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Ghost Booths

                   

                                                          

These are Token Booths which once existed and are now gone.

A Token Booth Number consists of a letter;  A to K are BMT, N is IND and R is IRT (including Astoria Line) followed by a number. Some booths have a trailing letter after the number.

Booth Locations

Letter

Number Range

Division

Lines

BMT

A

All

BMT

Manhattan BMT

B

All

BMT

Brighton (Atlantic Avenue-Ocean Parkway) and Franklin Shuttle except Franklin Avenue)

C

All

BMT

4th Avenue-

Borough Hall to 95th Street (Includes DeKalb/Flatbush)

D

All

BMT

Sea Beach-

 8th Avenue to 86th Street

E

All

BMT

West End-

9th Avenue to Bay 50th

G

All

BMT

West 8th and Stillwell

H

All

BMT

Canarsie Line

J

All

BMT

J Train- Marcy to 121st Street

K

All

BMT

Myrtle Avenue Line-

Central to Metropolitan

IND

N

1-187, 191-196

IND

 8th   Avenue/Fulton Street Line

N

202-225

IND

 Concourse Line

N

300-343

IND

 Queens Blvd Line

N

400-422

IND

 Crosstown Line

N

500-562

IND

 8th Avenue. Culver Line

N

600-607

IND

 63rd Street/ Archer Avenue Line

IRT

R

101-197

IRT

West Side/  242nd Street line

R

200-294

IRT

East Side/ Jerome Line

R

301-336

IRT

Lenox/ White Plains

R

400-423

IRT

Pelham Line-

138th Street to Pelham bay Park

R

500-509, 516-534

IRT

Corona/Flushing Line

R

510-515

BMT

Astoria Line-

Queensboro to Ditmars

R

600-646

IRT

Brooklyn (Borough Hall to Flatbush and New Lots)

R

726-730

IRT

Dyre Line

Missing booth numbers

These Phantom Future booths are shown in BROWN TYPE  in the ghost booth charts where we can make an educated guess and omitted where we can make no educated guess.

Letter

Number Range

Possible Lines

IND Missing Numbers

N

188-190

Rockaway Park Line Extension

N

197-199

A Line Extension(s)

N

226-299

Concourse Line Extension(s)

N

344-399

Queens Blvd Extensions)

N

423-499

G line Extension(s)

N

563-599

Unknown

N

608-up

Unknown. Some might be used for Second Avenue Line but no firm information available.

IRT Missing Numbers

R

337-399

Unknown

R

424-499

Unknown

R

535-599

Unknown. My guess is that 10th Avenue on the 7 Line extension would be R535 and Javits Center would be R 536. No firm information is available to confirm this guess.

R

648-699

Unknown

R

700-725. 731-up

Unknown

NOTE: complexes might have booth(s) for one or more lines or even divisions. This site will not list specific booths at specific stations or complexes.

This site will not list booth phone numbers or other specific information. We will not respond to  e-mails requesting such information or if information you have is right or wrong

 

 

