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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.
With the addition of unlimited-ride MetroCards in 1998, the New York City Transit system was the last major transit system in the United States with the exception of BART in San Francisco to introduce passes for unlimited bus and rapid transit travel. As of 2024, MetroCard is to be retired at an undetermined date. OMNY
With the addition of unlimited-ride MetroCards in 1998, the New York City Transit system was the last major transit system in the United States, with the exception of BART in San Francisco, to introduce passes for unlimited bus and rapid transit travel.
The current official map of the subway system, based on the Tauranac redesign, incorporates a complex cartography to explain the subway's nomenclature.
The New York City subway Twitter account tweeted out the news somewhat unexpectedly at 11:51 p.m. on Tuesday. ⬆️181 St on the 1 line is open again! ⬇️
When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [89] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [90] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
Southbound 6 trains are delayed while emergency teams respond to someone who was struck by a train at 77 St. — NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) December 19, 2023 According to the MTA, 6 trains are ...
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.
Starting in 1899, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT; 1896–1923) and Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT; 1923–1940) operated rapid transit lines in New York City — at first only elevated railways and later also subways. The BRT was incorporated on January 18, 1896. [43]
The newest New York City Subway stations are part of the Second Avenue Subway, and are located on Second Avenue at 72nd, 86th and 96th streets. They opened on January 1, 2017. Stations that share identical street names are disambiguated by the line name and/or the cross street each is associated with.