Subway Service Advisories

Below is the the real time New York Subway System service advisories that are provided by the NYCT through Twitter. The MTA and NYCT has switched off all other methods of service updates and all new systems must use the following Twitter feed.

New York Subway Advisory Tweets by NYCTSubway

MTA Announcement on Service Advisories

The MTA has decided to suspend all service advisories on their website and has opted to provide them through twitter instead. This means that all the tech systems that were getting the subway service advisories through the old methods will need to switch over to twitter as the news source.

New Service Advisories Twitter News and Update Source

The new Twitter service advisory service provides information on:

line closures

station closures

train delays

new schedules

emergency situations

unauthorized people on the tracks

ice on the line

frozen switches

power outages

station flooding

line flooding

slip and fall incidents

station violence and attacks

police activity

line and rail inspections

station inspections

train inspections

trains take out of service

impending storm or hurricane impact

modernization plans

temporary line solutions

location of buses to resolve localized train or station issues

details on unplanned ticket booth closures

details on unplanned station entrance closures

new MTA subway map releases

subway map updates

travel ban information

emergency protocols

new train assignments

inclusion of new train lettering

new subway train branding and coloring change

system apologies for delays and cancellations

weekend service disruption

changes to weekend schedule

details on the weekender guide for understanding planned service

system maintenance and construction.

planned or unplanned service changes

train or service resumption following outage or delay

The twitter feed service advisories also report on all other types of subway conditions that can lead to train delays, passenger inconvenience or any dangerous situations. The service is real time and updated every few seconds. If Police presence is required at certain stations, the NYCT does not update that situation until approved by the NYPD, to ensure that any crime underway is not tipped off to the police presence.