Explore the New York City Subway beyond the familiar map, from tunnels, bridges and elevated tracks to the yards that keep trains running. Discover how the network connects the city, how Staten Island's railway and ferry fit in, and what ridership figures reveal.

See why trains come in different sizes, how older cars compare with the newest fleet, and how recent extensions and the next phase of the Second Avenue Subway are shaping the network.

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Chapters
00:00 NYC Subway Runs 24 Hours
00:58 NYC Subway Serves Four Boroughs
01:30 NYC Subway Counts Parallel Tracks
03:04 Bronx Subway Stations Rise Aboveground
03:37 Staten Island Railway Meets Ferry
05:22 Times Square Leads Subway Ridership
07:11 NYC Subway Train Lengths Vary
08:53 R211 Cars Replace Aging Trains
11:20 NYC Subway Extends Through Manhattan
12:07 Q Extension Remains Under Construction
12:40 NYC Subway Extends Beyond Maps

Credits
F Train At Kings Highway — MTAEnthusiast10. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... · CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... · Cropped/animated.
R211 seating — Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... · CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... · Cropped/animated.
Footage courtesy of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul / New York State — Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 groundbreaking, June 8, 2026 (06082026 GKH Groundbreaking)
Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA. All assets below. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Cropped and reframed for video.
Staten Island Railway R211S at an open-air station (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
MTA photograph of R211S inaugural train at Stapleton, Staten Island (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
MTA R211S photograph with St. George destination display and empty interior (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
MTA R211S interior photograph at Clifton Maintenance Shop, Staten Island (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Railfan458 — Staten Island Railway R44 at Jefferson Av (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... CC BY (Wikimedia Commons item, CC BY 4.0). Edited for this video.
All assets below. CC BY (Wikimedia Commons item, CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Cropped and animated for this video.
Photo: EmperorOfNYC. R46 G Train Terminated @ Court Square February 2025 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Photo: 4300streetcar. R211 car interior June 2026 1 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA. MTA Announces First R211 Train Now Serving the Bronx All assets below. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Cropped and animated for this video.
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“R211T soft shell open gangway interior 1” by 4300streetcar, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..., licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Cropped and reframed for video.
All assets below. CC BY (Wikimedia Commons item, CC BY 2.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Cropped and animated for this video.
Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. 34 St-Hudson Yards Station (21201559438) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. 34 St-Hudson Yards Station (21201551768) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Photo: airbus777 from Washington, DC, USA. 7 Extension to 34th St-Hudson Yards (20795497833) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. Second Avenue Subway Map vc (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)