Service Changes and Track Replacement on F and M Lines of the NYC Subway – Important Information and Updates

2023-08-25 18:58:12

What you should know

If you are a user of the F and M lines of the New York City subway between Manhattan and Queens you will see some changes in the service from Monday, August 28 until the first quarter of 2024 due to a replacement of tracks, he recalled on Thursday The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA noted that track replacement will take place along the line between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center en Manhattan y 36 St en Queens. The agency noted that the project will improve reliability, mitigate leaks, prevent future corrosion and deterioration, and extend the life of existing infrastructure, the agency said. Crews will remove existing direct-attached tracks and build new concrete tracks. and new direct-attach tracks, install new contact rails, kickboards, supports and insulators, remove and replace cables, supply and install new signaling equipment, repair spalled concrete and cracks, and seal the asset. leaks. Crews will also install 25,643 feet of new third rail with kicker boards and cables.

NEW YORK — If you are a user of the F and M lines of the New York City Subway between Manhattan and Queens you will see some changes in service from Monday, August 28 until the first quarter of 2024 due to a track replacement , recalled Thursday the Metropolitan Transportation Authorities, (MTA, for its acronym in English).

The MTA noted that track replacement will take place along the line between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center en Manhattan y 36 St en Queens. The agency noted that the project will improve reliability, mitigate leaks, prevent future corrosion and deterioration, and extend the life of existing infrastructure, the agency said.

Crews will remove existing direct-attach tracks and construct new concrete tracks and new direct-attach tracks, install new contact rails, kickboards, brackets and insulators, remove and replace cables, supply and install new signaling equipment, repair flaking concrete and cracks and will seal the asset. leaks. Crews will also install 25,643 feet of new third rail with kicker boards and cables.

The following service changes will be in effect through the first quarter of 2024:

CHANGES IN THE F TRAIN

As of Monday, August 28, the F line service will stray across the line E in both directions between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center and Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av. service during the week of line F will be discontinued between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr and Forest Hills-71 Av. Service will operate between Middle Village-Metropolitan Av and 57 St/6 Av in Manhattan only between 6 am and 9 pm Nightly between 9:00 pm and 6 am and weekends, the F line It will operate its normal service between Metropolitan Av and Essex St or Myrtle Av, and the 57 St/6 Av station will be closed. Due to operational limitations, the service will operate on reduced frequencies. Monday through Friday and on weekends, between 5 am and 11:59 pm, the F line will operate L trains between Lexington Av/63 St and 21 St-Queensbridge, and free Q95 buses will operate between 21 St-Queensbridge and Queens Plaza stations. During the night, between midnight and 5 am, the service of train F is suspended and free Q94 buses will connect Roosevelt Island, 21 St-Queensbridge and Queens Plaza stations.

The elevator at the Roosevelt Island subway station is currently undergoing emergency repairs. For the first few weeks of the outage until repairs are complete, there will be no ADA service for Roosevelt Island F train customers. Riders requiring the ADA lift can take the Q102 bus to the accessible subway station at Queens Plaza.

CHANGES IN THE M TRAIN

Monday through Friday, between 6 am and 9 pm, M Line trains will not run between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center and Forest Hills-71 Av in either direction and will terminate at 57 St. There will be no service on the following stations: 5 Av/53 St Lexington Av/53 St Court Sq-23 St Queens Plaza 36 St Steinway St 46 St Northern Blvd 65 St Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av Elmhurst Av Grand Av-Newtown Woodhaven Blvd 63 Dr-Rego Park 67 Av Forest Hills-71 Av For service to 5 Av/53 St, Lexington Av/53 St and Court Sq-23 St and express service to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av and Forest Hills-71 Av, take the E or F train. For local service to stations between Queens Plaza and Forest Hills-71 Av, take the R train. Weekday R train frequency will increase during this service change. M Line trains will continue to operate between Delancey St-Essex St and Middle Village-Metropolitan Av in both directions during evenings and weekends, and between Myrtle Av and Middle Village-Metropolitan Av overnight.

MTA crews will make station announcements and post station signs. Outreach to community members and stakeholders will continue throughout the project.

The MTA offers customers a variety of ways to receive information about planned and real-time service changes, as well as 24/7 customer support in multiple languages.

To see the updates go to this website.

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