Planned Subway Service Changes

[Union Tpke]

http://www.mta.info/news-new-york-city-transit/2017/07/14/final-phase-nearly-400m-renovations-n-line-stations-begins

 

Final Phase of Nearly $400M Renovations at N Line Stations Begins in July

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July 14th, 2017 

Sea Beach line customers or riders heading to Coney Island will want to carve out a bit of extra time for their beach days this summer: The final phase of a massive $395.7 renovation project at nine  stations will begin at 5 a.m. on Monday, July 31, with the Coney Island-bound platforms at those stations closed to service. 

During the renovations, southbound trains will run express from 8 Av to Coney Island-Stillwell, stopping at 8 Av and Bay Pkwy where temporary platforms will be set up to allow customers to transfer to northbound trains for service to the affected stations. Customers can use nearby stations on the  and  lines.

Southbound N trains will not stop at these stations at all hours from Monday, July 31, to late 2018: 

• Fort Hamilton Pkwy
• New Utrecht Av
• 18 Av
• 20 Av
• Kings Hwy
• Avenue U
• 86 St

The nine stations, which o

[CenSin]

Sea Beach line customers or riders heading to Coney Island will want to carve out a bit of extra time for their beach days this summer:

Only for those living along the closed stations. Everyone else can take their sweet time.

 

…unless, the MTA decides to implement artificial delays at 59 Street and Bay Parkway like it did for years with the northbound trains.

[bobtehpanda]

Thank the lord for cross honoring at Jamaica Station. Way better than any shuttle bus. You don't even have to flash a Metrocard with full fare on it!

[Around the Horn]

Thank the lord for cross honoring at Jamaica Station. Way better than any shuttle bus. You don't even have to flash a Metrocard with full fare on it!

 

Oh so the conductors know about it this time?

[BM5 via Woodhaven]

Oh so the conductors know about it this time?

There were conductors who knew about the cross-honoring. Maybe some weren't aware, but the conductors on the train I was on last week knew.

Edited July 15, 2017 by BM5 via Woodhaven Bl

[Union Tpke]

My family is planning on using the cross-honoring to get to Penn Station. We are going to a Liberty game so it will be convenient. Will showing one MetroCard amongst us work?

[Fresh Pond]

My family is planning on using the cross-honoring to get to Penn Station. We are going to a Liberty game so it will be convenient. Will showing one MetroCard amongst us work?

To be safe, use one per person. Don't even have to be anything on it lol

[N6 Limited]

The QB shuttle bus isn't that bad actually

[alekr]

 The last stop for some trains headed toward Jamaica Center is 71 Av

Rush Hours, 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM to 8 PM, Mon to Fri, Jul 17 - Aug 4

• Take a Jamaica Center-bound train or transfer at 71 Av to continue your trip.
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 No rush hour service to/from Jamaica-179 St

Rush Hours, 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM to 8 PM, Mon to Fri, Jul 17 - Aug 4 

• Take the  instead. Transfer to/from  trains at Union Tpke or 71 Av.

 

 Trains run with reduced frequency between 179 St and 71 Av

Rush Hours, 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM to 8 PM, Mon to Fri, Jul 17 - Aug 4

• Please allow additional travel time.
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Really? Do they have to do this while the LIRR is going through Penn Station repairs? Adding more mess. 

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[Dj Hammers]

 

The last stop for some trains headed toward Jamaica Center is 71 Av

Rush Hours, 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM to 8 PM, Mon to Fri, Jul 17 - Aug 4

 

• Take a Jamaica Center-bound train or transfer at 71 Av to continue your trip.

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No rush hour service to/from Jamaica-179 St

Rush Hours, 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM to 8 PM, Mon to Fri, Jul 17 - Aug 4

 

• Take the instead. Transfer to/from trains at Union Tpke or 71 Av.

Trains run with reduced frequency between 179 St and 71 Av

Rush Hours, 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM to 8 PM, Mon to Fri, Jul 17 - Aug 4

 

• Please allow additional travel time.

