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South Ferry – Whitehall Street ​​​
New York City Subway 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; -74.012833
Division	A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line BMT Broadway Line
Services	1  (all times)​    N  (late nights) ​   R  (all times) ​   W  (weekdays only)
Transit	New York City Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, M5, M15, M20, X1, X2, X3, X4, X27, X28 Staten Island Ferry at South Ferry
Other information
Accessible	ADA-accessible (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line platform only)
Traffic
2023	5,995,305  16.4%
Rank	33 out of 423
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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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction 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
• 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 and R 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 station (rapid transit)
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
Accessible	ADA-accessible (Passageway to BMT Broadway Line platforms not accessible)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	5,995,305  16.4%
Rank	33 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	(Terminal): 1
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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction 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, 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. 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.

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. 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. It is the first new subway station completed since 1989 when the IND 63rd Street Line stations (21st Street - Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, and Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street) 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.

BMT Broadway Line platforms

Whitehall Street – South Ferry ​​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N  (late nights) ​   R  (all except late nights) ​   W  (weekdays only)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	September 20, 1918
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	5,995,305  16.4%
Rank	33 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Whitehall Street – South Ferry on the BMT Broadway Line has three tracks and two island platforms. The center track was the southern terminal for most W trains on weekdays until June 25, 2010 when the W was eliminated; R trains continue through the Montague Street Tunnel to the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn. During late nights, N trains replaces the R. The center track is currently only used during service disruptions.

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 Broad Street on the BMT Nassau Street Line.

South of this station, the emergency exit from the Montague Street Tunnel is located in the Nassau Street Connection which means before the Nassau Street Line was built, the emergency exit was actually in the bellmouth for the proposed line. The bellmouth was visible for years until it went to use when the Nassau Street Connection along with the entire Nassau Street Subway was finally opened in 1931.

This station was the last stop for the line from September 1918 until March of 1920, when the line got extended through the Montague Street Tunnel and into Brooklyn.

• Platforms

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. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Facts and Figures: 2009 Subway Ridership". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
4. "2008 Subway Ridership". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
5. MTA Opens New South Ferry Station Retrieved March 16, 2009
6. New subway station has plenty of upside, Staten Island Advance, December 12, 2008
8. NY1 December 11, 2008
9. LowerManhattan.info website, retrieved October 10, 2008
10. At the Last Subway Stop, a New Exit Strategy, New York Times, December 11, 2008
11. South Ferry Station To Open Next Week
12. MTA Capital Construction Procurement Website
13. http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf

Further reading

• Lee Stokey. Subway Ceramics : A History and Iconography. 1994. ISBN 978-0963548610

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line: South Ferry
• nycsubway.org – BMT Broadway Line: Whitehall Street – South Ferry
• nycsubway.org — See It Split, See It Change Artwork by Doug and Mike Starn (2007)
• nycsubway.org — Passages Artwork by Frank Giorgini (2000)
• MTA's Arts For Transit — South Ferry (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Whitehall Street (BMT Broadway Line)
• elevator to Broadway - Seventh Avenue Line from Google Maps Street View
• Whitehall Street and Stone Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Whitehall Street and State State Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

• Accessible New York City Subway stations
• IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line stations
• BMT Broadway Line stations
• New York City Subway transfer stations
• New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
• Staten Island Ferry