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    Which are the fastest and slowest subways in NYC? All 22 lines, ranked.

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    Here's all 22 trains(no(S),(SF),(SR), or(SIR)), ranked in terms of speed.

    1. (2)train. This 7 Ave Express is INSANELY fast. Between 96 St and Times Square-42 St, it usually goes 45-60mph, passing 59 St-Columbus Circle at up to 64mph.

    2. (3)train. This is just the (2) train, I only put it second because technically the highest speed I've recorded on a (3) is only 62mph, passing 79 St.

    3. (5)train. Between 86 St and Grand Central-42 St, the (5) can get up to 61mph. Usually 40-57mph.

    4. (4)train. Same as the (5), I only ranked it below because the (5) sometimes goes express in the Bronx, so it's a little faster.

    5. (A)train. This train has some of the fastest segments in the MTA, between 59 St and 125 St(Up to 62mph, usually 42-57mph), and Howard Beach-Broad Channel(never ridden it, but i know it's around 60mph).

    6. (D)train. This train also goes from 59 St to 125 St, and it goes no slower than the previously mentioned (A)! From 34 St to West 4 St it can reach 54mph, usually around 47mph. Fourth Avenue it's not slow, but its speed is a bit more modest.

    7. (N)train. You can't make a list of the fastest trains without mentioning the fastest single segment in the MTA, the 60 St Tunnel, where trains can reach 65mph. I am ranking the (N) lower than the (2)(3)(4)(5)(A)(D) because the 60th Street Tunnel is the only place where the (N) is that fast, but it's not bad otherwise. Many other fast trains are consistently fast, even when they are local.

    8. (7)train. Ah yes, the (7) train. Great local, goes very fast around 36-44mph on average and up to 51mph. Everyone should agree with this.

    9. (L)train. I could have easily ranked this over the (7), I just decided not to. Another New York favorite.

    10. (1)train. This is my train, my personal favorite train, and all around AMAZING. I wanted to rank it above the (7) and (L), but I know those two are New Yorker favorites, so I couldn't. But if I should, I'd be glad to. Goes around 35-40mph on average and recorded at 54mph once between 168 St and 181 St.

    11. (E)train. The QBL Express can go up to 62mph, which is faster than many trains ranked above it. I ranked it this low because when it's 53 St/8 Ave Local it's a bit slow. It's good though.

    12. (Q)train. Unlike many other trains, the (Q) train does not have a particularly fast segment, it's just all around pretty nice.

    13. (B)train. Between 34 St and West 4 St, like the (D) it can get up to 54mph, and as a Brighton Express it can get up to 48mph.

    14. (6)train. This is a pretty nice Lexington Avenue Local, usually 30-36mph, a healthy speed for a local.

    15. (F)train. The ONLY thing the (F) has for it is QBL Express. It is ranked well below the (E) because when it is local, it goes REALLY slow, 21-33mph.

    16. (G)train. This is the last of the trains that are good or at least acceptably fast, the rest are straight-up slow and awful.

    17. (W)train. This is the first of the bad trains, and it is slow all around and its only segment above 40mph is the 60th St Tunnel.

    18. (R)train. This is just like the (W), but i ranked it even lower than the (W) because it continues its slowness all the way to Bay Ridge-95 St, while the (W) only goes slow until Whitehall.

    19. (M)train. Slow on QBL, slow on Sixth Avenue, and slow in Brooklyn. Not much good about it in terms of speed, and it's not a very good train either.

    20. (C)train. Slow all around, just like the (M)(R)(W).

    21. (Z)train. Z-grade train. Not fast at all, and a rush-hour only train.

    22. (J)train. J for joke. Slowest train in NYC.

    So that's the list. All 22 trains. Comment your thoughts below!

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    NYC Subway Changes and Fantsay Express Lines(like the 6 and 7 express but for EVERY line!)

