Subway alert feed lists 206 alerts; A line leads in both counts
MTA's live subway alert feed carried 206 alerts on October 23, 2026, across 26 lines. The A line was named in 23 of them, the most of any line.
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A line, F line and D line archive counts, May 15 to August 12, 2026
MTA's public alert archive runs through August 12, 2026. In the latest 90 days of that archive, from May 15 to August 12, 2026, the A line was named in 1,797 alert records, the most of any subway service. The archive has records on 87 of those 90 calendar days.
The A line's record count changed by +4.4% from the earlier 90 days to the latest 90 days. The archive has records on 174 of those 180 calendar days.
The F line was named in 1,416 alert records in the same 90-day window, ranking No. 2. Its record count changed by -16.8% from the earlier 90 days.
The D line ranked No. 3 with 1,294 alert records in the same window. Its record count changed by +0.2% from the earlier 90 days.
Live feed: 206 alerts across 26 lines on October 23, 2026
On October 23, 2026, MTA's live subway alert feed carried 206 alerts. Those alerts named 26 different subway lines. Of the 206 alerts, 159 were labeled as planned work.
The most common status label was 'Planned - Stops Skipped', which appeared on 71 alerts.
The F line had 15 planned alerts in the feed, and the D line had 14.
- No. 1 by alert count: the A line, named in 23 alerts.
- No. 2 by alert count: the F line, named in 18 alerts.
- No. 3 by alert count: the D line, named in 15 alerts.
- No. 4 by alert count: the 2 line, named in 14 alerts.
- No. 5 by alert count: the 6 line, named in 14 alerts.
- No. 6 by alert count: the 4 line, named in 13 alerts.
A line planned work: 20 of its 23 live alerts
Of the 23 live alerts that named the A line, 20 were planned work. That made the A line the top line by alert count in the October 23, 2026 feed.
Latest source rows from October 23 and September 11, 2026
At 20:11 ET, lines F and G were running with delays. Coney Island-bound F trains and Church Av-bound G trains were affected after a report about people on the track near Smith-9 Sts.
At 17:44 ET, lines N, Q, R and W had delays in both directions. The delays followed an FDNY response to a report of smoke near Canal St.
At 20:06 ET, downtown R trains were delayed while an investigation was carried out at Queens Plaza.
On September 11, 2026 at 10:20 ET, the J line was in a planned part suspension. No J trains ran between Myrtle Av and Broad St. J trains ran between Jamaica Center-York College and Myrtle Av, the last stop. Free T432 shuttle buses ran between Myrtle Av and Delancey St-Essex St.
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- O1 MTA's live alert feed carried 206 alerts at our latest pull on October 23, 2026
- O2 those alerts named 26 different subway lines
- O3 159 of the 206 alerts were labeled as planned work
- O4 the most common status label was 'Planned - Stops Skipped', on 71 alerts
- O5 No. 1 by alert count: the A line, named in 23 alerts
- O6 No. 2 by alert count: the F line, named in 18 alerts
- O7 No. 3 by alert count: the D line, named in 15 alerts
- O8 No. 4 by alert count: the 2 line, named in 14 alerts
- O9 No. 5 by alert count: the 6 line, named in 14 alerts
- O10 No. 6 by alert count: the 4 line, named in 13 alerts
- O11 20 of the A line's alerts were planned work
- O12 MTA's public alert archive lists 1,797 alert records naming the A line in the latest 90 days of the archive, from May 15 to August 12, 2026 (the archive has records on 87 of those 90 calendar days)
- O13 the A line ranked No. 1 among subway services by number of alert records in that 90-day window
- O14 the A line's record count changed by +4.4% from the earlier 90 days to the latest 90 days (the archive has records on 174 of those 180 calendar days)
- O15 15 of the F line's alerts were planned work
- O16 MTA's public alert archive lists 1,416 alert records naming the F line in the latest 90 days of the archive, from May 15 to August 12, 2026 (the archive has records on 87 of those 90 calendar days)
- O17 the F line ranked No. 2 among subway services by number of alert records in that 90-day window
- O18 the F line's record count changed by -16.8% from the earlier 90 days to the latest 90 days (the archive has records on 174 of those 180 calendar days)
- O19 14 of the D line's alerts were planned work
- O20 MTA's public alert archive lists 1,294 alert records naming the D line in the latest 90 days of the archive, from May 15 to August 12, 2026 (the archive has records on 87 of those 90 calendar days)
- O21 the D line ranked No. 3 among subway services by number of alert records in that 90-day window
- O22 the D line's record count changed by +0.2% from the earlier 90 days to the latest 90 days (the archive has records on 174 of those 180 calendar days)
- O23 the data of the source 'MTA Service Alerts: Beginning April 2020 (data.ny.gov 7kct-peq7)' runs through August 12, 2026
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