Person Struck by a Train Near Myrtle Av

1/12/2026

5:58 PM: Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer-bound J trains are delayed while we investigate what activated a train’s brakes near Myrtle Av.

6:18 PM: J, M, Z train service is disrupted between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Take A, C, L trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn instead.

What’s Happening?

• Emergency teams are responding to someone who was struck by a train near Myrtle Av.

Updates:

• There is no J service between Broadway Junction and Delancey St-Essex St.

• The last stop on Broad St-bound J trains is Broadway Junction.

• The last stop on Jamaica-bound JZ trains is Delancey St-Essex St.

• There is no M train service between Broadway-Lafayette St and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.

• The last stop on Metropolitan Av-bound M trains is 2 Av on the F line.

• The last stop on Forest Hills-bound M trains is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.

Additional Alternatives:

• For service between Myrtle Av and Broadway Junction, take a nearby Q24 bus.

• Transfer at Fulton St to an A, C train to Broadway Junction for connecting J, Z service.

• Transfer at 14 St-6 Av to an L train to Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs for connecting M service or to Broadway Junction for J service.

• For service to the AirTrain to JFK Airport, take an E train to Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av-JFK Airport or an A train to Howard Beach-JFK Airport.

6:24 PM: F trains are running with delays in both directions while emergency teams respond to someone who was struck by a train on the J, M lines at Myrtle Av.

6:37 PM: J, M‌ train service is disrupted between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Take A, C, L trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn instead.

What’s Happening?

• Emergency teams are responding to someone who was struck by a train near Myrtle Av.

Updates:

• There is extremely limited J service between Broadway Junction and Delancey St-Essex St.

• The last stop on most Broad St-bound J trains is Broadway Junction.

• The last stop on most Jamaica-bound ‌ J trains is Delancey St-Essex St.

• There is extremely limited M train service between Broadway-Lafayette St and Brooklyn.

• The last stop on most Metropolitan Av-bound M trains is 2 Av on the F line.

• Most M trains in Brooklyn and Middle Village are holding in stations.

Additional Alternatives:

• For service between Myrtle Av and Broadway Junction, take a nearby Q24 bus.

• Transfer at Fulton St to an A, C train to Broadway Junction for connecting J, Z service.

• Transfer at 14 St-6 Av to an L train to Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs for connecting M service or to Broadway Junction for J service.

• For service to the AirTrain to JFK Airport, take an E train to Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av-JFK Airport or an A train to Howard Beach-JFK Airport.