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    15 hours ago, Vulturious said:

    @Isaiah Billings As Kamen Rider has stated, there is a thread for this exact purpose, doesn't matter how long this is either. Although, I will still talk about this here, while I'm at it please take a look at this track map https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/docs/NYC_full_trackmap.pdf.

    • 49 and 50 St between 7 Av and Broadway lines would be sort of useful, but Times Square is also a thing so not really worth the connection.
    • IIRC, there is nothing that allows the (N) to normally switch at 57 St instead from 34 St to go to Queens.
    • 8 Av local should not have more stops, just no
    • (A) and (C) trains stop on the same tracks together going north at Canal St plus I highly doubt no one isn't getting on the (A) at that station.
    • Canal St between the 7 Av and 8 Av line connection could be useful, don't know how useful.
    • Chambers St on the (A)(C)(E) connect to Park Place for the (2)(3), unless it's to give a connection to the (1), then don't bother with the connection at Canal St.
    • Park Place is on top of Chambers St-WTC which is an IRT station, not a B divison station. Way too much unnecessary reconstruction for the sake of only having the (C) stop there.
    • (A) trains cannot skip High St, only 2 track section, it cannot skip Hoyt-Schermerhorn because of the connection to the (G), and cannot skip Utica, riders are catching an express train.
    • (G) cannot stop at Jay St for obvious reasons if you looked at the map I provided
    • Jay St and Borough Hall station connection is actually not bad.
    • (6) can't go to Fulton St without some heavy construction.
    • (C) cannot stop at Alabama because it already has a connection to the (J)(Z) at Broadway Junction.
    • Queens and Queensboro Plaza connection would be pretty useful, shame it hasn't been made yet.

    Here's what I think, you are definitely an ambitious person, but those ambitions are too much for you and the system. There is a lot that you would need to do for the system such as a bunch of reconstruction for starters. There is way too much going on here and I really hope you look at the map I sent as well as look at other maps for some geographical accuracy like Google Maps.

    Ok, scrap that part(for now). How 'bout the fantasy express lines? Yeah they do incorporate my changes but what do you think of the lines in general. Ik that my changes are unrealistic, but my express lines don't include extra track or anything, just some trains that are kinda like skip-stoppers. They go to the exact same places as the regular local trains.

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    NYC Subway Changes and Fantsay Express Lines(like the 6 and 7 express but for EVERY line!)

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    Here are my changes to the NYC subway map:

    (N)skips 49 St

    50 St(1)and 49 St(R)(W)are connected

    (C)(E)stop at 18 St, 28 St, Christopher St(1), and Franklin St(1)

    (A)skips Canal St

    Canal St(1)and Canal St(C)(E)are connected

    Chambers St(1)(2)(3)and Chambers St(A)(C)(E)are the same station

    (C)stops at Park Place, (2)(3)(A)skip

    (A)skips High St, Hoyt-Schermerhorn, and Utica Ave

    (G)stops at Jay St(A)(C)(F)(R)

    Jay St(A)(C)(F)(G)(R)and Borough Hall(2)(3)(4)(5)are connected

    (6)goes to Fulton St

    (Z)skips Alabama Ave

    (C)stops at Alabama Ave(J)

    Queensboro Plaza(N)(W)(7)and Queens Plaza(E)(M)(R)are connected

    (M)stops at 2 Ave

     

    Now the fantasy express lines(skipped stations on the normal lines are strikethrough, express stations are bolded):

    <1>:

    Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 238 St, 231 St, Marble Hill-225 St, 215 St, 207 St, Dyckman St, 191 St, 181 St 168 St, 157 St, 145 St, 137 St-City College, 125 St, 116 St-Columbia University, 110 St-Cathedral Pkwy, 103 St, 96 St, 86 St, 79 St, 72 St, 66 St-Lincoln Center, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 50 St, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 28 St, 23 St, 18 St, 14 St, Christopher St, Houston St, Canal St, Franklin St, Chambers St, WTC Cortlandt, Rector St, South Ferry

    <2>:

