Metro

Switch failure snarls subway service in Brooklyn

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Published July 22, 2019
Updated July 22, 2019, 6:32 p.m. ET
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The crowds waiting for the train at Wall Street (left) and 42nd Street Grand Central (7 line, right) on July 22.
The crowds waiting for the train at Wall Street (left) and 42nd Street Grand Central (7 line, right) on July 22.Barry Lee; Jonathan Fierros
People on the 123 platform at Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal
People on the 123 platform at Times Square-42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal Devin Lowe
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The crowds at Fulton Street
The crowds at Fulton StreetJuanma Trujillo
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Subway service on several numbered lines will be disrupted during the Monday-evening rush hour, the MTA warned — after the same lines ground to a halt during Friday’s commute.

As of 5 p.m., no 2 and 5 trains were running in Brooklyn due to a switch malfunction between Franklin Avenue and President Street, MTA officials said.

Southbound 2 trains were ending their runs at South Ferry and 5 trains at Bowling Green.

Trains on the 3 and 4 lines, meanwhile, were running express between Atlantic Avenue and Utica Avenue. Those trains were also suffering delays in the Manhattan-bound direction due to an assault on a conductor at Borough Hall, the MTA said.

Flatbush-bound straphangers should take the 3 or 4 trains to Franklin Avenue, where shuttle buses will be running, or just take B or Q trains, the MTA said on Twitter.

The debacle comes after the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 lines were shut down for more than 90 minutes Friday evening due to a software glitch. An MTA spokesperson said Monday’s and Friday’s incidents are not related.