Water main break floods Canal Street subway stop

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Monday, November 21, 2022
Water main break floods Canal Street subway stop
A water main break flooded the Canal Street 1 train subway stop Sunday.

MANHATTAN (WABC) -- A water main break flooded the Canal Street 1 train subway stop Sunday forcing the closure of the station and causing significant disruptions along the 1, 2, and 3 lines.

Transit personnel first noticed water gushing from the broken main around 10:40 Sunday morning.

Water was shut off to the area just over an hour later as crews cleared water from the tracks.

1/2/3 trains are running with extensive delays in both directions.

1/2/3 trains have resumed making regularly scheduled stops in both directions.

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