Traffic & Transit
Smoke Stalls 7 Train Between Queens, Manhattan: MTA
Service between boroughs was suspended starting shortly after 1:30 p.m. for an FDNY investigation.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Trains on the 7 line were suspended between Queens and Manhattan on Friday afternoon while firefighters investigated smoke at the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue Station in Long Island City, MTA officials said.
The FDNY investigation stalled trains between the boroughs starting shortly after 1:30 p.m., MTA officials said. An FDNY spokesman could not confirm details about the investigation when asked around 2 p.m.
Service was restored with delays shortly after 2 p.m., an MTA official said.
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We are resuming service between Queens and Manhattan on the 7 line after FDNY investigated the source of smoke near Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av. Continue to expect delays as we get trains back on schedule. https://t.co/bGTAsVNEdp
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) January 24, 2020
Transit officials advised subway riders to try the E, F and M lines for service between Queens and Manhattan on Friday. Passengers could also try the N, R and W lines, but they were running with delays due to an earlier problem, MTA officials said.
Manhattan-bound trains on the 7 line terminated at either Queensboro Plaza or Hunters Point Avenue during the FDNY investigation, transit officials said
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