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By annual ridership, the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit system in both the Western Hemisphere and the Western world, as well as the eleventh-busiest rapid transit rail system in the world.[18] The subway carried 1,793,073,000 riders in 2022.[6]: 2 [note 5] On October 29, 2015, more than 6.2 million people rode the subway system, establishing the highest single-day ridership since ridership was regularly monitored in 1985.[20]
The system is also one of the world’s longest. Overall, the system contains 248 miles (399 km) of routes,[10] translating into 665 miles (1,070 km) of revenue track[10] and a total of 850 miles (1,370 km) including non-revenue trackage.[11] Of the system’s 28 routes or “services” (which usually share track or “lines” with other services), 25 pass through Manhattan, the exceptions being the G train, the Franklin Avenue Shuttle, and the Rockaway Park Shuttle.
The NYC system was built a century ago and operates at an astonishing level considering its for one city and is so relatively inexpensive.
And this appears to be a shot of a closed station that appears to be lit by flashlight - my guess is someone urbexing an abandoned station. There are quite a few stations in NYC that have been closed in the past century and aren’t well maintained. Some are still passed by active trains even though there’s no longer a stop there.
Of all things America sucks at, the NYC subway is not the thing to attack. Fuck cars
The issue isn’t the presence of a subway system, but rather the need for more funding, care and attention.
Agreed. We are lucky to have that. Also I’m pretty sure that the photos were chosen to show off the worse of the US subway system in NYC. I remember riding it once and thought it was pretty clean.
I guarantee that someone could do the same for the other subway systems if they should choose too.
In all of Vietnam there are currently two active metro lines, one of which is only partially complete.
I hope it improves. Many lines are under construction but all of the projects have been plagued by delays for years.
But why would you include this as an example here?
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make better agi prop, the US has the most gorgeous metro system in the world. Facts dont care about your feelings. (If you dont like brutalist architecture you probably wont like it and I’m sorry)Ahem, have you seen the Moscow subway?
In case anyone is wondering, that’s Komsomolskaya station, built in 1952. Later stations tended to not be so opulent.
Feels a little bougie if you ask me, but to each their own.
Funny you’d say that, because even though the first plans for it date back to the Russian Empire, it was the communists under Stalin who actually built it.
Yeah. DC has some very pretty metro stations. NYC has SO MANY stops in Manhattan it was silly when visiting.
Do you mean “agitprop”?
I distinctly remember having to stop and admire the station the first time I went through there.
You forgot London Subway.
They didn’t. The UK isn’t cummunist enough
… ? Cummunist? It is some kind of fetish?
Cummunist on fascist
Mind the gap
Omg I even dreamed that after hearing this non stop on the class vacation. It follows you through the day and dream.
The underground stations in Prague are great as well!
The only way to truly experience the Montreal’s subway is through the smell.
NYC subway rats will fuck you up, I joke. City subways are actually decent, maybe not the best, but they get by.
*New York City
Other metro systems look way nicer, looking through the images on a “American subway station” search
Moscow’s is nice too (and we know whom to thank for that).
Talk about cherry picking lmao
Memes can pick few a cherries, as a treat.
Today I learned of the Pyongyang Metro. Their trains are really cute!
The USA are not America
Well, if you are going to feel better I can post a picture of the subway in the Cartel of Medellin 🤣🤣🤣🤣
NYC subway isn’t that bad, yeah it’s not mind blowing but it works and when you need to commute that’s all that matters
