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CITY HALL |
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City Hall located underneath City Hall
Park , opened on 10/27/1904 and closed on 12/31/1945. It is very ornate
and has one track and a five car platform. It was closed for safety
reasons. Please see
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Brennan’s page
for more information on this station. Officially 6 trains are emptied at
Brooklyn Bridge and run light through the loop and is part of the
original IRT route from 1904. The original route ran from City Hall to
North of 33rd Street, via today’ shuttle to
Times Square and then via the
1 train to 145th Street and
Broadway.
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE |
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Brooklyn Bridge located underneath
City Hall Park at Park Row) opened on 10/27/1904 and is discussed on the
complexes page.
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WORTH STREET |
Worth Street opened on10/27/1904 and closed
on 09/01/1962. It was closed when the Brooklyn Bridge
station was lengthened
northward to allow abandonment of the gap fillers at the south end
of Brooklyn Bridge which was briefly renamed as Brooklyn Bridge Worth
Street before assuming its present name. Worth Street had two wall platforms holding five cars and four
tracks. The southbound platform was lengthened
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CANAL STREET |
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Canal Street (on Lafayette Street at
Canal Street) is described on the Complexes Page
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SPRING STREET |
Spring Street (on Lafayette
Street at
Spring Street) opened on 10/27/1904 and has four tracks and two wall
platforms
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BLEECKER STREET |
Bleecker Street on Lafayette Street
at Bleecker Street) opened on 10/27/1904 and has four tracks and two
wall platforms.
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ASTOR PLACE |
Astor Place on Lafayette Street at
Astor Place) opened on 10/27/1904 and has four tracks and two wall
platforms which are offset. This is home of the beaver to commemorate
John Jacob Astor who was a fur trader. This station has been renovated
and features artwork by Milton Glasser, installed in 1986.. According to
Joe Cunningham, this station had beavers all over the tile but were
removed when customers thought the beavers to be rats. This station has
a secondary name of Cooper Union.
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14th STREET
UNION SQUARE |
14th Street Union
Square opened on 10/27/1904 and is described on the
Complexes Page
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18th STREET |
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18th Street on Park Avenue South
at 18th Street, opened 10/27/1904 and has four tracks and two
short five car wall platforms. It was closed 11/08/1948 to speed service
since it is close to Union Square. For more information and photos see
www.nycsubway.org and
Brennan’s page.
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23rd STREET |
23rd Street on Park Avenue
South at East 23rd Street) opened on 10/27/1904 and has four
tracks and two wall platforms and has vent chambers. There is no
crossover or crossunder. It is partially renovated with an ornate north
end with tiled I-beams and low curtain walls between all tracks. The art
is entitled “Long Division” by Valerie Jaudon installed in 1988
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28th STREET |
28th Street (on Park
Avenue South at East 28th Street) opened on 10/27/1904 and
has four tracks and two wall platforms and has no open crossover or
crossunder but does have a sealed crossunder closed due to crime
concerns. It has glass block walls at the north end on both platforms.
There is a high ceiling in the center. Tablets spell out the name as
Twenty-Eighth Street.
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33rd STREET |
33rd Street (on Park Avenue at East 33rd
Street) opened on 10/27/1904 and has four tracks and two wall platforms.
It has been renovated and features a retro look. The eagle plaques are
for the armory nearby. The local track is higher than the express
tracks. The art is the seat loops by James Garvey. An was installed in
1996.
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42nd STREET
GRAND CENTRAL |
42nd Street Grand Central opened on
07/17/1918 and is described on the Complexes Page.
Leaving here the line becomes two levels with the express on the lower
level.
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51st STREET
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51st Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 51st Street) IRT opened on 07/27/1918 and is
described on the Complexes Page.
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59th STREET
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59th Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 59th Street) local opened on 07/17/1918 and
the express opened on 11/15/1962. It is described on the
Complexes Page.
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68th STREET
HUNTER COLLEGE |
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68th Street Hunter College
(on Lexington Avenue at East 68th Street) opened on
07/27/1918 and has two tracks and two wall platforms along
with emergency exits from the express underneath. The north end has a
high ceiling. There is a crossover with windows allowing a view of the
trains. This station needs TLC. And was possibly the very first station
renovated in 1982. Stairs at south-west side blended in with one
of the entrances to Hunter College upstairs, and was redone after the
renovation.
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77th STREET
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77th Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 77th Street) opened on 07/27/1918 and has two
tracks and two wall platforms along with emergency exits from the
express underneath. It is being renovated by NYCT in house contract. It
has a crossover and has a secondary name of Lenox Hill Hospital. It has
vent chambers. A newsstand is on the southbound platform.
