This Weekend’s B & Q Subway Service Changes


Welcome to the second weekend of all shuttle buses below Prospect Park–and that’s not all. Details on that, plus where and when trains are skipping before buses come into play via MTA.info.

All days, all times:

Coney Island-bound Q platforms at Parkside Avenue, Beverley Road, and Cortelyou Road are closed for renovation
All times until early Summer
For service to these stations, take the Q to Church Avenue or Newkirk Plaza and transfer to a Manhattan-bound Q.
For service from these stations, take the Q to Church Avenue or Prospect Park and transfer to a Coney Island-bound Q.

Tonight only:

Q train service ends early between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard
Late evening beginning 10pm Thursday, March 13
Q service operates between Stillwell Avenue and 57th Street-7th Avenue, and via the F to/from 21 Street-Queensbridge. For access to Lexington Avenue-59th Street and Queensboro Plaza, transfer between N and Q trains at 57th Street-7th Avenue.
B train service ends early
Late evenings through Thursday, March 13
Take the Q instead. Transfer between trains at DeKalb Avenue. Please use the following guide to arrive at your station before end of service.

Today through Friday only:

145 St-bound B trains run local from Kings Highway to Prospect Park
Days, 9:45am-3pm, Wednesday to Friday until March 21
Please allow additional travel time.
Coney Island-bound Q trains skip Avenues H, J, and M
Days, 9:45am-3pm, Wednesday to Friday until March 21
For service to these stations, take the Q to Kings Highway and transfer to a Manhattan-bound B or Q. For service from these stations, take the B or Q to Newkirk Plaza and transfer to a Coney Island-bound Q.

Friday night through Monday morning:

No Q trains between Prospect Park and Stillwell Avenue
Weekend, 10:30pm Friday, March 14 to 5am Monday, March 17
Q service operates north of Prospect Park. D, F, and N trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
Shuttle buses operate along two routes:
1. Local between Prospect Park and Kings Highway, making all Q station stops.
2. Limited between Prospect Park and Stillwell Avenue, stopping at the Flatbush Avenue 2 Station, Kings Highway, Avenue U, Neck Road, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Ocean Parkway, and West 8th Street.
• Transfer between trains and buses at Prospect Park, Flatbush Avenue, West 8th Street, and Stillwell Avenue.
For direct service between Stillwell Avenue and Manhattan/Downtown Brooklyn, take the D, F, or N.
• Transfer between D, N, and Q trains at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center.
• Transfer between D, F, N, and Q trains at 34th Street-Herald Square.
Here’s where to catch a shuttle bus:

Sometimes scheduled changes get cancelled. Check MTA.info for the latest updates.