For the second time in two weeks, construction issues at the decrepit Dyre Avenue
train station, in the Eastchester section of The Bronx, caused a collapse at the terminal for the line.
This time though, the partial platform collapse, which occurred at around 8:00 last night, was caused by machinery too heavy for the island platform at the station in its current condition to handle, causing plywood to fall onto the tracks making it easy for trains to derail.
The collapse caused an emergency shutdown of the
between Eastchester-Dyre Ave and East 180th Street, and with the planned FASTTrack on the
Line affecting
service passengers living in the northern parts of the line had an even more difficult time getting home. According to the FDNY, no injuries happened as a result; however, the scene of the collapse was under investigation. Continue reading “Partial Platform Collapse Disrupts NYC Subway Service in the North Bronx”