The New York City Subway in Manhattan

This film shows some impressions of the New York City subway in Manhattan.

The NYC subway system is really old and the infrastructure shows a lot of wear and tear; especially the stations are in pretty rough shape. The system is quite efficient, though. Many lines have four tracks, where the inner two tracks are used by express services, which only stop at major (interchange) stations. The platform layout at these stations allows for convenient transfer between express and local services.

This film was shot on a Saturday afternoon. Curiously, there seemed to be significantly less frequent service than during weekdays, with some lines even not operating at all. Some stations were quite deserted while others (especially those along the Lexington Avenue line) were overcrowded.

Enjoy!


Index to the film:

00:00 – 47–50 Streets / Rockefeller Center
01:20 – West 4th Street / Washington Square
02:23 – Spring Street (note the express service passing the station at 4:05)
04:26 – Canal Street
05:31 – Riding an R160 class train on the E line from Canal Street to World Trade Center
07:04 – World Trade Center station
07:33 – A brief view of the 9/11 memorial and the new 1 World Trade Center building
08:17 – Fulton Street (platform for J and Z lines; quite deserted this day)
08:38 – Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall
10:34 – Grand Central / 42nd Street
11:15 – 68th Street / Hunter College