C train riders will be the first to experience the brand new R211 “open gangway” subway cars, which entered passenger service on the Washington Heights-to-East New York local line on Thursday. Two ...

The MTA on Thursday debuted a new version of its modern R211 subway cars -- one that features what is known as an " open gangway," allowing passengers to move freely from one car to another.

The MTA said the plan is to roll out additional R211 open-gangway subway cars in the days ahead. The goal is to eventually phase out R46 subway cars that have been in service since the 1970s.

The MTA unveiled the first of its new R211 subway train cars to hit the tracks for testing at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Thursday, after more than a year of delays.

The agency confirmed this week it was pulling six out of the seven ballyhooed R211 rail cars out of service due to equipment problems -- just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.

Five of Staten Island’s new R211 train cars were yanked from service after just a month on the tracks because of a signal issue.

Nearly all of the new R211 trains are out service due to a mechanical problem, the MTA confirmed.

MTA unveils new R211 open gangway subway trains NEW YORK -- Brand new subway cars are about to hit the tracks! The R211 trains are not in service yet, but they are being tested.

MTA’s new high-tech train Inside, the R211 looks a lot like the last iteration of the “New Technology Trains”—models that the MTA has introduced since 2000—but more intensified.