NYC Subway Delays, Service Changes For Wednesday's Commute

NEW YORK CITY, NY -- Several subway lines were delayed during a wet Wednesday morning rush hour commute that was plagued with sick passengers and mechanical difficulties.

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Here's what happened:

A sick passenger at the 59th Street, Columbus Circle station caused delays on the A line around 8 a.m. and Brooklyn-bound trains were rerouted to the the local track between 59th and Canal streets, the MTA announced on Twitter. Signal problems at Canal Street also delayed A, C and E service around 9:45 a.m.

Northbound B and D train service came to a halt around 7 a.m. after signal problems struck at the Rockefeller subway station. While service resumed at 7:40 a.m., the MTA warned passengers to expect residual delays.

Signal problems also plagued the D train at the Bay Parkway station around 8:20 a.m. and caused northbound trains to be delayed.

Southbound F trains were rerouted to the E line between Roosevelt Avenue and West 4th Street from 8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. because of a sick passenger at the 21st Street - Queensbridge station.

The N, Q, R and W line was hit with two separate incidents that delayed service and rerouted trains. A sick passenger at the Union Square station caused N and Q trains to run local between Canal and 34th streets between 8:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. And a train with mechanical difficulties at Canal Street rerouted uptown-bound R trains to the N line from 8:55 a.m. to 9:20 a.m., according to an MTA alert.

Lastly, a 5 train with mechanical problems at the Pelham Parkway station stalled southbound service 5 at around 9:20 a.m. and once again, caused delays, said the MTA.

Angry straphangers took to Twitter to complain.

@NYCTSubway I don't remember the last time the D train didn't have delays. Can I sign up for alerts for when there ISNT a delay?
— G (@itsmegamze) April 26, 2017

Im stuck on a sardine pack D train right now& mta want more fair $$$$$$$$
Come on man
— barry nelson (@1barrynel) April 26, 2017

@NYCTSubway a half hour wait for a coney island bound D train is aweful. With all these fare hikes you think you'd get your stuff together
— damien bateman (@thedevilyouno) April 26, 2017

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