25 Percent Of Subway Trains Arrive Late, Says Study
In news that will surprise no one, a lot of the city’s subways aren’t showing up on time — and it’s only gotten worse.
The MTA just released some statistics that show you’re not going crazy when you think you’re waiting far too long for the next G train. According to NBC New York, the report says that 25 percent of trains arrived at the end of the line five or more minutes behind schedule during the year covering October 2013 through October 2014 — which is a six percent increase from the year before.
There were 41,500 delays per month — which is, depending on the month, about 56 delays per hour. Yikes.
“The trains smell and they’re overcrowded,” said Park Slope neighbor and F train rider John DiVito, telling it like it is to the Daily News. “They shouldn’t be slow. too.”
The MTA says all those delays are due in part to more people riding the subway, increased construction and maintenance projects (like the R train tunnel), and that they’re now doing more accurate reporting of arrivals and departures at the end of train lines.
