YOU SAID:

i was having a break in the subway station close by

INTO JAPANESE

私は近くに地下鉄の駅で休憩を抱えていました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had had a break in the subway station near

INTO JAPANESE

私は近い地下鉄の駅で休憩を持っていました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had a break in the near subway station

INTO JAPANESE

私は近い地下鉄の駅で休憩していました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was a break in the near subway station

INTO JAPANESE

私は近い地下鉄の駅で休憩しました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was a break in the near subway station