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This service has been labeled on the late-night map as (gray A) and on trains as (blue S). The F service has a rush hour (1a), diamond Brooklyn express service labeled <F>, in addition to F local service. [15] Several services operate shorter routes during lower ridership hours, but these are neither signed differently nor counted as separate ...
In December 2007, the MTA announced that it planned to set aside $27 million in 2008 and $60 million annually afterwards for service enhancements to help riders deal with increased fares. Extended weekday evening M service to Broad Street and weekend service to Chambers Street were part of the plan. [57]
The NYCTA approved four changes in subway service on April 27, 1981, including an increase in B service. The changes were made as part of the $1 million, two-year Rapid Transit Sufficiency Study, and were expected to take place as early as 1982, following public hearings and approval by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board.
Weekend daytime 4 service would be extended beyond its terminal at Utica Avenue and originate and terminate at New Lots Avenue. Trains would operate local in Brooklyn south of Franklin Avenue. This service change would have been implemented in July 1991, pending approval from the MTA board. [36]
On September 1, 2021, when 3 to 5 inches (76 to 127 mm) of rain per hour fell during Hurricane Ida, service on the entire subway system was suspended. [332] As part of a $130 million and an estimated 18-month project, the MTA began installing new subway grates in September 2008 in an attempt to prevent rain from overflowing into the subway system.
On November 17, 2019, New York City Transit made adjustments to weekday evening 3, 4, and 5 service in order to accommodate planned subway work. 5 service between Dyre Avenue and Bowling Green was reduced by one hour, from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m., with Dyre Avenue Shuttle service beginning an hour earlier.
Since 2018, according to Transportation and Public Works, weekend waits for most Metrorail trains have been 30 minutes, compared to five minutes during weekday rush hours for most stations.
During weekends, they terminated at Euclid Avenue with a shuttle to Lefferts Boulevard. [12] [18] Two months later, on June 28, 1956, the former Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch, having been rebuilt to subway specifications, [19] began service to Rockaway Park [20] and Wavecrest (Beach 25th Street).