The 1 train has received 2,934 complaints about broken air conditioning, far exceeding the next line, the 6 train, with 1,152 complaints. Aging R62 subway cars from the 1980s have contributed to the issue. On hot days, temperatures inside some cars can reach up to 95 degrees. Car number 2449 has received the most complaints, with 62 separate reports. Despite claims from the MTA that complaints have decreased, many riders contest this, insisting conditions remain uncomfortable. The MTA plans to replace the old fleet in the future.
From 2020 through mid-July 2024, the 1 train received 2,934 complaints about broken air conditioning-nearly triple the number of complaints for the next hottest line, the 6 train, which totaled 1,152.
During a recent heat wave, Gothamist documented 1 train cars pushing 95 degrees. That's hotter than some saunas-and definitely not what you want in a city where 'sitting still' counts as cardio in July.
If you're unlucky enough to stumble into car number 2449, consider yourself warned: It holds the dubious honor of being the single most complained-about subway car in the entire system.
While the MTA insists complaints have dropped 21-percent over the last year and that 'fewer than one in every half-million riders' encounter a hot car, riders aren't exactly buying it.
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