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disrupted service

A state in which a transport service is not operating normally because its usual operation has been interrupted or seriously affected.

In plain English

It means the service is running in an abnormal way rather than as planned. Something has interrupted its usual operation or affected it so badly that normal running is no longer happening.

In context

Here, it warns that the shown transport service is not running normally because its usual operation has been interrupted or seriously affected.

Situation
Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
What it communicates
warns of abnormal operation across the shown service.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say how severe the problem is, how long it will last, or whether any part of the service is still operating.

Examples

“After a power failure, commuters experienced disrupted service on the suburban rail line.”

Core meaning

“Allow extra time this morning, as there is disrupted service on the northbound metro.”

In context