross-Borough Headaches * 2 Train: no service between Chambers Street (Manhattan) and Flatbush Ave (Brooklyn) * 3 Train: completely suspended from Friday night through Monday morning * 4/5 Trains: the 4 will replace 3 train service in Brooklyn. In the Bronx, Manhattan-bound 4 trains will skip several stops including 161st St-Yankee Stadium. Some 4 trains will be rerouted to the 6 line station at 138th Street ### 7 Train: Queens Express Bypasses * 7 Train: Queens-bound trains will skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets from Friday night through Monday at 3 am Why Is This Happening? ---------------------- The MTA is utilizing this window to perform critical “state of good repair” work. This includes replacing track switches that are nearly 40 years old and installing modern Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) systems. While the weekend is a headache, these upgrades are designed to eventually allow for more frequent trains and fewer “unplanned” delays. Pro-Tip: always check the MTA app or mta.info before you leave, as last-minute changes can occur based on construction progress. Source: https://secretnyc.co/major-wave-repairs-nyc-subway-changes-disruptions-this-weekend/