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Insane Crowds At Columbus Circle, Thanks To Uptown Water Main Break Issues
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 19, 2011
Modified Sep 19, 2011
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Since the MTA suspended A, B, C, and D service during the evening commute due to the water main break at West 106th Street and Central Park West (with good reason—tracks are under water!), things got messy for many subway commuters. For instance, ones at Columbus Circle—where the A, B, C, and D run—seemed to flock to the 1 to get out of there. But that just meant a super-packed platform.
People Tweeted, "WTF happened at Columbus Circle??? Mad people are getting out...is there something wrong w/ the train?" (@AlexMXBaez) and "Dear god I think at least 1 subway train per line is out of commission right now. Never seen Columbus Circle so swamped" (@smdnyc). Oh, and "59th Columbus Circle looked like the Day After Tomorrow when I went in that station" (@Cole_STP). According to Daniella Zalcman, "The uptown 1 train platform at Columbus Circle looks like a mosh pit. Hundreds waiting, NYPD is roping off sections of the crowd."
B and C train service has been suspended from end to end, while A train service is suspended between West 145th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle.
In addition, D trains are not running at all between 161st Street-Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and 34th Street-Herald Square in Manhattan. The MTA says "shuttle trains" will operate between 205th Street and 161st Street-Yankee Stadium on the Concourse line, and customers can utilize 4 train service to and from 161st Street. Shuttle trains will also provide service to A line customers between 207th Street and 168th Street. Check mta.info for the latest details.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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