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*NYC METRO*
(‘metro’ as synonym for ‘subway’)
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*PATH*
(“port authority trans hudson”)
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“‘metro’ means ‘subway’
(at least for ‘our purposes’)
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(the new york city subway is a ‘rapid transit system’ owned by the ‘city of new york’ and leased to the ‘new york city transit authority’ (a ‘subsidiary agency’ of the state-run ‘metropolitan transportation authority’ (aka ‘MTA’))
(opened in ‘1904’, the ‘new york city subway’ is one of the world’s oldest ‘public transit systems’, one of the world’s most used ‘metro systems’, and the ‘metro system’ with the most ‘stations’)
(it offers service ’24 hours per day’ on ‘every day of the year’ (though some routes may operate only ‘part-time’)
(the ‘new york city subway’ is the largest ‘rapid transit system’ in the world by ‘# of stations’ (with ‘472 stations’ in operation)
(or ‘424 stations’)
(if ‘stations’ connected by ‘transfers’ are counted as ‘single stations’)
(‘stations’ are located throughout the boroughs of ‘manhattan’, ‘brooklyn’, ‘queens’, and ‘the bronx’)
(the ‘staten island railway’ is not officially considered part of the ‘subway’, as it lacks a ‘rail link’ with the ‘subway system’, so passengers traveling between ‘staten island’ and ‘another ‘borough’ must take the ‘staten island ferry’ or an ‘MTA bus’; free transfers are allowed to the ‘subway’ and ‘bus systems’)
(the PATH in ‘manhattan’ and ‘new jersey’ and the AirTrain JFK in ‘queens’ both accept the subway’s ‘metrocard’ but are not operated by the ‘MTA’ and do not allow ‘free transfers’)
(however, the ‘roosevelt island tramway’ does allow ‘free transfers’ to the ‘MTA’ and ‘bus systems’ (even though it is also not operated by the ‘MTA’)
(the system is also one of the world’s longest)
(overall, the ‘system’ contains ‘236 miles’ (or ‘380 km’) of ‘routes’, translating into ‘665 miles’ (or ‘1,070 km’) of ‘revenue track’; and a total of ‘850 miles’ (or ‘1,370 km’) including ‘non-revenue trackage’)
(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’ in the ‘world’…)
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(only the following 7 cities record a higher ‘annual ridership’) –>
“beijing”
“shanghai”
“seoul”
“guangzhou”
“tokyo”
‘moscow’
‘hong kong’
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(in ‘2017’, the ‘subway’ delivered over’ 1.72 billion rides’, averaging approximately ‘5.6 million daily rides’ on ‘weekdays’ and a ‘combined 5.7 million rides’ each ‘weekend’ (‘3.2 million’ on ‘saturdays’ / ‘2.5 million’ on ‘sundays’)
(on ’23 september 2014′, more than ‘6.1 million people’ rode the ‘subway system’, establishing the highest single-day ridership (since ‘ridership’ was regularly monitored in ‘1985’)
(of the system’s ’27 services’, ’24’ pass through ‘manhattan’)
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(the exceptions being) –>
‘the G train’
the ‘franklin avenue shuttle’)
(the ‘rockaway park shuttle’)
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(llarge portions of the ‘subway’ outside ‘manhattan are elevated,
(hen is it really a ‘subway’)
(which implies ONLY ‘undergrund rails’)
on embankments, or in open cuts, and a few stretches of track run at ground level. In total, 40% of track is above ground, despite the “subway” moniker.[23] Many lines and stations have both express and local services. These lines have three or four tracks. Normally, the outer two are used for local trains, while the inner one or two are used for express trains. Stations served by express trains are typically major transfer points or destinations.[16]
As of 2018, the New York City Subway’s budgetary burden for expenditures was $8.7 billion, supported by collection of fares, bridge tolls, earmarked regional taxes and fees, as well as direct funding from state and local governments.[24] Its on-time performance rate was 65% during weekdays.[25]
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