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Mastering the NYC Subway: A Beginner’s Guide

A subway station platform featuring a modern fare gate with a digital payment reader in the foreground. Behind it is a digital kiosk displaying a transit map, while a motion-blurred subway train enters the station under signs for Uptown and Downtown Express lines.

New to the NYC subway? This beginner’s guide makes it easy. We explain how to pay, how to know which train to take, the difference between local and express, and essential subway etiquette.