Frustrated NYC commuters faced significant delays across the subway system Thursday morning as multiple, unrelated issues on the system’s lettered lines had a ripple effect across the system. The problems affected the A, C, D, E, F and M lines.
A combination of switch problems at Broadway Junction and a faulty track circuit at World Trade Center suspended service on the E train south of West 4th St. station and caused severe delays on the A and C lines.
Trains on the F and M lines were delayed as some C trains were sent through the Rutgers St. tunnel to avoid the track circuit issue in Lower Manhattan.
Downtown trains on the D line were running local to supplement the spotty A, C and E service.
The chaotic commute was made worse by an apparent track fire early Thursday in the Steinway tubes carrying the No. 7 train under the East River. That situation was resolved shortly after 10 a.m.
A transit source told the Daily News that the switch issue at Broadway Junction had been resolved as of mid-morning.
Work to address the track-circuit issue — in which the signal system erroneously reports a train occupying a section of track — was still ongoing.