NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- The MTA is on a fast track to the future with two more subway lines set to get the R262 open gangway trains soon.

The No. 1 and No. 6 lines are expected to be the next to get the MTA's new batch of R262s as part of the 2025-2029 Capital Plan, according to an announcement made last Friday.

The move comes as part of multiple service upgrades planned for the Bronx and will retire the last 1980s-era subway cars serving the borough.

According to a study from Gothamist, the Nos. 1 and 6 ranked as the top two hottest subway lines with the highest amount of complaints about broken air conditioners over the last five years.

The Nos. 1 and 6 will mark the fourth and fifth lines to get the newest R262 trains. Open gangway trains first came to the C line in 2024 and later

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