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G Train Weekend Shutdowns

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Transit August 2026

Two Years of G Train Weekend Shutdowns

Data and charts from NYCuriosity's look at the Crosstown line's signal modernization and the weekend closures it has brought since the summer of 2024: every weekend the G was shut since 2023, read from turnstile data; who rides the G on a Saturday; what CBTC did for on-time performance on the 7; how the project's timeline compares with the subway's other CBTC lines; how fast the corridor's buses move on weekends; and what a shutdown weekend costs riders in minutes.

15 of 34 Weekends in 2026 with a G segment shut, through Aug 23
35 of 113 Weekends lost since the summer 2024 shutdown began
40,500 Station entries displaced by one north-segment closure weekend
2029 Current CBTC activation estimate, slipped from 2027

Charts in this post

Calendar
Weekend Closures, 2023–2026
Every weekend since January 2023, colored by which Crosstown segment was shut, detected from turnstile entries at the ten G-only stations: 5 closure weekends in 2023, 12 in 2024, 10 in 2025, and 15 of the first 34 in 2026.
191 weekends · 4 years Explore →
Bar Chart
Weekend Riders by Station
Median Saturday, Sunday and weekday entries in 2025 at the ten stations only the G serves, and the 1 to 31 taps those stations record on shutdown Saturdays.
10 stations · 2025 Explore →
Line Chart
On-Time Performance Before and After CBTC
Monthly weekday terminal on-time performance for the 7, L and G since 2015. The 7 jumped from 68% to 91% within a year of its November 2018 CBTC activation; the G, still on 1930s signals, runs at 80%.
3 lines · 139 months Explore →
Timeline
CBTC Timelines by Line
Contract award to activation for each NYC subway signal modernization since the Canarsie line, with the promised date against the delivered one.
6 lines · award to activation Explore →
Line Chart
Weekend Bus Speeds on the G Corridor
Monthly weekend speeds on the five bus routes that parallel the G, January 2023 to June 2026. The B62, the shuttle's route, has not moved faster than 8 mph in any month.
5 routes · 42 months Explore →
Bar Chart
Minutes by Mode on a Shutdown Weekend
Scheduled G travel time between four station pairs against the same trip on a shuttle bus at measured weekend speeds, on a Citi Bike, and on foot.
4 trips · 4 modes Explore →