Four subway lines, and one bus line, are about to run a bit smoother with better service.
On Monday, NYC Transit President, Andy Byford, announced that trains will be added to the A, D, E and F lines on weekdays mostly during the hours immediately following or preceding rush hours.
The subway additions will go into effect in November. However, the weekend bus additions in Queens will go into effect in July. Of the changes, Byford says:
“We’re thrilled to add some additional service for subway and bus riders, and much bigger improvements are on the horizon. We regularly tweak schedules based on changes in demand and operating conditions, and the comprehensive plan I’m announcing this week will outline the path towards even more significant improvements to service that will be felt by all of our customers.”
Here is the subway service that will be added in November (applies to round trips):
- Three additional southbound A trains on weekdays between approximately 8:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
- One additional northbound D train on weekdays between approximately 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Three additional northbound D trains on weekdays between approximately 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
- Three additional southbound E trains on weekdays between approximately 10:30 a.m. and noon
- One additional northbound F train on weekdays between approximately 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
- Two additional southbound F trains on weekdays between approximately 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
- One additional southbound F train on weekdays between approximately 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
- Two additional southbound F trains on weekdays between approximately 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
And the weekend bus service that will be added in July:
- Saturday Q6 frequency will increase throughout the entire day.
- Saturday Q8 frequency will increase in midday, afternoon and evening periods.
- Saturday Q29 frequency will increase in the afternoon period.
- Saturday Q47 frequency will increase throughout the entire day.
- Saturday Q49 frequency will increase in the morning, afternoon and evening periods.
- Saturday Q101 frequency will increase in the midday and afternoon periods.
- Sunday Q65 frequency will increase throughout the day.
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