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1 Trains Bypass 168th St. Station Again as Broken Elevator Traps MTA Worker

By Carolina Pichardo | February 10, 2017 1:37pm | Updated on February 13, 2017 8:22am
 The elevators at the 168th Street station for the 1-train broke down again Friday morning, leaving one MTA worker stuck inside, officials said.
The elevators at the 168th Street station for the 1-train broke down again Friday morning, leaving one MTA worker stuck inside, officials said.
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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Trains to the 168th Street 1 train station were skipping the station in both directions yet again Friday morning — after an elevator broke down for the third time in two weeks, trapping an MTA worker inside, officials said.

All four of the station's elevators — which are the only way to access the platforms — lost power suddenly Friday morning, officials said.

"All elevators lost power due to an electrical issue at 10 a.m. Not a problem with elevator equipment. Three of the four elevators have been restored after circuit breakers were reset," said MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz.

Trains started bypassing the station a little after 10:19 a.m., the MTA announced via a tweet, “due to ongoing elevator repairs causing overcrowding and unsafe conditions.”

An FDNY spokesman said firefighters were called to the station at 9:32 a.m. after an MTA worker got trapped inside one of the an elevators. The FDNY said they were able to extricate the worker by 11 a.m.