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This is a place dedicated to sharing pictures, videos and news of underground rapid transit systems around the world. Whether you call it a subway, metro, underground, or U-Bahn, you are welcomed here. Mind the gap and stand clear of the closing doors.

20k subscribers132 posts / mo in Sep 202682 authors / mosince 2012

r/Subways has 20k members (+51% over the last 12 months). It gets about 132 posts a month from 82 people. Top topics: NYC Subway Adventures, Metro Stations & Lines and Train Lines & Stations.

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Size and growth

How r/Subways has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+51%in 12 months · +10% in 3 months · +2.7% in 1 month
Oct 202620k
Growing20k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+61%vs Sep 2025 · +65% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026132
BusierPeaked at 179 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Subways

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. NYC Subway Adventures3.9%
  2. Metro Stations & Lines2.8%
  3. Train Lines & Stations2.6%
  4. NYC Subway Cars2.0%
  5. NYC Subway Maps1.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wikimedia

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research