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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; 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.

14 of 33 Weekends in 2026 with a G segment shut, through Aug 16

34 of 112 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

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 14 of the first 33 in 2026.

191 weekends · 4 years Explore →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →