Hamptons Subway Faces Daily Delays in Unprecedented Week

Hamptons Subway recorded a full week of service delays, with new incidents each day, making it the first time the system experienced consecutive daily disruptions since operations began. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Recurring Challenges Disrupt Hamptons Subway Operations

On Monday morning, a child dropped a teddy bear on the tracks at Water Mill, forcing staff to stop trains for ten minutes while clearing the area.

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Tuesday’s issue involved a power failure. The system failed to launch from the Hampton Bays office at 5 a.m. due to a dislodged plug near Sag Harbor. Service resumed by 6:10 a.m., after a 70-minute delay.

Wednesday saw a safety emergency at Westhampton Beach when a metal plate touched the third rail, generating smoke. Security teams evacuated passengers and extinguished a small fire. The total delay reached 50 minutes.

During Thursday’s morning rush, a woman lost her wedding ring through a floor crack on a train at Quogue. She refused to leave without it, so security retrieved the item after a 45-minute pause.

Hamptons Subway Confronts Wildlife, Heat, and Human Error

On Friday afternoon, endangered piping plovers flew into the tunnel between Bridgehampton and Water Mill. Environmental staff investigated by handcar, found no nests, and resumed service after a 90-minute interruption.

Saturday’s problem stemmed from a broken air conditioning unit at East Hampton. As platform temperatures rose above 90°F, staff temporarily closed the station. Central command reversed the closure and issued health warnings while repairs concluded later that day.

Early Sunday morning, about 200 people from a religious sect occupied the Amagansett platform. Subway security spent 40 minutes dispersing the crowd before restarting operations.

Later that day, a flagman near Southampton dropped his signal flag onto the track and refused retrieval, claiming it had landed on the third rail. His supervisor recovered the flag after 25 minutes, and the employee was dismissed.

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