The F Flakes Out & More Subway Service Changes

Nora Whelan -


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

Starting Tuesday:

F service operates in two sections
Late nights, 12:01am-5am, Tuesday, December 2 to Friday, December 5
F trains run as follows:
1. Between 179 St and Jay St-MetroTech, and via the A to/from Hoyt-Schermerhorn
2. Between Stillwell Av and Bergen St, and via the G to/from Bedford-Nostrand Avs
Transfer at Hoyt-Schermerhorn to continue your trip.

Starting Wednesday:

F trains run every 20 minutes between Avenue X and Stillwell Av & Jamaica-bound trains skip Avenue U
Days, 10:30am-3pm, December 3-December 5; December 10-December 12
F service operates in two sections: between 179 St and Avenue X, and between Avenue X and Stillwell Av.
Transfer at Avenue X to continue your trip. For service to Avenue U, take the F to Kings Hwy and transfer to an Avenue X-bound F. For service from this station, take the F to Avenue X where it will become a Jamaica-bound F. More info here.
Astoria-bound Q trains run express from Sheepshead Bay to Prospect Park
Days, 9:45am-3pm, Wednesday, December 3 and Thursday, December 4; 9:45am-2pm on Friday, December 5
Trains stop at Kings Hwy, Newkirk Plaza and Church Av. For service to Neck Rd, Avenue U, Avenue M, Avenue J, Avenue H, Cortelyou, Beverley Rds and Parkside Av, take the Q to Kings Hwy, Newkirk Plaza, Church Av or Prospect Park and transfer to a Brighton Beach-bound B or Coney Island-bound Q.
For service from these stations, take the B or Q to Church Av, Newkirk Plaza, Kings Hwy or Sheepshead Bay and transfer to an Astoria-bound Q.
Brighton Beach-bound B trains run local from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay
Days, 9:45am-3pm, Wednesday, December 3 and Thursday, December 4; 9:45am-2pm on Friday, December 5
Please allow additional travel time.

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

Photo by Allan Shweky