Please leave me a comment here or email me at [email protected]. Idk, sometime soon. This map is great. I appreciated your notes. However for abandonments could you include the date of closure or is there a single source where I could find this? I would also like to see for future expansions that were never built a map or maps that show the full extent of the expansion, If there was a date in which the extension was originally intended to be completed, that info would be appreciated as well.
The dates are a good idea. There are track maps for certain sections but not full lines. I am an aspiring map maker of the future of the NYC Subway. Your posts are a huge inspiration for me and I always look at your site. I use Adobe Illustrator creating my maps as well. My question is, could you make a guide or tutorial of the basics for creating your maps?
For example, outlines of boroughs, locations, route paths, stations, map keys and closeups of crowded areas. I imagine this will be a huge help for people who have their own ideas about how the subway will look. As I said, I really admire your work. I also enjoy seeing your perception on how the map and city was in the past, present, and the future, and how old plans would have a significant impact on the city.
Thanks for the support and I wish you well! What a beautiful map! Meanwhile, along the no. You did not correct the mistake at 81st Street. Briarwood is now just called Briarwood. There are no stations named East Gun Hill Road. They are just Gun Hill Road. I have 3 suggestions 1. How about a separate file to cross-reference the excellent notes to the numbered entries on the main map so that can be checked without scrolling back up ; 3. Thanks again for your wonderful work.
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Within each line, there are a few services which are each designated with a single letter or a single number. We refer to these services as just "trains". For instance, within the "blue" 8th Ave line there are three services which are A, C and E. Similarly, the 1, 2 and 3 services on the "red" Broadway-7th Ave line run along Broadway and 7th Ave, but they do start and end at different stations. It's confusing to say that you are taking the "blue" 8th Ave line, because the three services within them A, C and E go to entirely different endpoints and even stop at different stations on the same shared path.
This is the reason why locals don't refer to lines by their names or even color. People never say, "Take the green" or "Take the red line"; Instead they say, "Take the 4 train" or "Take the 2 train".
Even though a line and a service have different meanings, you will find that colloquially the word "line" is sometimes used when "service" or "train" is meant. For instance, "Let's take the 4 line to Yankee Stadium" is technically incorrect, but the single number 4 implies that we are talking about the 4 service.
Trains are either express or local. Express trains skip certain stations for faster service, while local trains stop at every station along their path. From the above table, you can see that the 2 and 3 trains are generally express trains, but the 1 train is a local train. Similarly, on the 8th Ave line, the A train will generally run express while the C train will always run local. Unfortunately, trains are not reliably express or local along their entire route.
An express train can become a local train at some time. This transition is very subtle and you would not even notice while riding the train. The transition from express to local service usually occurs when train services split from their shared portion of the track.
For instance, the 1, 2 and 3 trains share a common track between 96th St station uptown and Chamber St. Between those two stations, the 2 and 3 trains run express and will skip certain stations. However, right after Chamber St, where the 2 and 3 trains split from the 1 train, they become local trains and will stop at every stop thereafter. To make matters worse, some train services, such as the 6 or 7, can either be express or local depending on the time and direction of travel, which is why for those lines only, their icon on the outside of the trains can be either a circle local or a diamond express.
Not surprisingly, subway stations appear as black and white dots on the subway lines I explain the difference shortly. Surprisingly, however, subway station names are not unique. See how there are five stations named 23rd St. Similarly, the 86th St. A station with a black dot means that only local trains stop here; express trains skip this station.
Trains that stop here are listed underneath the station name. In the example above, it's the C as well as E train. This makes sense because those are considered local trains. A station with a white dot means that both the local and express trains stop at this station.
In other words, all trains stop here all the time. In the example above, the express 4 and 5 trains stop here as well as the local 6 train. I already mentioned that station names are not unique different stations carry the same name.
Unfortunately, the reverse is true as well: the same physical station can have different names, depending on which train you are taking.
The station shown in the picture above will be announced as the 6th Ave. You might notice that the letter M is not boldfaced in the picture above. Subway service letters that are not boldfaced indicate stops that are not serviced full-time.
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