The Maryland Transit Administration said it will start single-tracking subway trains “as quickly as possible” after a partial derailment Monday disrupted service.
The agency plans to fully restore service on the line by the end of the week. In the meantime, there is a bus bridge in place between the Owings Mills and Penn-North stations, the agency said.
Initial findings from a MTA investigation into a Metro Subway car that partially derailed on Monday evening indicate an equipment or track infrastructure failure was not to blame, the agency said.
The above-ground derailment was reported by a subway operator as a railcar approached the Rogers Avenue station platform, a transit spokesman said Monday. City fire crews responded a call around 6 p.m. at the 5800 block of Wabash Avenue, according to spokeswoman Blair Adams.
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Five passengers were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries after the derailment.
Passengers can find up-to-date service information on MDOT MTA’s website.
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