NYCT’s FASTRACK returns to the F line in Brooklyn

On November 10, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit's (NYCT) FASTRACK program returns to the F line between Greenwich Village in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.

For four consecutive weeknights until November 14, F trains will not stop at B’way-Lafayette St., 2 Av., Delancey St., East Broadway and York St. F trains are rerouted via the A line in both directions between W 4 St and Jay St-MetroTech.

“Our FASTRACK efforts have been highly successful in repairing and maintaining a subway system that provides a safer work environment for employees and improves train service reliability for our customers,” said Joseph Leader, senior vice president for the Department of Subways.

During the previous FASTRACK along this corridor in June 2014, NYCT repair and maintenance crews completed many tasks along this 3.3-mile long, five-station section of the subway between W 4 St. and Jay St.-MetroTech. Track workers scraped and cleaned 37,520 feet of track, cleaned 18,005 feet under and around the third rail, installed 14 track rails, 1,026 track plates and 744 friction pads. Infrastructure workers repaired 148 leaks and 75 square feet of damaged concrete, cleaned 950 feet of drain line, repaired or replaced 406 feet of handrail and replaced 564 light bulbs. At stations, workers painted 34,080 square feet of station surface, including 58 columns and 48 stairway safety markers. Station lighting improvements included replacing two fluorescent light fixture ballasts and 10 light bulbs. Signal crews completed multiple work orders for maintenance, repair and replacement of more than 30 switch and signal components. In addition, they also serviced 10 switches, tested 43 signals and serviced 34 signals. This represents only a portion of the work completed during this FASTRACK diversion.

The next FASTRACK overnight closure, scheduled to begin November 17 and ending November 21, will take place at N, Q and R Manhattan stations.