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Woman Fatally Struck by Train at 59th Street Station, NYPD Says

 There were service disruptions on uptown 4, 5 and 6 trains after a woman was fatally struck at 59th Street Monday afternoon, officials said.
There were service disruptions on uptown 4, 5 and 6 trains after a woman was fatally struck at 59th Street Monday afternoon, officials said.
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MIDTOWN — A woman was fatally struck by a train at the 59th Street station Monday afternoon, according to officials.

She was hit by an uptown 5 train entering the station at about 1:47 p.m., an MTA spokeswoman and NYPD spokesman said.

She was pronounced dead on the scene, the NYPD spokesman added.

Northbound 4 and 5 train service was disrupted for several hours. Trains resumed express service with residual delays, the MTA announced at 3:37 p.m.