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# B & Q Trains Have Both Gotten Much Dirtier Since 2011, Says Study
- URL: https://bklyner.com/b-q-trains-have-both-gotten-much-dirtier-since-2011-says-study-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2014-03-21T17:20:34.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-30T03:37:46.000Z
- Author: Nora Whelan
- Tags: #API-Imported

![subway riders](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_6421-702x526.jpg)

  
The [NYPIRG’s Straphangers Campaign](http://straphangers.org/?ref=bklyner.com), experts on [all things depressing](/blog/transportation/subway-platforms-are-just-as-gross-as-you-suspected-says-new-study) (and okay, [maybe sometimes uplifting](/blog/transportation/the-qs-1) depending on your train) about mass transit in New York City, has just released the results of its [2013 “Subway Schmutz” survey](http://straphangers.org/shmutz13/?ref=bklyner.com)–and our local lines aren’t looking so good.

Although we didn’t get the dreaded title of dirtiest train (that honor goes to the D), [a table with data from the survey](http://straphangers.org/shmutz13/Table%5Fone.pdf?ref=bklyner.com) shows that the B & Q were among nine lines that “experienced statistically significant deterioration between 2011 and 2013.”

While 59% of cars on each line were considered clean by Straphangers standards in 2011, the B dropped in 2013 to a 40% cleanliness rating while the Q dropped to 39%.

None of the city’s lines showed “significant improvement”–but then again, as long as that’s only a spilled soda and [not a Nissan SUV](/blog/news/train-v-car-on-q-tracks) messing up your morning commute, maybe you shouldn’t be so picky.

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