At long last, it’s the weekend! Below, you’ll find a quick guide — based on information from the MTA — to the biggest planned service changes on the city’s subways and rails.

For more details and alternate routes, see the MTA’s weekend guide.

Subway service changes
3 trains in Manhattan

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday, 3 trains aren’t running between Harlem-148th Street and 96th Street in either direction due to station maintenance.

3 trains will be running between New Lots Avenue and 96 Street, and on the 1 line to and from 137th Street-City College. However, no 3 trains are running overnight.

Riders can take free shuttle buses for service to and from Harlem-148th Street and 145th Street.

Riders can take the 2 train for service between 135th Street and 96th Street.

A, C and E trains in Manhattan

Between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, A trains won’t run between Inwood-207th Street and 168th Street, and C trains won’t run between 168th Street and 145th Street because of track replacement. Local A trains will provide service between 168th Street and 145th Street from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

A trains will be running between 168th Street and Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard or Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue. C trains will run between 145th Street and Euclid Avenue, stopping at the lower level D train platform at 145th Street.

Riders can use nearby 1 train stops or take free shuttle buses for service between Inwood-207th Street and 168 Street. Buses will run along Broadway between Inwood-207th Street and 168th Street, and on Fort Washington Avenue between 190th Street and 168th Street, according to the MTA.

From 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, meanwhile, downtown C and A local trains are running express from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Canal Street due to signal modernization.

Additionally, downtown E trains are running on the F line after Fifth Avenue/53rd Street to Second Avenue, and uptown E trains are running on the F line from Second Avenue to West Fourth Street-Washington Square.

Riders can take the D train for service to and from Seventh Avenue. To access all other regular E service stops, the MTA advises riders to take an A or C local train.

F trains in Brooklyn

Between 12:15 a.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. Monday, F trains won’t run between Church Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in either direction due to accessibility work.

Riders can take a free B90 shuttle bus to get to F train stops between the two stations. 

For direct service between Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn and Coney Island, riders can take a D, N or Q train. 

Riders can take the Q train for service to West Eighth Street-New York Aquarium. 

F trains will be running between Jamaica-179th Street and Church Avenue. 

G trains in Brooklyn and Queens

From 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, G trains aren’t running between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues in either direction due to signal modernization.

Riders can take free B98 shuttle buses for service between those stops. When exiting the subway at Court Square, Lorimer Street (Metropolitan Avenue) or Bedford-Nostrand Avenues, get a GO Ticket from a station agent for reentry.

G trains will be running between Bedford-Nostrand Avenues and Church Avenue every 10 minutes during the day and evening.

L trains in Brooklyn

From 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, L trains aren’t running between Broadway Junction and Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway in either direction because of track replacement.

Riders can take free T426 shuttle buses for service between those stops, which are running both local and nonstop routes.

Riders exiting the subway at Broadway Junction or Junius Street (Livonia Avenue) can get a GO Ticket from a station agent to reenter.

L trains will run between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction every eight minutes or so during the day and evening and 12 minutes overnight.

2, 3 and 4 trains in Brooklyn

Between 9:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound 2 and 3 trains and 4 local trains will run nonstop from Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center due to track replacement. 

Riders can take a Flatbush Avenue-bound 2 train or a New Lots Avenue-bound 3 or 4 train for service to and from bypassed stops. 

During the day and evening, 2 trains will run every 10 minutes and 3 trains will run every 12 minutes.

2 and 5 trains in the Bronx

Manhattan-bound 2 and 5 trains will run nonstop from East 180th Street to Third Avenue-149th Street over the weekend due to structural maintenance.

Riders can take a Wakefield-bound 2 or Eastchester-bound 5 train for service to and from bypassed stations.

4 and 6 trains in Manhattan

From 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, uptown 4 and 6 local trains will run express from Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall to 125th Street due to structural and track maintenance.

Riders can take a downtown local train for service to and from bypassed stations.

6 trains will be running between Pelham Bay Park and Bowling Green every eight minutes during the day and evening.

6 trains in the Bronx

Between 9:45 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound 6 trains will run from Hunts Point Avenue to Third Avenue-138th Street due to structural maintenance.

Riders can take a Pelham Bay Park-bound train for service to and from bypassed stations. Trains will be boarding from the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform at Third Avenue-138th Street.

J trains in Brooklyn

Between 3:45 a.m. Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday, Manhattan-bound J trains will run nonstop from Myrtle Avenue to Broadway Junction due to structural maintenance.

Riders can take a Jamaica Center-bound train for service to and from bypassed stops.