Prince Street (BMT Broadway Line)

Prince Street
Prince Street
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Prince Street & Broadway; New York, NY 10012
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	SoHo
Coordinates	40°43′27″N 73°59′52″W / 40.724202°N 73.997812°WCoordinates: 40°43′27″N 73°59′52″W / 40.724202°N 73.997812°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N (weekends and late nights); Q (late nights only); R (all except late nights); W (weekdays only)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M55, X27, X28
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 4, 1917[1]
Station code	017[2]
Wireless service	[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	4,990,346[4] 6.1%
Rank	99 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Eighth Street–New York University: N Q R W
Next south	Canal Street (via Tunnel): N R W ; Canal Street (via Bridge): N Q
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops weekends only
	Stops late nights and weekends
	Stops late nights only

Prince Street is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, the W train on weekdays, the N train during late nights and weekends and the Q train during late nights.

Station layout

Track layout

to 8 St–NYU

to Canal St (mainline)

to Canal St (Bridge line)

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Bay Ridge–95th Street (Canal Street via Tunnel) ← toward Whitehall Street–South Ferry weekdays (Canal Street via Tunnel) ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue via Sea Beach (Canal Street via Bridge weekends; Canal Street via Tunnel late nights) ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue via Brighton late nights (Canal Street via Bridge)
	Southbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue (Eighth Street–NYU) → → weekdays ( late nights and weekends) toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (Eighth Street–NYU) → → toward 96th Street late nights (Eighth Street–NYU) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Mosaic and frieze

Prince Street opened on September 4, 1917, as part of the first section of the BMT Broadway Line from Canal Street to 14th Street–Union Square.^[1] It has two side platforms and four tracks, the inner two of which are express tracks that do not serve the station. South of Prince Street, there are diamond crossovers between both directional pairs of local and express tracks.^[5] A punch box is located at the south end of the southbound platform to allow weekend N and late-night Q trains to cross the Manhattan Bridge.^[6]

In the late 1960s, New York City Transit extended the platforms for 10 car trains, and fixed the station's structure and the overall appearance. They replaced the original wall tiles, signs, and incandescent lighting with a 1970s style wall tile band and tablet mosaics, signs and fluorescent lights. It also fixed staircases and platform edges. In 2001, the station received a major overhaul. It included an upgrade of the station for ADA compliance and restoration of the original late 1910s tiling. New York City Transit repaired the staircases, re-tiled the walls, fitted new tiling on the floors, upgraded the station's lights and the public address system, installing ADA yellow safety threads along the platform edge, new signs, and new trackbeds in both directions.

The 2004 artwork, Carrying On, is by Janet Zweig. It uses water jet-cut steel, marble, and slate to create a mural along the entire length (totaling 1,200 feet) of both platforms. The 194 different frames in this frieze detail contain images of New Yorkers from all walks of life. As the title suggests, almost all of the images involve carrying something.

Exits

Fare control for each platform is at platform level. There is no free transfer between directions. Outside of fare control, the northbound platform has one street stair to either eastern corner of Broadway and Prince Street, while the southbound platform has one street stair to either western corner of that intersection.^[7]

References

1 2 The New York Times, Open First Section of Broadway Line, September 5, 1917
↑ "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.
↑ "www.nycsubway.org: New York City Subway Track Maps". www.nycsubway.org. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
↑ Shepard, Richard F. (July 26, 1977). "About New York; The 'N' Train's 22-Mile Journey". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: East Village" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved Aug 6, 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Broadway Line: Prince Street
Station Reporter — N Train
Station Reporter — R Train
MTA's Arts For Transit — Prince Street (BMT Broadway Line)
Prince Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Lobby from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[Canal-1] 1 2 The New York Times, Open First Section of Broadway Line, September 5, 1917

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-3] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

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

[5] "www.nycsubway.org: New York City Subway Track Maps". www.nycsubway.org. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[6] Shepard, Richard F. (July 26, 1977). "About New York; The 'N' Train's 22-Mile Journey". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

[maps-7] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: East Village" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved Aug 6, 2015.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Broadway Express	Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Astoria Boulevard 30th Avenue Broadway 36th Avenue 39th Avenue Queensboro Plaza Lexington Avenue/59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street* 23rd Street* 14th Street Eighth Street–New York University* Prince Street* Canal Street City Hall* Cortlandt Street* Rector Street* South Ferry–Whitehall Street* Court Street* Jay Street–MetroTech* DeKalb Avenue* Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Union Street* Ninth Street* Prospect Avenue* 25th Street* 36th Street 45th Street* 53rd Street* 59th Street–Fourth Avenue Eighth Avenue Fort Hamilton Parkway New Utrecht Avenue 18th Avenue 20th Avenue Bay Parkway Kings Highway Avenue U 86th Street Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Broadway Local	71st Avenue 67th Avenue 63rd Drive–Rego Park Woodhaven Boulevard Grand Avenue–Newtown Elmhurst Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 65th Street Northern Boulevard 46th Street Steinway Street 36th Street–Northern Boulevard Queens Plaza Lexington Avenue/59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Eighth Street–New York University Prince Street Canal Street City Hall Cortlandt Street Rector Street South Ferry–Whitehall Street Court Street Jay Street–MetroTech DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Union Street Ninth Street Prospect Avenue 25th Street 36th Street–Fourth Avenue 45th Street 53rd Street 59th Street–Fourth Avenue Bay Ridge Avenue 77th Street 86th Street Bay Ridge–95th Street
Broadway Local	Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Astoria Boulevard 30th Avenue Broadway 36th Avenue 39th Avenue Queensboro Plaza Lexington Avenue/59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Eighth Street–New York University Prince Street Canal Street City Hall Cortlandt Street Rector Street South Ferry–Whitehall Street
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