    Wakefield-241 St, Nereid Ave, 233 St, 225 St, 219 St, Gun Hill Rd, Burke Ave, Allerton Ave, Pelham Pkwy, Bronx Park East, E 180 St, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Ave, 174 St, Freeman St, Simpson St, Intervale Ave, Prospect Ave, Jackson Ave, 3 Ave-149 St, 149 St-Grand Concourse, 135 St, 125 St, 116 St, Central Park North-110 St, 96 St, 72 St, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St, Chambers St, Fulton St, Wall St, Clark St, Borough Hall, Hoyt St, Nevins St, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, Bergen St, Grand Army Plaza, Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum, Franklin Ave, President St, Sterling St, Winthrop St, Church Ave, Beverly Rd, Newkirk Ave-Little Haiti, Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College

    <3>:

    Harlem-148 St, 145 St, 135 St, 125 St, 116 St, Central Park North-110 St, 96 St, 72 St, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St, Chambers St, Fulton St, Wall St, Clark St, Borough Hall, Hoyt St, Nevins St, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, Bergen St, Grand Army Plaza, Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum, Franklin Ave, Nostrand Ave, Kingston Ave, Crown Hts-Utica Ave, Sutter Ave-Rutland Rd, Saratoga Ave, Rockaway Ave, Junius St-Livonia Ave, Pennsylvania Ave, Van Siclen Ave, New Lots Ave

    <4>:

    Woodlawn, Moshlu Pkwy, Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, Kingsbridge Rd, Fordham Rd, 183 St, Burnside Ave, 176 St, Mt. Eden Ave, 170 St, 167 St, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 149 St-Grand Concourse, 138 St-Grand Concourse, 125 St, 86 St, 59 St, Grand Central-42 St, 14 St-Union Square, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Fulton St, Wall St, Bowling Green, Borough Hall, Nevins St, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, Franklin Ave, Crown Hts-Utica Ave

    <5>:

    Eastchester-Dyre Ave, Baychester Ave, Gun Hill Rd, Pelham Pkwy, Morris Park, E 180 St, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Ave, 174 St, Freeman St, Simpson St, Intervale Ave, Prospect Ave, Jackson Ave, 3 Ave-149 St, 149 St-Grand Concourse, 138 St-Grand Concourse, 125 St, 86 St, 59 St, Grand Central-42 St, 14 St-Union Square, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Fulton St, Wall St, Bowling Green, Borough Hall, Nevins St, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, Franklin Ave, President St, Sterling St, Winthrop St, Church Ave, Beverly Rd, Newkirk Ave-Little Haiti, Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College

    <6>:

    Pelham Bay Park, Buhre Ave, Middletown Rd, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Ave, Zerega Ave, Castle Hill Ave, Parkchester, St Lawrence Ave, Morrison Ave-Soundview, Elder Ave, Whitlock Ave, Hunts Point Ave, Longwood Ave, E 149 St, E 143 St-St Mary's St, Cypress Ave, Brook Ave, 3 Ave-138 St, 125 St, 116 St, 110 St, 103 St, 96 St, 86 St, 77 St, 68 St-Hunter College, 59 St, 51 St, Grand Central-42 St, 33 St, 28 St, 23 St, 14 St-Union Square, Astor Place, Bleecker St, Spring St, Canal St, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Fulton St

    <7>:

    34 St-Hudson Yards, Times Sq-42 St, 5 Ave, Grand Central-42 St, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Ave, Hunters Point Ave, Court Sq, Queensboro Plaza, 33 St-Rawson St, 40 St-Lowery St, 46 St-Bliss St, 52 St, 61 St-Woodside, 69 St, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Ave, 82 St-Jackson Hts, 90 St-Elmhurst, Junction Blvd, 103 St-Corona Plaza, 111 St, Mets-Willets Point, Flushing-Main St

    <A>:

