Straphangers Campaign Subway Line Profiles


	The 3 line ranks 6th out of the 19 subway lines rated by the Straphangers Campaign. It's line rating, 90¢, improved from 80¢ in our 2000 report. Our ranking is based on the MTA New York City Transit data below.

The 3 has an average amount of daytime service, but doesn't run at night.

scheduled minutes between weekday trains
as of January 2000

The 3 arrives with better than average regularity...

% of trains arriving at regular intervals
(without gaps in service or train "bunching"
between 6 am and 9 pm

and breaks down less often than the system average.

average miles traveled between delays caused by mechanical failures, July to December 2000

You're more likely to get a seat on the 3.

% of passengers with seats at most crowded point during rush hour

The 3 is cleaner than the average line...

% of cars with "light or no interior dirtiness" (as defined by NYC transit)

but performs both above and below average on in-car announcements.

% of trains with correct announcements (as defined by NYC transit)

The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign line ratings are based on a formula that gives the most weight to the amount of scheduled service, followed by other performance measures. Under this formula, a line would be rated $1.50 if on average its 2000 scores for the measurements above matched a baseline standard defined by the 1996 scores released in our first State of the Subways report. This year, the highest line rating goes to the Q, which scored $1.25. The worst line is the C, at 65¢.

Suggestions? Complaints? Call the 3 line superintendent at (718) 927-8987.

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