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West Fourth Street–Washington Square station

Coordinates: 40°43′54″N 74°00′03″W / 40.731682°N 74.000945°W / 40.731682; -74.000945
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 West 4 Street–
 Washington Square
 "A" train​"B" train​"C" train​"D" train​"E" train​"F" train"F" express train​"M" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
IND Eighth Avenue Line platforms
Station statistics
AddressWest Third Street & Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10014
(main station entrance)
BoroughManhattan
LocaleGreenwich Village
Coordinates40°43′54″N 74°00′03″W / 40.731682°N 74.000945°W / 40.731682; -74.000945
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Sixth Avenue Line
   IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services   A all times (all times)​
   B weekdays during the day (weekdays during the day)​
   C all times except late nights (all times except late nights)​
   D all times (all times)​
   E all times (all times)​
   F all times (all times) <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction (two rush hour trains, peak direction)​
   M weekdays during the day (weekdays during the day)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: M8, M55, SIM7, SIM33
Port Authority Trans-Hudson PATH: JSQ–33, HOB–33, JSQ–33 (via HOB) (at 9th Street)
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms4 island platforms (2 on each level)
cross-platform interchange
Tracks8 (4 on each level)
Other information
OpenedSeptember 10, 1932; 91 years ago (1932-09-10)[2] (upper level)
January 1, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-01-01) (lower level)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
202310,011,362[3] Increase 22.9%
Rank19 out of 423[3]
Station succession
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Location
West Fourth Street–Washington Square station is located in New York City Subway
West Fourth Street–Washington Square station
West Fourth Street–Washington Square station is located in New York City
West Fourth Street–Washington Square station
West Fourth Street–Washington Square station is located in New York
West Fourth Street–Washington Square station
Track layout

Legend
to 14 St–8 Av
6th Av local to lower level
6th Av local to lower level
to Spring St
to Canal St
Lower level
to 34 St–Herald Sq
to 14 St–6 Av
6th Av local to upper level
6th Av local to upper level
from Bway–Lafayette St
to Bway–Lafayette St
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service) Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)
West 4th Street Subway Station (IND)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000223[4]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2005

West Fourth Street–Washington Square is an express station and transfer stop on the IND Sixth Avenue and IND Eighth Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of West Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. It is served by:

  • A, D, E, and F trains at all times;
  • B and M trains on weekdays;
  • C train at all times except late nights; and
  • <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

History

West Fourth Street opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.[2][6] At the time, only the upper level was used, with service on the lower level beginning on December 15, 1940 with the opening of the Sixth Avenue local tracks.[7] The Sixth Avenue express tracks were built later and were put into through service on November 27, 1967; prior to then, the express tracks here and at 34th Street–Herald Square were used as terminal tracks only.[8]

The station was named "West Fourth Street" as opposed to merely "Fourth Street" because the planners of the Independent Subway System believed there would be confusion between this station and "South Fourth Street", a proposed transfer station on the never-built IND Second System in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[9]

The upper level (at left) serves Eighth Avenue Line trains, while the lower level (at right) serves Sixth Avenue Line trains.

Station layout

Template:NYCS Platform Layout West Fourth Street-Washington Square The West Fourth Street station was built by the IND as the major transfer point between its two Manhattan trunk lines. It can be considered the "heart" of the IND system as it is the location of the zero point on the IND chaining. It is a bi-level station with a connecting concourse between the two platform levels. The Eighth Avenue Line occupies the upper level, while the Sixth Avenue Line uses the lower level. Both levels use identical platform arrangements–two island platforms between four tracks, allowing for cross-platform interchanges between local and express trains in each direction.

There are three fare control areas - two at the northern end of the station, and one at the southern end. All lead directly to the Eighth Avenue Line on the upper level platforms; access to the Sixth Avenue Line on the lower level is via stairs and elevators from the upper level and/or the full-length mezzanine between the two levels. Several escalators are present, which go directly between one of the lower level platforms to its corresponding upper level platform. The elevators, added in April 2005 to make the station ADA-accessible, provide access to both levels and to the mezzanine.[10]

Exits

Street stair

The station does not have an exit to Fourth Street itself anymore, though an exit formerly existed there.[11] The northern exits are on the northern side of 6th Avenue and Waverly Place. Two staircases go up to the northeast corner, both built into alcoves of stores, and one to the northwest corner. The southern exits are at West Third Street, on the east and west sides of 6th Avenue.[12]

  • Two to the northwest corner (within building), one to the northeast corner (within building) of Sixth Avenue and Waverly Place[12]
  • One to the east side of Sixth Avenue north of Waverly Place[12]
  • Disabled access One elevator and staircase on the northeast corner of Sixth Avenue and West Third Street[12]
  • One on the west side of Sixth Avenue at West Third Street[12]

There are also four additional closed exits that directly led to the mezzanine. Two went to Washington Place, and the other two went to West 4th Street itself.[11] There is a fifth closed exit at one northern fare control area; it led to the southwestern corner of Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue.

Nearby points of interest

References

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "NEW SUBWAY LINE ON 6TH AVE. OPENS AT MIDNIGHT FETE; Mayor and 2,000 Guests Jam Two 'First Trains'--Supper and Show Mark Event WORK COST $59,500,000 2-Mile Link in City System to Ease Bottleneck, Make New Express Services Possible". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Raskin, Joseph B. (2013). The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System. New York, New York: Fordham University Press. doi:10.5422/fordham/9780823253692.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-82325-369-2.
  9. ^ Pollak, Michael (September 12, 2008). "F. Y. I." The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  10. ^ Chan, Sewell (October 29, 2005). "New Elevators in Subways Are Delayed". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  11. ^ a b Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e "MTA Neighborhood Maps: West VIllage" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

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