1997
The first Subway in North America opened in Boston in 1897.
1904
The first SUBWAY® franchise opened in 1974 in Wallingford, Connecticut.
The Metropolitan Railway opened up the World's first subway line in London in 1863. The New York Subway began in 1904.
London. The Metropolitan Railway opened in 1863, with the first deep level tube lines opening in the 1890s. The New York Subway was first opened in 1904.
The Metropolitan Railway opened up the World's first subway line in London in 1863. The New York Subway began in 1904.
The first underground railway was opened on 10 January 1863 in London
The nation's first subway system opened in 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the Tremont Street Subway, which marked the beginning of underground transit in the United States. The subway was innovative for its time, helping to alleviate street-level congestion and providing a faster means of transportation for the growing city.
The first line opened in 1900
New York City Subway
In London between Baker Street and Paddington opened in 1859
The first U.S. city to have a subway was Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston subway system, known as the "T," opened its first line on September 1, 1897. This pioneering transportation system laid the groundwork for the development of subway systems in other cities across the country.