    Inwood-207 St, Dyckman St, 190 St, 181 St, 175 St, 168 St, 145 St, 125 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 14 St, West 4 St, Chambers St, Fulton St, Jay St, Nostrand Ave, Broadway Junction, Euclid Ave, Grant Ave, 80 St, 88 St, Rockaway Blvd, Aqueduct-North Conduit Ave, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, Broad Channel, Beach 67 St, Beach 60 St, Beach 44 St, Beach 36 St, Beach 25 St, Far Rockaway-Mott Ave

    <C>:

    168 St, 163 St-Amsterdam Ave, 155 St, 145 St, 135 St, 125 St, 116 St, 110 St-Cathedral Pkwy, 103 St, 96 St, 86 St, 81 St-Museum of Natural History, 72 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 50 St, 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 28 St, 23 St, 18 St, 14 St, Christopher St, West 4 St, Spring St, Canal St, Franklin St, Chambers St, Park Place, Fulton St, High St, Jay St, Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Lafayette Ave, Clinton-Washington Aves, Franklin Ave, Nostrand Ave, Kingston-Throop Aves, Utica Ave, Ralph Ave, Rockaway Ave, Broadway Junction, Alabama Ave, Liberty Ave, Van Siclen Ave, Shepherd Ave, Euclid Ave

    <E>:

    Jamaica Center-Parsons Archer, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Ave, Jamaica Van Wyck, Briarwood, Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, 75 Ave, Forest Hills-71 Ave, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Ave, Queens Plaza, Court Sq-23 St, Lexington Ave-53 St, 5 Ave-53 St, 7 Ave, 50 St, 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 28 St, 23 St, 18 St, 14 St, Christopher St, West 4 St, Spring St, Canal St, Franklin St, Chambers St

    <B>:

    Bedford Park Blvd, Kingsbridge Rd, Fordham Rd, 182-183 Sts, Tremont Ave, 174-175 Sts, 170 St, 167 St, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 155 St,145 St, 135 St, 125 St, 116 St, 110 St-Cathedral Pkwy, 103 St, 96 St, 86 St, 81 St-Museum of Natural History, 72 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 7 Ave, Rockefeller Center, 42 St-Bryant Park, 34 St-Herald Sq, West 4 St, Broadway-Lafayette, Grand St, DeKalb Ave, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, 7 Ave(Bklyn), Prospect Park, Church Ave, Newkirk Plaza, Kings Hwy, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach

    <D>:

    Norwood-205 St, Bedford Park Blvd, Kingsbridge Rd, Fordham Rd, 182-183 Sts, Tremont Ave, 174-175 Sts, 170 St, 167 St, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 155 St, 145 St, 125 St, 59 St-Columbus Circle, 7 Ave, Rockefeller Center, 42 St-Bryant Park, 34 St-Herald Sq, West 4 St, Broadway-Lafayette, Grand St, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, 36 St, 9 Ave, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 50 St, 55 St, New Utrecht Ave-62 St, 71 St, 79 St, 18 Ave, 20 Ave, Besonhurst-Bay Pkwy, 25 Ave, Bay 50 St, Coney Island-Stillwell Ave

    <F>:

    Jamaica-179 St, 169 St, Parsons Blvd, Sutphin Blvd, Briarwood, Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, 75 Ave, Forest Hills-71 Ave, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Ave, 21 St-Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, Lexington Ave-63 St, 57 St, Rockefeller Center, 42 St-Bryant Park, 34 St-Herald Sq, 23 St, 14 St, West 4 St, Broadway-Lafayette, 2 Ave, Delancey-Essex, East Broadway, York St, Jay St, Bergen St, Carroll St, Smith 9 Sts, 4 Ave-9 St, 7 Ave, 15 St-Prospect Park, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Church Ave, Ditmas Ave, 18 Ave, Avenue I, Bay Pkwy, Avenue N, Avenue P, Kings Hwy, Avenue U, Avenue X, Neptune Ave, West 8 St-New York Aquarium, Coney Island-Stillwell Ave

    <M>:

