MTA Says NYC’s 6 Train Saw 140M Riders This Year

Gothamist reports:

Using data from Jan. 1, 2023 through the end of November, the MTA announced some of its most popular stops and stations of the year. The MTA said the station with the most MetroCard swipes was Flushing-Main Street, which clocked 6.3 million people using the traditional payment system.

Meanwhile, the Grand Central Terminal subway station had a record high number of OMNY taps, with 5.4 million people using the new fare payment method.

The 6 line had the most riders for the year, with the MTA adding that it should clock more than 140 million riders by the year’s end, which is more riders than the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North combined.

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Everyone is releasing their end of year lists this time of year. The MTA just dropped its own. Drumroll please.https://t.co/lnCxP4Ad70

— Gothamist (@Gothamist) December 27, 2023