By Gus Saltonstall

The escalators at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station are at least partially back in service after a closure that lasted more than a year.

On Tuesday morning, at least one of the two escalators at the Upper West Side train station was reopened to riders.

The two escalators had been out of service since the summer of 2024 due to structural damage involving the ceiling above the equipment, which was first constructed in the 1950s.

The outage meant that locals who used the station each week Monday through Friday have had to add an extra 440 stairs a week to their commute, as previously outlined by CBS. The Columbus Circle station has nearly 50,000 people use the stop each weekday, according to data from the MTA.

The station services the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.

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