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Three Queens subway stations to close for track work

Three Queens subway stations to close for track work
By Philip Newman

Starting Sunday, April 7, major track work will require shutting down three Queens subway stations for nine days, adding an estimated 10 minutes to trips.

The MTA said Manhattan-bound E and F local trains will bypass the Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard station and the 75th Avenue station, while F trains will not stop at Sutphin Boulevard.

The disruption will go on 24 hours a day while workers carry out the track renewal project. It is part of what the MTA calls its Fastrack program in which parts of the subway are shut down over a period of days rather than a long series of weekends.

The project is to be finished at 5 a.m.Monday, April 16.