Current state

In 2002, Metro carried a day on average 4.5 million passengers.

Plain Station, New York subway platform has a length from 122 to 213 meters (400-700 feet). To pass through the turnstiles on the platform used special plastic card (MetroCard).

Initially built tunnels open. Then the number of tunnels built by private means, has increased.

153 stations are the trestle, 38 are located at ground level and 277 - under the ground. The deepest station is 191 St ( «191 Street») at 1 - it is located at a depth of 60 m.

Many lines and stations are used for local routes and routes Express. On such lines at the same time three or four ways (external - for local routes, for domestic express). Express stops only at major transport (interchange) nodes.

Normally, the train the New York subway from 8 to 11 cars, although in line with the fluctuating are even dvuhvagonnye compositions. Thus, the length of from 46 to 183 meters (150-600 feet). Normally, the train on the lines of the former IRT (numbered lines) are shorter and narrower than on the lines of IND / BMT (of lines labeled). Rolling stock of these two types of lines is not compatible with each other.

Subway stations are located in four regions of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx. All routes pass through Manhattan, with the exception of route G (Brooklyn-Queens, Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Local) and two lines with fluctuating (S Franklin Avenue Shuttle, and S Rockaway Park Shuttle). Although some routes are closed at night or on weekends, Metro in general is working round the clock.

The base fare is $ 2, while the penalty for attempting to free travel is $ 100. Tokens were eliminated in 2003, this time for use only plastic cards.

Most of the stations, except for new as well as a number of interchange nodes that are not designed for people with disabilities.

Currently, the only significant planned expansion - line of Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, which developed the project since 1929, but construction of a permanent freeze and not brought to an end.

Also recently started switching to automatic control structures. The program is designed for 20 years.

After the subway bombings in London in 2005, the Police Department of New York has introduced a system of random searches of luggage of passengers.