{"id":58432,"date":"2025-12-02T14:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58432\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:38:03","slug":"permanent-f-and-m-train-service-changes-loom-for-manhattan-and-queens-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58432\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent F and M train service changes loom for Manhattan and Queens riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-458692821.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;New York City, United States - October 27, 2012: A man entering a New York City subway station swipes his metro card at the turnstile. In the background a woman has just exited a train and is walking towards the exit.&quot;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"NYC subway alert: Permanent F and M train service changes loom for Manhattan and Queens riders on Monday 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>MTA riders rallied against proposed fare hikes at the MTA hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Photo via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/mta.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MTA<\/a> is reminding NYC commuters that two major train lines between Manhattan and Queens will permanently switch places this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Starting Dec. 8, subway riders will have to learn new stops on the F and M lines, at least on weekdays. F and M train service between Manhattan and Queens will be switched to eliminate a merge at Queens Plaza that the agency said has caused delays for riders on the Queens Boulevard line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MTA first announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/nyc-transit\/f-and-m-subway-swap-in-manhattan-and-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">subway shakeup on Sept. 29<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re making this change to provide more reliable service for 1.2 million riders who take the E, F, M and R trains every day,\u201d the MTA said in a service alert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137801048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f-train-roosevelt-island-mta-marc-a-hermann.jpg\" alt=\"F train running through Roosevelt Island\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"NYC subway alert: Permanent F and M train service changes loom for Manhattan and Queens riders on Monday 2\"  \/>An F train stopping at Roosevelt Island in October 2024. Effective on Dec. 8, 2025, M trains will replace F train service to this subway station.Marc A. Hermann \/ MTA<br \/>\nWhat is changing on the F and M?<\/p>\n<p>F and M trains will permanently swap routes between Manhattan and Queens on weekdays only, from around 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The change will affect eight stations:<\/p>\n<p>F trains will replace M trains at Queens Plaza, Court Square-23rd St., Lexington Ave.\/53rd St., and Fifth Avenue\/53rd St.\u00a0<br \/>\nM trains will replace F trains at 21st St.-Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, Lexington Ave.\/63rd St. and 57th St.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There will be no changes on weekends or during late nights, the MTA said. During the day and evening, F trains will still run express and M trains will still run local in Queens. The agency did say, however, some transfers to and from both trains will change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The change will eliminate delay-prone merges between the E and M lines at Queens Plaza, MTA reps said. After that, the E will share tracks with two lines, down from three, and the M will share tracks with three lines, down from four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the change, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/nyc-transit\/f-and-m-subway-swap-in-manhattan-and-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">mta.info<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MTA riders rallied against proposed fare hikes at the MTA hearing. 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