Special Campus Travel Advisory: Aug. 23–26

During this upcoming weekend, there will be no subway trains at #1, 2, 3 stations between Harlem and Downtown Brooklyn. On each date, MTA work will commence at 11:30 p.m. Friday evening, and subway service is expected to resume after 5:00 a.m. Monday morning. 

Please note that during the above periods, there will be no service to the 110th, 116th, and 125th Street stations bordering Columbia's Morningside campus. Use the following travel options and allow ample additional time for your journey to campus.

August 19, 2019

Travel to Campus Aug. 23–26

Via subway:

  • Take the C* or M train to Cathedral Parkway-W. 110th Street and Central Park West/Frederick Douglass Blvd.
  • Transfer to the free westbound MTA shuttle bus across W. 110th and then ride two stops to Broadway and W.116th Street.

*Please allow extra travel time to campus for the coming weekend if you are using public transportation. Note that during last weekend’s shutdown, the C-line subway trains and MTA shuttle buses were crowded and running at 20- and 30-minute intervals. We encourage you to consider alternative modes of travel to campus, and if transit issues arise, please consult event organizers or managers.

  • Along the #1,2,3 lines in Harlem, take a free southbound MTA shuttle at regular #1,2,3 subway station stops to Cathedral Parkway-W. 110th Street and Central Park West/Frederick Douglass Blvd.
  • Transfer to another free westbound MTA shuttle bus across W. 110th and then ride two stops to Broadway and W.116th Street.

 

  • From Midtown, Brooklyn or Queens, use the A, C, D, F, M, N, Q, or R subway lines to a Midtown transfer point, such as 42nd Street or 59th Street, and transfer to the C or M subway line.
  • Take the C or M train to Cathedral Parkway-W. 110th Street and Central Park West/Frederick Douglass Blvd.
  • Transfer to the free westbound MTA shuttle bus across W. 110th and then ride two stops to Broadway and W.116th Street.  

Via bus:

  • MTA buses that service the campus—the M104, M60 and M4--will maintain regular weekend schedules and stop at Broadway and W. 116th
  • Columbia-operated weekend shuttle service for the Lamont Doherty campus will maintain its regular schedule.   
For more information:

See the notice about MTA Planned Service Change at: https://transportation.columbia.edu/mta_service

For the most up to date information, including maps, travel alternatives and trip planning tools, visit https://new.mta.info/96StSwitches

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