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What is the longest time between subway stops in NYC?

The two NYC subway stations with the longest travel time between them are: 1. Broad Channel (A/S) and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue (A/S) on the A and S lines. The travel time between these two stations is approximately 36 minutes.



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Longest Rides Longest between-station stretch: 3.5 miles on the A train between Howard Beach/JFK Airport and Broad Channel stations (Queens).

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The distance between subway stations can vary greatly (particularly in the outer boroughs). It can be as much as 3.5 miles between stations — the distance between Howard Beach and JFK on the A line. Of course, there isn't too much between those two stops either.

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The New York City “Subway Challenge” record has fallen to Kate Jones — a New York woman who traveled over 665 miles of track and passed through 472 stations en route to the history books. And it only took her 22 hours, 14 minutes and 10 seconds to accomplish that feat.

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472 stations After the Second Avenue Subway opened in January 2017, Ahn's previous record was once again invalidated, and the record sat unclaimed for over six years. On April 17, 2023, Kate Jones traveled through all 472 stations, including the Second Avenue Subway stops, in 22 hours, 14 minutes, and 10 seconds.

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An estimated 100 people died in the Malbone Street Brooklyn Rapid Transit disaster. Here's how the tragedy changed public transportation in America. At 6:14 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 1, 1918, hundreds of weary New Yorkers boarded a Brooklyn Rapid Transit train at Park Row in Lower Manhattan for the ride home to Brooklyn.

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1: Shanghai Maglev - 460 kph/286 mph (China) The world's fastest public train is also unique – it's the only link in the world currently carrying passengers using magnetic levitation (Maglev) rather than conventional steel wheels on steel rails.

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MTA launches express service on F train, New York City's slowest subway line.

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Trains on the same track cannot pass each other like buses can, and so to increase speed, changes can only be made in terms of headway, or in which stations are served. Skipping stations increases the average speed of trains, thus making journeys quicker and more appealing to commuters.

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Brooklyn has 170 stations.

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NYC subways, like most such systems worldwide, don't turn around, they run in either direction equally well and the motorman just goes to the opposite end of the train at the end of the line.

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The New York subway system operates in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. It never leaves New York City.

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The average speed on the Underground is 20.5 mph (33.0 km/h). Outside the tunnels of central London, many lines' trains tend to travel at over 40 mph (64 km/h) in the suburban and countryside areas. The Metropolitan line can reach speeds of 62 mph (100 km/h).

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The maximum speed currently possible in the UK is 186mph, achieved by Eurostar trains on the HS1 line between London and the Channel Tunnel. The HS1 line is used by Eurostar services and Javelin commuter services from Kent, although the latter have a max speed of 140mph.

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The average speed on the Underground is 20.5 mph (33.0 km/h). Outside the tunnels of central London, many lines' trains tend to travel at over 40 mph (64 km/h) in the suburban and countryside areas. The Metropolitan line can reach speeds of 62 mph (100 km/h).

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Which MTA Subway Stops and Lines Have the Most Crime?
  • Forest Hills/71st Avenue Station (IND Queens Boulevard Line) – E, F, M, R train. ...
  • 149th Street/Grand Concourse Station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line/IRT White Plains Road Line) – 2, 4, 5 train. ...
  • Cathedral Parkway/110th Street Station (IRT Broadway/7th Avenue Line) – B, C train.


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I never leave home without it.} Don't feel paranoid or embarrassed because you decide to cab it or leave the subway station. On the flip side, don't feel that the New York subway is “sketchy” because it's underground and smells bad. In most cases, the subway is a safer mode of transportation than driving.

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Our subway system is the largest and busiest in North America. There are 472 stations on 25 routes, spread along 665 miles of track. The subway operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Riding the subway is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to get around the city.

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