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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) leadership showcased one of the two R211 open gangway subway trains at the Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn on 2 February 2023, as shown below.
These two cars are currently undergoing testing and expected to be placed into revenue service in the last quarter of 2023 to determine potential future New York City Transit fleet purchases for open gangways.
The open gangway cars are part of a 535-car order of the R211 model. That includes 20 cars with the open gangway feature unveiled today, an additional 515 cars with standard futuristic amenities, and 15 Staten Island Railway five-car trains.
Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023 | 
 leadership showcased one of the two R211 open gangway subway trains at the Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn on 2 February 2023.*/);){kind=small}
