Changes To Local Subway Lines This Weekend
This is first weekend in a long while that you can actually use both platforms of the F and G trains at the 4th Ave/9th St stop, so enjoy that — but watch out on the F line depending on where you’re headed, because it might not be stopping where you want.
UPDATE 4/11: Sorry guys, the MTA just added a new change for this weekend, which means that yep, the F and G trains will be skipping some local stops once again. See details below.
That and more to watch out for along local lines starting Friday night, from the MTA:
Coney Island-bound F trains skip 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, and Ditmas Av
Church Av-bound G trains skip 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park, Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Weekend, 7am to 7pm, Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13
For service to 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, take the train to Church Av and transfer to a Queens-bound F or G. For service from 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, take the or to 7 Av or Smith-9 Sts and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F or Church Av-bound G. For service to Ditmas Av, take the F to 18 Av and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F. For service from this station, take the to Church Av and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.
Coney Island-bound F trains run via the A from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech
Weekend, 11:45pm Friday, April 11 to 5am Monday, April 14
No Coney Island-bound F service at B’way-Lafayette St, 2 Av, Delancey St, East Broadway, and York St.
Astoria-bound N trains run via the D from Stillwell Av to 36 St
Weekend, 6:45am to 7pm, Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13
Trains run express, stopping at Bay 50 St, Bay Pkwy, 62 St-New Utrecht Av, and 9 Av.
Coney Island-bound N trains stop at 45 St and 53 St
Weekends, 12:01am Saturday to 5am Monday, until May 5
Allow additional travel time.
Queens-bound F & G trains skip Ft Hamilton Pkwy, 15 St-Prospect Park, and 4 Av-9 St
Weekend, 11:45pm Friday, April 4 to 5am Monday, April 7
For service to these stations, take the F or G to 7 Av or Smith-9 Sts and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F or Church Av-bound G. For service from these stations, take the F or G to 7 Av or Church Av and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F or Court Sq-bound G.
No R shuttle train between 59 St and 36 St
Late nights, 11:30pm Friday to 5am Monday, until May 5
Shuttle service operates between 95 St and 59 St. For 53, 45 and 36 Sts, 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 more changes further down the line on the 2, 4, 5, F, Q, and R trains.
These schedules occasionally change, so be sure to check mta.info for the latest information.