NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2014 You may want to make sure you double-check your local train service before you head out the door in August.<\/p>\n
The MTA has announced multiple service changes and temporary suspensions for some subway lines throughout August to allow the agency to upgrade train tracks and perform signal maintenance.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Stay connected with community stories that matter: Visit our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n N train line changes<\/p>\n Due to track replacement between the 57 St. and 5 Av-59 St subway stations, N trains will operate in two sections each weekend in August and weekday nights beginning mid-month.<\/p>\n One section will operate between Queensboro Plaza and Ditmars Blvd. in Queens, while the other section runs between Stillwell Av in Brooklyn and Times Sq-42 St in Manhattan.<\/p>\n \u00a0More Local News\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Weekend service changes will begin Fridays at 11:30 p.m. and end at 5 a.m. on Monday, starting on Aug. 7. Changes will apply every weekend until Aug. 31.<\/p>\n Additionally, weeknight train service will change from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day beginning Aug. 11.<\/p>\n \u00a0For more on what’s happening in your area, head to our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n To make up for service during the weekend, R trains will operate via 63 St in both directions between 57 St in Manhattan and 36 St in Queens.<\/p>\n Commuters can also take the No. 7 train for service between Queens and Manhattan by transferring at Queensboro Plaza or Times Sq-42 St.<\/p>\n \u00a0More Transit News\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n W train line changes<\/p>\n Service will be suspended on the W train line Monday to Friday from 5:01 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The suspensions will run from Aug. 24 through Aug. 28.<\/p>\n For alternate service, commuters will be able to take select R trains that will run via 63 St between 57 St in Manhattan and 36 St in Queens.<\/p>\n \u00a0Discover more stories shaping your neighborhood on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n L train line changes<\/p>\n For the last two weekends in August, L trains will not run between Broadway Junction and Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy. The partial suspension will last from 11:30 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday for the weekends of Aug. 21 and Aug. 28.<\/p>\n Free local and non-stop shuttle buses will serve the stations skipped during those weekends.<\/p>\n Weekday service on the L train will also run in two sections between Aug. 24 and Aug. 28 between the hours of 5 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. One section will run between 8 Av and Broadway Junction while another runs as a shuttle between Broadway Junction and E 105 St.<\/p>\n For alternate service, commuters can also take fare-free shuttle buses between Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy and E 105 St.\u00a0<\/p>\n J trains will also run local to allow for even spacing between the J and L train shuttle that will be operating on the same platform.<\/p>\n For more information on all of the changes, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n