Partial suspension of G subway services this summer

An MTA train arrives at Clinton Washington Station. Seen from the platform. (Source: Little Crush FIlm Co. / Getty Images)

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – G subway trains will be partially suspended in Brooklyn and Queens this summer in three stages, causing major changes to passenger service.

The MTA traffic signal modernization project will cause major changes to the operation of the G Line. These changes will begin this Friday and will last until September 3.

From June 28 to July 5, G trains will not run between Court Square and Nassau Avenue in either direction, skipping stops at Court Square, 21st Street and Greenpoint Avenue.

From July 5 to August 11, G trains will not run between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue, excluding stops at Court Square, 21st Street, Greenpoint Avenue, Nassau Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street, Broadway, Flushing Avenue and Myrtle Avenue Willoughby. G trains will not run at all from 8:30 p.m. on August 11 until 5 a.m. on August 12.

G trains will not run between Bedford-Nostrand Street and Church Avenue from August 12 to September 3, skipping stops at Classon Avenue, Clinton-Washington Avenue, Fulton Street, Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Bergen Street, Carroll Street, Smith-9th Street, 4th Avenue-9th Street, 7th Avenue, 15th Street-Prospect Park, Fort Hamilton Parkway, and Church Avenue.

According to the MTA, instead of the subway, shuttle buses will run and stop at all stations where service has been suspended.

The service changes come as the MTA works to replace 90-year-old signals used on the G Line with new connectivity-based train control technology.

According to the MTA, the signals date back to the 1930s and are a common source of service outages and delays on the G Line.

“Replacing 1930s-era signals and infrastructure will dramatically improve service reliability for G train customers,” said Jamie Torres-Springer, president of MTA Construction and Development. “Gradual outages are the best way to deliver this project in the most cost-effective manner, while minimizing long-term impacts to passengers.”