MTA Announces
Storm-Related Service Changes
New York City
Subway’s N
Line Temporarily Suspended in Brooklyn
Metro-North Will
Provide Hourly Service Beginning at 4 p.m.
LIRR Is Adding Four
Extra Afternoon Eastbound Departures
The Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) is announcing service changes related to the
winter storm that is causing snow accumulations and high winds throughout the
region. Details of each change are listed below. Schedule details will be
posted on the mta.info
website later this afternoon.
New York City Subway
N Line Temporarily Suspended
MTA New York City
Transit has temporarily suspended service on the N Sea Beach Line in Brooklyn
south of 36 St. Southbound (Coney Island-bound) N trains will run via the D
Line south of 36 St.
Service is suspended
in order to dispatch snow-blowers to remove accumulated snow and ice from the
tracks and third rail. Once the snow is cleared from the southbound track,
normal southbound service will resume and the snow-blowers will head north to
clear snow from the northbound track. Northbound (Manhattan-bound) N
trains will then run on the D Line from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to 36
St. NYCT hopes to resume normal service in time for the p.m. peak.
The N Sea Beach Line,
along with other “open cut” outdoor lines, is more vulnerable to accumulating
snow and ice. We are also closely monitoring conditions on the AS
Rockaway, 7 Flushing, BQ Brighton, and 5 Dyre Av lines for potential
suspensions for snow removal.
In addition, Bronx 6
Express subway service and Queens 7 Express subway service is suspended.
All service on those lines will be local until further notice.
After tonight’s p.m.
peak, subway trains will be moved and stored underground on express tracks and
express service will be impacted on portions of certain lines into
Friday. De-icers – retired subway cars modified with tanks and other
specialized equipment to spray de-icing fluid on the third rail – are already
in operation. Additionally, subway trains will be equipped with scraper shoes
during overnight hours to keep ice off the third rail.
Metro-North Will
Provide Hourly Service Beginning at 4 p.m.
MTA Metro-North
Railroad will begin hourly service at 4 p.m. today due to higher-than-predicted
snow accumulations of up to 18 inches in its service territory. Metro-North may
need to further reduce or suspend service on some portions of its territory if
conditions warrant.
Just a third of
Metro-North Railroad customers took trains to New York this morning. The
railroad’s service plan provides sufficient capacity to get everyone home. The
current 75% reduced schedule remains in effect until 4 p.m. Changing weather
conditions may lead to additional trains being combined.
Metro-North will rely
heavily on its diesel fleet. Snow blowers and patrol trains are operating to
clear the tracks, but higher-than-predicted rates of snowfall have the
potential to affect service.
Long Island Rail Road
Restoring Service Between Hicksville and Huntington and Adding Four Extra
Trains
MTA Long Island Rail
Road is restoring hourly service between Hicksville & Huntington and plans
to run on two hour intervals between Huntington and Port Jeff. We continue to
see higher accumulations on Huntington branch and may be cancelling Westbound
service on Port Jeff branch for the PM to give us more flexibility for the
Eastbound PM service on that branch.
The LIRR is adding
four extra early-afternoon eastbound trains today starting with the 2:08 p.m.
train from Penn Station to Huntington. The eight extra trains include three on
the Babylon Branch, three on the Port Jefferson Branch (to Hicksville and
Huntington); and one each on the Port Washington Branch (to Great Neck) and the
Far Rockaway Branch.
The LIRR provided a
regular AM Peak schedule of trains this morning and plans to provide the
regular complement of trains for the PM Peak as well, though customers should
expect weather related delays and allow extra travel time. Here is the lineup
of extra, early afternoon eastbound trains from Penn Station.
Babylon Branch –
Three Trains
· 2:33 p.m. will run
express to Lynbrook then local to Babylon
· 3:01 p.m. will stop
at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and then run local to Babylon
· 3:32 p.m. will run
express to Rockville Centre then local to Babylon
Port Washington
Branch – One Train
· 3:41 p.m. will stop
at Woodside, Flushing-Main Street, then all stops to Great Neck.
