The New York City Subway is the largest rapid transit system in the world by number of stations, with 472 stations in operation(424 if stations connected by transfers are counted as single stations)
The system is also one of the world's longest. Overall, the system contains 236 miles (380 km) of routes
By annual ridership, the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit rail system in both the Western Hemisphere and the Western World as well as the 8th busiest rapid transit rail system after
The first underground line of the subway opened on October 27, 1904, almost 36 years after the opening of the first elevated line in New York City
The system is also one of the world's longest. Overall, the system contains 236 miles (380 km) of routes
By annual ridership, the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit rail system in both the Western Hemisphere and the Western World as well as the 8th busiest rapid transit rail system after
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Seoul
- Guangzhou
- Tokyo
- Moscow
- Hong Kong
The first underground line of the subway opened on October 27, 1904, almost 36 years after the opening of the first elevated line in New York City
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