Trains on NYC Subway Line 7 to be Suspended Due to Repairs: Schedule
'04.01.2023'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
On January 3, the New York City Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that Line 7 service will be suspended between 34th Street-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza stations for six weekends in February-April. This is due to the installation of new elevators at the stations. Spectrum News.
The first stop of the metro movement on this segment will begin at 00:15 on February 4 and will last until 5:00 on February 6. Service on this section will also be stopped from 3:45 on Saturdays until 22:00 on Sundays during the following weekend:
- February 11 - February 12
- February 25 - February 26
- March 11 - 12 March
- March 25 - 26 March
- April 22 - April 23
In Queens, between Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue stations, and in Manhattan between Times Square and 34th Street-Hudson Yards stations, free buses will operate instead of the subway.
Additional weekend metro changes are also expected later in 2023 and 2024. They will be informed additionally.
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The station closures will allow the MTA to install two elevators at Queensboro Plaza station. One at the south entrance and the other between the station mezzanine and the two elevated platforms. Elevators and "other improvements" will make the station "fully accessible to people with disabilities," the MTA said.
“The improvements coming to Queensboro Plaza will greatly benefit tens of thousands of passengers,” said NYC Transit President Richard Davey. “Accessibility is an integral part of public transportation, especially in a city like New York where public transportation is essential for many people. When completed, the project will provide critical upgrades, security upgrades and improved customer service throughout the station.”
