Wall Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Wall Street  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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148th Street-bound 3 train leaves the station | |||||||||
| Station statistics | |||||||||
| Address |
Wall Street & William Street New York, NY 10005 | ||||||||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||
| Locale | Financial District | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′23″N 74°00′34″W / 40.706311°N 74.009528°WCoordinates: 40°42′23″N 74°00′34″W / 40.706311°N 74.009528°W | ||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||
| Line | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | ||||||||
| Services |
2  (all times) 3  (all except late nights) | ||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Opened | August 1, 1918 | ||||||||
| Wireless service |
 [1] | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
7,650,853[2]  2.5% | ||||||||
| Rank | 56 out of 422 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
Fulton Street: 2 3 | ||||||||
| Next south |
Clark Street: 2 3 | ||||||||
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Wall Street is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Wall Street and William Street in the Financial District of Manhattan. It is served by the 2 and 3 trains, the latter of which does not stop here during late night hours.
History
Wall Street opened on August 1, 1918 as part of a three-stop extension towards Brooklyn. It originally opened as the temporary terminus before the Clark Street Tunnel opened on April 15, 1919.[3][4]
During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Wall Street, along with those at four other stations on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, were lengthened to 525 feet to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot IRT cars.[5]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Northbound | ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (Fulton Street) ← toward Harlem–148th Street all times except late nights (Fulton Street) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | → toward Brooklyn College–Flatbush Avenue (Clark Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue all times except late nights (Clark Street) → | |
This underground station is the southernmost in Manhattan on the Brooklyn Branch of the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.[6] South of here, the line travels under the East River via the Clark Street Tunnel to Brooklyn Heights. The single island platform is between the two tracks, and very narrow compared to other stations in system. It has blue I-beam columns and dark blue floors tiles. The walls by the tracks have small "W" tablets on a mosaic trim except at the north end, where they have "WALL ST" written in black letters on white tablets over a green trim line. This is where the platform was extended in 1964–1965.[5]
There is a narrow full length mezzanine above the platform that has mosaics pointing to and connecting all four station entrances.
Entrances and exits
This station has four entrances/exits:
- The first exit is at the northern end of the station. It has a customer assistance booth with a bank of turnstiles and long passageway to a set of doors, where a short staircase goes up to the front entrance of One Chase Manhattan Plaza. Though signs at this entrance/exit say it leads to Cedar and William Streets, which are right outside the building, it does not go to the actual streets and the building entrance has no signs informing people that there is a subway entrance inside. This entrance is only open on weekdays.
- The second exit, also open weekdays only, contains a bank of turnstiles and passageway to a spiral staircase that leads to Pine Street outside 60 Wall Street. The passageway has an artwork called Subway Wall by Harry Roseman made in 1990 and installed after a 1993 station renovation. This exit also has a set of doors to two escalators and a double-wide staircase that go up to the public atrium lobby of 60 Wall Street. This entrance has two red globes and overhead signs, giving the impression of an outdoor station entrance built in the lobby.
- The third exit was the first to open to the station and is staffed full-time. It has a bank of turnstiles and staircases to the northeast and northwest corners of William and Wall Streets. The entrance at the northeast corner is made of ornate medal and has a sign reading "Interborough Rapid Transit Co-to All Trains."
- The last exit is at the south end of the station. A single double-wide staircase from the platform leads to two HEET turnstiles and two regular turnstiles. Staircases lead to the both southern corners of William and Wall Streets. This exit, though open at all times, is unstaffed as there is no token booth.
Image gallery
Entrance/Exit #3 from Wall Street
Old IRT sign at an entrance
The platform viewed from the extremely narrow north end
Mezzanine above the platforms
Entrance #1, from One Chase Manhattan Plaza
Part-time entrance #2 is from the lobby of 60 Wall Street
References
- ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "ALL ROADS NOW LEAD TO TIMES SQUARE; Old Tube the Base of the New. The Fifth Spoke in the Hub. How the "H" Is Formed. Difficulties of the Work. Much Depends on the Public.". Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ↑ "New Subway Service Between Brooklyn and Manhattan Boroughs". The New York Times. April 13, 1919. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- 1 2 Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
- ↑ "ALL ROADS NOW LEAD TO TIMES SQUARE; Old Tube the Base of the New. The Fifth Spoke in the Hub. How the "H" Is Formed. Difficulties of the Work. Much Depends on the Public.". Retrieved 2016-07-04.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wall Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IRT West Side Line: Wall Street
- nycsubway.org – Subway Wall Artwork by Harry Roseman (1990)
- Station Reporter – 2 Train
- Station Reporter – 3 Train
- TheSubwayNut Pictures – Wall Street (2,3)
- MTA's Arts For Transit – Wall Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
- Wall Street and William Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- One Chase Manhattan Plaza entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Pine Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 60 Wall Street entrance from Google Maps Street View