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PATCO service resumes in Center City with delays after medical emergency

A preliminary report said a woman was injured on the tracks at Eighth and Market Streets.

Philadelphia firefighters and emergency responders carry a injured woman out of the PATCO train concourse at Eighth and Market Streets on June 27, 2019.
Philadelphia firefighters and emergency responders carry a injured woman out of the PATCO train concourse at Eighth and Market Streets on June 27, 2019.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Robert Moran
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PATCO service in Center City resumed Thursday afternoon after a medical emergency at the Eighth and Market Streets stop disrupted trains traveling between Philadelphia and New Jersey, the transit agency said.

“SERVICE RESUMED ACROSS THE BRIDGE. 8TH & MARKET CLOSED. EXPECT MAJOR DELAYS. Trains are running EB & WB at this time making all stops EXCEPT 8th & Market. Single-tracking in effect. Expect major delays as we resume limited service,” PATCO tweeted at 4:29 p.m.

The emergency drew a large response from police and fire department responders. A preliminary report said a woman was injured on the tracks but was still alive and being transported to a hospital.