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Man Takes the Longest Uninterrupted, Non-Repeating Subway Trip Possible

By Nicole Levy | September 3, 2015 5:25pm
 The longest uninterrupted, non-repeating subway trip possible is 154.6 miles long and involves 54 transfers.
The longest uninterrupted, non-repeating subway trip possible is 154.6 miles long and involves 54 transfers.
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If you were to embark on the longest uninterrupted, non-repeating subway trip possible, it would take you 54 transfers and about 11 hours to travel 154.6 miles.

That trip isn't a hypothetical one for former WNYC producer Jody Avirgan, who's spending his Thursday traveling a route plotted by the radio station's data news team. (He says they "suckered" him into doing it; he may just be a masochist.) 

Avirgan commenced his epic odyssey at 8:25 a.m. at the Far Rockaway Mott Av. stop on the A line.

He set the following rules for himself: bathroom breaks are his only excuse for leaving the subway; all his meals must be purchased at on-platform kiosks; and selfies are prohibited. 

Below you'll find the significant takeaways from his journey so far:

Savvy 7 train riders wait at Grand Central station on the stairs connecting the platform with that of the 4/5/6 line.

Sometimes, all one needs is a car of one's own. 

Tune into the "Brian Lehrer Show" Friday to hear Avirgan regale listeners with stories of his travels.