Photos: NYC Soaked After 127-year-old Water Main Breaks, Flooding Subways, Streets

Repair crews had to dig up part of New York City's famous Times Square Tuesday morning, after a water main broke and soaked the subway tracks below.

The burst caused major delays for commuters, as the city's 1, 2 and 3 line trains were suspended or rerouted to avoid the water gushing onto the tracks at the busy station on 42nd St.

"Our crews quickly sprang into action, pumping water out of the system & inspecting infrastructure so we could restore service as soon as safely possible," the MTA said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Water reportedly flowed as far south as 14th St before settling, as crews battled for several hours to stop the flow.

"Approximately 300,000 customers use the 1, 2 and 3 line on a regular rush hour morning, that gives you a sense of how many folks were impacted today, give you a sense of how significant a water event this was," NYC Transit President Rich Davey told a press conference.

The pipe dates back to the 1800s and its break caused water to pour onto nearby streets as well, starting at around 3 a.m.

NYC Water turned off supplies while they carried out repairs, but not before 1.8 million gallons of water poured into the subway system.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams visited the site later in the morning to check up on repairs, which were expected to cause disruption to street traffic for the rest of the day.

Disruption on the subway continued until late morning, with the MTA asking customers to use other routes if possible.