On Wednesday afternoon, a subway train in Brooklyn derailed, according to fire along with police officials.
In less than a week, there had been two derailment incidents in the mass transit system of New York City.
Just before 12:30 pm, the train—a Manhattan-bound F—went off the elevated tracks in Coney Island between the West Eighth Street and Neptune Avenue stations, according to officials.
Richard Davey, the president of New York City Transit, stated during a press conference that the train carried 34 passengers in addition to three crew members.
Officials stated that the cause of the derailment was being looked into and that no one was hurt.
Brooklyn F Line Service Disrupted by Train Derailment
The derailment caused part of the F line’s service in Brooklyn to be suspended, according to a statement on the website of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state organization in charge of running the city’s transit system.
According to transit officials, the authority hopes to have service back up by Thursday morning rush hour.
The MTA is operating shuttle bus service along the line’s route in the interim.
Mr. Davey said that the train’s emergency braking system activated automatically as it got closer to the Neptune Avenue station.
When the train stopped, one of the crew members got off to investigate.
Mr. Davey pointed out that the train was a more recent model with monitoring equipment that might aid authorities in figuring out what’s causing the issue.
Officials Confirm Swift Rescue for Stalled Train Passengers
Passengers aboard the immobilized train were successfully evacuated within approximately one hour onto two rescue trains, as confirmed by officials.
Individuals present near the incident site one hour after the derailment recounted hearing a loud noise, along with the sound of debris falling from the tracks.
One passenger, Elisa Gales, residing near the Stillwell Avenue station in Coney Island, was situated in the train’s foremost car when she experienced what she described as “a sharp jolt.”
Gales mentioned that the announcements over the train’s public address system were barely audible, leaving her and fellow passengers uncertain about the nature of the incident. Eventually, she became aware that the derailment had affected the third and fourth cars of the train.