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Subway Maps

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A transit map is a topological map in the form of a schematic diagram used to illustrate the routes and stations within a public transport system—whether this be bus lines, tramways, rapid transit, commuter rail or ferry routes. The main components are color coded lines to indicate each line or service, with named icons to indicate stations or stops.

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2019 NYCT Track Schematic and Diagrams

By 20SecondSignalTimer

I believe this was originally on a site called trainsarefun but the host of that site took it down. Anyway, it's saved in my train/subway geekery folder so figured I'd share it. I recall it being 2015, not 2019, but that's what this document says.

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Submitted November 2, 2021
125th / Lex

By drekroid

Proposal for weekday branch to Burnside Av, with / to re-routed to Pelham Bay Pk.
would short-turn at Parkchester on weekdays when / are operating.
service in the peak direction between Burnside and 125th on weekdays.

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Submitted August 10, 2019
Subway Proposal Map Using Existing Infrastructure

By drekroid

Subway Proposal Map Using Existing Infrastructure

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Updated August 19, 2019
1972 NYCTA New York Subway Guide

By Harry

Massimo Vignelli 1972 NYCTA New York Subway Guide

No sooner had the Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced a new map of the New York subway system on Aug. 7, 1972, than complaints flooded in. Many stations seemed to be in the wrong places. The water surrounding the city was colored beige, not blue. As for Central Park, it appeared to be almost square, rather than an elongated rectangle, three times bigger than the map suggested, and was depicted in a dreary shade of gray.

The map was, indeed, riddled with anomalies, but that was the point. Its designer, Massimo Vignelli, had sacrificed geographical accuracy for clarity by reinterpreting New York’s tangled labyrinth of subway lines as a neat diagram. Each station was shown as a dot and linked to its neighbors by color-coded routes running at 45- or 90-degree angles. Mr. Vignelli had used his design skills to tidy up reality.

Design buffs have always loved his map for its rigor and ingenuity. When the future graphic designer Michael Bierut made his first trip to New York in 1976, he took one home to Ohio as a souvenir. But many New Yorkers were outraged by what they saw as the misrepresentation of their city, while tourists struggled to relate Mr. Vignelli’s design to what they found above ground. In 1979, the M.T.A. bowed to public pressure by replacing his diagrammatic map with a geographical one.

Read more: New York Times

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Updated May 29, 2014
1989 Theaters in New York City Subway and Bus Guide

By Harry

1989 Theaters in New York City Subway and Bus Guide

Subway and Bus Guide to all Broadway and Off-Broadway Theaters of New York City. Featuring a Theater District inset map illustrating all subway and bus routes.

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Submitted April 18, 2014
1988 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map

By Harry

1988 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map

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Submitted December 7, 2013
1987 New York City Transit Authority SubwayMap

By Harry

1987 New York City Transit Authority SubwayMap

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Updated November 18, 2013
1979 Revised Fall 1980 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map

By Harry

1979 Revised Fall 1980 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map

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Submitted September 23, 2013
1964 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map Reverse Side

By Harry

1964 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map Reverse Side

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Updated September 22, 2013
1967 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map Reverse Side

By Harry

1967 New York City Transit Authority

Subway Map

Reverse Side

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Updated September 1, 2013
1967 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map

By Harry

1967 New York City Transit Authority

Subway Map

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Updated September 1, 2013
1964 Follow The Arrow To The Worlds Fair NYCTA Subway Map

By Harry

1964 Follow The Arrow To The Worlds Fair

New York City Transit Authority Subway Map

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Updated September 1, 2013
1959 NYCTA New York City Subway Map And Station Guide

By Harry

1959 NYCTA New York City Subway Map And Station Guide

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Updated September 1, 2013
1948 Hagstrom Company New York Subway Lines Map

By Harry

1948 Hagstrom Company New York Subway Lines Map

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Updated September 1, 2013
1939-40 Royal-Liverpool Groups New York Worlds Fair Subway and Elevated Lines Map

By Harry

1939-40 Royal-Liverpool Groups

New York Worlds Fair Subway and Elevated Lines Map

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Updated September 1, 2013
Schematic Track Diagrams of NYCT 2003

By Harry

Schematic Track Diagrams of the Rapid Transit Routes of MTA New York City Transit

Division of Operations Planning

Route and System Planning

Rail Service Design

Second Edition

September 2003

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Updated July 17, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map December 21 2012

By Harry

December 21 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 23, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map December 4 2012

By Harry

December 4 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Updated June 23, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map November 20 2012

By Harry

November 20 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 23, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map November 12 2012

By Harry

November 12 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 23, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map November 11 2012

By Harry

November 11 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 23, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map November 10 2012

By Harry

November 10 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 23, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map November 9 2012

By Harry

November 9 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 22, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map November 8 2012

By Harry

November 8 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 22, 2013
Subway Hurricane Recovery Map November 7 2012

By Harry

November 7 2012 Subway Hurricane Sandy Recovery Map. There were approximately 16 maps in total that that were released by the MTA throughout the storm recovery.

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Submitted June 22, 2013