NYC Subway Service Changes & Delays: Right Now and This Weekend
Current alerts and planned work for every line, in the MTA's own words, refreshed every few minutes, plus 12 months of delay history · Not affiliated with the MTA
For the official status, see mta.info/alerts. Times below are New York time.
Right now
Delays and other service changes in effect at this moment. Pick a line to see only its alerts.
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Planned work this week and weekend
Track work and other planned changes that are on now or start in the next 8 days, soonest first.
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Which lines have the most delays?
Delay alerts the MTA posted for each line, Aug 11, 2025 – Aug 11, 2026. One alert can cover several lines; each line is counted.
Delay alerts by month
Each delay posted by the MTA counts once, however many updates it had. Fewer alerts can also mean fewer posted, not only fewer delays.
When delays happen
Over Aug 11, 2025 – Aug 11, 2026.
By hour the alert started
- 12 AM405
- 1 AM370
- 2 AM533
- 3 AM592
- 4 AM428
- 5 AM358
- 6 AM437
- 7 AM619
- 8 AM709
- 9 AM662
- 10 AM578
- 11 AM566
- 12 PM538
- 1 PM628
- 2 PM658
- 3 PM835
- 4 PM837
- 5 PM843
- 6 PM783
- 7 PM746
- 8 PM671
- 9 PM613
- 10 PM452
- 11 PM466
By day of the week
- Monday43 a Monday
- Tuesday41 a Tuesday
- Wednesday42 a Wednesday
- Thursday45 a Thursday
- Friday43 a Friday
- Saturday31 a Saturday
- Sunday31 a Sunday
What kind of alerts?
All 16,279 subway alerts in the same 12 months; an alert can be more than one kind.
- Delays14,294
- Stops skipped1,340
- Trains rerouted622
- Express trains running local586
- Part of the line suspended449
- Severe delays36
- Line suspended26
- Boarding change23
- Information outage5
- Station notice5
Questions
Is the subway running normally right now?
This page shows the MTA's current alerts for every line, refreshed every 2 minutes. For the official status, check mta.info or the MTA app.
Which subway line has the most delays?
The A train had the most delay alerts, 2,267 from Aug 11, 2025 – Aug 11, 2026. Lines that share track (like the 2 and 3) are counted for each line.
When is subway weekend work announced?
The MTA posts planned work for the coming weekend during the week before. This page lists all planned work that is on now or starts in the next 8 days.
What time of day do most subway delays happen?
Most delay alerts start around 5 PM. There are about 43 delay alerts on an average weekday against 31 on a weekend day, over the last 12 months of data.
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Data: MTA Service Alerts: Beginning April 2020, MTA real-time service alerts feed. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
This is an independent data analysis project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Data is sourced from the MTA through the New York State Open Data Portal. Visualizations, calculations, and interpretations are independently produced. Data may be revised, incomplete, or delayed. For official transit information, visit mta.info.