City Hall (BMT Broadway Line)

City Hall
New York City Subway rapid transit station
The renovated platform; the wall on the right is for maintenance closets
Station statistics
Address	Murray Street & Broadway New York, NY 10007
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Civic Center, Tribeca
Coordinates	40°42′48″N 74°00′25″W / 40.71324°N 74.007082°W / 40.71324; -74.007082Coordinates: 40°42′48″N 74°00′25″W / 40.71324°N 74.007082°W / 40.71324; -74.007082
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N  (late nights)       R  (all except late nights)       W  (weekdays only)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M9, M22, M55, M103, X27, X28
Structure	Underground
Levels	2 (lower level not for passenger service)
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 on upper level, 1 on lower level)
Tracks	5 (2 on upper level, 3 on lower level)
Other information
Opened	January 5, 1918; 99 years ago (1918-01-05)
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,828,806  58.8%
Rank	267 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Canal Street: N  R  W
Next south	Cortlandt Street: N  R  W
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops weekdays only Stops late nights only
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City Hall is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway in Tribeca and Civic Center, Manhattan. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the N train takes over service. The W train also serves this station on weekdays.

There are two tracks and a very wide island platform. The northbound track is located under City Hall Park, while the southbound track is under the east side of Broadway.

There is an active tower at the north end, with a window that lets any waiting passengers observe Transit Authority goings-on. The platform tapers off toward the southern end, where the northbound and southbound portions join. The station's configuration, and the wide-open staircases to the sky above, is responsible for another distinguishing feature: the number of birds that fly into and around the station.

This station was overhauled in the late 1970s, changing the station's structure and overall appearance. It replaced the original wall tiles, old signs, and incandescent lighting with more modern wall tiles, signs and fluorescent lights, as well as fixing staircases and platform edges.

Before the new City Hall master tower was built, there was a provision at the north end of the upper level for a diamond crossover (which has existed since the construction of this station, when the upper level platform was to be a terminal) which is now occupied by a relay room. Strangely, at the south end of the station, the uptown track curves away from the wall; this dates from the original construction when the upper level was converted from a terminal, with presumably a straight line, to a through station with a single two-track tunnel.

The fare control area is located in the center of the platform and fenced off from the rest of the platform area, has exits on either end. At the north end, two exits lead to the east side of Broadway at Warren Street, and at the south end, one exit leads to the east side of Broadway at Murray Street. Passengers enter from the sidewalk adjacent to City Hall Park directly onto the wide island platform on the upper level.