B & Q Trains Run Alternately Local And Express, But The F Is The Real Troublemaker This Week

Photo by Erica Sherman

Below you’ll find early week Sheepshead Bay subway changes on the B, F, and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back later this week to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info.

B Line

145th Street-bound B trains run local from Kings Highway to Prospect Park
Days, Monday to Friday, September 28-October 2, and Wednesday to Friday, October 7-9

Allow additional travel time.

F Line

Coney Island-bound F trains skip Avenue U
Days, 9:45am to 3pm, Tuesday to Thursday, October 6-8

For service to this station, take the F to Neptune Avenue and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.

For service from this station, take the F to Kings Highway and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.

Note: Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue X is closed for renovation.

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.

Q Line

Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Kings Highway
Days, 9:45am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, September 28-October 2, and Wednesday to Friday, October 7-9

Trains stop at Church Avenue and Newkirk Plaza.

For service to Parkside Avenue, Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road, Avenue H, Avenue J and Avenue M, take the Q to Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza or Kings Highway and transfer to a Manhattan-bound B* or Q.

For service from these stations, take the B or Q to Newkirk Plaza, Church Avenue or Prospect Park and transfer to a Coney Island-bound Q.

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