Franklin Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

The Franklin Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Franklin Street, Varick Street, and West Broadway.[3] It is served by the 1 train at all times and by the 2 train during late nights.

For other uses, see Franklin Street.

 Franklin Street
 "1" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressFranklin Street & Varick Street
New York, NY 10013
BoroughManhattan
LocaleTribeca
Coordinates40.719°N 74.007°W / 40.719; -74.007
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1 all times (all times)
​   2 late nights (late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: M20
Bus transport NJT Bus: 120
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1918 (1918-07-01)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20191,567,005[2] Decrease 10.8%
Rank285 out of 424[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Canal Street
1 all times ​2 late nights
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Local		 Chambers Street
1 all times ​2 late nights
toward South Ferry
"3" train does not stop here
Location
Franklin Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Franklin Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Franklin Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Franklin Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Franklin Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) is located in New York
Franklin Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Track layout

to Canal Street
to Chambers Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends

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
Mosaic name tablet
Mosaic directional tablet to North Moore Street
Mosaic directional tablet to Franklin Street

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.[4][5][6]

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.[7] 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.[8][9]

Franklin Street opened as part of an extension of the line from 34th Street–Penn Station to South Ferry on July 1, 1918.[10][11] Initially, the station was served by a shuttle running from Times Square to South Ferry.[12][13] 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.[14] 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.[8]

Later years

The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.[15][16] 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 Franklin 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.[17]

The station was renovated in the early 1990s.

When Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority pasted sticker signs with the word "Respect" on the walls of the Franklin Street station, as well as the Franklin Avenue station in Brooklyn.[18][19] A Brooklyn resident had suggested adding the signs after impromptu tributes to Franklin had arisen at these two stations.[19] The signs were supposed to be temporary,[20] but, as of March 2023, they are still on the walls.

Station layout
Uptown station entrance kiosk
Staircase to the street
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "1" train toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street (Canal Street)
← "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street late nights (Canal Street)
Northbound express ← "2" train"3" train do not stop here
Southbound express → "2" train"3" train do not stop here →
Southbound local → "1" train toward South Ferry (Chambers Street) →
→ "2" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College late nights (Chambers Street) →
Side platform

The station has two side platforms and four tracks with no crossover or crossunder.[21] The station is served by the 1 at all times[22] and by the 2 during late nights;[23] the center express tracks are used by the 2 and 3 trains during daytime hours.[23][24] The station is between Canal Street to the north and Chambers Street to the south.[25]

There are "store window"-style art displays on the southbound platform and a faux-newsstand on the northbound side.[21] Although the station's original wall tiling was replaced during renovations, its mosaic bands were kept; there are "Franklin Street" large mosaics, small "F" mosaics and directional mosaics "To Franklin St." and "To North Moore St."[21] The floor tiles are rose and tan colored with light and dark splotches.[21]

Exits

The full-time entrance is on the uptown side, on a traffic island where Varick Street and West Broadway meet.[26] There is a kiosk reminiscent of the original IRT kiosks at 72nd Street and Bowling Green, but it was added during the station's renovation during the mid-1990s.[21] There are two downtown street stair entrances on either western corner of Varick and Franklin Streets, but the booth is not staffed at all times. There are part-time high-exit turnstiles one block north, at both northern corners of Varick and North Moore Streets, on both the uptown and downtown sides.[26]

References
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  15. "City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign". The New York Times. June 13, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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  17. "IRT Riders To Get More Train Room; $8.5 Million Is Allocated for Longer Stations and for 3 New Car Washers". The New York Times. August 10, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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