Missing Booths of the BMT

By Peggy Darlington, Russell Doucette, and Constantine Steffan

A1 N/W Queensboro Mezzanine Station Removed
A3 4/5/6 59 Unknown Unknown
A3A 4/5/6 59 N/B IRT Plat Opposite R245 Booth Removed
A4 4/5/6 59 S/B IRT Plat Opposite R244 HEET
A5 N/R/W Lexington Mezzanine, Opposite A2 Booth Removed
A8, A9 * * Planned As First BMT Stations, 59 St – CC *
A11
N/Q/R 57 55 HEEETs/unmanned
A12 N/R/W 49(?), 57(?) Unknown Unknown
A17,A18, A19,A20 N/Q/R/W Times Sq Unknown Replaced With HEETS?
A23, A24 N/Q/R/W 34 Unknown Closed When IND Took Over
A26 R/W 28 N/B Plat Sealed Behind Wall
A28 R 28 S/B Plat Sealed Behind Wall
A29 R/W 28 Downtown HEETs
A31 R 23 Downtown HEETs
A32 R 23 S/B Plat HXT
A33 R Union Sq 16 Street HEETs
A35 R Union Sq 15 Street HEETs
A36 N/Q/R Union Sq Center Mezzanine HEET
A37 N/Q/R Union Sq 15 Street HEET
A39 R 8 Downtown HEET
A40 R 8 S/B Plat Replaced with HXT?
A42 N/Q/R Canal Downtown HEET
A43 R Canal Downtown  
A44 N/Q/R Canal S/B Upper Level Plat HEET
A45 N/Q/R Canal Unknown Unknown
A48 R City Hall Unknown Unknown
A49 R City Hall Woolworth Entrance Unknown
A51 R Cortlandt ?? As of 12/29/2010, Only the uptown booth A 50 is open due to WTC construction. A reconfiguration is planned upon WTC completion
A52 R Cortlandt Downtown
A53
R Cortlandt ??
A55 R Rector Southbound HEET
A56 R Rector N/B Plat Sealed
A57 R Rector S/B Plat Sealed
A59 R Whitehall Unknown Unknown
A60 R Whitehall Whitehall Street as part of the New South Ferry Station project, R101, the IRT booth, was moved to the connecting passageway between the 1 and the R/W within feet of this booth
A62 J/Z Essex Trolley Terminal Used For G Os
A63 J/Z Essex Unknown Unknown
A65 J/Z Bowery South End Mezzanine Fenced Off
A67 J/Z Canal North End Mezzanine Entrance Closed
A68 J/Z Canal Mezzanine Entrance Closed, A66 Now Full Time
A69,A70,A71,A72,A73, A74,A75 J/Z Chambers Unknown Unknown
A76, A77,A78, A79,A80,A81 J/Z Fulton    
B3 B/Q Atlantic South End Mezzanine Unknown
B5 B/Q 7 Ave South End Mezzanine Chained Up
B7 S Franklin Street Level Entrance Abandoned with Shuttle Rebuild
B8 S Dean Mezzanine Station Removed
B11 S Botanic Garden S/B Plat Entrance Removed
B12 B/Q/FS Prospect Park Flatbush and Ocean Ave ADA at B13
B15 B/Q Church Ave Caton Ave HEET
B23 B/Q Kings Highway ?? ??
B24A B/Q Kings Highway Quentin Road HEET
B28 B/Q Sheepshead Bay Sheepshead Bay Road HEET
B30 B/Q Brighton Beach Located Between F/T & P/T Booths Abandoned
B31 B/Q Brighton Beach Brighton 5 Street HEET
B33 Q Ocean Pkwy Located Between F/T & P/T Booths Abandoned
C1 R Court Bank Entrance HEET?
C2 R Lawrence Bridge Street HEET
C5 N/Q Myrtle Mezzanine Abandoned
C7 N/Q/R DeKalb Site of Tower Abandoned
C11 R Union Street Downtown HEET
C13 R 9 Street S/B Plat HEET
C15 R Prospect Downtown HEET
C17 R 25 Street Downtown HEET
C22 D/N/R 59 Street 60 Street HEET
C26 R 95 Street 94 Street HEET
D1 N 8 Ave North End Mezzanine Abandoned
D4 N Ft. Hamilton South Mezzanine HEET
D6 N New Utrecht 15th Ave HEET
D7 N 18 Ave North End Mezzanine Abandoned
D11 N Bay Parkway South Mezzanine HEET
D13 N Kings Hwy Highlawn Road Abandoned
D14 N Ave U North End Mezzanine Abandoned
E2 D Ft. Hamilton North End Mezzanine Will reopen temporarily for Main booth renovation
E6     D 62 60 Street HEET
