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G train riders, rejoice! The line is about to get a major upgrade: early next year, 10 "open gangway" subway cars—the ones without doors between them—are going to be redeployed from the C line to the G train.
"It's going to be ‘OG’ on the G: open gangway on the G train," MTA Chair Janno Lieber said during an official press release yesterday, where he discussed a slew of other updates coming to the underground system. "As any G train rider knows, these new train cars will go a long way to making for a better ride. The open gangways are as unique as the G itself, and we're looking forward to a better Queens/Brooklyn ride."
At the moment, C trains don't run on the weekends, so the high-tech cars mostly sit unused during those days. The redeployment will allow for their use on the G line all throughout the week, while still leaving one 10-car train on the C line.
Gothamist reports that the MTA board is expected to approve the purchase of 80 additional door-less subway models "as part of a larger $1.3 billion order of 435 new train cars that are scheduled to be delivered by 2028."
Those 80 cars, each costing about $3 million, "will be able to run on any of the city's lettered subway lines." In case you were wondering, the massive order of novel train parts will, hopefully, be paid for by funds unleashed by the new congestion pricing plan, set to be implemented on January 5, 2025.
The news follows an announcement regarding the imminent retirement of the infamous orange and yellow subway cars, by many considered to be an emblem of the city's underground transportation system.
Clearly, NYC commuters should start gearing up for a new era.