MTA Subway Turnstile Usage Data from 2022

Archival data on entry and exit values for individual control areas within the MTA subway system. The dataset is provided by the State of New York and was last updated in August 2024. It includes information on Subway, PATH, Staten Island Railway, and Roosevelt Island Tramway stations.

Use Cases

• Analyze entry/exit patterns for individual control areas to understand station traffic flow.
• Compare ridership trends across different transit systems like Subway, PATH, and Staten Island Railway.
• Study weekly passenger flow using turnstile data to assess station usage.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative State of New York organization.
• Covers multiple transit systems including Subway, PATH, and Staten Island Railway.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• The dataset is explicitly marked as retired and for archival purposes only.
• No column definitions, sample data, row counts, or file sizes are provided, limiting usability.
• More detailed and current ridership data is available through a newer MTA hourly dataset.

Provenance

Source

State of New York

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Data is from 2022, with metadata last updated in August 2024.

Geography

New York City metropolitan area, covering MTA Subway, PATH, Staten Island Railway, and Roosevelt Island Tramway stations.