On board a Coney Island bound R46 N train from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue

Seen here is a ride on a N train, operated by R46, bound for Coney Island, via express in Queens and Sea Beach.
Due to accessibility improvements on the lower level at Queensboro plaza, Manhattan bound N train service ran express from Astoria Blvd to Queensboro Plaza via the upper level. Passengers who want bypassing stations would have to transfer on the upper level at Queensboro Plaza to a Ditmars Blvd bound N train for bypassing stations. Also, due to station maintenance, Coney Island bound N trains went express from 59 Street to Kings Hwy. Passengers who want bypassing stations would have to transfer at Kings Hwy to a Manhattan bound N train for bypassing stations.
I was hoping for an R68A, but they weren’t running any R68As on the N for this weekend, but there was an R68 coming in as a later train, but instead, I took an R46 down to Coney Island for this ride, even though I have done a ton of rides featuring an R46 on the N going either to Queens, 96 Street, or to Coney Island. Anyway, during the ride, we were stalled for a while since it was only one train leaving from Queensboro Plaza, only going one way in and out since all Manhattan bound trains were stopping on the upper level for the weekend due to accessibility work being done on the lower level.
Also, we did move a bit slow down on 4th Avenue due to track work on the local track, and a R train was in front of us, thus was a reason why we moved in a slow pace until 36 Street. We also were express in most parts of Sea Beach due to Structural maintenance on the local track, but most it didn’t affect us since we were on the farther side, which kept the ride going smoothly along the way.
In the end, this R46 was really in a hurry to leave since it came in a bit late due to work along the way, so I didn’t get a chance to make it to the end of the platform. But it did leave in time for it to get back to Queens from there.
Enjoy!
Date taken: April 20, 2024