South Ferry – Whitehall Street

South Ferry – Whitehall Street New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
South Ferry station canopy
Station statistics
Address	South Street & Whitehall Street New York, NY 10004
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Financial District
Coordinates	40°42′09″N 74°00′46″W / 40.702472°N 74.012833°W / 40.702472; -74.012833Coordinates: 40°42′09″N 74°00′46″W / 40.702472°N 74.012833°W / 40.702472; -74.012833
Division	A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line BMT Broadway Line
Services	1  (all times)      N  (late nights)      R  (all except late nights)      W  (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.)
Connection	New York City Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, M1, M6, M9, M15, X1, X2, X3, X4, X27, X28, X29, X37, X38 Staten Island Ferry at South Ferry
Other information
Accessible	(IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line platform only)
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

South Ferry – Whitehall Street is a New York City Subway station complex in the Manhattan neighborhood of Battery Park, shared by the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. It is served by:

• 1 trains at all times
• R trains at all times except late nights
• W trains weekdays
• N trains late nights

Formerly two unconnected stations, the 2009 completion of the new South Ferry IRT terminal added a free transfer between the 1 train and the N, R, and W trains at the older Whitehall Street station.

This station complex is the third on the site to bear the name South Ferry. The second, open from 1905 to 2009, served the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line and Lexington Avenue lines. The first was an elevated station open from 1878 to 1950, and served the former IRT Ninth, Six, Third and Second Avenue lines.

IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line platform

South Ferry New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	March 16, 2009[1]
Accessible	(Passageway to BMT Broadway Line platforms not accessible)
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	4.275 million (former South Ferry loops station)[2][3] ▲ 12.16%
Rank	107 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Rector Street: 1
Next south	(Terminal)
Next north	Chambers Street: 1
Next south	none
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

South Ferry on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line has one island platform. This station is the newest in the entire transit system, built as a replacement to the now-defunct South Ferry loops, which are now used for train storage and turn-arounds. Unlike the loop station, this station only serves trains from the Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line, and does not connect with the Lexington Avenue Line. The loop station has the distinction of being the only station complex to completely close while remaining intact.

In mid-2005, construction commenced on the new station, which is located underneath the loop station. It is designed as an ADA-compliant, two-track terminal, which allows all ten cars of the train to platform so that all the doors can be opened. The new station offers three street entrances (the former IRT #1 Line loop station had only one) and has added a free transfer to the Whitehall Street – South Ferry station on the BMT Broadway Line. According to the latest update from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, landscaping for Peter Minuit Plaza will be completed by May 2010.

On December 11, 2008, the New York Times and the cable news channel NY1 reported that the new station was essentially finished. It features monumental artwork, See it split, see it change,[2] consisting of fused glass wall, stone mosaic, and a stainless steel fence. The artwork by artists Doug & Mike Starn depicting Manhattan topography is installed in the mezzanine.^[4] In November and December 2005, centuries-old walls were discovered in two places in the proposed right-of-way. The walls are on display in the park, and in the new terminal.^[5][6][7]

Originally budgeted at $400 million, the new South Ferry station cost a total of $530 million, with most of the money being a grant from the Federal Transit Administration earmarked for World Trade Center reconstruction.^[8] In January 2009, the opening was delayed because the tracks were too far from the edge of the platform. The problem was corrected and the station opened on March 16, 2009.^[9] It is the first new subway station completed since 1989 when the IND 63rd Street Line stations opened.

On April 16, 2009, MTA Capital Construction awarded a $19.2 million to Tully Construction Company, to reconstruct Peter Minuit Plaza, which is above the station.^[10]

BMT Broadway Line platforms

Whitehall Street – South Ferry New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N  (late nights)      R  (all except late nights)      W  (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	September 20, 1918
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	4.383 million[11][12] ▼ 0.38%
Rank	104 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Rector Street: N  R  W
Next south	Court Street: M  N  R
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Whitehall Street – South Ferry^[13] on the BMT Broadway Line has three tracks and two island platforms, with the center track being used as the southern terminal for most W trains on weekdays; all other trains continue through the Montague Street Tunnel to the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn.

The station is rather deep, as much of it goes under the Bowling Green station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line.

South of this station, a pair of bellmouths exists, allowing for a connection to a never-built East River tunnel south of the Montague Street Tunnel, going towards Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Further south is a flying junction joining from the BMT Nassau Street Line.

Platforms

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line: South Ferry
• nycsubway.org — BMT Broadway Line: Whitehall Street – South Ferry
• MTA's Arts For Transit — South Ferry
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Whitehall Street

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