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86th STREET |
86th Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 86th Street) opened on 07/27/1918 and has two
tracks and two wall platforms on each level. It has been renovated by
NYCT in house contract. There is no crossover or crossunder. Fare
control is on the platform level.
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96th STREET |
96th Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 96th Street) opened on 07/27/1918 and has two
tracks and two wall platforms along with emergency exits from the
express underneath. There is a crossover featuring windows overlooking
the tracks and an emergency exit from the express underneath on each
platform, It has been renovated and features artwork by Laura Bradley
entitled “City Suite” installed in 1994. The south end has a tube design
due to hydraulic problems encountered during construction (SOURCE: Joe
Cunningham). It has been renovated and has art
entitled “To Nitza “ by Neo Borikéo installed in 1990.
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103rd STREET |
103rd Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 103rd Street) opened on 07/27/1918 and has
four tracks and two wall platforms and has a crossover . It has beige
wall tiles over the original white tiles. There is a closed newsstand
in the station.
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110th STREET |
110th Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 110th Street) opened on 07/27/1918 and has
four tracks and two wall platforms and has no crossover or crossunder
.Artwork is entitled “Sabado en La Ciento Diez” (Saturday on 110th
Street) by Manuel Vega installed in 1997. Leaving here the express again
descends.
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116th STREET |
116th Street (on Lexington
Avenue at East 116th Street) opened on 07/27/1918 and has two
tracks and two wall platforms along with emergency exits from the
express underneath. This station is being renovated by NYCT in house
contract and has no crossover or crossunder.
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125th STREET |
125th Street (on
Lexington Avenue at East 125th Street) opened on 07/17/1918
has two tracks and an island platform on each level. This station is
being renovated. The East track is used by the 6 train and the West
track by the 4 train and the
5 train. The new art in the mezzanine has no
plaque at this writing (August, 2004)

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138th STREET
third avenue |
138th Street Third Avenue
(on Alexander Avenue at East 138th Street) opened on
01/17/1919 and has three tracks and is fairly deep with a high ceiling.
North exit with crossunder leads to 138th street and
Alexander while the South exit leads to 138th Street and
Third Avenue. The booth is at the North end. Both platforms have long
closed stairways at the south end. The South mezzanine has new lights.
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BROOK AVENUE |
Brook Avenue (On East 138th
Street at Brook Avenue) opened on 01/17/1919 and has three tracks and
two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder. The station has vent
chambers. Booths are on the platform level of both platforms.
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CYPRESS AVENUE |
Cypress Avenue (on East 138th
Street at Cypress Avenue) opened on 01/17/1919 and has three tracks and
two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder The station has vent
chambers. Booths are on the platform level of both platforms.
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EAST 143rd STREET
ST MARY'S STREET |
East 143rd Street St Mary’s Street
(on Southern Boulevard at East 143rd Street) opened on
01/17/1919 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with no crossover
or crossunder. The station has vent chambers. Booths are on the platform
level of both platforms.
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EAST 149th STREET |
East 149th Street (on
Southern Boulevard at East 149th Street) opened on 01/17/1919
and has three tracks and two wall platforms with no crossover or
crossunder. The station has vent chambers. Booths are on the platform
level of both platforms.
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Longwood avenue |
Longwood Avenue (on Southern
Boulevard at Longwood Avenue) opened on 01/17/1919 and has three tracks
and two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder. Booths are on
the platform level of both platforms, Vent chambers are over the tracks.
There is a possible closed exit at the South end southbound.
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hunts point avenue |
Hunts Point Avenue (On Southern
Boulevard at Hunts Point Avenue) opened on 01/17/1919 and has three
tracks and two island platforms there is a crossover at both ends there
is an extra exit at the South end southbound leading to a high exit to
the bus lanes. This is the last subway stop. We become an el. The exit
at south end is new, was added sometime in the mid-1990s as an easier
exit to board one of the 3 bus lines in the area. There never was
a exit at the Manhattan-bound side.
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Whitlock avenue |
Whitlock Avenue (On Westchester
Avenue at Whitlock Avenue) opened 05/30/1920 and has three tracks and
two wall platforms with a crossunder. Canopies are wood and the
mezzanine has windows. Renovation is planned for the 2005-2009 capital
Program. There is no windscreen at the ends. Leaving here there is a 25
mph curve.
