NYC Subway Delays: Broken Rail Causes Commute Chaos

LOWER MANHATTAN, NY — A broken rail at a Wall Street subway station threw a wrench into Thursday evening commutes on five train lines. The MTA told straphangers to expect "significant delays" on the 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lines after the problem shut down northbound service along the 2/3 line in Manhattan.

New York City Transit first reported the problem just before 6 p.m. Crews are "on scene working to restore service," the agency said. Meanwhile, there's no northbound 2 or 3 service at Wall Street.

Northbound 2 trains are running along the 5 line between Nevins Street in Brooklyn and 149th Street-Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Northbound 3 trains will end at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Some downtown 3 trains will stop on the 1 line starting at Chambers Street and end at South Ferry, the MTA said. Other southbound 3 trains will end at Times Square.

Additionally, some southbound 5 trains will stop along the 2 line from 149th Street-Grand Concourse to Chambers Street, then run along the 1 line before ending at South Ferry.

There's no Manhattan-bound service at the Clark Street station in Brooklyn. The MTA advised straphangers to take a Manhattan-bound 2 train on the 5 line at Borough Hall.

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