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There were 28 original stations, all in Manhattan. The subways opened on October 27, 1904. There are now 472 stations!
Before the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) took over, there were three organizations that operated their own subways and platforms.
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While the subway is known for being underground, only about 60% of all the stations are underground!
We’re at the 191st Street Station’s street-level entrance. This station is the deepest of them all at 180 feet below street level.
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The whole system now has more than 665 miles of track. There’s enough NYC Transit train tracks to get from New York to Chicago!
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NYC’s metro system has the seventh highest number of annual riders in the world (1.757 billion annual riders in 2016)!
The average weekday ridership in 2016 was 5.7 million.
I have to run, but my friend will meet you at the next location!
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Hi, I'm Grace. We're at the Times Square station, the busiest station in 2016. There were 64,531,511 riders!
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There are several abandoned platforms and secret tunnels throughout the city, including this one, the old City Hall station.
The first subway ride in 1904 left from here! It was discontinued as a stop in 1945, but you can still get tours to see it!
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Transit Museum
There are 6,418 subway cars and they make 8,200 weekday train trips. Combined, they traveled 358 million miles in 2016!
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There’s more to subways than the cars and tracks.
This brownstone in the middle is 58 Joralemon Street in Brooklyn, and it’s just a facade. Inside there’s a subway ventilator!
This was our last stop, thanks for coming along with us!
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