Friday, March 14, 2008

No Manhattan Bound F Trains From Roosevelt Island This Weekend


You Tube video of arriving F Trains at Roosevelt Island

No Manhattan bound F Trains from Roosevelt Island this weekend. According to the MTA:
Manhattan-bound trains run on the V from Roosevelt Av to 47-50 Sts
Weekend, Mar 15 – 17, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon

How does this affect my trip?
Trains skip 21 St-Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, Lexington Av-63 St, and 57 St.

For service to these stations, take the F to 47-50 Sts and transfer to a Queens-bound F.

For service from these stations, take a Queens-bound F to Roosevelt Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound F.

Why is service being changed?
We are making electrical improvements to ensure that trains continue
to operate safely along the F line.
RIOC President Shane forwards the latest information from the MTA regarding Roosevelt Island weekend subway disruptions.
Here is the most up-to-date information on F line diversions. Please
note that these plans are subject to change and that these are the
work dates we are aware of at this time. We anticipate more weekend work
in the near future.

F Line Diversions:
March 15 - 17 (southbound)
March 29 - 31 (southbound)
April 5 - 7 (southbound)
April 26 - 28 (northbound)
May 17 - 19 (northbound)

Customers will be able to travel in the opposite direction and
back-ride
to their desired location.

We encourage you to check www.mta.info for the latest updates on
service
diversions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
I guess Southbound means towards Manhattan and vice versa.

1 comments :

Anonymous said...

Are there any clues as to when this "work" will come to an end? I'm beginning to think it has to do with saving money by reducing the number of trains running.