NEW YORK CITY — Wednesday evening rush hour was thrown into chaos when 14 lines suffered delays and service changes.
Initially, L trains were running with delays, then with modified service by 5 p.m. No L trains were running on the Eighth Avenue-bound track past Myrtle-Wyckoff because of debris on the tracks by the Lorimer Street station.
Manhattan-bound L Train is STUCK at Manhattan Ave station in Williamsburg #MTA #Ltrain #delay pic.twitter.com/pLiXfxjnOm
— Benzadrine (@Benzadr1ne) March 11, 2015
.@MTA #Ltrain mismanagement is becoming the norm at the 14th Street/Union Square station pic.twitter.com/pfK8B6AURI
— Andrew Shilling (@AndrewWShilling) March 11, 2015L train service was back to normal by 6:30 p.m
Residual delays clogged up the commute for 1, 2 and 3 train riders following a switch problem at 137th Street.
"It's rush hour. There are always little things that happen throughout," a spokeswoman for the MTA said.
Anxious straphangers took out their rage on Twitter, decrying their miserable wait.
@mta Multiple signal failures during rush hour. Again. And Again. And Again. Thought you got that out your system last month #1train commute
— Kathleen Tagg (@kathleentagg) March 11, 2015
@NYCTSubway it has taken over a half an hour to make three stops in the Bronx! What is going on with this 2 train headed into Manhattan?!
— Lauren Hartman (@misslaaalaaa) March 11, 2015
Others frustrated riders called on Mayor Bill de Blasio, who doesn't control the state authority, in desperation to do something about the sloppy service.
My commute. One hour from 72nd to 135th. Unacceptable, @MTA @NYCTSubway @nycgov @NYGovCuomo @deBlasioNYC pic.twitter.com/DBaanxlxF9
— Cody (@candrus68) March 11, 2015
Hey @deBlasioNYC let's fix this #MTA problem. This is not okay. #MTAHearUsNow pic.twitter.com/PBzbk4HSl0
— Peggy O'Leary (@PeggyOLeary) March 11, 2015
Last week the New York Post reported that subway delays were up 45 percent during 2014 and consistently shoddy service on the 7 train has recently riled Queens residents.
