The 59 th Street – Columbus Circle station has a ridership of 23.2 million ranking it as the sixth busiest subway complex in the city. It is located adjacent to the Pennsylvania station which is the busiest railroad station in the country. The 34th Street - Penn Station is the fifth busiest station with a ridership of 28.3 million in 2015. The station is also place on the National Register of Historic Places. There used to be three separate stations here until they were unified in 1940. The complex is situated at the border of popular business and nightlife destinations. With a ridership of 35.3 million in 2015, the Union Square subway station complex is the 4 th busiest in the city. Notable nearby attractions include the Empire State building, Manhattan Mall, Herald Square and Madison Square Garden.

With a ridership of 39.5 million, the Herald Square station at 34 th street comes in at the third place among the busiest subway stations in New York City. The station has 44 platforms (a world record). The station and its architecture attracts tourists all year long and a visit to the city is deemed incomplete without a visit to the station. The Grand Central at the 42 nd Street comes in second after Times Square on the same street with a ridership of 46.7 million passengers in 2015. Its location in midtown Manhattan is the most prime real estate in the city and also one of the busiest metropolitan locale in the world. It is in direct vicinity of the infamous Times Square and also the Broadway theatre. With a ridership of 66.4 million in 2015, Times Square at 42 nd street is the busiest station in the New York City Subway system and with good reason. Subway Stations ranking Times Square - 42nd Street The following stations are the busiest in order of most ridership.

An average of 5.65 million riders use the system on a daily basis. It is managed by the MTA and serves all five boroughs. The New York subway is the world’s longest rapid transit system and also the largest in terms of the number of stations.

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