At long last, it’s the weekend! Below, you’ll find a quick guide — based on information from the MTA — to the biggest planned service changes on the city’s subways and rails.
For more details and alternate routes, see the MTA’s weekend guide.
Subway service changes
2 trains in the Bronx and Manhattan
Due to track replacement, 2 trains will not run between Third Avenue-149 Street and 135th Street in either direction from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Free shuttle buses will make all stops between these stations.
3 trains in Brooklyn and Manhattan
3 trains will not run at all from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday due to track replacement.
Riders can take 2 trains for service between Harlem-148th St and Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College, and 4 trains for service between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and New Lots Avenue, as 4 trains will be running to New Lots Avenue all weekend.
5 trains in the Bronx
Due to track replacement, 5 trains will not run between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse in either direction Saturday and Sunday. Riders can take the 2 train between East 180th Street and Third Avenue-149th Street. Free shuttle buses will be available between Third Avenue-149th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse.
In addition, 149th Street-bound 5 trains will not stop at 138th Street-Grand Concourse. For service to and from the station, riders can take the 4 train.
A, C and E trains in Brooklyn and Manhattan
There are multiple service changes happening for A, C and E trains from 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday because of accessibility improvement work.
For the C line, Euclid Av-bound trains will run on the D from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to 34th Street-Herald Square, and then on the F to Jay Street-MetroTech. For the E line, downtown trains will make express stops between 34th Street-Penn Station and Canal Street. For the A line, downtown local trains will make express stops between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and Canal Street.
F trains in Brooklyn
F trains will not run between Church Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in either direction from 12:15 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday due to signal modernization work.
Free B90 shuttle buses will make all F stops between Church Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.
J and M trains in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
From 3:30 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday, J trains will not run between Broadway Junction and Marcy Avenue, and M trains will not run at all, due to track replacement.
The J train will run in two parts - between Broadway Junction and Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, and between Marcy Avenue and Broad Street.
Free shuttle buses will take riders to any stop not covered by a train. M riders can pick up the J train at Marcy Avenue after getting off of a shuttle bus.
N and R trains in Brooklyn and Manhattan
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Queens-bound R and N local trains will run on the Q from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to track maintenance.
In addition, during overnight hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday (into Monday morning), R trains won't run between Whitehall Street and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, and won't stop between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and 36th Street, in either direction because of track maintenance.
4 and 6 trains in Manhattan
Because of communications improvement work, uptown 4 and 6 local trains will not stop at 68th Street-Hunter College from 9:45 p.m. Friday to 8 p.m. Sunday. Downtown local trains will stop at the station.
7 trains in Queens
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 3:30 a.m. Monday, Flushing-bound 7 trains are making express stops from 74th Street-Broadway to Mets-Willets Point due to structural improvement work. Riders who need to stop at the skipped stations can take a Manhattan-bound train. 7 trains are also running every eight minutes during the day and evening.
E, F and R trains in Queens
Because of track maintenance, from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound R and E local trains will not stop between Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Plaza, and Manhattan-bound F local trains will not stop between Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street-Queensbridge.