Weekly Transit Disruptions: In Which The IRT Trains Mess With Our Heads

Below you’ll find Fort Greene and Clinton Hill subway changes this week on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C, D, G, N, Q, and R lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back later this week to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info.

2 Line

2 train service operates between East 180th Street and 34th Street-Penn Station. Trains are rerouted via the 5 line between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street.

Late nights, 10pm to 5am, Monday to Friday, August 17-21 and August 24-28.

Travel Alternatives

4 train service is extended to New Lots Avenue early.

5 train service is extended into Brooklyn and operates as follows:

• Via the 2 line between 241st Street and East 180th Street.
• Between East 180th Street and Flatbush Avenue (via the Lexington Avenue Express), making local stops in Brooklyn.

3 Line

Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue 3 train stations are closed for renovation.

All times, until late September 2015.

Trains skip Rockaway and Van Siclen avenues in both directions.

To get to Rockaway Avenue, use the Saratoga Avenue or Junius Street stations instead.

To get to Van Siclen Avenue, use the Pennsylvania Avenue or New Lots Avenue stations instead.

4 Line

Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue 4 train stations are closed for renovation.

All times, until late September 2015.

Trains skip Rockaway and Van Siclen avenues in both directions.

To get to Rockaway Avenue, use the Saratoga Avenue or Junius Street stations instead.

To get to Van Siclen Avenue, use the Pennsylvania Avenue or New Lots Avenue stations instead.

5 Line

2 train service operates between East 180th Street and 34th Street-Penn Station. Trains are rerouted via the 5 line between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street.

Late nights, 10pm to 5am, Monday to Friday, August 17-21 and August 24-28.

5 train service operates as follows:

• Via the 2 line between 241st Street and East 180th Street.
• Between East 180th Street and Flatbush Avenue (via the Lexington Avenue Express), making local stops in Brooklyn.

2 service operates as follows:

• Via the 5 line between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street.
• Between East 180th Street and 34th Street-Penn Station, the last stop.

A Line

Ozone Park/Far Rockaway-bound A trains run express from Hoyt-Schermerhorn to Broadway Junction.

Late nights, 11:45pm to 5am, Monday to Wednesday, August 17-19.

Trains stop at Nostrand Avenue and Utica Avenue.

For service to Lafayette, Clinton-Washington, Franklin and Kingston-Throop avenues, take the A to
Utica Avenue and transfer to an Inwood-bound A.

For service to Ralph Avenue and Rockaway Avenue, take the A to Broadway Junction and transfer to an
Inwood-bound A.

For service from these stations, take the A to Utica Avenue or Hoyt-Schermerhorn and transfer to an
Ozone Park/Far Rockaway-bound A.

Alternate travel note:

Transfer between trains with Unlimited Ride MetroCard at Nostrand Avenue.

B Line

145th Street-bound B trains run local from Kings Highway to Prospect Park.

Days, 9:45am to 3pm, Monday and Tuesday, August 17-18.

Please allow additional travel time.

Brighton Beach-bound B trains run local from Prospect Park to Kings Highway.

Days, 9:45am to 3pm, Wednesdays to Fridays until September 18.

Please allow additional travel time.

G Line

No G trains between Bedford-Nostrand Avenues and Court Square. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.

Late nights, 10:45pm to 5am, Monday to Friday, August 17-21, and August 24-28.

G service operates between Church Avenue and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues. Shuttle buses make all G station stops between Bedford-Nostrand Avenues and Court Square.

Transfer between G trains and shuttle buses at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues.

Q Line

Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Kings Highway.

Days, 9:45am to 3pm, Monday and Tuesday, August 17-18.

Trains stop at Church Avenue and Newkirk Plaza. For service to Parkside Avenue, Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road, Avenue H, Avenue J and Avenue M, take the Q to Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza or Kings Highway and transfer to a Manhattan-bound B* or Q.

For service from these stations, take the B or Q to Newkirk Plaza, Church Avenue or Prospect Park and transfer to a Coney Island-bound Q.

*This detour has taken into account additional planned service changes.

Manhattan-bound Q trains run express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park.

Days, 9:45am to 3pm, Wednesday to Friday, until September 18.

Trains stop at Newkirk Plaza and Church Avenue. For service to Avenue M, Avenue J, Avenue H, Cortelyou Road, Beverley Road and Parkside Avenue, take the Q to Newkirk Plaza, Church Avenue or Prospect Park and transfer to a Brighton Beach-bound B* or Coney Island-bound Q.

For service from these stations, take the B or Q to Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza or Kings Highway and transfer to a Manhattan-bound Q.

*This detour has taken into account additional planned service changes.

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