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

3 and 4 trains in Brooklyn

Between 3:30 a.m. Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday, 3 and 4 trains won't run in either direction between Crown Heights-Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue due to station work. 

Riders can take free B99 shuttle buses for service between Crown Heights-Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue.

3 trains will run between Harlem-148th Street and Crown Heights-Utica Avenue during the day and evening, while 4 trains will run between Woodlawn and Crown Heights-Utica Avenue at all times.

6 trains in the Bronx

Between 9:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, 6 trains won't run in either direction between Hunts Point Avenue and 125th Street in either direction due to track replacement.

Instead, they'll run in two sections: between Pelham Bay Park and Hunts Point Avenue every 12 minutes during the day and evening; and between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125th Street and on the 4 train line to and from 149th Street-Grand Concourse every eight minutes during the day and evening. Uptown trains will not stop at 138 Street-Grand Concourse.

Riders can take free shuttle buses for service to all 6 train stops between Hunts Point Avenue and 125th Street. 

A, C and E trains in Manhattan and Queens

Between 9:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run on the F line from 2nd Avenue to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue; uptown C and A local trains will run express from Canal Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle; and downtown E trains will run on the F line from West 4th Street-Washington Square to 2nd Avenue due to structural maintenance.

Riders can take the R train, free Q96 shuttle buses and nearby N and 7 trains for service to and from Queens Plaza. 

F and G trains in Brooklyn

​Between 9:30 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, G trains won't run between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Church Avenue in either direction due to electrical work.

G trains will will be running along two routes, according to the MTA:

  • Between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues
  • Between Bedford-Nostrand Avenues and Hoyt-Schermerhorn every 20 minutes

Coney Island-bound F trains will run express from Jay Street-MetroTech to Kings Highway.

J trains in Brooklyn and Queens

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, J trains won't run in either direction between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer and Crescent Street due to station work. J trains will run between Crescent Street and Broad Street.

Riders can take free J90 shuttle buses for service between 121st Street and Crescent Street. The buses will run between the Jamaica Van-Wyck E train station and Crescent Street. 

Between 4:45 a.m. Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday, meanwhile, Manhattan-bound J trains will run nonstop from Broadway Junction to Myrtle Avenue due to structural maintenance.

Riders can take a Crescent Street-bound train for service to and from bypassed stations. 

1, 2 and 3 trains in Manhattan

Between 9:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, downtown 1 trains will run nonstop from 145th Street to 96th Street, and downtown 1 and 2 local trains will not stop at 86th Street or 79th Street due to accessibility work. Riders can take an uptown train for service to and from bypassed trains. 

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, meanwhile, downtown 1 and 2 local trains will run nonstop from 14th Street to Chambers Street due to track maintenance. Riders can take an uptown train for service to and from bypassed trains. 

And during the day and evening, 1 trains will run every eight minutes, and 2 and 3 trains will run every 12 minutes, while 1, 2, and 3 trains will share the express track in Manhattan.

2, 3 and 4 trains in Brooklyn

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday, Manhattan-bound 2, 3 and 4 local trains won't stop at Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum due to station work.

Riders can take a Flatbush Avenue-bound 2 or Crown Heights-bound 3 or 4 local trains — or use nearby Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and Grand Army Plaza stations — for service to and from this station.

And between 11:45 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, Flatbush Avenue-bound 2 trains and Crown Heights-bound 3 and 4 local trains won't stop at Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum due to station work.

Riders take a Manhattan-bound 2,3, or 4 local train or use nearby Grand Army Plaza or Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College stations for service to and from this station.

2 and 5 trains in the Bronx

Between 4:45 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, Manhattan-bound 2 trains won't stop at Jackson Avenue, and 5 trains will not run between East 180th Street and Bowling Green until 10 a.m. Sunday due to track maintenance.

Riders can take a Wakefield-bound train for service to and from Jackson Avenue.

4 trains in the Bronx

Between 5:45 a.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday, Woodlawn-bound 4 trains won't stop at Bedford Park Boulevard-Lehman College or Mosholu Parkway due to track maintenance. 

Riders can take a Manhattan-bound train for service to and from bypassed stations. 

D trains in the Bronx

Between 9:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, Norwood-bound D trains won't stop at 170th Street or 174th-175th Streets due to structural work.

Riders can take a Manhattan-bound train for service to and from bypassed stations.

E, F and R trains in Queens

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, Forest Hills-bound R trains will run express from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to track maintenance. Jamaica-bound E and F local trains, meanwhile, will run express from 21st Street-Queensbridge to Forest Hills-71st Avenue.

Riders can take a Manhattan-bound train for service to and from bypassed stations.

J trains in Manhattan

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday, Broad Street-bound J trains won't stop at Bowery due to station work. Riders can take a Brooklyn-bound train or use the nearby Canal Street or Delancey Street-Essex Street stations for service to and from this station.

And between 11:45 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, Brooklyn-bound J trains won't stop at Bowery due to station work. Riders can take a Broad Street-bound train or use the nearby Delancey Street-Essex Street or Canal Street stations for service to and from this station.

N, Q and R trains in Manhattan

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, uptown N, Q and R local trains will run express between Canal Street and 34th Street-Herald Square due to track replacement. 

Riders can take a downtown train for service to and from bypassed stations.