Which NYC subway is the cleanest?

Riders on the L line, however, are getting the cleanest ride, according to the group, the Straphangers Campaign, which released its findings on Tuesday. It concluded that the fruits of a New York City Transit program to assign additional cleaners to the L and the No. 7 lines helped the L line pull ahead.



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This spring's survey crowned the L train as New Yorkers' favorite, although it still only attracts a 53% satisfaction rating.

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DC is hands down the cleanest of them all. There might be some systems in smaller cities that are cleaner, but they don't have the ridership numbers that the DC metro does. A big reason for its cleanliness is its age—DC's metro system opened in 1976.

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Hong Kong, China: Mass Transit Railway (MTR) The MTR is globally renowned for being the most profitable, cleanest, and most efficient metro system in the world.

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Subway System Ranked: Best to Worst for Passengers The Seoul Subway in South Korea topped the list. The overall ranking takes into account every element of our study - so that includes the number of stations with step-free access, the price of a ticket and the age of the system (amongst many others).

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They will all be full-time, unionized employees! Finally, our subways are getting cleaned. Earlier this week, New York City Transit President Rich Davey announced that the agency is planning on hiring a total of 800 full-time employees to shine up both subway stations and trains in the upcoming months.

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Just how dirty is the subway? Measured in colony-forming units per square inch NYC finished at the front of the pack of the filthy five. San Francisco's trains had 483 CFU, Boston's had 10 CFU, Chicago's had 180 CFU, Washington's had 30 CFU and New York City had 2,000,030 CFU.

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Finally, our subways are getting cleaned. Earlier this week, New York City Transit President Rich Davey announced that the agency is planning on hiring a total of 800 full-time employees to shine up both subway stations and trains in the upcoming months.

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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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However, it is best to prepare your trip by knowing your destination, what train(s) will take you there and how you plan to spend your time. It is absolutely safe to visit New York and ride the subway, relative to any other public activities in other cities. In fact, it's been a low-crime area for years.

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Central Park at Night is often considered a dangerous and not safe New York place. In fact, Central Park in NYC is closed to the public from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. Visiting Central Park in New York after dark or outside the opening hours is highly discouraged, even if you love to go running in the evening.

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Subway water tunnels are built approximately 30 feet below the riverbed.

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In 2021, our total subway ridership was 760 million, reaching 45% of our 2019 ridership numbers. Total bus ridership was 312 million, back to 56% of our 2019 ridership numbers.

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The subways have 133 bathrooms across 69 stations, according to MTA officials. That's fewer than transit officials reported in 1989, when records obtained by Gothamist show NYC Transit officials listed 210 public toilets at 106 stations.

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THE world's deepest metro system is the Pyongyang Metro in North Korea which is 110 meters deep. The tunnel was built as part of an underground military facility. THE world's deepest metro, underground station is the Arsenalna Station on the Kiev Metro in Ukraine, at 107 meters deep.

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Guangzhou Metro Line 18 is the fastest subway in the world, with a speed of 160km/h#cityview #????? #??? #china #????? #TrungQu?c.

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The Carmelit is the smallest subway system in the world, having only four cars, six stations and a single tunnel 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long.

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