NEW YORK — Full service has been restored on New York City Transit’s 1, 2, 3 subway lines on Manhattan’s West Side following Thursday’s low-speed collision between two trains, which derailed both and blocked the route adjacent to the 96th Street station.
The resumption of service was announced on the NYC Transit Subway X site just before 6 a.m. ET today (Sunday, Jan. 7), after workers completed repairs to track and the electrified third rail, as well as an inspection of the subway tunnel. The remaining cars of two trains damaged in the collision had been removed on Saturday.
“I want to thank the amazing MTA workers for their efforts,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Janno Lieber said in a press release, “and our customers for their understanding during the last two days.”
At least 26 people were injured in the incident involving a disabled train being moved for repairs, which struck a No. 1 train while both were moving northbound from the 96th Street station [see “New York subway trains derail at low speed …,” Trains News Wire, Jan. 4, 2024]. The National Transportation Safety Board has said it will look at systemwide operations as part of its investigation of the incident [see “Some New York subway service restored …,” News Wire, Jan. 5, 2024].
The NTSB has asked anyone with video or images from the subway collision to email that material to the agency at witness@ntsb.gov.
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