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MTA Alert: Weekday Planned Service Changes

Changes this week for the A, G, J and M Lines

Bed-Stuy residents, if you plan on taking the subway this week, check out the following important service changes on MTA lines that run through the neighborhood. Read carefully to make sure you are prepared!

A Train*

All times until further notice, no A trains between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and the Rockaways.

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  • H shuttle trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
  • A trains operate between 207 St and Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach.
  • Free shuttle buses operate nonstop between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway-Mott Av.
  • Free H shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway-Mott Av and Beach 90 St.

Hours of Operation:
From Far Rockaway-Mott Av to Beach 90 St: 4:00 a.m. - 12 midnight.
From Beach 90 St to Far Rockaway-Mott Av: 4:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m..

NIGHTS
From Tuesday, April 6 - Friday, April 19, from 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., A service operates in two sections:
1. Between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and 168 St.
2. Between 168 St and 207 St, every 30 minutes.
To continue your trip, transfer at 168 St.

Monday through Friday, April 15 - April 19, from 11:15 p.m to 5:00 a.m., Manhattan-bound A trains run express from Euclid Av to Broadway Junction.

G Train

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All times until week of April 22, 2013, the G trains skip Smith-9 Sts in both directions. Use bus service to/from 4 Av-9 St or Carroll St instead.

NIGHTS
Monday through Friday, April 15 - April 19, from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., there are no G trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Church Av.

Also, G service operates in two sections:
1. Between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs.
2. Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts.
To continue your trip, transfer at Bedford-Nostrand Avs.

J Train

Wednesday through Friday, April 17 - April 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the last stop for some J trains headed towards Jamaica Center is 111 St. To continue your trip, transfer at 111 St to a Jamaica Center-bound J.

M Train

All times until August 2013, M trains skip Central Av in both directions.
• Use the Knickerbocker Av M, Myrtle Av J, M, and Z or Kosciuszko St J station.
• Use the B54 bus for connections between Central Av and Knickerbocker Av, where M service is available, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, where L and M service is available, or Myrtle Av, where J, M and Z service is available (Z service operates weekday rush hours only).

 

*This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations. Please call 511 for help with planning your trip. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, use your preferred relay service provider or the free 711 relay. For more information, click on the mta.info link in this email and read station signs.


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