Night transit
The last train becomes the first argument of the morning.
Weekend service promises later nights and delivers a longer wait beneath brighter signs.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority began its summer late-night schedule Saturday, extending service on three lines while performing track work that shortened service on the same three lines.
Posters promise trains every twenty minutes through 3 a.m. Platform displays add that riders should listen for announcements. The announcements advise riders to consult the displays.
At Frankfort Avenue, revelers waited forty-eight minutes for a train marked out of service. Transit staff handed out route cards directing passengers to a replacement bus stop occupied by construction fencing.
The Authority called the first night successful because every scheduled work crew reached the tracks. It will review passenger service after the maintenance window closes in September.