Subway
C & D Trains Switch Routes Due To Construction
I apologize for not posting this sooner but I have not been feeling well. If you have been following the “Service Diversions“, one of the biggest projects affecting multiple routes is the “Chambers Street Signal Modernization”. Once again this project will be a big part of the diversions as MTA NYC Transit announced yesterday afternoon, [...]
NYCT Winter Weather Subway Service Changes
With a major storm preparing to hit our region, every department of the MTA is putting storm plans into action. New York City Transit issued a press release within the last hour with details on subway service changes during the storm:
Due to the forecast of a brutal winter storm beginning this evening, some MTA New [...]
Two Bronx Stations To Close For 7 Months
As I have stated many times before, when I update the “Service Diversions” page, I include information for planned changes beyond just the weekend. So with that in mind, I would like to take a quick moment & bring notice to a big diversion involving some stations in the Bronx along the . The diversion [...]
NYCT Continues Rollout Of Real Time Info Boards
Newly installed PA/CIS Board at the Middletown Road station. Photo courtesy of MTA New York City Transit.
On Christmas Eve, I wrote an entry about how MTA New York City Transit was rolling out real time information boards at some Bronx 6 line stations. Earlier today, they announced a continued rollout of these boards via a [...]
Track Work Disturbing Locals
Every couple of months I come across these kind of stories in the New York Daily News. The formula usually goes something like this, MTA NYC Transit is doing construction on a subway line. The construction leads to complaints from locals who feel the noise is ruining their lives in some ways. This is once [...]
No 7 Service For 9 Consecutive Weekends
12 days ago, I posted an entry which listed the planned service diversions for the rest of January. One of the biggest planned service diversions involved the which will have service suspended on the line between Manhattan & Long Island City for 9 consecutive weekends. MTA NYC Transit sent out a reminder press release [...]
Brighton Line Station Rehab Update
If you checked the “Service Diversions” page for the most recent update, you would have noticed that the Brooklyn-bound side of the Avenue U & Neck Road stations are scheduled to reopen. Just a few minutes ago, I received a press release to talk about it. Here are the complete details:
MTA NYC Transit announces that [...]
Rockaways Station Rehab Updates
One of the lengthier construction projects going on within the NYC Subway is the station rehabs at some stations in the Rockaways. Just a short time ago, MTA New York City Transit sent me a press release containing the latest updates on this project. Here are the complete details:
Due to inclement weather and limited track [...]
No Queens G Service For Next 4 Weekends
One of the planned service diversions for the rest of January listed here, is the being suspended for 4 consecutive weekends. MTA New York City Transit has issued a separate press release with details about the suspension which I received a short time ago. Here are the complete details:
MTA NYC Transit announces that due [...]
Cortlandt Street Station Partially Reopens
Yesterday was yet another sign of the rebuild of Lower Manhattan. 8+ years after the attack on September 11th, the Cortland Street station reopened to the public, even if it was only the Queens-bound side. The MTA held a ceremony at the event which I could not attend but here are the summarized details from [...]