New York City Subway

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New York City Subway
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The New York City Subway, is one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world. It comprises 468 stations - or 423 stations, if connected stations are counted as one, served by 209 miles (337 km) of routes, translating into 656 miles (1,056 km) of revenue track.

The New York City subway is the fourth busiest rapid transit rail system in the world after those of Tokyo, Moscow and Seoul. The first underground line opened on 27 October, 1904. The oldest subway structure still in use today began operations in 1885, and is today part of the BMT Jamaica Line in Brooklyn.

Historically, the subway was privately managed by two companies, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT). In addition, there was an Independent Subway System (IND) which provided some competition to the two companies. The two private systems were bought by New York City in 1940. The network of lines operated by the IRT became a division known as A Division. They were too small to be integrated with the BMT and IND. However connections could be built to integrate the IND and BMT, and these were operated as a single division known as B Division.

To take care of the public transportation of New York City, including its subway, bus and streetcar operations, New York City created the New York City Transit Authority in 1953. It comes under the control of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968.

Subway services in New York City are known by a number or letter. These services are the routes that the train take, as "line" refers to the physical tracks on which the route uses. In New York City there are presently 24 subway train services. They are color designated, as shown below. All but two of the subway stations operate around the clock. Many routes do not run during the late hours, some even follow a different route during such times.

Service	Route Name	Description
A Division (also called IRT Division), lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before 1940.
	Broadway Seventh Avenue Local	Rapid Transit service between Van Cortlandt Park-242nd Street in Riverdale, the Bronx and South Ferry in Lower Manhattan. Broadway-Seventh Avenue Local Author: Imdanumber1 (public domain)
	Seventh Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between 148th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, and New Lots Avenue in New Lots, Brooklyn. Seventh Avenue Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Seventh Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between 148th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, and New Lots Avenue in New Lots, Brooklyn. Seventh Avenue Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Lexington Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between Woodlawn in the Bronx and Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Lexington Avenue Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Lexington Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between Dyre Avenue in Eastchester, the Bronx and Brooklyn College-Flatbush Avenue in Midwood, Brooklyn. Lexington Avenue Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Lexington Avenue Local	Rapid Transit service between Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall in Civic Center, Manhattan. Lexington Avenue Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Lexington Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between Parkchester in the Bronx and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall in Civic Center, Manhattan. Lexington Avenue Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Flushing Local	Rapid Transit service between Flushing-Main Street in Queens and Times Square in Manhattan. Flushing Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Flushing Express	Rapid Transit service between Flushing-Main Street in Queens and Times Square in Manhattan, stopping at only selected stations in, going in the rush hour direction. Flushing Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	42nd Street Shuttle	Subway shuttle train service between Times Square and Grand Central in Manhattan. 42nd Street Shuttle Author: NE2 (public domain)
B Division (also called BMT/IND Division), lines operated by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation and Independent Subway System before 1940.
	A Eighth Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between 207th Street in Inwood, Manhattan and Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens. A Eighth Avenue Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	C Eight Avenue Local	Rapid Transit service between Times Square and Grand Central in Manhattan. C Eighth Avenue Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Eighth Avenue Local	Rapid Transit service between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer in Jamaica, Queens, and World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, Manhattan. E Eighth Avenue Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	B Sixth Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, and Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. Sixth Avenue Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	D Sixth Avenue Express	Rapid Transit service between 205th Street in Norwood, the Bronx and Stillwell Avenue in Coney island, Brooklyn. D Sixth Avenue Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	F Sixth Avenue Local	Rapid Transit service between 178th Street in Jamaica, Queens, and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Sixth Avenue Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	M Sixth Avenue Local	Rapid Transit service between 71st Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens, and Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village, Queens. Sixth Avenue Local Author: R36 (public domain)
	G Crosstown Local	Rapid Transit service between Courts Square in Long Island City, Queens, and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn. This is the only non-shuttle service to not enter Manhattan. Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Local Author: R36 (public domain)
	J Nassau Street Express	Rapid Transit service between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer in Jamaica, Queens and Broad Street in Lower Manhattan, Manhattan. Nassau Street Local and Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Z Nassau Street Express	Rapid Transit service, similar to J train, except running during rush hours in the peak direction. Nassau Street Express Author: NE2 (public domain)
	L Canarsie Local	Rapid Transit service between 8th Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, and Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn. 14th Street-Canarsie Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	N Broadway Local	Rapid Transit service between Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens, and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Broadway Local Author: NE2 (public domain)
	Q Broadway Express	Rapid Transit service between Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens, and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Broadway Express Author: R36 (public domain)
	R Broadway Local	Rapid Transit service between 71st Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens, and 95th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Broadway Local Author: R36 (public domain)
	S Franklin Avenue Shuttle	Subway shuttle train service between Franklin Avenue and Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Franklin Avenue Shuttle Author: NE2 (public domain)
	S Rockaway Park Shuttle	Subway shuttle train service between Beach 116th Street at Rockaway Park and Broad Channel in Queens. Rockaway Park Shuttle Author: NE2 (public domain)

Mass Transit Systems elsewhere

The following are mass transit systems elsewhere in the world that I have described:

Bangkok Mass Transit System
Bangkok's mass transit train system comprises the elevated BTS Skytrain and the underground Bangkok Metro.
Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit
Kuala Lumpur's rail transit network comprises two light rail transit lines, the Ampang Line and the Kelana Jaya Line, the KL Monorail, and three KTM Komuter train lines.
London Underground
The London Underground, also called The Tube, is the world's oldest with 270 stations and 400 km (270 miles) of track.
Singapore MRT
The Singapore Mass Rapid Transit network presently has 129.7 km of tracks served by 86 stations, with projected growth to reach 278 om by 2020.

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