Third Rail: NYC Subway ETAs

About

It's 2026. Our city has the best subway system in the country. Why does it still feel like none of the trains run on time? I can't fix the delays, but at least I can help you route around them. Third Rail tells you when your train will arrive, but the countdown times I've got here aren't available in any other app. I spent months building a custom computer algorithm that detects delayed trains, and predicts much more precisely when your train will arrive. • BETTER TRAIN ETAS: when a train is running smoothly, Third Rail estimates the exact second it will arrive. • DELAY ESTIMATES: many minor delays are never officially announced by the MTA, and even official delay alerts don't say which exact trains will be late, or how late they might be. Third Rail detects delays before the MTA announces them, and shows a range of possible times a late train might arrive. • A PRETTY MAP: I manually redrew every train line in the city to make the map easier to read. The colored lines between stations show actual current conditions, so you can quickly check nightly reroutes and stations with canceled weekend service. • OFFLINE MODE: Even when you lose service underground between stations, Third Rail remembers arrival times from the last time you had internet. • PRIVATE BY DEFAULT: Third Rail does not collect your location data for analytics or advertising purposes. Your location never leaves your phone. • Independently owned and designed in NYC. Get to your destination in a single touch with Third Rail, the unofficial guide to the New York City subway.