If you’re riding the rails this weekend, the headline change is on the G line. The MTA has the G running a reduced pattern from Friday night straight through Monday morning while crews keep working on a major signal upgrade. Here’s the plain-English version of what’s running, what isn’t, and how to get around it.
What Lines Are Affected
G line — Brooklyn. From 9:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, G trains are not running between Bedford–Nostrand Avs and Church Av. This is part of the weekend of May 29–June 1, one of several G line weekends the MTA scheduled for this spring and summer.
That means the southern half of the G — the stretch through Clinton–Washington, Fulton St, Bergen St, Carroll St, Smith–9 Sts, 4 Av–9 St, 7 Av, 15 St–Prospect Park, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, and Church Av — has no direct G service this weekend.
How To Get Around It
The MTA has two alternatives in place:
- Free B93 shuttle buses make all G train stops between Bedford–Nostrand Avs and Hoyt–Schermerhorn Sts, and connect to the A and C lines at Jay St–MetroTech.
- For stations between Bergen St and Church Av, take the F line instead. You can transfer between the shuttle buses and the F at Jay St–MetroTech.
If you normally ride the G end-to-end, the simplest move is to use the shuttle to reach Jay St–MetroTech and pick up the F from there.
Why The G Is Running Short Right Now
This isn’t random. The MTA is modernizing the signals on the G line — replacing decades-old fixed-block signals with a modern Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system. While service is suspended on these weekends, crews install cables and equipment that the new system needs. The payoff down the road is more frequent, more reliable G service. The pain right now is a string of weekend shutdowns.
The G has more of these coming: the MTA has also flagged service changes the weekends of June 6–7, June 12–15, and June 19–22, plus some weeknight changes. If you’re a regular G rider, it’s worth signing up for the MTA’s planned-service-change alerts so none of these catch you by surprise.
Everything Else
Beyond the G, always check before you ride — the MTA adjusts schedules on multiple lines most weekends for track and station work. The MTA app and the planned service changes page at mta.info/alerts have the live, line-by-line picture. The Long Island Rail Road, which had a service disruption earlier this month, is back to normal service as of mid-May, so commuter-rail riders are in the clear.
Bottom line for this weekend: the G is your one big watch-out. Shuttle to Jay St–MetroTech, grab the F, and pad your schedule. Everything else, verify in the app before you swipe in.
