MTA Subway Stations: Locations, Services, and Accessibility for New York City

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) provides a dataset listing all subway and Staten Island Railway stations. It includes station locations, service lines, accessibility status, and structural details. The data is hosted on data.ny.gov and was last updated on 2026-04-04.

Use Cases

• Map station locations and service lines using GTFS Latitude, GTFS Longitude, and Daytime Routes.
• Analyze accessibility coverage by filtering stations using the ADA, ADA Northbound, and ADA Southbound columns.
• Identify stations within Manhattan's Central Business District for urban studies using the CBD column.
• Link station data to other geographic datasets using the Borough, Counties, or Georeference columns.

Strengths

• Includes detailed accessibility information with specific columns for ADA status and notes.
• Contains precise geographic coordinates (GTFS Latitude, GTFS Longitude) for mapping.
• Lists all subway and Staten Island Railway stations with service line details (Daytime Routes).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-04 04:21:45; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 04:21:45.

Geography

New York City, specifically the five boroughs served by the MTA subway and Staten Island Railway.