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The entire Landmarked Dyckman Street 1-train station will undergo massive repairs starting this fall.
One-train riders, beware. The next two years are going to be hell.
Starting this fall, New York City Transit and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin a massive rehabilitation of 1-train stations north of 168th Street starting with Dyckman Street.
“While they have the trains out at Dyckman we’re going to do work north of Dyckman,” said Marcus Book, assistant director of government and community affairs for the MTA.
The rehabilitation of the dilapidated Dyckman Street station has been a long-asked for improvement, which many have feared might be on the chopping block because of the authority’s budgetary ills.
It’s a go, however, and this September work will begin. The flip side, however, is the two years of service disruption that will need to take place to make the improvements.
For 10 months starting in September the northbound platform will be shut down, essentially demolished and rebuilt. During that time riders who want to go north, will have to go south to the 190th Street station and hop a north bound train.
After the 10 months, when the north side of the platform is done, the south side of the station will go through the same thing – but the only place to transfer is 242nd Street, so southbound riders will most likely opt to walk over to the A-train to go downtown.
Some work will be done on the weekends, and during that time, there won’t be any service north of 168th Street. Riders will have to shift to the A-train to 207th Street or take a free M3 bus from W. 168th Street or from W. 207th Street on the A-train. When the M3 stops running at midnight, a shuttle bus will take over.
While the trains are out the stations north of Dyckman Street will see new canopies and platform edges. The Marble Hill station and the 207th Street station will get new staircases.
Click here to see a slide show describing the work.
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