The Broad Street Line Is Making Everybody Late This Morning
Photo | Ben Schumin under a Creative Commons license.
SEPTA’s Broad Street Line was partially shut down for two hours this morning while workers made emergency repairs to a track — slowing service right in the heart of the morning rush. Officials said service was being returned to normal after 9 a.m.
BSL: Trains are experiencing delays of up to 10 minutes in both directions due to single track operations
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) December 18, 2015
The shutdown occurred around 7 am., a SEPTA spokesman said. “They just had to make some emergency repairs to a section of the third rail track and you have to turn the power off to do that,” said Manny Smith, the spokesman.
The process also involves walking the track to determine the precise location of the break, he said. “Once they found it, it only took about 15 minutes to fix,” Smith said.
But the delays didn’t please this morning’s commuters. The delay was “longer than 10 minutes,” a commuting Philly Mag staffer said. “And each northbound car was packed to the gills until City Hall.”
Ridiculous that the subway was so packed that I couldn't even get on.. Late again @SEPTA_BSL
— Alyssa McGarrigle (@Im_LYSSening) December 18, 2015
@SEPTA my subway car is packed and I didn't even get a decorated train :( #bsl
— Stephanie Manasse (@stephmanasse) December 18, 2015
Gave up on the BSL and switched to Uber. Probably only marginally faster, but my face isn't stuck in someone's armpit.
— Jawn Ya Ya (@platypusjones) December 18, 2015
SEPTA said at 9:30 a.m., however, that things were returning to normal.
BSL: Service delays have ended all trains at normal boarding locations. Expect some residual delays while full operations are being restored
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) December 18, 2015
