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The agency’s new Sunset Park facility speeds testing and delivery of 1,500 next-gen subway cars, getting upgrades into service faster.
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G train passengers now have a 15% chance of riding an open-gangway car every time they ride. Open-gangway trains first operated on the C line in 2024.
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The New York MTA Transit Committee has approved the purchase of additional 435 R211 subway cars which include 80 open-gangway cars to allow them to operate open-gangway trains on the G Line starting early next year.
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The first R211S subway cars were put into service on Staten Island Railway, marking the first new train cars on Staten Island in over 50 years.
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The R211 cars are a part of the MTA's ongoing modernization efforts and feature 58-inch-wide door openings that are eight inches wider than standard door openings on existing cars.
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The new subway cars are part of MTA's $6.1 billion subway modernization program.
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The subway cars will be manufactured by Kawasaki Rail Car Inc.
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Agency is planning a base order of 504 new cars, which will be identified as the R262 class, with the option of 445 additional cars.
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The cars had been removed from service after two isolated incidents related to the door mechanisms.
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Board approved the $1.4 billion contract award of 535 R211 cars to Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. in 2018.
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