MTA increases weekday subway service for C line train
The initiative comes as the MTA has received extra funding from the 2024 state budget.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is increasing weekday service on the C line in New York City.
Starting Monday, C trains will arrive two minutes faster during the day. Commuters who travel outside of peak hours should now see a C train pulling up to the station every 8 minutes.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says that she wants New Yorkers to feel confident that they can rely on the MTA, even outside of traditional commuting hours.
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The MTA recently shortened wait times on subway lines that are seeing more riders during off-peak hours. So far, they’ve increased weekend service on the G, J and M lines.
This comes as the MTA received extra funding from the 2024 state budget to help with their post-pandemic recovery struggles. The agency says that ridership on weekdays is back at 65% to 70% of pre-pandemic levels.
The MTA said that more off-peak service changes would be coming in August on the N, R, 1 and 6 trains, but it's unclear when those will go into effect.
