Times Square (IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle)
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Times Square Station · Opened 10/27/1904The station at Times Square is an example
of transit changing with the needs of the riders. At the time the
subway was built, the area was still known as Longacre Square and was
not the popular destination it is today, as such the station here on
the Contract I subway was merely a local stop.
The original platforms are those alongside Track 1 and Track 4.
When the New York Times moved to the area, Times Square was
born. Load soon dictated more than a local stop. As the new extensions
were built, a new station was built for the main line just south of
42nd Street. The original station, which was to become the shuttle
station, had a bridge built at the west end connecting Platform 1 with
Platform 4, and a new platform installed over top of the existing track
#2. You can still see where track 2 was by the diagonal braced columns
typical for IRT trackways. Track 4 connects to the northbound main
line local track underneath a metal walkway that is removed only
during midnight hours, if needed, for train swaps.
The Times Square shuttle platform has a gap filler
underneath the platform in a different style than South Ferry and 14th
Street. These gap fillers are solid plates rather than the slotted
type and are underneath the platform. To operate the gap fillers, the
train operator pushes a button on a selector board.
The original configuration of the Times Square station
featured an underpass between the side local platforms was accessed
via a narrow stairway in mid-platform. Notice that the BMT Broadway
line is directly below the shuttle, and its express tracks actually
spread apart to make way for the underpass, which must have been
closed as surplus around the time the BMT line opened. Also, until
1948, the free transfer between the BMT station and IRT station at
Times Square did not exist; each company needed its own fare. Find
where the BMT paid area actually crossed under the IRT mezzanine, to
reach the BMT entrance located just west of the shuttle. It's a
storage space today. It can be sort of seen from the mezzanine that
is downstairs across from the shuttle station.
Some relative depths of stations in the Times Square
complex are as follows, +/- 10 feet.
- 7th Ave./West Side IRT, 40 feet below street
- Flushing/#7 IRT, 60 feet below street
- Broadway BMT, 50 feet below street
- Shuttle, 20 feet below street
- 8th Ave. IND, 30 feet below street
Artwork: New York in Transit, Jacob Lawrence (2001) Artwork: Times Square Mural, Roy Lichtenstein (1994) Artwork: The Return of Spring/The Onset of Winter, Jack Beal (1999) Artwork: Times Square Times: 35 Times, Toby Buonagurio (2005) Artwork: The Revelers, Jane Dickson (2007)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1956
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 10/30/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1936
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 10/9/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 10/6/2009
Notes: Booth at 42nd & Bway near shuttle platform.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1933
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 10/6/2009
Notes: Hyatt hotels wrap.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1952
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/22/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1945
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/22/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: Work Service
Car: R33-WF 9318
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 5/27/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1925
Photo by: Brian Weinberg
Date: 2/22/2008
Notes: Car is wrapped with an advertisement for Swiffer.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1925
Photo by: Brian Weinberg
Date: 2/22/2008
Notes: Car is wrapped with an advertisement for Swiffer.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S (Wrong sign)
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1956
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 12/18/2007
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987)
Photo by: Phillip Lee
Date: 9/20/2007
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1955
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 9/11/2007
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1940
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 9/11/2007
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Route: S
Car: R62A (Bombardier, 1984-1987) 1925
Photo by: Filip Matuska
Date: 6/6/2007
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Photo by: Filip Matuska
Date: 6/6/2007
Notes: View across mainline northbound local track showing original "day one" trackways from shuttle to northbound main line.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Photo by: Filip Matuska
Date: 6/6/2007
Notes: Detail of original ceiling tilework near track 1.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Photo by: Filip Matuska
Date: 6/6/2007
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Photo by: Filip Matuska
Date: 6/6/2007
Notes: Original tile work near track 1.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Photo by: Filip Matuska
Date: 6/6/2007
Notes: Shuttle track 1 bumper.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle
Location: Times Square
Photo by: Filip Matuska
Date: 6/6/2007
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