A subway train derailed in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, and during the peak of the evening commute, light rail service was about six hours.
The derailed train was at the Seventh Street/Metro Center station, but the train remained upright and was not injured. According to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Bureau, the train problem occurred before 3:30 p.m.
The Metropolitan reported that normal train services had been restored. The long delay is due to the time it takes to remove a disabled train.
The derailment forces the main delay on Line A, which connects Long Beach to Azusa, and Line E that connects Santa Monica to East Los Angeles.
Light rail service is stopped at 7th Street/Metro Center Station, and the service may also be disrupted – depending on the train line – at Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station, the historic Broadway Station and the Little Tokyo/Arts Regional Station.
As a result, Line A runs only between Long Beach and Pico Station and then from Union Station to Azusa.
Likewise, Line E only operates between Santa Monica and Pico Stations and between the historic Broadway Station and East Los Angeles.
It is not clear what caused the cheating on Tuesday.
City News Service contributed to this report.