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More 1 train riders will have to deal with the fun of shuttle buses, because the MTA is closing the West 168th, 157th, and 145th Street stations from midnight on Sunday till 5 a.m. Monday—and the Post said the closing could last "possibly longer." Why? Because the MTA wants to inspect the ceiling at 168th Street which is very similar to West 181st, where a chunk of the ceiling collapsed earlier this week, sending subway riders north of West 168th into shuttle bus hell. So, if the inspection is at 168th Street, why are 157th and 145th stations closing? The MTA explains, "Trains can reverse direction only at locations where there are track switches, this inspection will necessitate the lengthening of the bus shuttle south to 137th Street," where free shuttle bus service is available to Dyckman Street—more details here.

Perhaps you took the 1 train last night and got the rude awakening that 1 service was suspended due to a ceiling collapse onto the tracks at the West 181st Street station. Or maybe you got the NotifyNYC alert this morning, "Until further notice, the number 1 train will not be passing through the 181st street station. For the morning rush hour, all passengers are being shuttled 2 blocks east to the A line. The south bound 1 line's last stop will be the 215th street station. Northbound, the last stop will be the 168th street station." (More details on the transit alert here.) Either way, 1 train riders on the nine stops north of 168th Street are screwed for the time being. In terms of the collapse, luckily no one was hurt, according to the Daily News, which says "a 20- to 30-foot section of the ceiling, including an old stone arch, caved in about 11 p.m. Bricks covered both uptown and downtown tracks and platforms." Workers have been trying to clear the tracks since the collapse; you can see more pre-collapse photographs of the station at NYC Subway.