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Published January 13, 2015
Here are some facts about New York's subway system:
MTA New York City Transit
The subway serves: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and - through MTA Staten Island Railway - (SIR) Staten Island.
2004 operating budget $5.26 billion
Average weekday passengers: 7,043,240
Subway lines: 27
Click here for a map of the entire NYC Subway system.
Subway cars: 6,210
Subway stations: 490
Miles of Track: 660
The NYC Subway opened in 1904.
Source: MTA NYC Transit
Ridership is the number of passengers for whom the agency receives a fare, either through direct fare payment (e.g., cash, Pay-Per-Ride MetroCards, Unlimited Ride MetroCards, etc.) or fare reimbursements (senior citizens, school children, the physically disabled). Passengers that use free transfers (either train-to-bus, bus-to-train or bus-to-bus) are counted as additional passengers even though they are not paying additional fares.
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