Okay, okay, the subway is cool. The subway is great, in fact. We rely on it to get to work, to get to our friends, and to get to concerts, sporting events, and restaurants.

Basically, we rely on the subway to get everywhere. For this, we appreciate the subway. 

We're positive that transporting 4.3 million people between 469 stations every day isn't an easy feat.

There are some really great subway lines: lines like the sparkling 7 train and the speedy Q train.

The ones listed below aren't sparkly or speedy. They're crowded, old, and slow. They're the subway lines you don't want to live near. 

Read on to find out the 6 worst subway lines in New York City. 

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1. The 6

Holla if you feel us on the struggle of living near this dilapidated, crowded, glacially paced subway line.

According to Straphanger's 2015 State of the Subway Report, you're only 31% likely to get a seat on the 6 train. To make matters worse, it arrives with regularity way below the system average. Only 69% of 6 trains arrive on time.

Which, everyone who rides the 6 train with any regularity, knows all too well.  

Also, Global Wireless Solutions conducted a survey in August that revealed best and worst cell service on the NYC subway.

The 4, 5, and 6 trains all ranked terrible in both mobile and data connections. Which, if you ride the 6 train regularly, you also already know.

You know how your friends get to zip and zoom to work on the 4 and 5 trains, how your other friends get to be whisked gracefully across town by the 7 train?

That could be us, but you're playin', 6 train. Get it together for us one time, will you?

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2. The L

Okay, we know we shouted out the L in our best subway lines to live near compilation. We stand by what we said about how living near the L is way necessary if you live anywhere from Williamsburg to Canarsie, but is it ideal? 

No, it's certainly not ideal.

 With a plethora of delays, and far too many people relying on the L train for transit, you'd think the L train would keep it together more often than it does. You'd think those operating the L train would do better about keeping delays to a minimum and not having trains pause underground.

According to Straphanger's 2015 State of the Subway report, the L train has some good points, as we've mentioned before. It arrives with above-average regularity and is scheduled to come more often than most.

Still, it breaks down more often than those on the average line, and you're much less likely to get a seat on this train because as we said, a lot of people rely on it.

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3. The C

Are the oldest trains still in commission running on the C line? We're pretty sure the answer is yes. Here's the lowdown on the situation. The train manufacturer Bombardier is in the process of building sleek, modern R179 trains for the MTA, set to replace the oldest subway cars.

The bad news? These new cars won't get put into rotation until 2022. The worse news (well, at least the worst news for people who live near the C train)?

The oldest trains currently in commission on the subway are, in fact, C trains. Also, J and Z trains. Some of them have been hauling people around since 1964.

We sort of lose our will to live every time we board one of those rumbling geezers called C trains.

Okay, maybe saying we "lose our will to live" is a slight exaggeration but we definitely lose all hope that we'll ever arrive where we're going on time. Like, ever.

Plus, don't even talk to us about trying to ride the C train on the weekends. Really, don't even talk to us about it.

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4. The A

Here's the scoop on the A train: Straphanger's found that you're only 38% likely to get a seat on the A train, which is below average.

Also, only 70% of A trains arrive on time. Which is pretty devastating for all of us who need that A train to be on time to make it anywhere we're trying to go on time. Could you get it together, A train?

The A train does admittedly have frequent rush hour service, but when it comes to midday service, the A train has less than the average subway line.

Plus, the A train was found to be the train that's the third most likely to break down (the first two are, obviously, the C and the 6 trains).

Also, in 2014 A trains broke down every 89,220 miles due to mechanical failures. That may seem like a lot of miles, but it really isn't compared with the system average of being able to travel 141,202 miles without breaking down.

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5. The B

Hey B train, we kind of really don't like you. We kind of really revolt your presence in our lives. 

The B train scored dead last for in-car announcements in Straphanger's report. It also performed dismally on amount of scheduled service, coming in third-to-last (second-to-last and last were the M and C trains, respectively).

The B train has a below-average amount of daytime service, and it doesn't run at night. Like, are you kidding us? We're supposed to like, just travel during the day?

Also, it breaks down more often than cars on the average line. It breaks down an average of every 96,114 miles.

We don't understand you B train, and you clearly don't understand our lifestyles. There are two perks to the B train, and those are that it's pretty clean and you're pretty likely to get a seat, but still. Could you try running at night?

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6. The 2

Straphanger's found the 2 train the worst train in 2014, and tied for worst train in 2011. These are not the kind of medals you want to brag about, 2 train.

Which train did the 2 train tie with in 2011? Well, the C train of course.

Only 72% of 2 trains arrive on time. You're only 36% likely to get a seat on the 2 train, which is below the system average. There's one shining light in all this mire: that the C train is as clean as the average line. 

We're not really placated by the C trains average cleanliness when we're on a train so packed we can hardly breathe.

The 2 breaks down more often than the average line. It breaks down an average of every 132,668 miles, in fact. 2 train, you are not our favorite.

[via Straphangers]

Check out 7 Best Subway Lines to Live Near in NYC. 

[Feature Image Courtesy New York Daily News]