E7 D 62 62/New Utrecht Abandoned
E8 D 71 North End Mezzanine Entrance Removed
E9 D 79 North End Mezzanine Entrance Removed
F1 Culver Fort Hamilton Pkwy Center Mezzanine El Abandoned
F2, F3 Culver 13 Ave Mezzanine El Abandoned
F4-F19 F Ditmas - Neptune Mezzanine Renumbered N547-N562 Under IND
G1 D/F/Q/N Stilwell Surf Avenue Unmanned
G2, G3, G5, G6, G7, G8 D/F/Q/N Stillwell? Unknown Unknown
G10 F/Q W8 Upper Level to Aquarium? HEET
G12, G13, G14 F/Q W8? Unknown Unknown
H2 L 6 Ave 7 Ave Passageway HEET (across from R127?)
H4 L Union Sq South West Mezzanine Now A37?
H6 L 3 Ave Southbound HEET
H8 L 1 Ave Southbound  
H10 L Bedford South End Mezzanine HEET
H11 L Lorimer N/B Plat HEET
H14 L Graham Canarsie bound HEET
H16 L Grand Canarsie Bound HEET
H18 L Morgan North End Mezzanine HXT
H20, H21 L Jefferson N/B Plat Closed
H24, H25 L DeKalb N/B Plat HEET
H29 L Halsey N/B Plat Closed
H30 l Halsey Canarsie Bound HEET
H31 L Halsey S/B Plat Closed
H34 L Broadway Junction South End Mezzanine Abandoned When Transfer To IND Established
H36 L Sutter North End Mezzanine Entrance Removed
J2 J/M/Z Marcy Jamaica Bound HEET
J4 J/M/Z Hewes South End Mezzanine HEETs Crossunder closed
J6 J/M/Z Lorimer South End Mezzanine  Closed
J8 J/M/Z Flushing South End Mezzanine Closed
J10 J/M/Z Myrtle North Side of Broadway Closed
J11 J/Z Kosciuszko North End Mezzanine Closed
J14 J/Z Gates South End Mezzanine Closed
J15 J/Z Halsey North End Mezzanine Closed
J18 J/Z Chauncey South End Mezzanine Closed
J19, J19A J/Z Eastern Pkwy Mezzanine Converted To Offices
J26 J/Z Cypress Hills South End Mezzanine Closed
J27 J/Z Elderts Lane North End Mezzanine Closed
J29 J/Z Forest Pkwy North End Mezzanine Closed
J32 J/Z Woodhaven South Mezzanine HEET
J33 J/Z 102 North End Mezzanine Closed
J36 J/Z 111 South End Mezzanine Closed
J38 J/Z 121 South End Mezzanine Closed
J39, J40 J/Z Metropolitan Mezzanine El Abandoned
J41, J42 J/Z Queens Blvd Mezzanine El Abandoned
J43, J44 J/Z Sutphin Blvd Mezzanine El Abandoned
J45, J46 J/Z 160 Mezzanine El Abandoned
J47, J48 J/Z 168 Mezzanine El Abandoned
K1 Myrtle Park Row Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K2, K3 Myrtle Sands Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K4, K5 Myrtle Adams Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K6, K7 Myrtle Bridge-Jay Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K8 Myrtle Navy Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K9 Myrtle Vanderbilt Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K10 Myrtle Washington Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K11 Myrtle Grand Side Plat or Mezzanine Station Abandoned After Closing of Lexington El
K12 Myrtle Franklin Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K13 Myrtle Nostrand Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K14 Myrtle Tompkins Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K15 Myrtle Sumner Side Plat or Mezzanine El Abandoned
K16 M Central South End Mezzanine Sealed
K18 M Knickerbocker North End Mezzanine Sealed
K20, K21 M Wyckoff Mezzanine Sealed
K23 M Forest North End Mezzanine Sealed

 

Missing IRT Booths Missing BMT Booths Missing IND Booths

 

 Last revised 01/17/2011

 

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