In 2023, the busiest station of the New York City Subway system was Times Square-42 Street, with an annual ridership of around 54.3 million passengers. The NYC Subway is the largest rapid transit system in the United States.
Busiest stations of the New York City Subway system in 2023, by ridership
(in 1,000s)
all passenger who enter the subway system, including passenger who transfer from buses.
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
The ridership does not include employees, passengers who exit the subway, and passengers who transfer from other subway lines, with exception of out-of-system transfers, where passengers use their MetroCard to make the transfer.
The source does not provide an exact date of publication. The release date given is the date of access.
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MTA New York City Transit. (March 26, 2024). Busiest stations of the New York City Subway system in 2023, by ridership (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270011/new-york-city-busiest-stations-subway/
MTA New York City Transit. "Busiest stations of the New York City Subway system in 2023, by ridership (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270011/new-york-city-busiest-stations-subway/
MTA New York City Transit. (2024). Busiest stations of the New York City Subway system in 2023, by ridership (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270011/new-york-city-busiest-stations-subway/
MTA New York City Transit. "Busiest Stations of The New York City Subway System in 2023, by Ridership (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270011/new-york-city-busiest-stations-subway/
MTA New York City Transit, Busiest stations of the New York City Subway system in 2023, by ridership (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270011/new-york-city-busiest-stations-subway/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Busiest stations of the New York City Subway system in 2023, by ridership (in 1,000s) [Graph], MTA New York City Transit, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270011/new-york-city-busiest-stations-subway/
