Table 1-9: Characteristics of Rail Transit in New York: 2000
Table 1-9: Characteristics of Rail Transit in New York: 2000
| Transit agency | Directional route-miles | Miles of track | Number of crossings | Number of stations | Number of ADA accessible stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy rail | |||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit | 492.9 | 834.2 | 0 | 468 | 41 |
| MTA - Staten Island Railway (New York City) | 28.6 | 32.6 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PATH)1 | 28.6 | 43.1 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
| Light rail | |||||
| Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc. (Buffalo) | 12.4 | 14.1 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
| Commuter rail | |||||
| MTA - Long Island Railroad (New York City) | 638.2 | 701.1 | 397 | 124 | 97 |
| MTA - Metro-North Railroad (New York City)2 | 545.7 | 797.6 | 162 | 108 | 20 |
| New Jersey Transit Corporation (New York City)3 | 975.2 | 988.5 | 329 | 162 | 46 |
| ON TRACK (Syracuse) | 3.5 | 3.5 | U | 3 | 3 |
| Aerial tramway | |||||
| Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (New York City) | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1 Parts of the system detailed here also serve New Jersey.
2 Parts of the system detailed here also serve New Jersey and Connecticut.
3 Parts of the system detailed here also serve New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
KEY: ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; U = data are not available.
NOTE: Directional route-miles is the mileage in each direction over which public transportation vehicles travel while in revenue service. Directional route-miles are a measure of the facility or roadway, not the service carried on the facility such as the number of routes or vehicle-miles. Directional route-miles are computed with regard to direction of service, but without regard to the number of traffic lanes or rail tracks existing in the right-of-way.
SOURCE: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book, 2001, Washington, DC: 2001 available at http://www.apta.com/stats as of June 27, 2002.