New York subway announces vehicles that can use smartphones comfortably by installing a charging USB port and Wi-Fi in the car

If you are using a smartphone while you go out, you may suddenly become scarred as the remaining battery level becomes low as you are careful. The New York subway announced a new model vehicle equipped with a USB port for charging, which can be solved while riding the train.

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The new model released by the New York subway was designed by the design team of the New York State Urban Transportation Authority (MTA). It has a USB port at the end of the car so that you can charge the mobile terminal while riding the train. Also, as the Wi - Fi mark is written on the wall near the door, Wi - Fi can be used inside the car.


Besides, the equipment inside the vehicle is new, for example, the width of the door has been changed from 50 inches (about 127 centimeters) to 58 inches (about 147 centimeters) of the current vehicle, and the ascending and descending is smoother than before It is supposed to be able to do. By extending the width of the door, it is possible to reduce the time it takes to raise and lower by 32% compared to the current vehicle, which means that the operation can be prevented from being delayed. In addition, it is planned to install facilities such as full color digital display, light which shines when opening and closing the door, surveillance camera.

In addition, we adopt "open car end design" which uses accordion-shaped parts instead of doors between vehicles at the connecting part of the vehicle. The open car end design has the effect of showing the inside of the car wider, it becomes easier to pass through the vehicle connection part, and it seems that you can increase the maximum number of people who can get on the maximum. Open car end design will be adopted at the maximum of 750 cars out of 1025 new cars.


The appearance design of the vehicle has also been greatly changed, it has become a new color ring using gold as an accent based on blue. LED is used for headlight. We are planning to introduce 1025 new cars over 5 years.


In addition to introducing new models, 31 stations in the New York metropolitan area will be renovated. Construction starts from July 2016 at the three stations "Prospect Avenue Station", "53rd Street Station" and "Bay Ridge Avenue Station", and renovation works will be carried out over 12 months. The New York subway announces that it will cost a total of 27 billion dollars (about 2,644.4 billion yen) for renovation of new models and stations.


Image of the entrance to the subway station from the ground.


A USB port will be newly installed at home, and it seems that it will become possible to charge smartphone while waiting for the train.