Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York. The MTA is the largest public transit authority in North America, serving 12 counties in Downstate New York, along with two counties in southwestern Connecticut under contract to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, carrying over 11 million passengers on an average weekday systemwide, and over 850,000 vehicles on its seven toll bridges and two tunnels per weekday.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) provides local and express bus, subway, and commuter rail service in Greater New York, and operates multiple toll bridges and tunnels in New York City.
Overview
OwnerState of New York
LocaleNew York City
Long Island
Lower Hudson Valley
Coastal Connecticut
Lower Housatonic Valley
Lower Naugatuck River Valley
Transit typeCommuter rail, local and express bus, subway, bus rapid transit
Number of lines
  • 19 commuter rail routes
    • 8 Metro-North routes
    • 11 LIRR routes
  • 26 rapid transit routes
    • 25 subway routes
    • 1 Staten Island Railway route
  • 325 bus routes
Daily ridership8.6 million (2017 weekday average)
Annual ridership2.658 billion (2017)
Key peopleJanno Lieber, Chairman & CEO
Headquarters2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City
Websitenew.mta.info
Operation
Began operationJune 1, 1965
Operator(s)
Number of vehicles2,429 commuter rail cars
6,418 subway cars
61 SIR cars
5,725 buses
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