There will be no weekday express service on the No. 7 line for more than a month, officials announced Tuesday, a move that will impact about 400,000 daily riders.
From Jan. 14 to Feb. 29, all weekday trains on the line will run on the local track as NYC Transit installs new signaling and track switches, the agency said. And for up to five weekends, starting Saturday, there will be no service at all between the Woodside/61st St. station in Queens and the end of the line in Flushing, Queens.
During the total shutdowns, the Long Island Rail Road will provide free shuttle trains. NYC Transit also will run local and express buses to fill the gaps, officials said.
Once again MTA at their “best”. And we are paying more for what reason????????
Below i have placed the info from the MTA site.
(This diversion is for 7 trains that normally run express)
Express trains run local between Queensboro Plaza and Main St
Weekday, Jan 9 – 11
10:30 AM to 3 PM Wed to Fri
How does this affect my trip?
~~ Please allow additional travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are making track improvements to ensure that trains continue to
operate safely along the 7 line.
Express service suspended – all trains run local
5 AM Fri, Jan 11 to 11 PM Fri, Feb 29
How does this affect my trip?• Trains run local between Queensboro Plaza and Main St during this time.
• Please allow additional travel time.Why is service being changed?
We are performing switch work to ensure that trains continue to
operate safely along the 7 line.
Flushing-bound trains skip 69, 74, 82, 90, 103, and 111 Sts
Weekend, Jan 5 – 7
12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon
How does this affect my trip?
~~ For service to these stations, take the 7 to Junction Blvd or Willets Point and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 7.
~~ For service from these stations, take a Manhattan-bound 7 to Woodside-61
St or Junction Blvd and transfer to a Flushing-bound7
Why is service being changed?
We are performing switch work to ensure that trains continue to
operate safely along the 7 line.
No trains between Main St and Woodside-61 St
Free Long Island Rail Road trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service
Five weekends, Jan 12 -14, 19 -21, 26 – 28, Feb 2 – 4, and 9 – 11
12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon
Popularity: 28% [?]
January 13th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Definitely have to wake up earlier than normal to catch the FREE shuttle bus