    Forest Hills-71 Ave, 67 Ave, 63 Dr-Rego Park, Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Ave-Newtown, Elmhurst Ave, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Ave, 65 St, Northern Blvd, 46 St, Steinway St, 36 St(Qns), Queens Plaza, Court Sq-23 St, Lexington Ave-53 St, 5 Ave-53 St, Rockefeller Center, 42 St-Bryant Park, 34 St-Herald Sq, 23 St, 14 St, West 4 St, Broadway-Lafayette, 2 Ave, Delancey-Essex, Marcy Ave, Hewes St, Lorimer St, Flushing Ave, Myrtle Ave, Central Ave, Knickerbocker Ave, Myrtle-Wyckoff Aves, Seneca Ave, Forest Ave, Fresh Pond Rd, Middle Village-Metropolitan Ave

    <N>:

    Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, Astoria Blvd, 30 Ave, Broadway, 36 Ave, 39 Ave, Queensboro Plaza, Lexington Ave-59 St, 5 Ave-59 St, 57 St-7 Ave, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Herald Sq, 14 St-Union Square, Canal St, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, 36 St, 59 St, 8 Ave, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Ave-62 St, 18 Ave, 20 Ave, Bay Pkwy, Kings Hwy, Avenue U, 86 St, Coney Island-Stillwell Ave

    <Q>:

    96 St, 86 St, 72 St, Lexington Ave-63 St, 57 St-7 Ave, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Herald Sq, 14 St-Union Square, Canal St, DeKalb Ave, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, 7 Ave(Bklyn), Prospect Park, Parkside Ave, Church Ave, Beverly Rd, Cortelyou Rd, Newkirk Plaza, Avenue H, Avenue J, Avenue M, Kings Hwy, Avenue U, Neck Rd, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Ocean Pkwy, West 8 St-New York Aquarium, Coney Island-Stillwell Ave

    <R>:

    Forest Hills-71 Ave, 67 Ave, 63 Dr-Rego Park, Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Ave-Newtown, Elmhurst Ave, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Ave, 65 St, Northern Blvd, 46 St, Steinway St, 36 St(Qns), Queens Plaza, Lexington Ave-59 St, 5 Ave-59 St, 57 St-7 Ave, 49 St, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Herald Sq, 28 St, 23 St, 14 St-Union Square, 8 St-NYU, Prince St, Canal St, City Hall, Cortlandt St, Rector St, Whitehall St, Jay St, DeKalb Ave, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center, Union St, 4 Ave-9 St, Prospect Ave, 25 St, 36 St, 45 St, 53 St, 59 St, Bay Ridge Ave, 77 St, 86 St, Bay Ridge-95 St

    <W>:

    Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, Astoria Blvd, 30 Ave, Broadway, 36 Ave, 39 Ave, Queensboro Plaza, Lexington Ave-59 St, 5 Ave-59 St, 57 St-7 Ave, 49 St, Times Sq-42 St, 34 St-Herald Sq, 28 St, 23 St, 14 St-Union Square, 8 St-NYU, Prince St, Canal St, City Hall, Cortlandt St, Rector St, Whitehall St

    <G>:

    Church Ave, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 15 St-Prospect Park, 7 Ave, 4 Ave-9 St, Smith 9 Sts, Carroll St, Bergen St, Jay St, Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Fulton St, Clinton-Washington Aves, Classon Ave, Bedford-Nostrand Aves, Myrtle Willoughby Aves, Flushing Ave, Broadway, Metropolitan Ave, Nassau Ave, Greenpoint Ave, 21 St, Court Sq

    <L>:

    8 Ave, 6 Ave, 14 St-Union Square, 3 Ave, 1 Ave, Bedford Ave, Lorimer St, Graham Ave, Grand St, Montrose Ave, Morgan Ave, Jefferson St, DeKalb Ave, Myrtle-Wyckoff Aves, Hasley St, Wilson Ave, Bushwick Ave-Aberdeen St, Broadway Junction, Atlantic Ave, Sutter Ave, Livonia Ave, New Lots Ave, E 105 St, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy

