72nd Street Station, New York City Subway

A new station within the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) network.

Project

New underground station is part of the MTA’s Second Avenue Subway Program, the first major expansion of New York City’s subway system in more than 50 years.

Need

Major projects included installation of a ventilation system including fan and chiller plants within the station and its ancillary structures.

Solution

8 x 250hp JM Aerofoil Class F200 Fans

A New Subway Station

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in New York City averaged 5.5 million passengers each weekday in 2017. The 72nd Street Station is among MTA’s network of 472 stations - making the New York City subway system the largest in the world. Laid end-to-end, subway system’s 665+ mainline track miles would stretch from New York City to Chicago!

Eight JM High Temperature Aerofoil fans were supplied for this project.

A product shot showing a Woods Axial Fan with a red high temperature motor

Number of fans

Total combined power

2000 HP

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