If Traveling By Train This Weekend, Avoid The F - It Is Not Your Friend

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Below you’ll find Sheepshead Bay subway changes over the weekend on the B, F, and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week.

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 9-12.

F train 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.

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.

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