Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Info
Locale	New York City Long Island Lower Hudson Valley Coastal Connecticut
Transit type	Commuter rail, local and express bus, subway, bus rapid transit
Number of lines	17 commuter rail lines Staten Island Railway 5 Metro-North lines 11 LIRR lines 24 subway lines 320 bus routes 237 local routes 65 express routes 8 BRT routes
Daily ridership	8,658,764 (weekday; all modes) MTA Long Island Rail Road MTA Metro-North Railroad MTA New York City Subway MTA Regional Bus Operations MTA Bus MTA New York City Bus MTA Staten Island Railway
Chief executive	Janno Lieber (CEO)
Headquarters	2 Broadway, New Work, NY 10004
Website	new.mta.info
Operation
Began operation	1965
Number of vehicles	2,352 commuter rail cars 6,344 subway 63 SIR cars 5,777 buses

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a government-chartered corporation that operates public transportation in the U.S. state of New York.^[1] The MTA runs buses and trains in 12 counties in southeastern New York. It also runs in two counties in southwestern Connecticut. On weekdays, about 11 million passengers use MTA buses and trains. Over 800,000 vehicles use its seven tolled bridges and two tunnels daily.^[2]

1. ↑ "MTA – Subway, Bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North". Retrieved October 1, 2014.
2. ↑ "MTA – About Bridges & Tunnels". Retrieved October 1, 2014.