NYC Subway Delays: Power Outage Cripples N, R, D Lines

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BROOKLYN, NY – A power cut at the start of Wednesday's rush hour commute left subway stations overflowing with passengers and service severely disrupted – again.

Images on Twitter showed dozens of passengers crammed on the platform for the D, N and R trains at the Atlantic Avenue/Barclays Center stop and people overflowing onto the streets.

“the D N and R platform is so dangerous! Why are there constant accidents, signal problems and delays all of a sudden??” @fvlkinaround tweeted.

Another picture on Twitter appeared to show a large group of commuters waiting for the bus on 4th Avenue in Sunset Park.

The MTA blamed a ConEd power cut and said N trains are running on the D line between the 36 Street and Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue stops in both directions.

About 15 minutes after first tweeting about the power problem, the MTA said N and R service had resumed, around 5:10 p.m.

During the outage, there was no R service between 36th Street and 96th Street in both directions. The B4, B9, B37 and B63 buses were suggested as an alternative.

“Expect delays on the D, N and R trains,” the MTA noted, adding that generators were en route to the site of the electrical problem.

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Lead image by Kathleen Culliton