NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes Jan. 26-27

Brendan Krisel
Heads up: The 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, A, B, C, D, E, F, J, M, N, R and S​ trains won't be running normally this weekend.

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, Jan. 25, through early Monday morning, Jan. 28 — 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 17 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, 1 trains will skip 168 St in both directions due to elevator replacement work. For alternate service take the A at this station. Transfer between 1 and A trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle.

  • From 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Monday, Jan. 25, to Jan. 28, downtown trains will skip 137 St, 125 St, 116 St, 110 St, and 103 St due to station maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown 1 to complete your trip. Transfer at 96 St, 145 St (with Unlimited Ride MetroCard), or 181 St.

2 train:

  • From 5:45 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 27, Wakefield-241 St bound trains will skip 219 St, 225 St, 233 St, and Nereid Av due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Brooklyn-bound 2 to complete your trip. Transfer at Wakefield-241 St or Gun Hill Rd. Or, take the Bx39 bus.

2/3 trains:

  • From 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, trains run local in both directions between 14 St and 72 St due to track replacement.

3 train:

  • From 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 3 service will run to/from New Lots Av all weekend.

4 train:

  • From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 4 trains will not run between New Lots Av and Bowling Green due to track maintenance. Take the 2 or 3. 4 trains will run between Woodlawn and Bowling Green. 3 train will run between Harlem-148 St and New Lots Av all weekend. For service between Manhattan and Brooklyn, take the 2 or 3 via transfer at Fulton St.

  • From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, to 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, downtown trains will skip 176 St, Mt Eden, 170 St, 167 St and 161 St-Yankee Stadium, due to track replacement. 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, Jan. 26, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, trains run every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn due to track replacement. The last stop for some uptown 4 trains will be 125 St. Transfer at 125 St to continue your trip.

6 train:

  • From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, Pelham Bay Park-bound trains will run express from 3 Av-138 St to Parkchester due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a downtown 6 to complete your trip. Transfer at Parkchester, Hunts Point Av, or 3 Av-138 St.

7 train:

  • From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, to 4:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, free shuttle buses and E/F/N/W/S trains replace 7 service between 34 St-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza due to essential track maintenance.

A train:

  • From 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, trains will stop at 135 St, 155 St, and 163 St in both directions due to track maintenance.

B train:

  • Beginning 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, B service will end early due to station improvements. As an alternative, use C/D and/or Q trains. As a reminder, B service does not run overnight.

C train:

  • From 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, trains will not run between 145 St and 168 St due to track maintenance. C trains will run between Euclid Av and 145 St. Uptown A trains will stop at 135 St, 155 St and 168 St. Transfer at 125 St or 145 St.

D train:

  • From 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, uptown trains will stop at 135 St.

E train:

  • From 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, to 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, and from 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 to 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, Manhattan-bound trains will stop at 67 Av, 63 Dr-Rego Park, Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Av-Newtown, and Elmhurst Av due to electrical improvements.

F train:

  • From 11:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, Brooklyn-bound trains are rerouted via the E line after 36 St to 47-50 Sts Rockefeller Ctr due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Jamaica-bound F train to complete your trip via transfer at 47-50 Sts Rockefeller Ctr or Roosevelt Av. For Lexington Av/63 St, take the Q or transfer to a Jamaica-bound F train at 47-50 Sts Rockefeller Ctr.

  • From 6:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 28, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will skip Avenue I, Bay Pkwy, Avenue N, Avenue P, and Avenue U due to signal improvements. As an alternative, use a Queens-bound F train to complete your trip. Transfer at Avenue X, Kings Hwy or 18 Av.

  • From 9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, downtown trains skip 23 St and 14 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown F train to complete your trip. Transfer at W 4 St or 34 St-Herald Sq.

  • From 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 to 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, and from 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 to 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, Brooklyn-bound trains will stop at 67 Av, 63 Dr-Rego Park, Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Av-Newtown, and Elmhurst Av due to electrical improvements.

J train:

  • From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, free shuttle buses and/or 4/6/F trains replace J trains between Myrtle Av and Broad St due to structural improvements. F trains will run between Jamaica Ctr Parsons/Archer and Myrtle Av. Free shuttle buses will run between Myrtle Av and Delancey-Essex Sts. Transfer between trains and buses at Myrtle Av J and/or Delancey-Essex Sts F. For service between Delancey-Essex Sts and Broad St, use the 4 local or 6 to/from nearby stations via transfer at Bleeker St/B’way-Lafayette St 6/F. For service to/from Manhattan, use the A/C or L via transfer at Broadway Junction.

  • 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 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.

M train:

  • Beginning 8:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, service will end early between Forest Hills-71 Av and Delancey-Essex Sts due to structural improvements.

  • From 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, free shuttle buses replace M trains due to structural improvements. M service is suspended. Free shuttle buses will run between Delancey-Essex St and Middle Village-Metropolitan Av.

N train:

  • 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 theSea 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 will run local in both directions between 59 St and 36 St in Brooklyn due to structural rehabilitation work to repair and replace steel columns, lighting, ventilators, and deteriorated concrete, and perform water mitigation work to address water seepage in the express tunnel between the 59 St and 36 St stations. N trains will stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions.

R train:

  • From 10:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, free buses and the N will replace R trains between Bay Ridge-95 St and 36 St due to elevator installation work. Late night R service will not run. R service will run days/evenings between Forest Hills-71 Av and 36 St in Brooklyn, and via the to/from 9 Av, the last stop. Buses will make all R line station stops between Bay Ridge-95 St and 59 St, all weekend. Transfer between N trains and buses at 59 St, and between N/R trains at 36 St in Brooklyn. Late night service between Brooklyn and Whitehall St will be suspended – Take the N and/or free shuttle buses.

S train:

  • From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday to Monday, Jan. 26, to Jan. 28, the 42 St Shuttle will operate overnight to provide alternate service due to track replacement on the Flushing 7 Line.

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