subway station![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Structure and facilities that provide passengers access to the subway.
track ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Course that consists of parallel electrified rails on which trains roll.
subway train ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Set of cars that is pulled by a motor car and carries passengers.
tunnel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Underground passageway through which the subway train travels between stations.
advertising panel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Space rented by a business to place a poster promoting products or services.
station name ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sign on the platform wall that shows the name of the station so that passengers in the train can see it.
line map ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Chart that shows a train’s route and the stations it serves.
exit turnstile ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that allows one user at a time to exit.
mezzanine ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Intermediate level that is accessible by stairs and serves as a landing between the station entrance and the platforms.
entrance turnstile ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Automatic device that allows a user to enter after swiping a pass or inserting a ticket or transfer.
ticket collecting booth ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Kiosk protected by glass where an agent sells tickets and passes, and controls who enters and exits.
stairs ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Structural component that enables movement between levels.
exterior sign ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sign placed outside the entrance to the subway that makes it visible from afar.
escalator ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Installation that consists of articulated steps on a continuously turning chain; it allows movement between two levels of a building.
station entrance ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small structure built on a public thoroughfare that provides access to the subway station.
safety line ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Visible or textured line warning passengers of the margin of safety.
subway map ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Map that shows the entire subway system; each subway line is illustrated in a different color.
bench ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long narrow unupholstered seat with or without a back, seating several people.
directional sign ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sign that indicates the terminus of the train arriving at that platform.
transfer dispensing machine ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that dispenses tickets entitling the user to subsequently board another means of transportation linked with the subway system, such as a bus, streetcar or train.
kiosk ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small store in the halls or the entrance of the station that sells newspapers and refreshments.