{"id":58822,"date":"2025-12-02T20:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58822\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:15:11","slug":"these-nyc-subway-lines-swap-next-week-things-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58822\/","title":{"rendered":"These NYC subway lines swap next week: Things to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 Two subway lines that run\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/reduce-delays-mta-swap-routes-200444876.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:between Manhattan and Queens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">between Manhattan and Queens<\/a>\u00a0will permanently swap their routes starting next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/nyc-subway-lines-swap-next-233308052.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:F and M lines will be forever swapped;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F and M lines will be forever swapped<\/a> on weekdays from roughly 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. starting on Monday, Dec. 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s changing<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">F trains will now stop between Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue and 47th-50th Streets-Rockefeller Center at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lexington Avenue\/53rd Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">M trains will stop between 36th Street and 47th-50th Streets-Rockefeller Center at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lexington Avenue\/63rd Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">M train frequency will increase once the change is made to minimize added wait times for riders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why it\u2019s happening<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The MTA says the change is to \u201cprovide more reliable service\u201d for E, F, M and R train riders. These lines share tracks, increasing the chance of merging or diverging (waiting for trains to cross).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the change, the E will share tracks with two lines, and the M will share with three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/spencer-gustafson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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