New York City Subway
rapid transit system in New York City
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Summary
New York City Subway is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of rapid transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,018 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York City[3], New York[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Operator: New York City Transit Authority[6]
- Part of: public transport networks in New York[7]
- Commons category: New York City Subway[8]
- Has part(s): IND Eighth Avenue Line[9], IND Sixth Avenue Line[10], IND Crosstown Line[11], BMT Canarsie Line[12], BMT Nassau Street Line[13], BMT Broadway Line[14], IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line[15], IRT Lexington Avenue Line[16], IRT Flushing Line[17], 1[18], 2[19], 3[20], 4[21], 5[22]
- Inception: January 1, 1904[23]
- Official website: http://www.mta.info/nyct[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:New York City Subway[25]
- Commons gallery: New York City Subway[26]
- Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[27]
- Daily patronage: 4,900,000[28]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox New York City Subway service[29]
- Official name: New York City Subway[30]
- Date of official opening: October 27, 1904[31]
- Has list: list of New York City Subway stations[32], list of New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn[33], list of closed New York City Subway stations[34], list of New York City Subway terminals[35], list of New York City Subway services[36], list of New York City Subway stations in Queens[37], list of New York City Subway stations in the Bronx[38]
- Has part(s) of the class: railway line[39], rapid transit train service[40], New York City Subway station[41]
- Patronage: 1,727,300,000[42], 1,697,800,000[43], 1,793,073,000[44]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[45]
Why It Matters
New York City Subway has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]