What to Know
- The W Train resumes service on Monday Nov. 7
- MTA announced the subway line's elimination in 2010 due to budget constraints
- The W line ran as a local service between Astoria, Queens, and lower Manhattan from 2004-2010
The W train, discontinued in 2010 amid MTA budget cuts, made a triumphant return to the tracks Monday, the little round W icon joining its partners N, Q, R and W on the MTA's real-time service status tracker in time for the commute.
The route runs between Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard in Queens and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan. Trains operate weekdays from about 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The Q will be rerouted on the Second Avenue Subway line, which is scheduled to open in December.
The service changes will cost roughly $13.7 million each year as part of New York City Transit's approved budget.
Here are some of the changes that go into effect Monday morning:
- Q trains terminate at 57th Street/Seventh Avenue until the Second Avenue subway opens. Once the Second Avenue line opens, trains will operate from 96th Street in Manhattan to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn. Trains will make express stops along the Broadway line in Manhattan.
- N train service remains the same in Brooklyn and Queens, but trains run express between Times Square/42nd Street and Canal Street during weekday peak hours, midday and evenings. However, N trains continue to stop at 49th Street at all times.
- The overnight R train shuttle that currently operates in Brooklyn between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. is extended to lower Manhattan, making all local stops between Whitehall Street and Bay Ridge-95 Street seven days a week.
