Frequent A or C train riders have likely seen the R211 subway cars on their commute. The MTA Transit Committee just approved the purchase of 435 additional cars with delivery expected to take place by 2027.

Subway officials plan to spend more than $1.2 billion on hundreds of new train cars as the agency seeks to modernize the system’s aging fleet.

The MTA board is poised to buy 80 new “open-gangway” R211T subway cars, part of a larger, 435-car purchase option from train-builder Kawasaki that was delayed by the pause on

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit Committee on Monday approved an order for an additional 435 new subway cars, including 80 with an open-gangway design. The full MTA board will vote on the order at its monthly meeting,