1
A
8 Avenue Express
MN · BK · QN · signal problems, rail conditions, NYPD investigations
18.7min avg delay
62%+12%
MTA DELAY DESK · NYC
which subway lines steal the most time?
Slowest Subways ranks lines by delay minutes, service reliability, and rider-hours lost — a black-box dispatch board for public accountability.
RADAR LIVE
LINES TRACKED8
WORST LINEA TRAIN
AVG DELAY13.6 MIN
RIDER HOURS LOST38.6M
DELAY LEADERBOARD
motion-blur rows, because the train is still “approaching.”
Data presentation uses MTA-style route bullets, mono timing readouts, and horizontal streak entrances to feel like a delayed train flashing across a platform sign.
#LINERIDER TIME LOSTDELAYON-TIME
2
F
Queens Blvd / 6 Avenue
QN · MN · BK · congestion at Jay St and 179 St terminal holds
16.4min avg delay
65%+9%
3
N
Broadway Express
QN · MN · BK · merge delays through 59 St and bridge slow zones
14.9min avg delay
67%+7%
4
R
Broadway Local
QN · MN · BK · local-stop dwell time and train spacing gaps
13.8min avg delay
68%+4%
5
4
Lexington Avenue Express
BX · MN · BK · platform crowding at Grand Central and 125 St
12.5min avg delay
70%-2%
6
L
14 Street Canarsie
MN · BK · terminal congestion and door holding
11.6min avg delay
72%+3%
7
7
Flushing Local / Express
QN · MN · Mets/Willets surges and Queensboro Plaza merges
10.8min avg delay
74%-5%
8
D
6 Avenue Express
BX · MN · BK · Bronx slow zones and 6 Ave merge conflicts
10.1min avg delay
75%+1%
METHODOLOGY
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