Well that’s un-fare. The MTA approved a $1.27 billion order of 435 new subway cars – including 80 “open-gangway” cars — then OK’d a plan to raise subway and bus fares to $3-per-swipe.

The R211 features accessible seating, security cameras, enhanced lighting, and wider doors for improved passenger access. The initial contract with Kawasaki Rail Car to deliver 535 subway cars was ...

A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing ...

Subway officials plan to spend more than $1.2 billion on hundreds of new train cars as the agency seeks to modernize the system’s aging fleet. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board ...

New Yorkers will be sure to see many more of the new R211 cars in the next few years, with the MTA’s Monday announcement of a $1.27 billion purchase of 80 open-gangway and 355 regular train cars ...

This seating arrangement encouraged subway riders to engage ... accessibility on the new trains. Bencivenga explained that the longitudinal seats in the R211 will allow for more standing room ...

The $68.4 billion capital improvement plan, even with congestion pricing starting up in the new year, was still short by ...

The good news: at its last board meeting of 2024, the MTA tentatively approved a $1.27 billion contract to purchase 435 new ...

MTA Chairperson Janno Lieber took to the airwaves to defend congestion pricing from what he called “grievance politics” ...

The $1.27 billion package is set to add 355 modern R211 subway cars, plus 80 more that include the European-style “open-gangway” trains. Those doorless trains are set to debut in 2027 and ...