New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. It is the most extensive public transportation system in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world with between 416 and 475 stations (depending on how connected stations are counted; the MTA uses 468 as the number) and 656 miles (1056 km) of mainline track. When non-revenue trackage in shops and yards is included, the total comes to 842 miles (1355 km). The subway is operated by the New York City Transit Authority, described by its parent Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit.

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Rapid transit - New York City - New York - United States - 1056 km - Shop - Yard - New York City Transit Authority - Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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There is pending legislation that would merge the subway operations of MTA New York City Transit with MTA Staten Island Railway to form MTA Subways.http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/capconstr/about.htm The Staten Island Railway operates with R44 subway cars on a fully grade-separated right-of-way, but is typically not considered part of the subway, and is only connected via the free city-operated Staten Island Ferry.

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MTA Staten Island Railway - MTA Subways - R44 - Staten Island Ferry

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Though it is known as "the subway", implying underground operations, about forty percent of the system runs on above ground rights-of-way, including steel or (rarely) cast iron elevated structures, concrete viaducts, earthen embankments, open cuts and, occasionally, surface routes. All of these modes are completely grade-separated from road and pedestrian crossings, and most crossings of two subway tracks are grade-separated with flying junctions.

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Rights-of-way - Elevated structures - Viaducts - Flying junction

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