Favorite Original IRT Stations

[EE Broadway Local 18]

Along the route of the original I.R.T. what are your favorite stations between Atlantic Avenue and 96th Street-Broadway and 96th Street and 242d Street on the West Side and 96th Street and East 180th Street on the East Side?

 

These are our original I.R.T. stations that debuted between 1904 and 1908. You can include 145th Street-Lenox Avenue , old South Ferry (Inner Loop closed 1977 70(5) 70(6) 70(SS)) (Outer Loop closed 2009 ) and even City Hall (closed 1945 still sees the ) 18th Street (closed 1948) and 91st Street (closed 1959) .

 

Grand Central and Times Square are the today.

[LRG 217]

I love 72nd Street on the , and . because that's my favorite area in Manhattan that I'd someday like to live in. Bleecker and Spring Streets on the (6)/<6> are good too, because they are located in SoHo which was my hang-out spot while I was in high school.

[mark1447 685]

City Hall Loop on the , looks so new when entering.

 

Ill add the Gun Hill Station on the 3rd Ave/WPR EL, even tho thats not the Original IRT Stations, bit for the EL yes..?

[Fresh Pond 5,364]

I prefer the 4 stations that are closed (City Hall, Worth St, 18 St & 91 St) cuz they were closed before their time. But my favotite out of them all is 91 St.

[EE Broadway Local 18]

145th Street-Lenox Avenue is the shortest length station today while 66th Street-Lincoln Center likely is the longest length station today.

 

On the old Third Avenue El 70(8) my favorite station was 210th Street-Williamsbridge. This station was at Gun Hill Road and Webster Avenue.

 

Current original I.R.T. stations:

 

East Tremont Avenue-West Farms Square

33d Street

Atlantic Avenue

 

One thing I like about 33d Street is the express tracks are lower than the local tracks.

[KNIGHTRIDER3:16 197]

Borough Hall I like the way the enters from the last car point of view ,also how you could see other trains comming in from other platform.

 

(A)stor Pl on the great place to see trains moving and the roar

also they got (M)art southbound side entrance :tup:<R>

[lilbluefoxie 820]

I love the orange tile at Bowling Green, its so retro lol Plus teh whole area around the station is pretty cool.

[PATCOman 196]

145th Street-Lenox Avenue is the shortest length station today while 66th Street-Lincoln Center likely is the longest length station today.

 

On the old Third Avenue El 70(8) my favorite station was 210th Street-Williamsbridge. This station was at Gun Hill Road and Webster Avenue.

 

Current original I.R.T. stations:

 

East Tremont Avenue-West Farms Square

33d Street

Atlantic Avenue

 

One thing I like about 33d Street is the express tracks are lower than the local tracks.

 

Do you mean platform length or station length? 14 Street easily beats 66 Street.

[BroadwayBuffer 40]

Times Sq on the (S)huttle has always interested me because of its modifications to its present configuration. Unfortunately, it seems that most of the original parts of the station have been covered up with a few small sections of tilework, ornamental ceiling, and that door with Knickerbocker over it. I hate that it's now covered with ugly ads and looks like a mess, but I consider that my favorite original IRT station.

[SubwayGuy 2,321]

28th st ...love the artwork in that station.

[Grand Concourse 2,690]

14th St-Union Sq, one of the last two stations that still has the gap fillers in active service.

[Cait Sith 8,833]

14th St-Union Sq, one of the last two stations that still has the gap fillers in active service.

 

Agreed 100%

 

14th Street - Union Square

72nd Street

33rd Street

The Original South Ferry

Atlantic Ave

59th Street - 7th Ave IRT

 

These are my favorite stations in the IRT, original or not.

[Fresh Pond 5,364]

14th St-Union Sq, one of the last two stations that still has the gap fillers in active service.

 

I think its the only station with gap fillers in active service

[SubaruWRX 3]

14th St-Union Sq, one of the last two stations that still has the gap fillers in active service.

 

I was at that station (I have a video of the gap fillers in action) those things are huge..

[SubwayGuy 2,321]

I think its the only station with gap fillers in active service

 

Times Sq...

[SubaruWRX 3]

On all the tracks? they must of been half way down the platform because I was near the bumper block and never saw any.. But I know they are on the but I don't remember which track or all of them.

[LRG 217]

On all the tracks? they must of been half way down the platform because I was near the bumper block and never saw any.. But I know they are on the but I don't remember which track or all of them.

 

Track 4 I believe.

[BroadwayBuffer 40]

On all the tracks? they must of been half way down the platform because I was near the bumper block and never saw any.. But I know they are on the but I don't remember which track or all of them.

 

As you may know, they're a bit different at Times Sq being under platform level (like a step down) as opposed to 14 St and old So/Fy.

[Y2Julio 206]

As you may know, they're a bit different at Times Sq being under platform level (like a step down) as opposed to 14 St and old So/Fy.

 

Correct.

[INDman 413]

Not a big fan of the IRT at all, but I kinda like Chambers on the .