BREAKING: Station at 53rd Street & 7th Ave Evacuated

Posted on August 12th, 2008 by The SUBWAYblogger in This just in, Transit Failures

MTA Website Showing Delays

Apparently there is a strange odor at the 53rd and 7th station that has caused it to be evacuated.

B, D, and E trains are bypassing the station at this time, and last we heard, passengers are not being allowed to enter the station. However, the MTA says the V train is running with residual delays. So I guess it’s at least partially open?

The strange odor is allegedly coming from a faulty elevator motor. Of course, that is no shock.

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Tags: 53rd, elevator motor, emergency, evacuation, strange odor, subway, trains

FiftyNinth said on August 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

The V doesn’t run through that station, only the B, D, and E trains. The V goes from Rock Ctr to 53/5th and then 53/Lex.
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Nat Marie said on August 13th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

You know what gets me? How the hell did they distinguish the smell of a failing elevator motor and the rest of the smell of the subway? They both stink.
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glugglug said on August 13th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

Especially those elevators. What would be suspicious is if you *didn’t* have to hold your breath to use the elevator.
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