MTA delays: New York City subway undergoes massive delays after 'electrical issue'
Hundreds of people reportedly waited on the train for hours
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A power outage at New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority main control centre caused major delays on the majority of the city’s trains, and headaches for commuters.
The New York Daily News reported that an electrical problem first occurred around 1.30pm local time, debilitating the control centre’s ability to monitor train traffic. By 2 pm, most of the trains had shut down.
Passengers claimed to have waited for up to 30 minutes for some trains, and they were inconvenienced in hot, stuffy subway stations during the humid summer afternoon.
“It was stifling in there,” Wanda Phillips, 72, told the Daily News. “It was crowded and hot and that’s when tempers flare up.”
Hundreds of commuters throughout the city packed into stations waiting indeterminate amounts of time for their trains without having information about arrivals.
“We kept hearing there were delays but no one knew why,” 28-year-old John Nowacki said. “It was very annoying.”
A spokesperson for the MTA confirmed to The Independent that the trains are “running close to normal service.”
“The cause remains under investigation at this time.”
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments