The MTA is scrambling to restore 1 train service in northern Manhattan following a ceiling collapse at the W. 181st St. station.
According to reports, a 20- to 30-foot section of the ceiling as well as part of an old arch fell onto the tracks at around 11 p.m. last night. While no one was hurt, the debris damaged the third rail, and 1 train service has been impacted since then.
As of now, there is no 1 train service between 168th St. and Dyckman St. Trains are running in two sections between South Ferry and 168th St. and between Dyckman St. and 242nd St. in the Bronx. Shuttle buses are providing service between 168th and Dyckman Sts.
Right now, the MTA has no timetable for a complete restoration of service, but crews are working to repair the damage. I’ll publish an update when I have one, and in the meantime, keep your eye on the MTA’s service alerts page.
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Just curious why they wouldn’t terminate the upper manhattan section at 191 street rather than Dyckman. Both stations have only two tracks so it not like one has more utility for turnaround/hold-overs than the other.
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Because there’s nowhere to cross trains between tracks at 191st St. See the track map.
So that’s what they meant by “debris”. I guess “station collapse”, although more accurate, was too dramatic.
So this is what they mean when they say the system is “falling apart.”
If this is why they’re delaying the SAS, this is actually an acceptable reason. If only the government would provide more infrastructure replacement funds. Everything is in disrepair in this country because people want to build new six lane highways to nowhere and fancy interchanges.
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