F Goes Express & Other Transit Disruptions This Weekend

Below you’ll find South Slope subway changes over the weekend on the D, F, G, N, and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week.

D Line

Coney Island-bound D trains run via the N line from 36th Street to Stillwell Avenue
Weekend, 3:45am Saturday to 10pm Sunday, August 15-16

Trains run local from 36th Street to 59th Street.

No Coney Island-bound service at 9th Avenue; Fort Hamilton Parkway; 50th, 55th, 71st, and 79th streets; 18th and 20th avenues; Bay Parkway; 25th Avenue, and Bay 50th Street.

Travel Alternatives

For service to 9th Avenue; Fort Hamilton Parkway, and 50th and 55th streets, take the D to New Utrecht Avenue-62nd Street and transfer to a Manhattan-bound D or N.

For service to 71st, and 79th streets; 18th and 20th avenues; Bay Parkway; 25th Avenue, and Bay 50th Street, take the D to Stillwell Avenue and transfer to a Manhattan-bound D or N.

For service from these stations, take the D or N to 62nd Street-New Utrecht Avenue or 36th Street and transfer to a Coney Island-bound D or N.

F Line

Jamaica-bound F trains run express from Neptune Avenue to Smith-9th Street
Weekends, 11:45pm, Friday to 5am, Monday, August 14-17 and 21-24.

No Jamaica-bound service at Avenue X, Avenue U, Avenue P, Avenue N, Bay Parkway, Avenue I, Ditmas Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15th Street-Prospect Park and 4th Avenue-9th Street.

Travel Alternatives

For service to Avenue X, Avenue U, Avenue P, Avenue N, Bay Parkway, Avenue I or Ditmas Avenue, take the F to Kings Highway, 18th Avenue or Church Avenue and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.

For service from these stations, take the F to 18th Avenue, Kings Highway or Neptune Avenue and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.

For Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15th Street-Prospect Park and 4th Avenue-9th Street, take the G instead. Transfer between trains at Church Avenue, 7th Avenue or Smith-9 Street.

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.

N Line

Astoria-bound N trains run via the D line from Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street
Weekend, 11:45pm Friday to 5am Monday, August 14-17

No Astoria-bound service at 86th Street, Avenue U, Kings Highway, Bay Parkway, 20th and 18th avenues, Fort Hamilton Parkway, 8th Avenue, and 59th, 53rd and 45th streets.

Travel Alternatives

For service to 86th Street, Avenue U, Kings Highway, Bay Parkway, and 20th and 18th avenues, take the D or N to 62nd Street-New Utrecht Avenue and transfer to a Coney Island-bound D or N.

For service to Fort Hamilton Parkway and 8th Avenue, take the D or N to 36th Street and transfer to a Coney Island-bound D or N.

For service from these stations, take the D or N to New Utrecht Avenue-62nd Street or Stillwell Avenue and transfer to an Astoria-bound N.

For 59th, 53rd and 45th streets, take the R instead. Transfer between trains at 36th Street.

R Line

36th Street-bound R shuttle train stops at 53rd Street and 45th Street
Late nights, 12:01am, Saturday to 5am, Monday, until August 3

Aallow 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.