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.
Old South Ferry loop station, January 16, 2009
Old South Ferry loop station gap fillers, January 16, 2009
Times Square/42nd Street, decorated column advertising special centennial subway M&Ms, November 26, 2004
Times Square/42nd Street Shuttle platforms, November 26, 2004
Times Square/42nd Street Shuttle platforms, November 26, 2004
Artwork (Times Square Mural by Roy Lichtenstein) at Times Square/42nd Street, June 2003
Artwork (New York in Transit by Jacob Lawrence) at Times Square/42nd Street, this mosaic is Jacob Lawrence's last publicly commissioned work, December 28, 2001
Times Square, August 20, 2001
Times Square, August 20, 2001
Union Turnpike, January 16, 2009
Union Turnpike, November 25, 2004
Wyckoff Avenue (Myrtle Avenue Line), June 28, 2010
Wyckoff Avenue (Myrtle Avenue Line), June 28, 2010