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MTA Alert: Major Weekend Planned Service Changes

Changes to the A, C, G, J and M trains running through Bed-Stuy

If you're planning to get out this weekend and use the subway, please be advised of the following changes to ALL of the subway lines that run through Bedford-Stuyvesant:

A Train
Beginning at 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Jul 19 - 22, Brooklyn-bound A trains run local from 59 St to W 4 St, then are rerouted via the F to Jay St-MetroTech.

C Train
Beginning at 6:30 AM to 12 midnight, Sat and Sun, Jul 20 - 21, Brooklyn-bound C trains are rerouted via the F from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech.

G Train
Beginning at 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Jul 19 - 22, there are no G trains between Court Sq and Nassau Av.
• G trains operate between Nassau Av and Church Av.
• Free shuttle buses provide alternate service on two routes:
1. Via Manhattan Av between Nassau Av G station and Court Sq.
2. Via McGuinness Blvd between Lorimer St L station and Court Sq.
• Transfer between G trains and shuttle buses at Nassau Av.
• Transfer between L trains and shuttle buses at Lorimer St.
• Transfer between E and 7 trains and shuttle buses at Court Sq.

J Train*
Beginning 3:30 AM Sat to 10 PM Sun, Jul 20 - 21, there are no J trains between Broadway Junction and Myrtle Av.
J service operates in two sections:
1. Between Jamaica Center and Broadway Junction.
2. Between Chambers St and Myrtle Av, and then rerouted via the M to Metropolitan Av.
•  Free shuttle buses provide alternate service between Broadway Junction and Myrtle Av, making station stops at Chauncey St, Halsey St, Gates Av, and Kosciuszko St.
• Transfer between J trains and free shuttle buses at Broadway Junction and/or at Myrtle Av.
• Transfer between J and L trains at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and/or at Broadway Junction.

M Train
All times until late 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 Mservice 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.)

Also, beginning at 3:30 AM Sat to 10 PM Sun, Jul 20 - 21, J service is suspended - Take the J. J trains make all M stops between Myrtle Av and Metropolitan Av.

*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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