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We all love to hate on our local transportation system (can you blame us?) but now we have some hard data to point to when directing our anger: according to a New York Times analysis of data sets from Open NY and the MTA, the B train was the most delayed overall between December 2023 and November 2024. The outlet reports that the C train was the second most delayed, followed by the F train.
Specifically, the B line was on schedule just about 65% of the time over the last year
As for the most reliable trains last year, the 42nd Street, Franklin Avenue and Rockaway shuttles topped the list, all of them running on schedule over 95% of time! In terms of lines, the L came out on top based on 12-month averages, followed by the 7 and then the G.
Although our commuting patterns are highly reliant on where we live and work, it's nice to know what to expect when embarking on a journey underground. Perhaps, when having to take the B train, officially the most delayed one in the system, you'll opt to hop in an Uber instead—especially considering that, according to new data, car traffic in the city has reduced following the introduction of congestion pricing.
While we're on the topic of the subway: our local transportation system is actually turning 120 years old and the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn has been celebrating the occasion with a massive exhibit titled "The Subway Is..." Bringing together artifacts, photos, multimedia installations, old ads and more, the exhibition is the ideal weekend activity for transportation geeks and true New Yorkers alike. Sure, we love to hate our trains... but we absolutely rely on them as well.