on the subway vs. in the subway

[amateurr]

Could you tell me which preposition is appropriate in this statment "on" or "in"?

"You'll be selling shoelaces on (in) the subway"?

Thanks!

 

[envie de voyager]

"In the subway" means inside the subway station. "On the subway" means inside the actual trains that travel through the tunnels.

 

[sound shift]

It depends on what you mean by "subway". In the UK a subway is a pedestrian passageway under a street. "In" is the correct preposition for a subway in the UK.

 

[pickarooney]

Or if it's a sandwich shop, then definitely 'in'.