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Traveling by Subway
Subways run north–south up and Buy a MetroCard from a
down the city; the N, R, E and F trains 2station subway booth or
run east–west from Midtown to MetroCard vending machine.
Queens. See below for the most The machines accept most
useful routes. credit and debit cards and
bills up to $50, but no
There is a map of the pennies. Vending machines
1subway system on the can also be used to refill
back inside cover of this MetroCards.
book. Large-scale maps
are also positioned in Follow the directions for
prominent areas in every 4the train you want. For
station. Maps are also safety, stay in sight of the
available at www.mta.info booth as you wait for your
and at subway stations. train; at night, stay in one
of the yellow off-hours
Use MetroCard to pass waiting areas.
3through the turnstile
onto the platform.
On every platform, you will Each train displays its
6find a large subway map, 5route number or letter in
while on each train there the appropriate color
is a system map next to the and the names of the
door on both sides of the terminal stations.
car. Newer trains have
electronic route maps After leaving the train,
for that line that light 7look for signs giving
up overhead. Stops are directions to the exit. If
announced on the public address system, and you need to change trains,
you will see station names at each platform. just follow the signs to the
The doors are operated by the conductor. connecting platforms.

during crowded times the first Street to Times Square–42nd Metropolitan Museum of
and last cars are usually less busy. Street. Some stations, such as Art, and the Frick Collection.
The subway is generally quite those at Times Square, Union The red #1 Broadway/
safe, but visitors may feel more Square, and Columbus Circle, Seventh Avenue line on the
secure riding during the day are convenient transfer points, West Side takes you to
and until around 10pm, when where several lines converge. Lincoln Center, MoMA,
there are many other passen gers Each subway line has a Times Square, Greenwich
around. If you feel unsure, stand distinct color, while the routes Village, SoHo, the Financial
in the “Off-Hours Waiting Area” on each line are identified either District, and South Ferry,
on the platforms. In an by letter or number. For where you can catch a ferry
emergency, contact either example, the Lexington Avenue to the Statue of Liberty.
the station agent in the station line is green and the #6 is a Track work at weekends can
booth or a member of the train local train, while #4 and #5 run cause changes to the schedule.
crew, who are located in the first express. The Eighth Avenue When you enter, ask the booth
car and in the middle of the train. line is blue, and the A train is attendant about changes that
the express, while C and E are may affect your journey.
local trains. First and last stops
Subway Lines are posted on track signs and DIRECTORY
Subways run north–south on on each car. Large system MTA Automated
Lexing ton, Sixth Avenue, Seventh maps are posted in all stations.
Avenue, Broadway, and Eighth Free individual sub way maps Travel Planner
Avenue, with trains mostly are usually available from
running along one avenue. booth attendants. ∑ tripplanner.mta.info
The #7 train runs west–east into Some lines are especially
Queens, while the E, F, M, N, Q, useful for visitors. The Lexing ton Subway Information
and R travel south–north until Line is the only one serving
around Midtown, and then east the East Side and its many Tel 511.
into Queens. A shuttle train museums. The #6 train stops ∑ mta.info
connects Grand Central–42nd near the Guggenheim, the

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