MTA Subway Service Resumes

MTA Subway service is set to resume at 6 a.m. Monday morning—but expect delays.

The subway lines will join the already restored city buses and the Staten Island Rail Road, set to resume service at midnight tonight.

Although the restored service is a relief for commuters, delays are expected.

"Service will be less frequent than normal, and customers should expect longer waits and more crowded trains," read a press release from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

All subway service will resume, with these exceptions:

• 3 trains will operate between 137th Street/City College and New Lots Avenue; Substitute bus service will be provided between Harlem 148th Street and 135th Street connecting with the 2 train.

• C trains suspended; A trains will make all local stops from 207th St. to Lefferts Blvd.

• No service in the Rockaways. (Rockaway Blvd. to Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park)

• 6 trains runs local in the Bronx

• 7 trains run local

• S Franklin Avenue Shuttle (FAS) Suspended

• N trains terminate at Kings Highway. Shuttle bus service between Kings Highway and Stillwell Terminal.

Governor Cuomo defended the choice to shut down the MTA due to Hurricane Irene.

"Suspending service allowed the MTA to secure equipment, thus expediting the return to service," he said.

There is no word yet on when the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North will be back on-line. Access-a-Ride and Able Ride "are expected" to resume normal service at noon on Monday, and all services will get better as the day goes on.

"Frequency of service will improve over the course of the day," said Cuomo.