Transit Disruptions This Week: Avoid The F Train Like The Plague That It Is; The Q Is Not So Terrible

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

F Line

Jamaica-bound F trains run express from Neptune Avenue to Smith-9th Street.

Days, 9:45am to 3pm, October 12-16.

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 and 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-9th Streets.

Note: Jamaica-bound platforms at Avenue X and Ditmas Avenue are closed for renovation.

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.

Q Line

Coney Island-bound Q trains run via the R from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue.

Late nights, 11:45pm to 5am, Monday to Friday, October 12-16.

Trains stop at City Hall, Cortlandt Street, Rector Street, Whitehall Street, Court Street and Jay Street-MetroTech.

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.