Temporary Suspension of White Plains Line Express

Written by jrood

MTA NYC Transit said that beginning August 24 and continuing until November 13, 2009, there is no express subway service on the 5 line between the 3rd Avenue/East 149th Street station and the East 180th Street station. In addition, during the afternoon rush hour, four of the northbound 5 trains that normally operate to the Nereid Avenue station will terminate at East 180th Street. Customers traveling on these 5 trains will have to transfer to northbound 2 trains at East 180th Street or other Nereid Avenue-bound 5 trains for stations on the White Plains Road line.

The three-month suspension
of express service is necessary in order to accommodate the ongoing $280-million
East 180th Street Signal Modernization Project. The scope of work includes the
reconfiguration of track, installation of new signal equipment, the
construction of a new relay room and additional Automatic Train Supervision
functionality for the Dyre/White Plains Road line.

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