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So, according to Wikipedia, that unimpeachable source, the only subway systems in the world that operate 24 hours, 7 days a week are the New York City Subway, PATH, the Red and Blue lines of the Chicago L, and PATCO between Philadelphia and its New Jersey suburbs.

Anyone know of any others? Night bus networks, while nice, don't count.

(I thought of this after a conversation with bloodstones about Chicago's Blue Line, in which she said, "All-night transit service is a mark of civilization. Sorry, Boston.")

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[frotz.livejournal.com]

Sometimes they alternate directions on one track and close the other. "Board all service on the Manhattan-bound platform", etc. I've spent many late hours watching this sort of work done, including reconstruction of the entire railbed on the 1/9. (There's something very satisfying about watching them cut and weld rail and then riding on it the next day.) There was certainly also some bustitution, but it was rare, and writing as someone who spent years riding the late-night subway, I only remember dealing with buses once or twice. (I think they generally only do it for fairly far-out fringe service.)

An example of single-tracking, taken from today's bulletins:

  #7 Flushing-bound trains stop at the Times Square-bound platform

  Late night, 12:01 AM to 5 AM Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jun 9 - Jul 2

  Wait for Flushing-bound service on the Times Square-bound platform at
  Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av and Hunters Point Av stations.

  Note: trains run every 20 minutes during this time.