Commuters: Watch Out For The Skippy R Train This Week

Below you’ll find South Slope subway changes this week on the D, F, G, N and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back later in the week to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info.

D Line

Norwood-bound D trains make local stops at 25th Street, Prospect Avenue, 4th Avenue-9th Street, Union Street and DeKalb Avenue.

Evenings, beginning 8:30pm, Monday to Thursday, August 3-6.

Please allow additional travel time.

Coney Island-bound D trains run local from DeKalb Avenue to 36th Street.

Late evenings, beginning 10pm, Monday to Thursday, August 3-6.

Please allow additional travel time.

Reminder: Late night local service operates as scheduled.

F Line

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 local from 59th Street (Brooklyn) to DeKalb Avenue.

Evenings, beginning 8:30pm, Monday to Thursday, August 3-6.

Coney Island-bound N trains run local from DeKalb Avenue to 59th Street (Brooklyn).

Late evenings, beginning 10pm, Monday to Thursday, August 3-6.

Please allow additional travel time.

Reminder: Late night local service operates as scheduled.

R Line

No R trains between 36th Street (Brooklyn) and 95th Street. N trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.

Late nights, 10pm to 5am, Monday to Friday, August 3-7.

Evening R service operates between 71st Avenue and 36th Street (Brooklyn), the last stop.

R trains skip Union Street, 4th Avenue-9th Street, Prospect Avenue and 25th Street in both directions.

Take the D* or N* instead via transfer at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center or 36th Street.

Late night R shuttle service does not operate.

N trains make all stops between 36th Street and 59th Street. Shuttle buses make all stops between 59th Street and 95th Street.

Transfer between D, N and R trains at 36th Street.

Transfer between shuttle buses and N trains at 59th Street (Brooklyn).

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