New York City got its first subway in 1904.
October 27, 1904 to be precise.
The first subway line in NYC covered 9.1 miles and 28 stations.
Starting at City Hall in downtown Manhattan, it went all the way to Harlem.
From one line in 1904, the New York subway has today grown to 26 lines and 468 stations.
Train at Rector St Station in Downtown Manhattan
(near Battery Park)
About 5.2 million people use the NYC subway on an average weekday.
Yes, the NYC subway runs 24-hours a day.
For more details and a map of the NYC subway system, click here.




