Wall Street
 "4" train"5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown Template:NYCS-bull-small Express leaving Wall Street
Station statistics
AddressWall Street & Broadway
New York, NY 10006
BoroughManhattan
LocaleFinancial District
Coordinates40°42′28″N 74°00′42″W / 40.70771°N 74.011717°W / 40.70771; -74.011717
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
Line   IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services   4 all times (all times)
   5 all except late nights (all except late nights)
Transit
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJune 12, 1905
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20233,393,094[2]Increase 24.3%
Rank94 out of 423[2]
Station succession
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Location
Wall Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Wall Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
Wall Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Wall Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
Wall Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is located in New York
Wall Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

Wall Street is a station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street. It is served by the 4 train at all times and the 5 train at all times except late nights.

Description

Depiction of the wall of New Amsterdam on a tile

It is a two-track station, with two side platforms that are slightly offset from one another and glossy blue tiles over the original white. The standard IRT name tablet mosaics have been preserved and incorporated into the blue tile; fancy ceiling accents have been preserved as well. On the southbound platform is a wooden token booth and ticket chopper, wooden restroom doors on each side. The walls at the platforms are clad in pink stone at the bottom, followed by white tiles, the name of the station in white letters and blue mosaics, and decorated tiles at the top. The top part is decorated with tiles depicting vines or artistic depictions of a New Amsterdam stapled house with the palisade wall in front of it, which gave today's Wall Street its name.

There is a crossunder about midway along the length of the stations, and a lesser-used one at the north end. At street level are faux kiosks on the southbound side. A complex underground passageway exists outside the fare control which connects to the Broad Street station on the BMT Nassau Street Line, and to the Wall Street station on the Brooklyn Branch of the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line. This passageway also leads to the Chase Manhattan Plaza and the old Equitable Building.

The entrances are covered with curved metal roofs painted in green. The metal is sculpted with patterns made to resemble wood or leaves.

Renovation

The original white tiles from the early 20th century were walled over with glossy dark blue tiles in the 1970's, with only the name of station allowed to stay. Similar remodeling work was done during that time with 51st Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line), using beige tiles. In 2006 a project to renovate/restore the station back to its original appearance began. As of May 2006 the blue tiles mentioned above had been removed and remnants of the original white tilework exposed. The condition of the original tiles were fair to poor to completely missing. All missing tiles were refitted based on original models.

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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "2008 Subway Ridership". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. ^ "2007 Ridership by Subway Station". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

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