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Second Avenue subway opening day: See photos

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  • Passengers ride a northbound Q train during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A child looks out the window of a downtown Q train at the Second Avenue subway's 86th Street station on the first day that the new line opened to the public, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Passengers ride a northbound Q train during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway in Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • People walk through the Second Avenue subway's 72nd Street station on the first day that the new line opened to the public, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Passengers ride a northbound Q train during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Passengers cheer as they ride a northbound Q train during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Timothy Hardial cheers as he exits a northbound Q train at 96th Street during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Commuters packed into a northbound Q train during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Vincent Barone
  • A girl blows her horn at the 96th Street station during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Harlem residents Frankie Santiago and Enisa DeJesus share a kiss as they wait for the doors to open on a northbound Q train during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • People look at artwork by Chuck Close in the Second Avenue subway's 86th Street station on the first day that the new line opened to the public, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Passengers ride a northbound Q train during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • People explore the new 96th Street station during the first day of service on the Second Avenue subway on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Vincent Barone

The new Second Avenue subway stations finally opened to the public on Sunday.

Eager commuters packed into a northbound Q train to go to the 76th, 86th and 96th street stations for the first time.

The subway line has been in the making for decades, and the three new stations — Phase I of the project — only account for a quarter of the planned 8.5-mile track uptown.

Scroll down to see pictures from the opening day.

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