Changes To Local Subway Lines This Week


We’ve got a short week ahead as the Fourth of July weekend approaches, but it’s not a short list of changes to local subway lines leading up to that break. The D and N are skipping some local stops, the G is going slow, the Q and the F will make you switch trains to continue your journey, plus more to look out for over the next few days:

Norwood-bound D trains and Astoria-bound N trains skip 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St, Union St, and DeKalb Av
Late nights, 12:01am-5am, Tuesday, July 1 to Thursday, July 3
For service to 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St, take the D or N to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and transfer to a Coney Island-bound D or N. For service from these stations, take the D or  N to 36 St and transfer to a Norwood-bound D or Astoria-bound N. To DeKalb Av, transfer to the 2 or 4 at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr for service to nearby Nevins St. For service from this station, take the D, N, or Q to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and transfer to Norwood-bound D or Astoria-bound N.

F service operates in two sections
Late nights, 12:01am to 5am, Tuesday to Friday until July 11 (except July 4)
Service operates between: 1. 179 St and Jay St-MetroTech, and via the A to/from Hoyt-Schermerhorn; and 2. Stillwell Av and Bergen St, and via the G to/from Bedford-Nostrand Avs. Transfer at Hoyt-Schermerhorn to continue your trip.

G trains run every 20 minutes
Late evenings, beginning 11pm, Monday through Thursday until July 17 (except July 3)
Additional travel time.

Q trains run every 30 minutes between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Stillwell Av 
Late nights, 11:45pm-5am, Monday, June 30 to Thursday, July 3
Service operates in two sections: 1. Between 57 St-7 Av and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (on the D/N platform) 2. Between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Stillwell Av. Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to continue your trip. See train schedules here.

No R shuttle train between 59 St and 36 St
Late nights, 11:45pm to 5am, Monday to Friday, June 30-July 3
R service operates between 95 St and 59 St. Take the N instead. Transfer between trains at 59 St.

No R trains between Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn
All times until October 2014
No R service at City Hall, Cortlandt, Rector, Whitehall, Court Streets, and Jay Street-MetroTech. R service operates between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Bay Ridge-95th Street. Trains run via the Q in both directions between Canal Street and DeKalb Avenue.

Additionally, look out for changes further along the 2, BDF, and Q lines.

These schedules will occasionally change, so check MTA.info for the latest updates.