Power Outage at DeKalb Subway Station Throws Morning Commute Into Chaos

BROOKLYN — A power outage at the DeKalb Avenue subway station and a stalled train threw the Tuesday morning commute into disarray as the B, C, D, F, Q, R, N suffered delays.

Electrical problems at the same station stranded straphangers on Sunday.

 

Subway trains down from 95th St. all the way to DeKalb. Went to 5th Ave. for a bus, line is around the corner! This is going to be a long commute. #Brooklyn #MTA

A post shared by Matthew Rydell (@matthewrydell) on May 9, 2017 at 6:01am PDT

According to the MTA website, the electrical problem halted the B train from Brighton Beach to Bedford Park Boulevard. Downtown D trains were using the C line from 59th-Columbus Circle to W 4th St-Washington Square then switching to the F line out to Brooklyn.

Uptown D trains were going no farther than 36th Street in Brooklyn.

R trains were running on the N line between Atlantic-Barclays Center and Canal Street in both directions because of a stalled train with mechanical problems.

Southbound N and Q trains were stopping at Canal Street.

Con Edison tweeted that their crews were working on the electrical issue.

The transit agency urged commuters to allow more travel time.

 

#ServiceChange
Due to signals problems at DeKalb Av, the following service changes are in effect:
There is no [B]... https://t.co/iRQBeqH6Qz

— BDFM NYC Subway (@mtanowbdfm) May 9, 2017