    <J79>:

    Broad St, Fulton St, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Canal St, Bowery, Delancey-Essex, Marcy Ave, Hewes St, Lorimer St, Flushing Ave, Myrtle Ave, Kosciuszko St, Gates Ave, Hasley St, Chauncey St, Broadway Junction, Alabama Ave, Van Siclen Ave, Cleveland St, Norwood Ave, Crescent St, Cypress Hills, 75 St-Elderts Ln, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, Woodhaven Blvd, 104 St, 111 St, 121 St, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Ave, Jamaica Center-Parsons Archer

    <Z>:

    Broad St, Fulton St, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Canal St, Bowery, Delancey-Essex, Marcy Ave, Myrtle Ave, Broadway Junction, Crescent St, Woodhaven Blvd, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Ave, Jamaica Center-Parsons Archer

    So that's it. My fantasy NYC subway. What do you think? This took 5 days to make, and months to think up

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    Subway line grades - which are the best and worst?

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    On 7/1/2023 at 3:04 PM, B35 via Church said:

    I saw those little ratings of his & I'm like come on, no 7th av rider worth their salt would rate all 3 lines a] the same, and b] specifically an A+...

    Interesting how "length doesn't equal convenience" for the (A), but length apparently isn't a problem for the (2).... How can anyone say & believe with a straight face that the (2) here in Brooklyn is consistent, fast & reliable? :lol::lol::lol:.... The only part of that that's accurate is the consistent part - consistently delayed, and slogs through Brooklyn like crazy... To take a page out of his book (which I actually agree with, as far as the (A) vs. the (1) in upper Manhattan),

    If you live in the middle of Brooklyn (like I do) and have a choice between the 2 & the Q, take the Q... It gets to you Manhattan significantly quicker, and with less headache on top of it....

    ===========================

    To sum this up, you can't get more "mid" than the (3).... The (2) sucks for similar reasons the (A) does.... The (1) is still above average, but not to the level where anyone should be waxing poetic, on some, ZoMG this line is (as he puts it) "AWESOME":lol:

    I'm not saying that longer train lines are less convenient, I'm just saying that they're not more convenient. Length and convenience are basically independent.

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    Subway line grades - which are the best and worst?

