When is mta shutting down

But the generators never turned on and the system continued running on the batteries, even after Con Ed restored full power. In addition, an alert system failed that should have informed workers in a control center that the subway was running on batteries — leaving them oblivious to the situation. After 45 minutes, the batteries were drained and the subway system came to a halt. More than 80 trains — roughly half of those in operation Sunday night — were affected by the outage, including those on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and L subway lines.

Emergency personnel led efforts to evacuate passengers on two of those trains, but on two others "riders decided to leave on their own," Hochul said. Hochul said the "dangerous," unauthorized evacuation prolonged the service disruption, as FDNY firefighters had to thoroughly inspect the underground passages to make sure no riders were still walking the tracks. Full service resumed about a. Hochul said the circumstances that caused the incident "never happened before, to our knowledge.

Learn More. Since last spring , the system has been closed for four hours every night so crews can come in and disinfect it — one of the many drastic moves taken to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

We have been doing so for many months now and will continue to do so. While officials said this restoration will support a gradual reopening of New York City, the MTA did not announce when the subway would resume full service overnight. Upper East Side resident Al Martin, who commutes to job sites overnight all across the city as a plasterer, says the overnight subway service shutdown has been a major adjustment. Translations cannot be guaranteed as exact or without the inclusion of incorrect or inappropriate language.

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