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PHOTOS: New York battens down the hatches as Sandy approaches

The Metropolitan Transport Authority has locked up the train network ahead of Sandy’s landfall this evening.

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THE IMMINENT ARRIVAL of Hurricane Sandy to the New York-New Jersey area of the United States – and the mandatory evacuation orders for some of the coastal areas of those states – means the transport system is all but abandoned.

All municipal train and bus services have been abandoned, in order to encourage people to get out of the way of the oncoming storm, which is likely to hit New Jersey state in the coming hours.

Here are some photographs of New York’s eerily quiet transport system, and early signs of some of the damage that might be expected.

PHOTOS: New York battens down the hatches as Sandy approaches
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  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (1)

    Meredith Avenue bus depot on Staten Island is abandoned, with sandbags packed up in front of the doors. (Photo: MTA New York City Transit)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (2)

    Just in time, sir. A man runs to catch the Stamford local leaving Grand Central Terminal at 7:10pm last night. It was the last train to leave the station before the evacuation. (Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (3)

    Times Square is usually the busiest station in the subway system. As of 7pm last night, it's abandoned entirely. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (4)

    Assistant Station Master Cory Harris locks the main entrance to Grand Central Terminal, at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, after the last train departed at 7:10 p.m. last night. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (5)

    The LIRR concourse at Penn Station. More spacious than usual. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (6)

    Back on the main concourse at Times Square, it's very still indeed. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (7)

    7pm on a Sunday may be quiet, but not THIS quiet. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (8)

    At Grand Central Station, there are no trains... (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (9)

    ...and there's nobody to get on them. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy evacuation (10)

    Grand Central's concourse is usually thick with travellers. While it's shut, staff have taken the opportunity to scrub the floors before the storm arrives. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders. Both the NYSE and the NASDAQ are closed today to facilitate the evacuation of the city. It's the first time in 27 years that trading has shut entirely because of a weather event. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    People wait near a bus stop and entrance to a subway station in the Coney Island section of New York, as a New York Police Department van with loudspeakers on the roof sends out a message of a mandatory evacuation. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    A lone pedestrian walks through an empty Times Square early this morning. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    A man crosses the street in front of the New York Stock Exchange early this morning. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    A jet skier takes advantage of building surf from approaching Hurricane Sandy at Coney Island beach in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers cover an entrance to the Canal Street A, C, and E station with plywood to help prevent flooding. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    Storm clouds loom over the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    A photo taken by camera phone shows the East River beginning to break its banks on the Manhattan side of New York. (AP)
  • Meredith Avenue bus depot on Staten Island is abandoned, with sandbags packed up in front of the doors. (Photo: MTA New York City Transit)
  • Just in time, sir. A man runs to catch the Stamford local leaving Grand Central Terminal at 7:10pm last night. It was the last train to leave the station before the evacuation. (Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • Times Square is usually the busiest station in the subway system. As of 7pm last night, it's abandoned entirely. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Aaron Donovan)
  • Assistant Station Master Cory Harris locks the main entrance to Grand Central Terminal, at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, after the last train departed at 7:10 p.m. last night. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • The LIRR concourse at Penn Station. More spacious than usual. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • Back on the main concourse at Times Square, it's very still indeed. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • 7pm on a Sunday may be quiet, but not THIS quiet. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • At Grand Central Station, there are no trains... (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • ...and there's nobody to get on them. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • Grand Central's concourse is usually thick with travellers. While it's shut, staff have taken the opportunity to scrub the floors before the storm arrives. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
  • High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
  • The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders. Both the NYSE and the NASDAQ are closed today to facilitate the evacuation of the city. It's the first time in 27 years that trading has shut entirely because of a weather event. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
  • People wait near a bus stop and entrance to a subway station in the Coney Island section of New York, as a New York Police Department van with loudspeakers on the roof sends out a message of a mandatory evacuation. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
  • A lone pedestrian walks through an empty Times Square early this morning. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
  • A man crosses the street in front of the New York Stock Exchange early this morning. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
  • A jet skier takes advantage of building surf from approaching Hurricane Sandy at Coney Island beach in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers cover an entrance to the Canal Street A, C, and E station with plywood to help prevent flooding. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • Storm clouds loom over the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
  • A photo taken by camera phone shows the East River beginning to break its banks on the Manhattan side of New York. (AP)

Read: ‘Don’t be stupid. Get out.’ – Mass shut down as Sandy approaches US

More: Irish citizens advised not to travel to eastern US until Sandy passes

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