From the launch date, however, the service was quickly losing money.
The cuts follow the earlier reduction of 11,600 jobs last year, when the service lost about $1.7 billion.
Analysts believe the service has lost about $900 million.
Over all, the service has lost 2.6 million subscribers in the last year.
The service lost about $1.7 billion last year, officials say, and it could lose as much this year.
The service is losing more than $3.3 million a week, analysts say.
The service lost $1 million a month for 10 months, city officials said, burning through a reserve fund.
The service lost its name in 2003 and there is now no equivalent special train.
The service had 26,000 subscribers and has lost more than $76 million.
The services in question have usually lost those battles, and been forced to settle with news providers.