Spring Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

Spring Street
Spring Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Spring Street going downtown
Station statistics
Address	Spring Street & Lafayette Street; New York, NY 10012
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Little Italy, SoHo
Coordinates	40°43′20″N 73°59′50″W / 40.72222°N 73.99722°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4 (late nights); 6 (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904; 119 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	No
Traffic
2023	2,969,643 16.1%
Rank	108 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Spring Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Spring Street in SoHo and Little Italy, Manhattan, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> during weekdays in the peak direction, and the 4 during late night hours.

History

Track layout

Legend

					to Bleecker St






					to Canal St

Spring Street was one of the 28 original stations of the first subway line in Manhattan, which opened on October 27, 1904.^[5] At this time, Spring Street served local trains from the now-abandoned City Hall station to 145th Street at Broadway.

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (Bleecker Street) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Bleecker Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Canal Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue late nights (Canal Street) →
	Side platform
Express tracks^[6]	Northbound express	← do not stop here
Express tracks^[6]	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

Spring Street is laid out in a typical local stop setup: there are two side platforms and four tracks, the center two of which are express tracks.^[7] The southbound local track is technically known as MM1 and the northbound one is MM4; the MM designation is used for chaining purposes along the Lexington Avenue Line from Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall to Times Square – 42nd Street via Grand Central and the 42nd Street Shuttle. Although they cannot be accessed at Spring Street, the southbound and northbound express tracks are known as MM2 and MM3, respectively. These designations are rarely, if ever, used in everyday speech. Both platforms have a slight curve which creates a gap between the train and the platform. Because this gap is not significant, gap fillers are not necessary.

Spring Street had a unique fifth center track which has now been removed.^[7] This track did not last long; it was reportedly disconnected and removed in 1906, only two years after the subway opened. Although its function has never been determined, the trackway is now used as the location of a mechanical room.^[7]

The station retains the typical large and small IRT mosaics in the old (prior to platform lengthening) portion. The station has small "S" cartouches with two poppies from 1904, made by Atlantic Terra Cotta, and large mosaic tablets by Heins & LaFarge, also from 1904. Other small "S" and "Spring St" mosaics are newer.^[7] The "S" cartouches are similar to the ones cast for Canal Street station.

Exits

Spring Street has four entrances, two to each platform. The northbound entrances are at either western corner of Lafayette and Spring Streets, while the southbound entrances are at either eastern corner of the same intersection.^[8]

In popular culture

This station is featured in the 2008 film Cloverfield. The scene was not filmed there, however.^[9] The station is featured in the season 3 episode, "Lo-Fi", in the television show Criminal Minds.

References

Additional mosaic on the downtown platform extension

^ "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.
^ Our Subway Open: 150,000 Try It New York Times Retrieved August 30, 2008
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ Subway opening to-day with simple ceremony New York Times Retrieved August 30, 2008
^ Station Reporter — 6 Train
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Spring Street (IRT East Side Line)NYCSubway Retrieved August 30, 2008
^
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: East Village" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: SoHo / Tribeca" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
^ Cloverfield (2008)

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT East Side Line: Spring Street
Station Reporter — 4 train
Station Reporter — 6 Train
Forgotten NY — Original 28 – NYC's First 28 Subway Stations
Spring Street uptown entrance from Google Maps Street View
Spring Street downtown entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[145th-2] Our Subway Open: 150,000 Try It New York Times Retrieved August 30, 2008

[riderref-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[opening-5] Subway opening to-day with simple ceremony New York Times Retrieved August 30, 2008

[6] Station Reporter — 6 Train

[nycsubway-7] Spring Street (IRT East Side Line)NYCSubway Retrieved August 30, 2008

[8] 
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: East Village" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

"MTA Neighborhood Maps: SoHo / Tribeca" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[9] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: East Village" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

[10] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: SoHo / Tribeca" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[9] Cloverfield (2008)

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue Local	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester St. Lawrence Avenue Morrison Avenue–Soundview Elder Avenue Whitlock Avenue Hunts Point Avenue Longwood Avenue East 149th Street East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Cypress Avenue Brook Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Pelham Bay Park Express	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester Hunts Point Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
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