NEW YORK

System location

Country

 USA

Region

New York

City

 New York

City population

 8 400 000

System description

Urban rail transport

Number of Lines

Stations, qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

Last Update

Subway

24

 499

 400,2

 266,9

 26.04.2020

Key details of SUBWAY Lines

Line Designation

Stations qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

1, 2, 3 "7 Avenue"

 93

 61,4

 40,7

4, 5, 6 "Lexington Avenue"

 60*** (82)

 44,6

 24,6

7 "42 Street-Flushing"

 21

 17,8

 6,0

A (C*), A branch, E "8 Avenue"

 63 (64*)

 57,1

 38,0

B, D, F, M "6 Avenue"

 88*** (118)

 67,0

 57,6

G "Crosstown"

 12*** (21)

 10,5

 10,5

J (Z*) "Nassau Street"

 30

 22,0

 5,4

L "14 Street-Canarsie"

 22

 16,6

 12,5

N, Q, R, W "Broadway"

 70 (72**)

 61,4

 35,5

S "Shuttle" (Manhattan)

 2

 0,8

 0,8

S "Shuttle" (Brooklyn)

 3 (4**)

 2,3

 0,4

S "Shuttle" (Queens)

 4 (5**)

 2,9

 0

SIR "Staten Island Railway"

 21

 23,2

 23,1

AirTrain JFK

 10

 12,6

 12,3

* Parallel service with different stops

** Common stations: "Broad Channel" for lines A and S; "Prospect park" for lines S and B/Q; "Queensboro Plaza" for lines 7 and N/W; "Lexington Av." for lines Q and F; "West 4 St./Washington Sq" for Lines A/C/E and B,D,F,M

*** Only different sections from other main lines

History for SUBWAY system

Date / Year

Line

Stretch

Remark

186X

Broadway line

 --

Start of Subway construction

03.07.1868

Broadway line

 --

System opening

            

New York SUBWAY system MAP