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MTA Alert: Weekend Planned Service Changes

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

Planning to travel outside the neighborhood this weekend via the subway? If so, please be advised of the following changes to the A, C, G, J and M lines that run through Bedford-Stuyvesant

A Train
From 11:45 PM to 6:30 AM, Fri to Sun, Aug 2 - 4 and 11:45 PM Sun to 5 AM Mon, Aug 4 - 5, downtown A trains run express from 125 St to 59 St.

C Train
From 6:30 AM to 11 PM, Sat and Sun, Aug 3 - 4, downtown C trains run express from 125 St to 59 St. Also, from 6:30 AM to 11 PM, Sat and Sun, Aug 3 - 4, uptown C trains run express from Canal St to 59 St.

G Train*
From 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Aug 2 - 5, there will be no G trains running between Court Sq and Nassau Av.
• 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) and Court Sq.
2. Via McGuinness Blvd between Lorimer St (L) 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*
From 3:30 AM Sat to 10 PM Sun, Aug 3 - 4, there will be no J trains runing 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 rerouted via the M to/from Metropolitan Av.
• L trains provide connecting service via Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and Broadway Junction.
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.

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 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.)

Also, from 3:30 AM Sat to 10 PM Sun, Aug 3 - 4, M service is suspended – Take the J instead. J trains are rerouted via the M and 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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