A train subway service to the Rockaways to shut down for 5 months starting January 17 [Video]

LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — Thousands of passengers who ride the A train in Far Rockaway, Queens will be impacted next year, when the subway line shuts down in the Rockaways for five months, starting in January.

For many riders who live in that part of New York City, that’s the only available subway.

“How is this going to work, coming home, picking up my son?” said A train commuter Jonathan Cox.

Cox had no idea about the looming service change, and he’s not happy.

The A train is a lifeline for people who live, work and go to school in the Rockaways. But beginning in January, a section of it will be shut down for crucial repairs from Jan. 17 to May 19.

That includes Howard Beach/JFK Airport to either Far Rockaway/Mott Avenue or Rockaway Park/Beach 116th Street.

“If this was like a little small situation, it’d be fine, but at the end of …