Only monthly and weekly pass holders will be reimbursed, and officials advised riders to keep their expired passes.

But while transit officials said they hoped to restore some service on the Seventh Avenue IRT for this morning's commute, they advised riders to expect delays and to take alternate lines.

There are also signs in both English and Chinese advising riders of the perils of not clutching the handrail.

The Transit Authority advises riders on the West Side to use the Eighth Avenue A, C, D, and E lines.

The Transit Authority is advising riders who normally use the No. 1 and 9 trains at 168th Street to use the A, B and C trains or transfer to the M3, M4, M5, M100 and Bx7 buses.

Today, Metro North planned for single local trains with extra cars to replace local and express trains that are scheduled within 10 or 15 minutes of each other, and the Long Island Rail Road advised riders to expect cancellations, combined trains and 30-minute delays .

The site also advises riders with baby strollers and passengers riding alone in empty cars to head to the conductor's car.

They could then advise southbound riders on the No. 2 line to get off at Church Avenue, the stop closest to Flatbush Avenue with wheelchair access.

Booths selling new tokens were only sporadically busy Friday evening and yesterday, leading a Transit Authority spokesman to advise riders to stock up today, usually a light day for token sales.

Later the railroad advised riders to take the subway to Jamaica, where buses would be waiting, but no one at the railroad thought to order the buses.