Orange Line experiences delays due to ‘door problem’
Less than two full days after Orange Line service resumed following the historic month-long shutdown, riders were left idling at station platforms Tuesday night after a train car had a “door problem.”
The MBTA announced at 5:43 p.m. that a train at the Downtown Crossing Station was experiencing a door problem and causing delays of up to 20 minutes.
A photo shared by Jed Hresko showed dozens of passengers crammed on the platform outside of the train in question.
Orange Line Update: Northbound trains are delayed about 20 minutes due to a train with a door problem at Downtown Crossing northbound. https://t.co/0JoqZ770zK
— MBTA (@MBTA) September 20, 2022
Around 20 minutes later, the transportation service announced that the train had been removed from service but that riders should still expect delays of up to half-an-hour.
Orange Line Update: Northbound trains are delayed about 30 minutes after we removed a train from service at Downtown Crossing northbound. Expect residual delays in southbound service. https://t.co/1Py5oi6DGs
— MBTA (@MBTA) September 20, 2022
Shortly after 7:00 p.m. the MBTA tweeted that regularly scheduled service had resumed.
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