NYC Subway Lines Stall During Morning Commute, 3 Hit Overnight

NEW YORK, NY — Service changes and delays plagued the New York City subway system overnight Monday and carried into Tuesday's morning commute.

Four train lines were slowed down Tuesday morning by signal problems in Queens and a train that activated its brakes in Brooklyn, MTA officials said. The service changes and delays affected the 7, D, N and R lines.

Signal problems were reported at the 111th Street station on the 7 line in Queens around 6:30 a.m., transit officials said. The issues forced Hudson Yards-bound trains to run local between Mets-Willets Pt and 74 St-Broadway and Main St-bound trains to run express between 74 St-Broadway and Mets-Willets Pt., according to the MTA.

The D, N and R lines experienced delays after a train automatically activated its brakes at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn around 7:30 a.m. Trains were forced to run locally between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and 36th Street while the issue was sorted out and continued to run with delays after about 8 a.m., MTA officials said.

The delay-plagued morning occurred after three people were struck by trains late Monday night and early Tuesday morning. The first person was hit by a train at the Elmhurst Avene E, F and R train station around 11 p.m. Monday, the second person was hit by a train at the West 79th Street and Broadway 1 station around 1 a.m. Tuesday and the third person was hit by a train at the Grand Central Terminal 7 train station around 3:30 a.m., transit officials said.

EMS responded to each station and rushed the people to nearby hospitals, transit officials said. Service changes and delays were instituted while responders were on the scene, but were cleared up by Tuesday morning's commute.