The MTA has identified the top causes of delays on the subway, and this initiative will directly address these problems. The issues are mostly due to archaic equipment, but are also caused by riders such as sick passengers, physical violence, holding the subway doors or police activity. If we would all stop pushing each other in or out of the subway, we could all get to where we are going a little bit faster. The top five causes of delays are:
- Track and signal issues
- Sick passengers or violence and police activity
- Subway car equipment failures
- Loading and unloading in stations
- Bottlenecks that occur at critical points in the system where lines merge
For more Information on how MTA delays are caused, please click the link below
