<p>MTA New York City Transit crews worked quickly to restore service on the A, C and D lines on Manhattan's Upper West Side after a city-owned water main ruptured on Central Park West and W103 St on Sunday, January 19, 2020. The ruptured occurred around 7:50 a.m., and the city turned off the water at 9 a.m. By then, water had flooded the tracks at the 103 St (A/B/C/D) station above the third rail and required power removal from all tracks. 
</p><p>Before restoring subway service, NYCT crews had to remove any remaining water and assess signals and other equipment critical to safe train operations, including four stop machines, a substation at 99th Street and all third-rail cables.
</p><p>This incident was the second time in a week where a city water main break forced the suspension of subway service, inconveniencing thousands of customers. The previous incident was also a major water main break on the Upper West Side in the vicinity of Lincoln Center that partially suspended service on the Seventh Avenue 1/2/3 line.
</p><p>The MTA calls for a quicker response by the city to such incidents and a review of its aging system to avoid similar situations in the future.   
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