86 New York City Subway Trivia Questions with Answers
86 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What track gauge does the New York City Subway use?
Answer
4 feet 8½ inches
When did New York City Subway service at the original City Hall station end?
Answer
December 31, 1945
Which New York City Subway station has an art installation called “My Coney Island Baby”?
Answer
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Which New York City Subway terminal has four island platforms and serves four different subway services?
Answer
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Which New York City Subway station hosted the system’s ceremonial opening on October 27, 1904?
Answer
City Hall station
Which New York City Subway station is the highest above ground, at about 88 feet?
Answer
Smith–Ninth Streets
Who designed the original New York City Subway station mosaics and decorative tilework?
Answer
Heins & LaFarge
Which New York City Subway station served the 1964 New York World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows?
Answer
Mets–Willets Point
Which New York City Subway station is decorated with glass mosaics by Roy Lichtenstein?
Answer
Times Square–42nd Street
Which New York City borough has no New York City Subway stations?
Answer
Staten Island
Which New York City Subway station is the only one located on Roosevelt Island?
Answer
Roosevelt Island
What does “IRT” stand for in the history of the New York City Subway?
Answer
Interborough Rapid Transit
Which New York City Subway station is served by all three major subway divisions: IRT, IND, and BMT?
Answer
Times Square–42nd Street
Which New York City Subway service was temporarily suspended during the 2003 Manhattan blackout?
Answer
All subway service
Which organization created the New York City Transit Authority in 1953?
Answer
New York State Legislature
Which New York City Subway station was originally named 42nd Street–Grand Central?
Answer
Grand Central–42nd Street
Which New York City Subway line is served by the G train?
Answer
IND Crosstown Line
Which New York City Subway station reopened in 2018 after being destroyed in the September 11 attacks?
Answer
Cortlandt Street station
Which New York City Subway line was extended to Jamaica–179th Street in 1950?
Answer
IND Queens Boulevard Line
Which New York City Subway station now houses the New York Transit Museum?
Answer
Court Street
Which New York City Subway station was renamed Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center in 2012?
Answer
Atlantic Avenue