Person on subway tracks causes severe delays during morning rush hour

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Severe delays hit several trains at the height of morning rush hour Tuesday because of an unauthorized person on the tracks, police say.

Straphangers on the 4, 5, and 6 trains dealt with delays in both directions, according to the MTA. Southbound 2 trains were also delayed but have since gone back to normal service.

Police say an unauthorized person was walking along the tracks at the 116th Street Station just after 5 a.m. MTA officials also reported that a person was found at 138 St-Grand Concourse but it was not immediately clear whether it's the same individual.

Power was shut off on the line during the police investigation resulting in no 4 train service between 149 St-Grand Concourse and 86 St, no 6 service between 3 Av-138 St and 86 St, and 5 trains being rerouted to the 2 line in both directions between Nevins St and 149 St-Grand Concourse.

"First commute in two and a half weeks and there are “major delays” on all of my subway lines," one frustrated commuter expressed on social media.

The MTA advised commuters to take 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, and D trains or local buses for alternate service.