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new york subway overview The quickest method to travel the streets of New York and get around the Island and view its highlights is the New York subway. Although most New York guide books are unlikely to recommend night travel along the subway there are unlikely to be problems during the day. subway new york visitors guide The first underground line of the Subway New York opened
up in 1904 although that first line is no longer in use. Currently the
New York subway has over 450 stations and over 650 miles of rail track
traversing Manhattan Island. Despite its name many stations are above
ground as with the London Underground. There are six lines navigating
round the Island denoted by colours and letters or numbers signify specific
routes along those lines. Entry to the various stations is either by stairs leading
down to underground stops or by bridges up towards elevated lines. Entrances
to underground stops are visible via the green staircase with a red and
white light above the entrance (as the photo of one the 42nd Street subway
entrance above illustrates) and can be easily missed during the day. Station booths and vending machines disperse MetroCards for travelling the underground. The MetroCard is validated when you swipe the card at the turnstiles leading down to the platforms. Tickets cost around $2 for 2 hours and one journey (one way) only but a metro pass offers 6 journeys for the price of five. The Red line offers three routes (1,2,3) running from the Bronx to Brooklyn mainly on the West of the Island. The Blue line has three routes (A,C, E) running to along west Central Park, along Lexington Avenue and down to JFK airport and Jamaica Bay. The Green line's three routes (4,5,6) run from the Bronx to Brooklyn on the East side of the Island. The Orange lines routes (B,D,F,V) run from the East Bronx via West Central Park down to Coney Island and Brighton Beach. Orange lines also run across Manhattan at Lexington Avenue to Flushing Meadows in Queens and runs down the centre of Manhattan Island. The purple line (7) runs from Flushing Meadows to 42nd Street and the Brown line (J,M, Z) mainly run across lower Manhattan from Brooklyn and JFK airport transportation. For the latest in New York travel schedules check out the Metropolitan Transport Authority's official web site. |
