18th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 18th Street (disambiguation)18th Street January 2017 August 2025 18 Street IRT Broadway-Seventh 18th Street Northbound Platform.jpg Northbound platform West 18th Street & Seventh AvenueNew York, New York Manhattan Chelsea 40.741 N 73.998 W inline,title IRT IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line Broadway-Seventh center south local Broadway-Seventh local header NYCT Bus: M7 M20 2 side platforms 4 Underground 1918 07 01 New York City Subway Broadway-Seventh local 23rd Street 14th Street 1 1 nycs 3 does not stop here alltimesnightsonlynightsweekends y 23rd Street 14th Street IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line 330 The 18th Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 18th Street and Seventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and by the 2 train during late nights. The station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the Dual Contracts with New York City, and opened on July 1, 1918. The station had its platforms extended in the 1960s, and was renovated in the early 1990s. History Construction and opening right thumb|175px|Name of the station in mosaicsthumb|175px|Frieze mosaics with number "18" The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The contracts were "dual" in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company), all working together to make the construction of the Dual Contracts possible. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a branch of the original subway line south down Seventh Avenue, Varick Street, and West Broadway to serve the West Side of Manhattan.http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Chapter_5:_Terms_and_Conditions_of_Dual_System_Contracts Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts March 19, 1913 nycsubway.org Public Service Commission February 16, 2015 May 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150513130710/http://nycsubway.org/wiki/Chapter_5:_Terms_and_Conditions_of_Dual_System_Contracts livehttp://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Dual_System_of_Rapid_Transit_(1912) The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912) September 1912 nycsubway.org Public Service Commission May 30, 2017 January 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210126143343/https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Dual_System_of_Rapid_Transit_(1912) liveSeptember 9, 1917 Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System Which Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines 37 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/image/55017329/?terms=nostrand%2Bavenue%2Bsubway live August 23, 2016 Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026233548/https://www.newspapers.com/image/55017329/?terms=nostrand%2Bavenue%2Bsubway The construction of this line, in conjunction with the construction of the Lexington Avenue Line, would change the operations of the IRT system. Instead of having trains go via Broadway, turning onto 42nd Street, before finally turning onto Park Avenue, there would be two trunk lines connected by the 42nd Street Shuttle. The system would be changed from looking like a "Z" system on a map to an "H" system. One trunk would run via the new Lexington Avenue Line down Park Avenue, and the other trunk would run via the new Seventh Avenue Line up Broadway. In order for the line to continue down Varick Street and West Broadway, these streets needed to be widened, and two new streets were built, the Seventh Avenue Extension and the Varick Street Extension.https://books.google.com/books?id=mONHAQAAMAAJ&q=5%2C900+feet+long+clark+street+tunnel&pg=PA846 Engineering News-record 1916 McGraw-Hill Publishing Company en December 6, 2020 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504023724/https://books.google.com/books?id=mONHAQAAMAAJ&q=5%2C900+feet+long+clark+street+tunnel&pg=PA846 live It was predicted that the subway extension would lead to the growth of the Lower West Side, and to neighborhoods such as Chelsea and Greenwich Village.Whitney Travis H. March 10, 1918 The Seventh and Lexington Avenue Subways Will Revive Dormant Sections 12 The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/03/10/118138743.pdf live August 26, 2016 0362-4331 December 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212141413/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/03/10/118138743.pdfMay 19, 1918 Public Service Commission Fixes July 15 For Opening of The New Seventh and Lexington Avenue Subway Lines 32 The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/05/19/98265513.pdf live November 6, 2016 0362-4331 July 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210713163206/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/05/19/98265513.pdf 18th Street opened as part of an extension of the line from 34th Street–Penn Station to South Ferry on July 1, 1918.1 Jul 1918 7th Avenue Subway System Is Opened To Public To-day: First Train Will Start at 2 O'Clock This Afternoon 9 New-York Tribune 575909557July 2, 1918 Open New Subway to Regular Traffic 11 The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/02/106215771.pdf live November 6, 2016 0362-4331 May 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200530191542/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/02/106215771.pdf Initially, the station was served by a shuttle running from Times Square to South Ferry.1917-07-01 Times Sq. Grows as Subway Centre: New Seventh Avenue Line, Open Today, Marks Great Transportation Advance RE11 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1918/07/01/archives/times-sq-grows-as-subway-centre-new-seventh-avenue-line-open-today.html 2022-11-22 0362-4331 99994412 The new "H" system was implemented on August 1, 1918, joining the two halves of the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and sending all West Side trains south from Times Square.August 2, 1918 Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph en-US 1 The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/08/02/97011929.pdf 2020-04-21 0362-4331 February 21, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210221065215/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/08/02/97011929.pdf live An immediate result of the switch was the need to transfer using the 42nd Street Shuttle in order to retrace the original layout. The completion of the "H" system doubled the capacity of the IRT system. Later years The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.1940-06-13 City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign en-US The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html 2022-05-14 0362-4331 January 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html live June 13, 1940 Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration 25 New York Herald Tribune 1248134780 On August 9, 1964, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced the letting of a $7.6 million contract to lengthen platforms at stations on the Broadway—Seventh Avenue Line from Rector Street to 34th Street–Penn Station, including 18th Street, and stations from Central Park North–110th Street to 145th Street on the Lenox Avenue Line to allow express trains to be lengthened from nine-car trains to ten-car trains, and to lengthen locals from eight-car trains to ten-car trains. With the completion of this project, the NYCTA project to lengthen IRT stations to accommodate ten-car trains would be complete.August 10, 1964 IRT Riders To Get More Train Room; $8.5 Million Is Allocated for Longer Stations and for 3 New Car Washers en-US The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/10/archives/irt-riders-to-get-more-train-room-85-million-is-allocated-for.html January 4, 2021 0362-4331 January 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210110040805/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/10/archives/irt-riders-to-get-more-train-room-85-million-is-allocated-for.html live The station underwent a $4 million renovation in the early 1990s.New York Underground: A Tour Well Worth a Token The New York Times March 26, 1993 C26 Herbert Muschamp https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/26/arts/critic-s-notebook-touring-new-york-underground.html Station layout thumb|200px|Exit-only on the southbound platform thumb|200px|Northeast corner stairs at 18th Street and 7th Avenue This underground station has two side platforms and four tracks. The station is served by the 1 at all timestimetable 1 and by the 2 during late nights;timetable 2 the center express tracks are used by the 2 and 3 trains during daytime hours.timetable 3 It is between 23rd Street to the north and 14th Street to the south.map The original trim line and name tablet mosaics have been retained. Beige I-beam columns run along the entire length of both platforms with every other one having the standard black station name plate with white lettering. Exits Each platform has a same-level fare control area that contains a turnstile bank and two street stairs. The northbound side is staffed full-time and contains a token booth; the southbound side is unstaffed.18 Street (1) - The SubwayNut https://subwaynut.com/irt/18n1/index.php 2025-01-01 subwaynut.com The southbound side leads to both western corners of Seventh Avenue and 18th Street while the northbound side leads to the eastern corners.MTA Neighborhood Maps: 18 St (1) https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/18_St_%281%29_web.pdf mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority September 13, 2018 2018 July 4, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180704004718/https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/18_St_%281%29_web.pdf live Each platform has an exit-only at the north end containing a platform level turnstile and emergency gate and single street staircase leading to 19th Street and Seventh Avenue (the southwest corner for the southbound side and southeast corner for the northbound one). References External links https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_West_Side_Line#18th_Street IRT West Side Line 18th Street y yes Category:IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line stations Category:Seventh Avenue (Manhattan) Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1918 Category:1918 establishments in New York City