R train skipping a host of stops this weekend

The R train will be skipping stops this weekend, as a result of the MTA’s ongoing Capital Rebuilding Program.

According to the MTA, Bay Ridge bound R trains will skip stops at Union Street, Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street, Prospect Avenue, 25^th Street, 45^th Street and 53^rd Street.

For service to Union Street, Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street, Prospect Avenue and 25^th Street, take the R train to 36^th Street and transfer to a local Manhattan-bound R, N or D Train. For service from these stations, the R, N or D Train to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and transfer to a Bay Ridge bound R train.

For service to 45^th and 53^rd Streets, take the R Train to 59^th Street and transfer to a Manhattan bound N local Train or R Train. For service from these stations, take the N Train or R Train to 36^th Street to a Bay Ridge bound R Train.

For any other MTA service changes, visit web.mta.info/service.