DID YOU KNOW?

The NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY is a rapid transit system owned by the city of New York and leased to the New York City transit Authority. It is one of the oldest and most expensive public transportation systems in the world with 468 stations in operation. The subway delivers an average of 5 million rides on weekdays and 2.4 million on weekends.

The first underground line of the subway opened in 1904. An interesting fact about the construction of the subway is that the streets were torn up to dig the tunnel below and then, the streets were rebuilt above. By doing that, most sewage pipes had to be redirect and that caused a lot of inconvenience for New Yorkers.