4 out of 5 morning commutes were delayed by signal problems in 2019: report
Signal malfunctions delayed subway trains on 78 percent of weekday morning commutes in 2019, according to a new analysis from a group of public transit advocates.
Members of Riders Alliance, TransitCenter, Tri-State Transportation Campaign and Reinvent Albany studied MTA alert data to gauge the progress of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Subway Action Plan, which started in 2017. Despite the high numbers, it’s still an upgrade from 2018, when malfunctioning signals resulted in delays in 92 percent of morning commutes.
The 2018 report found that the F train, which runs through Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn, experienced the most rush hour signal delays, followed by the 5 train, the M train and the A train. The 2019 report did not provide a similar breakdown.