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Really? Do they have to do this while the LIRR is going through Penn Station repairs? Adding more mess.

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This work was planned far before the Amtrak work was planned.

 

This work can only be done in the summer, because summers have lower ridership.

 

If this is delayed by a year, it'll end up delaying a bunch of other projects (CBTC, etc) for another year as well

[Around the Horn]

So we're adding the to the & conga line at Forest Hills? Oh, joy...

[Jemorie]

Sigh, why not just nights and weekends as usual...now the are gonna experience more delays around 71st Avenue...

[BayParkwayW]

So we're adding the to the & conga line at Forest Hills? Oh, joy...

 

Lol its like what would happen if  trains went to Forest Hills without a Queens bypass.

[paulrivera]

So we're adding the to the & conga line at Forest Hills? Oh, joy...

We're also adding the . They worded the advisory differently than the one but they both mean the same thing.

[Around the Horn]

A double whammy

 Service operates in two sections and is rerouted in Manhattan

    trains and  free shuttle buses provide alternate service
Weekend, 11:30 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Jul 21 - 24

No  service at 7 Av, 47-50 Sts, 42 St-Bryant Pk, 34 St-Herald Sq, Grand St and DeKalb Av.

 service operates in two sections:
  1. Between 205 St and B'way-Lafayette St, and via the  to/from 2 Av
      • Trains run via the  local in both directions between 59 St-Columbus Circle and W 4 St. 
  2. Between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Stillwell Av
      • Trains skip Union St, 4 Av-9 St and 25 St in both directions.

 Buses operate between W 4 St and Grand St, stopping at B'way-Lafayette St.

 

 

 No trains between 36 St, Brooklyn and 95 St
     No late night service

 trains and  free shuttle buses provide alternate service
Weekend, 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Jul 21 - 24

 service operates between Queens Plaza and 36 St, Brooklyn and via the  to/from 9 Av, 
days and evenings.

For late night  service between Whitehall St and 59 St, Brooklyn, take the  instead.

 Buses make all stops between 36 St and 95 St, all weekend.

Travel Alternatives

 trains stop at 45 St* and 59 St.

• Transfer between **   trains and  buses at 36 St.
• Transfer between  trains and  buses at 59 St.

Show Shuttle Bus Stops

*This detour has taken into account additional planned service changes.
**No  service to/from Manhattan

They couldn't just run the to Coney Island?

[Lawrence St]

Just run the dam to Coney Island...

[Wallyhorse]

 

A double whammy

 Service operates in two sections and is rerouted in Manhattan

    trains and  free shuttle buses provide alternate service

Weekend, 11:30 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Jul 21 - 24

 

No  service at 7 Av, 47-50 Sts, 42 St-Bryant Pk, 34 St-Herald Sq, Grand St and DeKalb Av.

 

 service operates in two sections:

  1. Between 205 St and B'way-Lafayette St, and via the  to/from 2 Av

      • Trains run via the  local in both directions between 59 St-Columbus Circle and W 4 St. 

  2. Between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Stillwell Av

      • Trains skip Union St, 4 Av-9 St and 25 St in both directions.

 

 Buses operate between W 4 St and Grand St, stopping at B'way-Lafayette St.

 

 

 No trains between 36 St, Brooklyn and 95 St

     No late night service

 trains and  free shuttle buses provide alternate service

Weekend, 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Jul 21 - 24

 

 service operates between Queens Plaza and 36 St, Brooklyn and via the  to/from 9 Av, 

days and evenings.

 

For late night  service between Whitehall St and 59 St, Brooklyn, take the  instead.

 

 Buses make all stops between 36 St and 95 St, all weekend.

 

Travel Alternatives

 trains stop at 45 St* and 59 St.

 

• Transfer between **   trains and  buses at 36 St.

• Transfer between  trains and  buses at 59 St.

 

Show Shuttle Bus Stops

 

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

**No  service to/from Manhattan

They couldn't just run the to Coney Island?

