Over the weekend of Sept. 19–21, parts of the 1, 6, A, D, E and L lines and the Rockaway Park Shuttle will be suspended. LIRR trains will also not run on the City Terminal Zone segment (Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica) until early Monday, and affected riders can use the subway for free at designated stations. Travelers heading out for the weekend or to JFK Airport should check the MTA app before leaving.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said it will carry out track, signal and structural work, including partial service suspensions, on the 1, 6, A, D, E and L subway lines and the Rockaway Park Shuttle (S) from Friday night, Sept. 18, until 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21. The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will also suspend service between Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn and Jamaica from 11 p.m. on the 18th until 2:30 a.m. on the 21st. LIRR riders on this segment can take the subway at no extra charge at designated stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Lines With Partial Suspensions
On the 6 line, service between Hunts Point Av in the Bronx and 125 St in Manhattan will be suspended starting at 9:30 p.m. Friday for track replacement. Two free shuttle bus services, local and express, will run between the two stations. Riders who exit the subway at Hunts Point Av or 125 St must get a "GO ticket" from station staff to re-enter. The 1 train will not stop at its terminal, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, and riders must transfer to a free shuttle bus at 238 St.
On the D line, structural work will cut service in both directions between 34 St-Herald Sq in Manhattan and Atlantic Av-Barclays Center in Brooklyn, so trains will run in three separate sections. Riders traveling between Manhattan and Brooklyn must use the N, Q and R lines. In Queens, E trains will not run between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike and will be replaced by free shuttle buses. Riders on this segment can take the LIRR at no extra charge at Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Woodside, Grand Central and Penn Station.
On the A line, service between Broad Channel and Far Rockaway-Mott Av will be suspended, and the Rockaway Park Shuttle will not run at all. Free T354 shuttle buses will replace service between Beach 67 St and Far Rockaway. The L line will run in two sections, split at Broadway Junction, from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 p.m. Sunday, so Canarsie-bound riders must transfer at Broadway Junction.
Getting to JFK Airport and Skipped Stations
Because of the E line work, the MTA advised that travelers heading to JFK Airport this weekend should take the LIRR from Manhattan or Queens, or use the Howard Beach-JFK Airport station on the A line or the Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport station on the J line. Elsewhere, Coney Island-bound F trains will run express from Smith-9 Sts to Kings Highway, and Manhattan-bound J and M trains will not stop at Flushing Av, Lorimer St or Hewes St. In Queens, Manhattan-bound R trains and local E and F trains will skip 65 St, Northern Blvd, 46 St, Steinway St and 36 St.
Work schedules may change depending on conditions on site. The MTA urged riders to check real-time service information on the MTA app, the TrainTime app or the website mta.info before traveling.