This Weekend’s B & Q Subway Changes

This weekend does not look fun on the subway – there’s going to be no Q train between Prospect Park and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue from 10:30pm Friday to 5am Monday. There will be shuttle buses, and you can find a list of where to pick those up here. That and other changes, via the MTA:

Starting Friday:

145 Street-bound B trains run local from Sheepshead Bay to Prospect Park
Day, 9:45am to 3pm, Friday, October 24

Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay
Day, 9:45am to 3pm, Friday, October 24
Trains stop at Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza, and Kings Highway. For service to Parkside Avenue, Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road, Avenue H, Avenue J, Avenue M, Avenue U, and Neck Road, take the Q to Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza, Kings Highway, or Sheepshead Bay and transfer to a Manhattan-bound B or Q. For service from these stations, take the B or Q to Kings Highway, Newkirk Plaza, Church Avenue, or Prospect Park and transfer to a Coney Island-bound Q.

No Q trains between Prospect Park and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue
Weekend, 10:30pm Friday to 5am Monday, October 24-27
D, F, and N trains and free shuttle buses will provide alternate service. Q service operates between 57 Street-7 Avenue/Ditmars Boulevard and Prospect Park. Shuttle buses will operate along two routes: one, local between Prospect Park and Kings Highway, making all Q station stops and two, express between Prospect Park and Stillwell Avenue, stopping at Kings Highway, Avenue U, Neck Road, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton each, Ocean Parkway, and West 8th Street. Transfer between trains and buses at Prospect Park, West 8th Street, and Stillwell Avenue. For direct service between Stillwell and Manhattan/downtown Brooklyn, take the D, F, or N. Transfer between the D, N and Q trains at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center. Transfer between the D, F, N, and Q trains at 34 Street-Herald Square. For information about where to find a shuttle stop, go here.

Starting Saturday:

Q service is extended to Ditmars Boulevard
Weekends, 7am to 9pm on Saturday, Octdober 25 and 9am to 7pm on Sunday, October 26

Remember, unscheduled changes can occur, so be sure to check out the MTA’s website before heading out.