Chambers Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

Chambers Street
Chambers Street
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
	Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	Chambers Street & West Broadway; New York, NY 10013
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Financial District, Tribeca
Coordinates	40°42′56″N 74°00′33″W / 40.715517°N 74.009233°WCoordinates: 40°42′56″N 74°00′33″W / 40.715517°N 74.009233°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1 (all times); 2 (all times); 3 (all except late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M20, M22
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1918
Station code	327[1]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Wireless service	[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	6,459,435[3] 7%
Rank	69 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	14th Street (express): 2 3 ; Franklin Street (local): 1 2
Next south	Park Place (express): 2 3 ; WTC Cortlandt (local): 1
Next north	34th Street–Penn Station: 1 2 3
Next south	Fulton Street: 2 3 ; WTC Cortlandt: 1
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only
	Stops weekdays and weekday late nights
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops weekends only
	Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference #	05000234[4]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 2005

Chambers Street is an express station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Chambers Street and West Broadway in Lower Manhattan. It is served by the 1 and 2 trains at all times, and the 3 train at all times except late nights.

History

A shuttle along the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, splitting from the original line at Times Square–42nd Street and going south to 34th Street–Penn Station, had opened in 1917.^[5] The shuttle line was extended south to South Ferry on July 1, 1918, with Chambers Street being one of the stops along the new extension. A shorter shuttle also ran from Chambers Street to Wall Street.^[6] A new "H" system was implemented on August 1, 1918, and all trains on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line north of Times Square were rerouted to South Ferry or Brooklyn via the new extension, while the old IRT line via 42nd Street became the modern-day 42nd Street Shuttle.^[7]

Station layout

Track layout

to 14 St

to Franklin St

to Park Pl

to WTC Cortlandt

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent (Elevator at NW corner of Hudson and Chambers Streets)
P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street (Franklin Street)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound express	← toward Wakefield–241st Street (14th Street all except nights; Franklin Street late nights) ← toward Harlem–148th Street (14th Street)
	Southbound express	→ toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Park Place) → → toward New Lots Avenue (Park Place) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound local	→ toward South Ferry (WTC Cortlandt) →

Exit at Chambers Street and West Broadway

There are four tracks and two island platforms. The 1 train uses the local tracks, and the 2 and 3 trains use the express tracks. South of this station, the 2 and 3 trains curve east and branch off to Park Place, Fulton Street, Wall Street, and then Brooklyn. The 1 train continues directly south towards its terminal, South Ferry.

North of the station are diamond crossovers in both directions, allowing the 2 train to run local during late nights, switching over to the express tracks north of Chambers Street and then heading to Brooklyn; there are no crossovers south of the station due to its close proximity to Park Place. These switches were also used after the September 11, 2001 attacks, when the South Ferry branch of the line was impassable, and the 1 train was routed to Brooklyn in place of the 3 train and all trains that stopped here were local in Manhattan.

Exits

The station's only exits are through the mezzanine above the center of the station. Street stairs lead to four of the five corners of the intersection of Chambers Street, Hudson Streets, and West Broadway. The only corner without a street stair is the wedge between Hudson Street and West Broadway on the intersection's northern side, where the James Bogardus Plaza is located. The southwest corner of the intersection has two stairs.^[8]

As part of a 2007–2009 renovation, three elevators were installed in the station (two from platform level to the mezzanine and one from fare control to the streets) to make it accessible for people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[9] The street elevator is on the northwest corner of Chambers and Hudson Streets.^[8]

Lower Manhattan transit

1 Franklin Street

Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall 4 5 (

6 )

1 2 3 Chambers Street

Chambers Street J Z

A C (

E ) Chambers Street–WTC

City Hall R W

2 3 Park Place

1 WTC Cortlandt

Cortlandt Street R W

(

HOB NWK ) World Trade Center

Fulton Street 2 3 4 5 A C J Z

1 Rector Street

Rector Street R W

4 5 Wall Street

Wall Street 2 3

4 5 Bowling Green

Broad Street (

J Z )

