The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is adding weekday service to the A and L subway lines beginning Monday, Nov. 3, reducing wait times for more than 100,000 weekday riders.
On the A line, there will be increased service midday by adding one round trip each to Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway, which would extend the span of midday 8-minute average headways between Inwood-207 Street and Rockaway Boulevard.
On the L line, additional trips will be provided during the morning rush. Weekday evening rush and weekend schedules are being revised to better align service frequency with ridership. Weekday morning peak period service will increase by four additional round trips total, with two additional trains at the height of the morning peak to increase service from 20 to 22 trains between approximately 8:00am and 9:00am. This increase in capacity is enabled by recent upgrades to the line’s traction power system, including three new substations.
In the weekday evening peak period, the span of 4-minute headways will begin approximately 30 minutes earlier.
“Fast, frequent, more accessible service is a powerful incentive for New Yorkers to ride, and these latest enhancements on the A and L lines will only help us attract more customers," said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber.
On Saturdays, trips will be adjusted in the early morning and late evening hours, extending the span of 8-minute headways through the 11:00pm hour. On Sundays, New York City Transit will start the span of peak 4-minute service two hours earlier, with service reaching the 4-minute headway in the 11:00am hour.
The improvements will reduced wait times for more than 100,000 weekday riders, according to officials.
“When we launched congestion pricing, I made a promise to New Yorkers that we would deliver tangible improvements to transit service and by adding more trips on two of the busiest subway lines, we are doing just that,” Governor Kathy Hochul said. “More frequent subway service means less waiting on platforms and reduced crowding on trains — two big wins for riders.”
