The New York City Subway has more stations than any other subway in the world. Officially, the MTA counts 472 stations as of January 2017, but when counting "station complexes" as a single station, that number decreases to 424 (though still the most stations in a single system by far). Of these stations, 275 are fully underground, 153 are elevated, 29 are on an embankment, and 15 are in an open-cut. From the subway's opening in 1904, mosaics and other artwork has been incorporated in to station designs. Since 1985, the MTA Arts & Design program has installed artwork at more than 260 stations. The New York City Subway also features a number of abandoned stations and platforms that are no longer in use, many of which can be seen from passing trains or other publicly accessible areas.
Essex Street (Nassau Street Line), June 28, 2010
Essex Street (Nassau Street Line), June 28, 2010
Essex-Delancey Street complex, June 28, 2010
Stained glass (Life and Continued Growth by Eric Pryor) at north end of Franklin Avenue Shuttle Station, June 2000
Stained glass (Life and Continued Growth by Eric Pryor) at north end of Franklin Avenue Shuttle Station, June 2000
Turnstiles at Franklin Avenue Station, June 2000
Sign in the Fulton Street complex with the JFK line still showing, December 1998
Directional sign in Fulton Street complex using pre-unification designations for the subway lines, December, 1998
Fulton Street, September 4, 2019
Mosaic of The Claremont, Robert Fulton's steamboat, at Fulton Street (Lexington Avenue Line), December 1998
Mosaic on walkway to Flushing Line at Grand Central. May 9, 2001
Gun Hill Road (Dyre Avenue Line), November 29, 2002
Hewes Street (Jamaica Line), June 28, 2010
Howard Beach, September 3, 2019
Intervale Avenue, December 1998
Jamaica-Van Wyck, January 16, 2009
Kings Highway (Brighton Line), April 15, 2011
Kings Highway (Brighton Line), April 15, 2011
Kings Highway (Brighton Line), April 15, 2011
Kings Highway (Brighton Line), April 15, 2011
Kings Highway (Brighton Line), April 15, 2011
Lexington Avenue/53rd Street, June 21, 2009
Lexington Avenue/63rd Street Station, March 25, 2017
Norwood Avenue, December 22, 2003
Fulton Street (Nassau Street Line), December 1998
Park Place/Franklin Avenue Station, June 2000
Parkside Avenue (Brighton Line), January 2005
Entrance to Rector Street (IRT Broadway Line) while the station was closed following the September 11, 2001 attacks, November 2001
Rockaway Park (Beach 116th Street), June 17, 2001
Roosevelt Island, July 14, 2004
Artwork (Postcards from Sheepshead Bay) at Sheepshead Bay, August 20, 2001
Artwork (Postcards from Sheepshead Bay) at Sheepshead Bay, August 20, 2001
View from Smith-9th Streets, looking towards Lower Manhattan, August 6, 2002
Smith-9th Streets, looking towards Lower Manhattan, August 6, 2002
Old South Ferry loop station after its initial abandonment, June 20, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station after its initial abandonment, June 20, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station after its initial abandonment, June 20, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station after its initial abandonment, June 20, 2009
New South Ferry station, June 20, 2009
New South Ferry station, June 20, 2009
New South Ferry station, June 20, 2009
New South Ferry station, June 20, 2009
New South Ferry station, June 20, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station, January 16, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station, January 16, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station, January 16, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station, January 16, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station, January 16, 2009