{"id":516624,"date":"2026-01-14T23:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/516624\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:52:23","slug":"nyc-subways-buses-and-commuter-rails-will-run-modified-service-heres-what-you-need-to-know-amnewyork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/516624\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Subways, buses and commuter rails will run modified service. Here\u2019s what you need to know \u2013 amNewYork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"799\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55031476902_161fa6e545_c.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"subway train pulling into station on MLK Day\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"MLK Day: NYC Subways, buses and commuter rails will run modified service. Here's what you need to know 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A 6 train pulls into the Parkchester station in the Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>(Marc A. Hermann \/ MTA)<\/p>\n<p>The MTA is warning New York City commuters that it will be operating the <a href=\"http:\/\/amny.com\/nyc-transit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subways, buses, and commuter rails<\/a> on modified schedules this coming Monday \u2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Day.<\/p>\n<p>On the birthday of the renowned civil rights leader, subways will run on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/alerts?selectedDate=01%2F19%2F2026&amp;timePeriods=early-morning%2Cdaytime%2Cevening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday service<\/a>. In effect, that means service changes across all lines besides the F, M, 2, and Franklin Avenue and Rockaway Park Shuttles.<\/p>\n<p>Overnight, downtown local A trains will skip all stops between 125th St and 59th St-Columbus Circle and uptown local A trains will skip Spring St, 23rd St, and 50th St. Both downtown and uptown local C trains will skip the same stops as the overnight A during the day and evening, with no overnight service. Uptown E trains will skip Spring St and 23 St.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no B train service and Manhattan-bound D trains in Brooklyn will skip all stops between 36th St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Center as well as DeKalb Av overnight.\n<\/p>\n<p>The G train will be suspended between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Church Av in both directions.\n<\/p>\n<p>Other MLK Day subway service changes<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137825184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/subway-nyc-dean-moses-01132026.jpg\" alt=\"People crammed into subway train\" width=\"1200\" height=\"844\" title=\"MLK Day: NYC Subways, buses and commuter rails will run modified service. Here's what you need to know 2\"  \/>Subways will run on a Saturday schedule for MLK Day, Jan. 19, 2026.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>The J will not run between Brooklyn\u2019s Crescent St and Queens\u2019 Jamaica Center-Parsons\/Archer before 5 a.m on MLK Day. There will be no Z train service.<\/p>\n<p>L train service will be suspended between Broadway Junction and Lorimer Street in both directions.\n<\/p>\n<p>Overnight Manhattan-bound Brooklyn N trains will go express from 36th St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Center, then skip DeKalb Av and travel via the Q line to Canal Street. Manhattan-bound R trains will run the same way during the day and evening.<\/p>\n<p>R trains will not go between Whitehall St-South Ferry in Manhattan and 59th St in Brooklyn overnight.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Q trains running to 96th St will run via the R line between DeKalb Av and Canal St.\n<\/p>\n<p>The W train and the 42nd St Shuttle will not operate on MLK Day.\n<\/p>\n<p>The 1 train will be suspended between 137th St-City College and 168th St-Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan.\n<\/p>\n<p>The 4 train will not run between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall in Manhattan and Crown Heights Utica Av\/New Lots Av in Brooklyn, with extra 3 trains replacing it overnight. In the Bronx, until 10 p.m. on Monday, Manhattan-bound 4 trains will skip 176th St, Mt Eden Av, 170th St, 167th St, and 161 St-Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>During the day and the evening, Manhattan-bound 4 trains will run local between 125th St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall. There will also be reduced 4 service in the Bronx between 7:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. on MLK Day, with trains rerouted to 3rd Av-138th St on the 6 line.<\/p>\n<p>The 5 will be suspended between Grand Central-42nd St and Bowling Green during the day and evening.\n<\/p>\n<p>Flushing-bound 7 trains will skip 82nd St, 90th St, 103rd St, and 111th St.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Buses will run modified weekday service, with some express buses placed on special schedules.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Long Island Rail Road will operate regular weekday service, but riders will have to pay off-peak fares all day.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Metro-North Railroad\u2019s Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines will run on a Saturday schedule, with additional trains at rush hour. The Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines will operate on weekend schedules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 6 train pulls into the Parkchester station in the Bronx. (Marc A. 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