 

Actually, what I would be doing here is to replace the in Manhattan and the Bronx with a re-routed , running regular route to 47-50 and then via the to 205.  You could have enhanced service for this.

[S78 via Hylan]

Actually, what I would be doing here is to replace the in Manhattan and the Bronx with a re-routed , running regular route to 47-50 and then via the to 205. You could have enhanced service for this.

Replace a line that has 600' trains with one that has only 480'? You're bugging....

[Around the Horn]

Replace a line that has 600' trains with one that has only 480'? You're bugging....

 

Yeah, you're gonna have all of 6th Avenue and Concourse coming at you with pitchforks... 

 

That train carries on the weekends and one could argue the current 600' train isn't sufficient enough...

[CenSin]

Yeah, you're gonna have all of 6th Avenue and Concourse coming at you with pitchforks... 

 

That train carries on the weekends and one could argue the current 600' train isn't sufficient enough...

But what about the joy of sending the to virgin territories?

[FlushingExpress]

Just run the dam to Coney Island...

 

The TA is not doing that likely because they do not want to confuse the hell out of West End riders, most of who cannot read or speak English well. Recall that G.O. where the and swapped routes in Brooklyn back in February. I found dozens of Chinese folks at Atlantic Avenue and 36th Street waiting for a and wondering why it was not coming and what the was doing there. If I had not told them the was taking the 's place, who knows how long they would have waited there. I do not think they will ever do that again.

 

Actually, what I would be doing here is to replace the in Manhattan and the Bronx with a re-routed , running regular route to 47-50 and then via the to 205.  You could have enhanced service for this.

 

I do not think there are enough cars to extend the via Central Park West and Concourse anyway.

 

"So we're adding the   to the   &   conga line at Forest Hills? Oh, joy...  <_<"

 

I am actually surprised they can terminate three different services at Forest Hills at the same time.

Edited July 17, 2017 by FlushingExpress

[Wallyhorse]

Yeah, you're gonna have all of 6th Avenue and Concourse coming at you with pitchforks... 

 

That train carries on the weekends and one could argue the current 600' train isn't sufficient enough...

The idea is to eliminate the need to terminate trains at 2nd Avenue.

 

This way, the can run in place of the and you have one line running instead of two shorter ones.  The would simply be a Brooklyn-only service for the weekend while the takes its place on CPW and in The Bronx.

 

And you can if needed borrow some trains from the to make up the extra service on the . 

[RR503]

The idea is to eliminate the need to terminate trains at 2nd Avenue.

This way, the can run in place of the and you have one line running instead of two shorter ones.  The would simply be a Brooklyn-only service for the weekend while the takes its place on CPW and in The Bronx.

And you can if needed borrow some trains from the to make up the extra service on the .

 

Second avenue will be fine. It's only 6tph. That's one train per track every 20 minutes.

 

Also, that's a recognizable service pattern. D to Barclays/2nd Ave has been done before.

[Around the Horn]

The idea is to eliminate the need to terminate trains at 2nd Avenue.

 

This way, the can run in place of the and you have one line running instead of two shorter ones.  The would simply be a Brooklyn-only service for the weekend while the takes its place on CPW and in The Bronx.

 

And you can if needed borrow some trains from the to make up the extra service on the . 

So in turn they get even more crowded trains? No thanks...

 

I'd just run the from 205 St to 59 St, then via the to West 4 St, then to 2 Av

The runs from Forest Hills to 36 St then via the to Coney Island and late nights from Whitehall St to 36 St, then via the  to Coney Island instead of being suspended.

 

Short, sweet and to the point.

[Daniel The Cool]

 late nights from Whitehall St to 36 St, then via the  to Coney Island instead of being suspended.

 

Short, sweet and to the point.

Thats basically more of a Train route than the for the late nights and was done for a weekend/late night G.O before which is why running the between Whitehall Street and Coney Island (Late Nights) is too confusing.