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# Downed Tree Ensnares B Train Causing Massive Delays At Cortelyou Road
- URL: https://bklyner.com/downed-tree-ensnares-b-train-causing-massive-delays-cortelyou-road/
- Published: 2017-03-02T15:00:15.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-02T15:30:45.000Z
- Author: Carly Miller
- Tags: Announcements, Nonsponsored, Transportation, b train, Central Brooklyn, Cortelyou Road station, Ditmas Park, downed tree, mta, q train, train delays, #wp

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-02-at-9.42.27-AM.png)

(Photo by Michele Travis)

A downed tree and busted fence at the Cortelyou Road station is causing massive delays on the Q and B lines this morning, according to neighbors and the MTA.

In the photo above, you can see the tree hanging precariously above the tracks, the missing slice of fence, and the B train halted by debris at its wheels.

The felled tree was on private property and hit the tracks around 8:30am while trains waited at the station, said an MTA spokesperson.

One disgruntled neighbor on the platform says:

*The uptown B drove right into the tree (don’t know why they didn’t see it) and got stuck. Waited 30 minutes for them to clear it, with an uptown Q stuck in the process. Instead of going an extra five feet to the platform, they fixed it by throwing all the debris onto the downtown B track (“Courtesy Counts!” -MTA).*

As of 9:30am, the downtown Q is currently stuck in place by the fence and MTA service is running as follows:

- No B trains service between **Prospect Park** and **Brighton Beach** in both directions.
- No train service between **Prospect Park** and **Kings Hwy** in both directions.
- For southbound travelers, riders can take the B41 from Prospect Park for service to Church Avenue or Beverly Road, or hop on the R to Fourth Avenue, then transfer to the F to 15th Street-Prospect Park. From there, the B68 bus was making regular B and Q stops to Kings Highway.

Allow additional travel time, says the MTA, but crews are currently on-site clearing the tracks.

> [#ServiceAlert](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ServiceAlert?src=hash&ref=bklyner.com): b/d B, Q trains service changes, due to a tree across the track at Cortelyou Rd. Details at [https://t.co/vhZQ2kZ2vb](https://t.co/vhZQ2kZ2vb?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> — NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) [March 2, 2017](https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway/status/837306263893590016?ref=bklyner.com)

**\[Update 10:20am: Northbound Q service has resumed, says the MTA\]**