MTA Subway Accessible Station Platform Availability Since 2018

State of New York provides monthly data on the percentage of time that accessible subway station platforms are available for step-free passenger access. The dataset tracks platform availability metrics for stations equipped with elevators and other accessibility features. It is updated monthly, with records beginning in 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly platform availability percentages to identify stations with frequent accessibility outages.
• Track trends in step-free access availability over time to evaluate maintenance and infrastructure performance.
• Correlate platform availability data with station-specific tags like 'Elevators' and 'Outages' to prioritize repair schedules.

Strengths

• Provides monthly time-series data, enabling trend analysis from 2018 onward.
• Focuses on a specific, critical metric: platform availability percentage for accessible stations.
• Published by the authoritative State of New York organization, ensuring official data provenance.

Limitations

• The dataset scope is limited to accessible stations only, excluding general station performance.
• Key structural details like row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable for assessment.
• Data is provided in multiple formats (XML, CSV, RDF, JSON) which may require format-specific parsing.

Provenance

Source

State of New York

Time Range

Beginning 2018 to present

Freshness

Updated monthly; last update was 2026-02-21.

Geography

New York City Transit (NYCT) subway system