"F trains are now traveling via the 53rd Street tunnel between Queens and Manhattan, while M trains are running on the 63rd Street tunnel through Roosevelt Island. Although the change is permanent, it is only in effect between 6 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. on weekdays; during late nights and weekends, the F will run on the 63rd Street line, while M trains run between Middle Village-Metropolitan Avenue in Queens and Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan."
"Top Metropolitan Transporation Authority brass says they made the swap to clear a merge issue at the Queens Plaza station, which they said was slowing down all four trains that run below Queens Boulevard the F, M, E, and R. They contend the change will lead to more on-time service for the 1.2 million riders who frequent those lines and reduce crowding on trains serving the affected stations."
"You've been waiting at Queens Plaza, and you're waiting for that E train, and all of a sudden the M local cuts in front of you and you're waiting, Crichlow said. That will be a thing of the past. No more will that happen."
The F and M subway lines swapped their weekday routes between Queens and Manhattan, sending F trains via the 53rd Street tunnel and M trains via the 63rd Street tunnel through Roosevelt Island. The change is permanent during weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with late nights and weekends reverting to prior routings. The swap aims to remove a longstanding merge issue at Queens Plaza that slowed F, M, E and R trains. The MTA projects improved on-time service for about 1.2 million riders and reduced crowding at affected stations. The first day experienced delays from a switch problem at Fifth Avenue/53rd Street, causing large platform crowds at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue.
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