HelloSubway

HelloSubway is a free typing game played on real subway lines. Instead of random words you type the names of the stations, one after another, and the train moves along the real route as you go. There are 82 lines in Seoul, New York, London, Paris and Tokyo.

How it works

1. Pick a city and a line. Each line shows how many stations it has and how hard it is to type.
2. Type the name on the nameplate. When it is complete, the next station appears.
3. At each station you see a photo of a place nearby, with a short note about it.
4. At the last station you get a result card with your speed, accuracy and a stamp you can share.

Choose a city

• Seoul15 lines, 472 stations.
• New York21 lines, 433 stations.
• London10 lines, 214 stations.
• Paris16 lines, 309 stations.
• Tokyo14 lines, 226 stations.
• Singapore6 lines, 145 stations.

From the stories

• TypingAll 16 Paris Métro lines, ranked by how hard they are to typeCounting only the letters you have to press, Line 11 takes 246 keystrokes to finish and Line 8 takes 593. Here is the whole ranking, from 3bis to Line 8.
• TypingTyping Paris Métro station names without accents84 of the 309 stations you can type in Paris have an accent in their name. You do not need the accented keys, and this is how the game decides what counts as a mistake.
• HistoryThe Paris Métro in eight dates: from Line 1 in 1900 to Line 14 in 2024Line 1 opened during the 1900 World's Fair. A century later Line 14 became the first driverless line, and in 2024 it grew to Orly airport.
• HistorySix first subways, and the cities that built themFrom a gas-lit steam line in 1863 to Seoul's Line 1 in 1974, how six cities opened their first underground railway.
• HistoryWhy the New York subway has numbers, letters and three historiesThe map looks like one system because it has been one system since 1940. Before that it was three companies that did not much want to cooperate.
• HistoryThe Tube map is a diagram, and that is why it worksHarry Beck drew it in 1931 after losing his job. It throws away distance on purpose, and that is the whole trick.

All stories, the guide to the rules, the guide to every line and about HelloSubway.