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R143 (New York City Subway car)
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 2001· class of New York City Subway car
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. R143 L Train Entering Broadway Junction: HazmatSchizo· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Alabama Av BMT td 02 - R143 J train: Tdorante10· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Alabama Av BMT td 03 - R143 J train: Tdorante10· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. BMT Canarsie 6th Avenue with R143 L Train: GeneralPunger· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Manhattan bound R143 L train at New Lots: JoesphBarbaro· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. R143 J Train 001: Kidfly182· CC BY 4.0
- 7. R143 J train at Broadway Junction: Joe Fade2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. R143 L 8169 at Canarsie: Joe Fade2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. R143 L Train 002: Kidfly182· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. R143 L Train 005: Kidfly182· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The R143 is a class of New Technology Train subway cars built by Kawasaki Rail Car Company for the New York City Subway's B Division. Delivered between 2001 and 2003, the cars displaced R40s and R42s that operated on the L service in conjunction with the BMT Canarsie Line's signal system being automated. The R143 was the first "B" Division order of the NTT series, and the first 60-foot (18.29 m) B Division car built for the New York City Subway system since the R42s delivered in 1969.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 25 years ago, in 2001.
- 1.8 MW is about 21 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 73.2 m long: about 16 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 240: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 24 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2001
- in service from
- 2002
- status
- in service
- number built
- 212
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
- operators
- New York City Subway
- top speed
- 88 km/h
- power
- 1.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- formation
- 53 4-car sets (2 A cars and 2 B cars)
- length
- 73.2 m
- weight
- 38 t
- capacity
- 240 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5952687, Wikipedia: R143 (New York City Subway car) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.