Shuttle Buses Step In For 3, 4, A & F Lines This Weekend
Below you’ll find Park Slope subway changes over the weekend on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, D, F, G, N, Q and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week.
3 Line
No 3 trains between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25.
3 train service operates between 148th Street and Utica Avenue, days and evenings. Shuttle buses run between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue, making all stops.
Transfer between 3 trains and shuttle buses at Utica Avenue.
3 train Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue stations are closed for renovations.
All times, until late October 2015.
Trains skip Rockaway and Van Siclen avenues in both directions.
Travel Alternatives
For Rockaway Avenue: Use the Saratoga Avenue or Junius Street stations instead. Shuttle bus service operates between Rockaway Avenue and Saratoga Avenue.
Transfer between trains and shuttle buses with MetroCard at Saratoga Avenue.
B60 customers can transfer to/from shuttle buses at Rockaway Avenue.
4 Line
No 4 trains between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
Late nights, 11:30pm Friday to 5am Monday, October 23-26.
4 train service operates between Woodlawn and Utica Avenue. Shuttle buses run between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue, making all stops.
Transfer between 4 trains and shuttle buses at Utica Avenue.
4 train Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue stations are closed for renovations.
All times, until late September 2015.
Trains skip Rockaway and Van Siclen avenues in both directions.
Travel Alternatives
For Rockaway Avenue: Use the Saratoga Avenue or Junius Street stations instead. Shuttle bus service operates between Rockaway Avenue and Saratoga Avenue.
Transfer between trains and shuttle buses with MetroCard at Saratoga Avenue.
B60 customers can transfer to/from shuttle buses at Rockaway Avenue.
A Line
No A trains between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
Weekend, 12:01am Saturday to 5am Monday, October 24-26.
A train service operates in two sections:
- Between 207th Street and Euclid Avenue
- Between Rockaway Boulevard and Mott Avenue, every 20 minutes
Travel Alternatives
Shuttle buses operate between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard, making stops at Grant Avenue, 80th Street, 88th Street, Rockaway Boulevard, 104th Street, and 111th Street.
Transfer between trains and shuttle buses at Euclid Avenue and/or Rockaway Boulevard.
F Line
No F trains between Kings Highway and Stillwell Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
Weekend, 11:30pm Friday to 5am Monday, October 23-26.
F service operates between 179th Street and Kings Highway. Shuttle buses run between Kings Highway and Stillwell Avenue, stopping at Avenue U, Avenue X, Neptune Avenue and West 8th Street.
For direct service between Stillwell Avenue and Manhattan/Downtown Brooklyn, take the D, N or Q instead.
Transfer between F trains and shuttle buses at Kings Highway.
Transfer between D, N or Q trains and shuttle buses at Stillwell Avenue.
Ditmas Avenue F Train Station Closure and Information.
The Manhattan-bound platform at Ditmas Avenue is closed for renovation until fall 2015.
Travel Alternatives:
For service to Ditmas Avenue, take the F to Church Avenue and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.
For service from Ditmas Avenue, take the F to 18th Avenue and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.
Also, keep an eye out for changes in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. Schedules occasionally change, so check MTA.info for the latest updates.