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Subway service restored on 1, 2, 3 lines following water main break in Midtown

Subway service restored after water main break
Subway service restored after water main break 00:30

NEW YORK -- Subway service in Midtown is back to normal Saturday after a water main break caused major delays and traffic. 

Water spilled into the Times Square station after the rupture Friday at around 4:30 p.m. on Seventh Avenue between 37th and 36th streets. 

Crews were able to isolate the leak without interrupting water service. 

Southbound 1 trains were suspended and there were delays in both directions for the 1, 2 and 3 trains.

Repairs to the water main were ongoing Saturday. 

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