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    Yo I'm here to talk about one thing that makes NYC special - subways. Here, in my opinion, are the ratings of all subway lines to commute on, and my reasoning why:
    A train: C+
    This train is the longest of all lines, going from Inwood-207 st in Upper Manhattan to Far Rockaway Beach in Queens. But length doesn't equal convenience. This "express" train frequently has delays, and also crawls below 20mph while passing local stops. Giving it C+ because it goes from 125 st-59 st in one stop and is sometimes pretty fast.
    B train: B
    This train gets the grade of its letter, because it's a nice, fast express on Sixth Avenue and Brighton Line. Between 34 and W4 it can reach 50mph, and on the Brighton Line it zips past local Q train stops. However, it also does make many stops between 59 st and 34 st that slows it down. This would be good enough for an A-, but it doesn't run on weekends so it gets a B.
    C train: B
    This local train has similar problems to its express counterpart, the A train, but it's local so it gets a bit of a pass for being slow.
    D train: B+
    The D isn't bad. It's similar to the B, they're both Orange Line trains, but the D is a bit better. It runs on weekends, and it's express from 125 st to 59 st. Fast on Central Park West, Sixth Avenue, and Fourth Avenue. Problem is, between Coney Island and 36 st it's slow as a snail.
    E train: A-
    The E train is good. It zips you through Queens in a few stops, and then goes to Manhattan. It's one of the few connector trains that can get you quickly from Manhattan to far out Queens. It's terminal at WTC just feels a bit short, however.
    F train: A-
    The F is like the E, it's a great connector train between Manhattan and Queens. It also goes farther than Manhattan, which I'd nice. However, below W4 it's pretty slow, so it gets an A-.
    G train: A-
    I have only taken the G train once, a long time ago. According to other forums, New Yorkers seem to like it. If I rode this train myself I'd have more to say about it.
    J train: C-
    J for joke. Its a slow local train, and there are many better alternatives to get between downtown Manhattan and that part of Brooklyn, like the A(yeah it's not bad in Brooklyn and its express), L, and others.
    L train: A
    This is one of the best rated trains according to survey, often being New Yorkers' favorite, being pretty clean as well. Only thing is, it frequently runs every 20 minutes on weekends.
    M train: B-
    It's a slow local, but it's reliable enough.
    N train: B
    Weekdays, this train is pretty nice. Broadway/Fourth Avenue Express, it's nice and fast. It's faster than most trains on the Sea Beach line to Coney Island. Weekends, though, are a different story. It frequently goes slow and is local on Broadway.
    Q train: A-
    I've frequently heard people say the Q was the best, and it is good. In Manhattan it's great. It runs express on Broadway even on weekends, unlike the N. Brooklyn, though, is not so great. I took it to Coney Island a few days ago and it seemed to stop every five feet and go so slow. Overall though, good train.
    R train: B-
    The few times I've ridden this train it's been only okay, and when I ask other New Yorkers "Is the R train consistent?", they say "Yes, it's consistently bad."
    W train: B+
    The W isn't so bad, but it's a bit slow and it also ends at Whitehall St which is too short.
    Z train: Z
    Z for zero. Zero speed. Zero service. Zero consistency. I mean, a rush-hour only train? What? Not even local during non rush-hour, just not running at all?
    1 train: A+
    The 1 is AWESOME. It's the train I take, and it is literally the perfect local. It stops not too much but frequently enough to get you where you need to go. It has a healthy speed of around 35-40 mph, and is VERY frequent and consistent. It also goes farther up to the Bronx, which the A doesn't. If you live in Upper Manhattan(which I do) and have a choice between 1 and A, take the 1!
    2 train: A+
    The 2 is the optimal express. It goes faster than any other train, and I have recorded it going 65mph. It usually goes 50-55 or even 50-60 mph in the express portion from 96 st to Chambers st. It'll take you there in 10-15 minutes, 5 stops. WOW. In Bronx/Brooklyn it's a local like the 1, stops more but is consistent, fast, and reliable.
    3 train: A+
    The 3 is basically a mirror image of the 2, it's the same lightning-speed express in Manhattan and reliable local in Brooklyn. It doesn't go to the Bronx, but this also makes it less crowded which is nice.
    4 train: A-
    On paper the 4 is probably the fastest train in NYC. It stops very little on Lexington Avenue and is even express in Brooklyn. However, it has problems like delays and crowdedness, making it a good express, but not as good as the 2/3.
    5 train: B+
    The 5 runs on the same line as the 4 for most of its route, so why is it rated lower? Well, I've heard some people say the 5 is really bad, which I haven't heard about the 4 for some reason.
    6 train: A-
    This is a nice local, and reliable, but it's not super fast. It's good though.
    7 train: A+
    Optimal local, just like the 1. It's not quite as fast as the 1, but it's pretty fast, and it's a great connector train between Manhattan and Eastern Queens, along with the E and F. Not to mention it's pretty clean as well. Frequently listed as one of New Yorkers' favorites.
    So that's it. All 22 subway lines, not including shuttles, AirTrains, or Staten Island Railway. What's your opinion? Respond in the comments below, and good luck commuting in NYC!

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    The Official SPEED Thread

    in New York City Subway

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    Nothing compares to the 2/3 7th Avenue Express. It goes consistently above 45mph and once hit 62mph between 96 St and 72 St, where it is usually the fastest. The Queens Boulevard line(E,F) is also fast, so is 4th Avenue(D/N), Lexington Avenue(4,5), and 125 St-59 St(A/D), but the 2/3 are so consistently fast and convenient. 

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