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Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in North America, the NYCTA has a daily ridership of 8 million trips (over 2.5 billion annually). The NYCTA operates the following systems: New York City Subway, a rapid transit system serving Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, [14] an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [15]
IRT Dyre Avenue Line ( 5 train) – entire line. IRT Pelham Line ( 6 and <6> trains) – entire line. IRT Flushing Line ( 7 and <7> trains) – from 33rd Street–Rawson Street to Flushing–Main Street. IRT New Lots Line ( 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains) at Junius Street – center track is not usable in revenue service.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City, New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Its operator is the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), which is controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City, New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. [a] Its operator is the New York City Transit Authority, which is itself controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York.
The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system and has a large fleet of electric multiple unit rolling stock. As of November 2016, the New York City Subway has 6418 cars on the roster. The system maintains two separate fleets of passenger cars: one for the A Division (numbered) routes, the other for the B Division (lettered) routes.
The New York City Subway system has, for the most part, used block signaling since its 1904 opening. As of May 2014, the system consists of about 14,850 signal blocks, 3,538 mainline switches, 183 major track junctions, 10,104 automatic train stops, and 339,191 signal relays.
The current official map of the subway system, based on the Tauranac redesign, incorporates a complex cartography to explain the subway's nomenclature.
Rapid transit: System: New York City Subway: Operator(s) New York City Transit Authority: Daily ridership: 400,687: History; Opened: 1936–1968: Technical; Number of tracks: 2–4: Character: Underground: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Electrification: 600V DC using a third rail
Rapid transit: System: New York City Subway: Operator(s) New York City Transit Authority: Daily ridership: 523,267: History; Opened: 1932–1933: Technical; Line length: 14 mi (23 km) Number of tracks: 2–4: Character: Underground: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Electrification: 600V DC third rail
