What is the loudest subway station in NYC?

South Ferry is the loudest station in an already ear-crushing subway system, with trains rumbling out at 111 decibels — as loud as a rock concert — according to a Post survey. Doctors say listening to such volume for one minute could result in permanent hearing damage.



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According to the recent findings of the MTA's Spring 2022 Bi-Annual Customer Satisfaction and Travel Survey, New Yorkers particularly dislike the D train, giving the line a satisfaction rate of barely 40%.

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

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BART actually has a big machine that grinds down the bumps on corrugated track, eliminating some of the noise. This explains why sometimes a portion of the BART system makes loud uuunnnhhh sounds one day and doesn't make a peep the next. You aren't crazy -- they just smoothed out the track at night.

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The intensity of sound (such as a train horn) that you hear will vary at night, sometimes louder and sometimes softer. The explanation is the height of the inversion above the ground.

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The original IRT line opened in 1904, and 116 Street - Columbia University (now a 1 train stop) was part of the first wave of stations that ran from City Hall to 145th Street at Broadway.

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Because the inner radius is smaller, there is less distance to travel, which can cause a slippage between the wheels and track, which is noisy. How do you avoid getting fined for parking at a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station overnight in San Francisco?

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The intensity of sound will vary at night, sometimes louder and sometimes softer. It has to do with the height and strength of a temperature inversion just above the ground. On clear, calm nights, it is cooler at the ground than higher up.

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Taking BART, he noted, is also faster than driving the highly trafficked highways into San Francisco. “Being on BART makes me feel relieved. It's way more stressful driving,” he said. “It's tough commuting this far, but public transit makes it more manageable.”

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