NYC Subway?

Question

Can anyone help me understand how the subway scheduals work, how to know the train number and use it

Answer 1

A very good website for you to go to to learn about the NYC subway system where you will find a map and learn all of the routes of the subway along with a detailed list of each lines stations and when the train runs all day all night weekdays only etc etc. Also you will be albe to find out about the bus system there also..

But you can use this website and find out all about the subway system of New York City, it's schedulles and the train numbers and letters.

The website is www.mta.info Go to that website and click on to it and you will find out the information that you want.

The New York city subway is divided into three differnt groupings called IRT (Interboro Rapid Tranist) which consists of the subway lines which are numbered such as
Line 1 (242nd street and Van cortlandt Park to South Ferry)
Line 2 (241Street White Plains Road to Nostrand Ave)
Line 3 (148st Lenox terminal to New Lots Ave)
Line 4 (Woodlawn Road to Utica Ave)
Line 5 ( Dyre Ave to Atlantic Ave)
Line 6 (Pelham Bay Park to Brooklyn Bridge)
Line 7 (Main Street Flushing to Times Square 42nd st)

The rest are trains with letter designations such as

A Train (207th street Manhattan to Lefferts Blvd)
B Train (205th street to Coney Island
etc etc
C train
D train
E train
F train

The other group of letter trains are divided into two groups known as
The BMT (the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit)
The IND (known as the Independent subway system)
Originally in the early 1900's each of these three groups were operated separetly but in 1939 the city took over and the three divisons became one subway with one fare.
The BMT lines consist of:
B train D train N Train M train R train Q Train and W train and J train and Z train

The Independent division consists of
The A train C train E train F train G train
From the map on the website also available in PDF format you will be able to zoom in a closer look of the map and see the names of all the stations on each line located as they appear on a system wide map basis.

I hope that this information has helped you.
Remember the website is www.mta.info

Look under maps and click under NYC transit and then click on subways and you will find your map.

You will also be able to do the same under schedules and then click NYC transit and then Scedules and you will get a schedule and station by station listing of each subway line and it's station names and the frequency of running.

You will also be able to learn of the LONG ISLAND RAILROAD and the METRO NORTH RAILROAD from this same website in othe rwords you can find out about all the modes of public transit in the New York city area from that website

I hope that this information has been helpful to you.

Answer 2

This is the link to the New York City Transit Authorities Website. It will go right to a .pdf of the Subway system. On the platform where the train arrives, there are signs to tell you which trains are on that track. Stay to the middle of the platform (1/2 way from the front or back), as not all trains are long enough to reach the ends of the station. Train numbers are lit up on the front of the trains and posted on the side of each car.

http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf

Briefly, in Manhattan these are the main lines:

The Westside lines are 1,2,3(7th Ave)/A,C,E.(8th Ave)

The Lines down the Middle of Manhattan are the B,D,F,V(6th Ave)/R,N,Q,W(Broadway)

The Eastside lines are the 4,5,6 (Lexington Ave.)

Northbound toward the higher numbered streets is UPTOWN.

Southbound toward the lower numbered streets is DOWNTOWN.

Eastbound (toward the lower numbered avenues) or Westbound (higher numbered avenues) is CROSSTOWN.

The E Train goes Crosstown at 53rd St.
The #7 Train goes Crosstown on 42nd St.
The L Train goes Crosstown at 14th St.

Midtown is from 14th St to 59th St.
Downtown is from 14th St to the southern tip of Manhattan.

Anything West of 5th Ave is the Westside, East of 5th Ave is Eastside, there is no east or west south of 8th St. (Downtown)

With a Metrocard, you can transfer once between buses or from a bus to a train within a 2 Hour period. Buses (and traffic in general) tend to run VERY slow in the Midtown & Downtown areas, especially the Crosstown routes. Walking is sometimes faster if you're not going too far.

The NYCTA site also has the schedules for all the subway lines. During the day, in Manhattan trains on most lines come every 1 to 5 minutes. While the Subway is open 24/7, service is frequently longer late at night with trains coming twice an hour sometimes.

Good luck.

Answer 3

What you have to do is get a subway maps. Trains either run uptown or downtown. Depending on where you are and are trying to go you would go to the subway stop and go uptown or downtown. The different color routes on the map are the different trains. Each borough has its own trains that run there. Best bet is to ask locals or the person in the info booth.

Answer 4

This might help. http://www.ehow.com/how_2092454_read-new-york-city-subway.html

By the way. As a newbie, you may want to choose a "local" train to be sure that it will stop at your destination. Only take an "express" train, which makes far fewer stops, unless you know that it will indeed stop where you want to get off.

Answer 5

yeah, when the trains are packed u can hardly breathe,everybodys squished against eachother, No seats, sometimes the trains are so packed u cant get in or out ur stop. Its horrible.

Answer 6

check www.metro.info you will know how to take subway