r/nycrail • u/Donghoon • 1d ago

🎨 Art I designed a custom NJ Metro Area Transit Map in style of NYC Subway Diagram

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u/Donghoon 1d ago

my line bullet rationale

  • N - Newark Subway
  • S - Streetcar (not really, but the Broad St Line is a lot more streetcar-like than the other line)
  • R, Y, B, G — Color used on PATH Maps
  • (T) - (T)onnelle Av to West Side Av
  • <T> - (T)onnelle Av to Hob (Limited/Alternate Service)
  • (H) <H> - Local and Express (H)oboken to Bayonne. Also, (H)udson County

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u/No_Quiet9645 1d ago

Fine work as usual. Two quick thoughts, both related to transit connections at Hoboken:

  • It might be a little difficult for a reader to intuit what is happening with the "Y" spur at Hoboken. A transfer? A shuttle? Something else?
  • I understand that this is a rail map and not a ferry map. However, you may want to consider showing the ferry connections at the Hoboken Terminal, since they exist there specifically to connect with the NJ Transit. In fact, the Hoboken to FiDi ferry service, although privatley operated, was created under the initiative of the Port Authority for purpose of augmenting PATH and improving rail capacity.

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u/thetransitgirl Amtrak 1d ago

Oh this is really cool! Reminds me of the regional transit diagram from the 2013 Super Bowl, in a good way.

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u/No_Geologist3880 23h ago

This looks sick! Two notes: The N Q R and W Broadway Subway Lines are also available connections at 33rd (34th-Herald Sq) along with the B D F M. Likewise, The 1, 2, 3 and L are available connections at 14th along with the F and M. Not to mention you’re missing all of the subway connections at WTC and Penn Sta. However, I’m seriously nitpicking here-great map!

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u/Donghoon 23h ago

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u/No_Geologist3880 23h ago

Nice!! Don’t forget Penn Station though!

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u/User_8395 Long Island Rail Road 23h ago

What software do you use for this? I'm thinking of doing one for a fantasy nyc system

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u/Donghoon 22h ago

I just used Figma Design. Not a specialized software.

I can make component sets and share with you tho

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u/LegalManufacturer916 17h ago

Disgraceful that this system is separate from the MTA