NYC Subway Changes For March 14 Snowstorm

NEW YORK, NY — The city's above-ground subway stations will reopen at 6 p.m. following today's less-than-impressive blizzard that shut just about everything down during its lead-up, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Limited Metro North train service will be restored at 6 p.m. as well, Cuomo said, on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines. Long Island Rail Road was running on regular weekday service with just a few delays.

NYC bus service "remains active but limited," the governor's office said. "Expected to begin running normally on Wednesday at 5 a.m."

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Express subway service will be restored by 7 a.m. Wednesday, Cuomo's office said, just in time for Wednesday morning's commute. Staten Island Railway service has been fully restored.

The above-ground subway shutdown was the same tactic used during last year's historic blizzard.

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"Approximately 13,000 personnel will be on duty for subways during the storm, including more than 9,700 personnel dedicated to snow-fighting, staged throughout the system and working up to 12-hour shifts," Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said before the storm hit.

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"Snow-fighting equipment for subways will include more than 2,000 snow melting devices at switches and other infrastructure, about 1,500 3rd rail heaters, 'scraper shoes' on approximately 80 trains, 10 snowthrowers, four jetblowers, and seven de-icer train cars," his office said.

For the latest updates on subway and bus service check out the MTA's widget below:

And, here's a map of what Tuesday's subway service looked like when the above-ground stations were closed. (Click to enlarge.)

Lead photo courtesy of the MTA