N & R Trains Run Express This Weekend; The F Train Runs Amok, As Always

N & R Trains Run Express This Weekend; The F Train Runs Amok, As Always
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Below you’ll find Bensonhurst subway changes over the weekend on the D, F, N and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week.

F Line

No F trains between Kings Highway and Stillwell Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
Weekend, 11:30pm Friday to 5am Monday, October 9-12.
F train service operates between 179th Street and Kings Highway. Shuttle buses run between Kings Highway and Stillwell Avenue, stopping at Avenue U, Avenue X, Neptune Avenue and West 8th Street.
For direct service between Stillwell Avenue and Manhattan/Downtown Brooklyn, take the D, N or Q instead.
Transfer between F trains and shuttle buses at Kings Highway.
Transfer between D, N or Q trains and shuttle buses at Stillwell Avenue.
Avenue X and Ditmas Avenue F Train Station Closures and Information.
The Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue X is closed for renovation until winter 2015/16.
The Manhattan-bound platform at Ditmas Avenue is closed for renovation until fall 2015.
Travel Alternatives:
Avenue X
For service to this station, take the F to Avenue U and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.
For service from this station, take the F to Neptune Avenue and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.
Ditmas Avenue
For service to this station, take the F to Church Avenue and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.
For service from this station, take the F to 18th Avenue and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.

N Line

Astoria-bound N trains run express from 59th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center.
Late nights, 11:45pm Friday to 5am Monday, October 9-12.
Trains stop at 36th Street.
For service to 53rd and 45th streets, take the N to 36th Street and transfer to a Coney Island-bound N.
For service from these stations, take the N to 59th Street and transfer to an Astoria-bound N.
For service to 25th Street, Prospect Avenue, 4th Avenue-9th Street and Union Street, take the N to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and transfer to a Coney Island-bound D or N.
For service from these stations, take the D or N to 36th Street and transfer to an Astoria-bound N.

R Line

Manhattan-bound R trains run express from 59th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center.
Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11.
For service to 53rd and 45th streets, take the R to 36th Street and transfer to a Bay Ridge-bound R.
For service from these stations, take the R to 59th Street and transfer to a Manhattan-bound R.
For service to 25th Street, Prospect Avenue, 4th Avenue-9th Street and Union Street, take the R to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and transfer to a Bay Ridge-bound R.
For service from these stations, take the R to 36th Street and transfer to a Manhattan-bound R.
No shuttle R train between 59th Street and 36th Street. N trains provide alternate service.
Late nights, 11:45pm Friday to 5am Monday, October 9-12.
R shuttle service operates between 95th Street and 59th Street.
For 53rd, 45th and 36th streets, take the N instead. Transfer between trains at 59th Street.

Also, keep an eye out for changes in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. Schedules occasionally change, so check MTA.info for the latest updates.