R (

1 W ) South Ferry/Whitehall Street

Whitehall Terminal

South Ferry loops

Nearby points of interest

References

↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
↑ "Three New Links of the Dual Subway System Opened, Including a Shuttle Service from Times Square to Thirty-Fourth Street — Service on the Jerome Avenue Branch From 149th Street North to About 225th Street Began Yesterday Afternoon — The Event Celebrated by Bronx Citizens and Property Owners — The Seventh Avenue Connection Opened This Morning" (PDF). The New York Times. June 3, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
↑ "Open New Subway to Regular Traffic — First Train on Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor and Other Officials — To Serve Lower West Side — Whitney Predicts an Awakening of the District — New Extensions of Elevated Railroad Service" (PDF). The New York Times. July 2, 1918. p. 11. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
↑ "Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph — Great H System Put in Operation Marks an Era in Railroad Construction — No Hitch in the Plans — But Public Gropes Blindly to Find the Way in Maze of New Stations — Thousands Go Astray — Leaders in City's Life Hail Accomplishment of Great Task at Meeting at the Astor" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Lower Manhattan" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
↑ "2/3 Chambers Street Elevator Installation". Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

External links

Plaque with the first building of Kings College (later Columbia University), which was located around the corner on Park Place

nycsubway.org – IRT West Side Line: Chambers Street
Station Reporter – 1 Train
Station Reporter – 2 Train
Station Reporter – 3 Train
MTA's Arts For Transit – Chambers Street/Park Place (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Chambers Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[stationinformation-1] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-2] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[2016-rider-3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[focus-4] "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 23, 2011.

[5] "Three New Links of the Dual Subway System Opened, Including a Shuttle Service from Times Square to Thirty-Fourth Street — Service on the Jerome Avenue Branch From 149th Street North to About 225th Street Began Yesterday Afternoon — The Event Celebrated by Bronx Citizens and Property Owners — The Seventh Avenue Connection Opened This Morning" (PDF). The New York Times. June 3, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[6] "Open New Subway to Regular Traffic — First Train on Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor and Other Officials — To Serve Lower West Side — Whitney Predicts an Awakening of the District — New Extensions of Elevated Railroad Service" (PDF). The New York Times. July 2, 1918. p. 11. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[7] "Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph — Great H System Put in Operation Marks an Era in Railroad Construction — No Hitch in the Plans — But Public Gropes Blindly to Find the Way in Maze of New Stations — Thousands Go Astray — Leaders in City's Life Hail Accomplishment of Great Task at Meeting at the Astor" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[maps-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Lower Manhattan" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

[9] "2/3 Chambers Street Elevator Installation". Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Broadway– Seventh Avenue Local	Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street 238th Street 231st Street Marble Hill–225th Street 215th Street 207th Street Dyckman Street 191st Street 181st Street 168th Street 157th Street 145th Street 137th Street–City College 125th Street 116th Street–Columbia University Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 79th Street 72nd Street 66th Street–Lincoln Center 59th Street–Columbus Circle 50th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 28th Street 23rd Street 18th Street 14th Street Christopher Street–Sheridan Square Houston Street Canal Street Franklin Street Chambers Street WTC Cortlandt Rector Street South Ferry
Seventh Avenue Express	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East East 180th Street West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Central Park North–110th Street 96th Street 86th Street* 79th Street* 72nd Street 66th Street–Lincoln Center* 59th Street–Columbus Circle* 50th Street* Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 28th Street* 23rd Street* 18th Street* 14th Street Christopher Street–Sheridan Square* Houston Street* Canal Street* Franklin Street* Chambers Street Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall Hoyt Street Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue Bergen Street Grand Army Plaza Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Franklin Avenue President Street Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Seventh Avenue Express	Harlem–148th Street 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Central Park North–110th Street 96th Street 72nd Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 14th Street Chambers Street Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall Hoyt Street Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue Bergen Street Grand Army Plaza Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Franklin Avenue Nostrand Avenue Kingston Avenue Crown Heights–Utica Avenue Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road Saratoga Avenue Rockaway Avenue Junius Street Pennsylvania Avenue Van Siclen Avenue New Lots Avenue
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