N Line Subway Service Temporarily Suspended In Brooklyn For Snow Removal Efforts

This is what the MTA uses to remove snow from the tracks. It’s called the snow thrower. (Source: MTA/Flickr)

This just in from the MTA:

MTA New York City Transit has temporarily suspended service on the N Sea Beach Line in Brooklyn south of 36 St. Southbound (Coney Island-bound) N trains will run via the D Line south of 36 St.

Service is suspended in order to dispatch snowblowers to remove accumulated snow and ice from the tracks and third rail. Once the snow is cleared from the southbound track, normal southbound service will resume and the snowblowers will head north to clear snow from the northbound track. Northbound (Manhattan-bound) N trains will then run on the D Line from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to 36 St. NYCT hopes to resume normal service in time for the p.m. peak.

The N Sea Beach Line, along with other “open cut” outdoor lines, is more vulnerable to accumulating snow and ice. We are also closely monitoring conditions on the AS Rockaway, 7 Flushing, BQ Brighton, and 5 Dyre Av lines for potential suspensions for snow removal.