Image of Blurred, Moving F Train From Venus in Furs More late weeknight’s without F train service to Roosevelt Island from Manhattan starting later today. The MTA is reporting that there will be no Queens bound F trains from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island starting at 11:00 PM – 5 AM beginning Monday April 11 through Friday, April 15 From the MTA:
F Jamaica-bound trains are rerouted via the M from 47-50 Sts to Queens Plaza
Nights, 11 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, April – Apr 15
… For service to Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge, take the F to Roosevelt Av
and transfer to a Coney-Island bound F.
For service from 57 St, Lexington Av-63 St, Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge,
take a Coney Island-bound F to 47-50 Sts and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F .
Last time this happened at the end of March, a reader asked:
… My SO works nights and this disruption badly affects his commute home as he cant get the Tram which stops working at 2 am, so he has to take F train to Queens and then to Roosevelt Island which adds additional 30-60 minutes to the commute because F trains run very infrequently at night. He inquired whether RIOC plans to operate the Tram at night this week and was said, NO.
But a train operator said that last week RIOC did operate the Tram the WHOLE NIGHT on days there was no F train service from Roosevelt Island.
So why does RIOC run the Tram all night if there is no Manhattan-bound F train at nights, but not at nights when there is no Queens-bound F train???
This is very unfair for RI residents returning home at night.
No official word yet from the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ( RIOC ) if the Tram will be operating during the hours when there is no late night F Train Service to Roosevelt Island. This past weekend when there was no F train service from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island, the Tram did operate on a 24 hour basis. UPDATE 3:30 PM – Just received this announcement from RIOC:
During the week of April 11, Tram and Red Bus service will be extended until 5 AM
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