As we leave Whitlock and the curve, we see
railroad tracks below Westchester Avenue and next to the Sheridan
Expressway. These tracks are for Amtrak trains heading to/from
Westchester County and points North. There was a station outside the
Amtrak tracks near Westchester Avenue. It was abandoned a long time ago
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elder avenue |
Elder Avenue (On Westchester Avenue
at Elder Avenue) opened 05/30/1920 and has three tracks and two wall
platforms with a crossunder Canopies are wood and the mezzanine has
windows. Renovation is planned for the 2005-2009 capital Program. There
is no windscreen at the ends.
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Morrison-
SOUNDVIEW AVENUES |
Morrison- Soundview Avenues (On
Westchester Avenue at Morrison Avenue) opened 05/30/1920 and has three
tracks and two wall platforms with a crossunder Canopies are wood and
the mezzanine has windows. Renovation is planned for the 2005-2009
capital Program. There is no windscreen at the ends.
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ST LAWRENCE avenue |
St Lawrence Avenue (on Westchester
Avenue at Saint Lawrence Avenue) opened 05/30/1920 and has three tracks
and two wall platforms with a crossunder Canopies are wood and the
mezzanine has windows. Renovation is planned for the 2005-2009 capital
Program. There is no windscreen at the ends.
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PARKCHESTER
EAST 177th STREET
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Parkchester East 177th Street
(on Hugh J. Grant Circle/ Westchester Avenue , one block East of White
Plains Road) opened 05/30/1920 and has three tracks and two island
platforms with a crossunder. Fare control is at street level In a
massive stucco station house. The station also has an upper
mezzanine which has been reduced in size. Canopies are wood. Renovation
is planned for the 2005-2009 capital Program The station has a grand
stairway to the upper mezzanine and Is slated for ADA access, along with
the proposed renovation. The station signs and map now read
"Parkchester", the East 177th Street was dropped not too long
ago. East 177th Street was the cross street before the
Cross-Bronx Expressway was built in the 1950's. It is home to the
city's first private housing community, Parkchester Apartment Complex,
first opened in 1940.
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CASTLE HILL AVENUE |
Castle Hill Avenue (on Westchester
Avenue at Castle Hill Avenue) opened on 10/24/1920 and has three tracks
and two wall platforms with a crossunder. At the North end there is a
sharp 20 mph curve. Renovation is planned for the 2005-2009 Capital
Program. There is no windscreen at the ends. The mezzanine is wood and
has windows
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ZEREGA AVENUE |
Zerega Avenue (on Westchester Avenue
at Zerega Avenue) opened on 10/24/1920 and has opened on 12/20/1920 and
three tracks and two wall platforms with a crossunder. Renovation is
planned for the 2005-2009 Capital Program. The mezzanine is wood and has
windows.
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WESTCHESTER SQUARE
EAST TREMONT AVENUE |
Westchester Square East Tremont Avenue
(on Westchester Avenue at East Tremont Avenue) opened on 10/24/1920
and has three tracks and two wall platforms with a crossunder. It
offers a view of the Bronx Whitestone Bridge to our East. Canopies are
metal and has been renovated The windscreen has some glass block walls
and is also broken up by mesh panels. This station is very nice. There
is no windscreen at the ends.
Between Westchester Square and
Middletown Road, there is the Westchester subway yard. It houses
all 6 trains stored in this yard. A flyover is on the s/b local track
and meets up with the yard track.
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MIDDLETOWN ROAD |
Middletown Road (on Westchester
Avenue at Middletown Road) opened on 12/20/1920 and has three tracks and
two wall platforms with a crossunder. The station has just had new
lights installed. Canopies are wood as is the mezzanine. Renovation is
planned for the 2005-2009 Capital Program
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BUHRE AVENUE |
Buhre Avenue (on Westchester Avenue
at Buhre Avenue) opened on 12/20/1920 and has three tracks and two wall
platforms with a crossunder. To answer a question that is often asked,
the name rhymes with “pure”. The station has new sodium lights and now
windscreen at the ends. Canopies and mezzanine are wood. Renovation is
planned for the 2005-2009 Capital Program.
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PELHAM BAY PARK |
Pelham Bay Park (on Westchester
Avenue at Pelham Bay Park) opened on 12/20/1920 and has
two tracks, two closed wall platforms and an island platform Canopies
are wood, as is the mezzanine which has a crossover at the
north end. The station has full ADA, which the mezzanine also was
renovated at the same time when the elevator to Buckner Boulevard was
built. It is a major bus transfer point as buses to Co-op City and
Orchard Beach (Summer only) stop outside this station.
Rating: 4 stars. The underground stations are
dreary. The elevated section has nice curves and water views.
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