72nd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°46′34″N 73°58′34″W / 40.776154°N 73.976011°W / 40.776154; -73.976011
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For other uses, see 72nd Street (disambiguation).
 72 Street
 
BxM2
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedSeptember 10, 1932 (91 years ago) (1932-09-10)[2]
ClosedMay 7, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-05-07) (reconstruction)
RebuiltOctober 4, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-10-04)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20232,343,378[3] Increase 23%
Rank151 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
81st Street–Museum of Natural History
A late nights ​B weekdays during the day ​C all except late nights
via 145th Street
Local 		59th Street–Columbus Circle
A late nights ​B weekdays during the day ​C all except late nights
services split
"D" train does not stop here
Location
72nd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
72nd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
72nd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is located in New York City
72nd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
72nd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is located in New York
72nd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
Track layout

Legend
Upper level
to 81st St–Museum of Natural History
Lower level
to 59th Street–Columbus Circle
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

The 72nd Street station is a local

Central Park West on the Upper West Side. It is served by the B on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A
train during late nights only.

History

R68 B train on the lower level, prior to renovation

New York City mayor John Francis Hylan's original plans for the Independent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 miles (160 km) of new lines and taking over nearly 100 miles (160 km) of existing lines. The lines were designed to compete with the existing underground, surface, and elevated lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and BMT.[5][6] On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of the IND Eighth Avenue Line.[7] This line consisted of a corridor connecting Inwood, Manhattan, to Downtown Brooklyn, running largely under Eighth Avenue but also paralleling Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan.[7][8] The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a local station at 70th Street.[9]

In October 1928, the BOT awarded a $444,000 contract to Charles Mead & Co. for the completion of the

59th Street, and 72nd Street stations on the Eighth Avenue Line.[10] The finishes at the three stations were 20 percent completed by May 1930.[11] By that August, the BOT reported that the Eighth Avenue Line was nearly completed and that the three stations from 50th to 72nd Street were 99.9 percent completed.[12] The entire line was completed by September 1931, except for the installation of turnstiles.[13]

A preview event for the new subway was hosted on September 8, 1932, two days before the official opening.

207th Street.[16][17] Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million (equivalent to $4,269.8 million in 2023. While the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line already provided parallel service, the new Eighth Avenue subway via Central Park West provided an alternative route.[18]

Under the 2015–2019

163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue stations was issued on June 1, 2017,[21] and the New York City Transit and Bus Committee officially recommended that the MTA Board award the $111 million contract to ECCO III Enterprises in October 2017.[22] As part of the renovations, the station was closed from May 7, 2018,[23] to October 4, 2018.[24]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Basement 1 Northbound express ← "A" train"D" train do not stop here
Northbound local ←
81st Street–Museum of Natural History)
← "C" train toward 168th Street (81st Street–Museum of Natural History)
← "A" train toward Inwood–207th Street
late nights (81st Street–Museum of Natural History)
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Basement 2 Southbound express → "A" train"D" train do not stop here →
Southbound local →
59th Street–Columbus Circle) →
→ "C" train toward Euclid Avenue (59th Street–Columbus Circle) →
→ "A" train toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue
late nights (59th Street–Columbus Circle) →
Side platform

This underground station has two levels, each of which has from west to east, one side platform, one local track and one express track. Northbound trains stop on the upper level while southbound trains stop on the lower level.[25]

Both platforms lack a trim line, but have mosaic name tablets reading "72ND ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a midnight blue background and black border, as well as small "72" tile captions in white numbering on a black background at regular intervals.[26] Directional signs in white lettering on a black background are below the name tablets.[27] Mosaic signs in white lettering on a blue background on the upper level direct passengers to the staircases going down to the lower level.[28] Grey (previously blue) I-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

72nd Street is the closest station to both the Dakota apartment building (which is immediately outside the station) and the Strawberry Fields memorial in Central Park.[29][30] The 2018 artwork at this station is "Sky" by the multimedia artist Yoko Ono, who lived in the Dakota. The ceramic artwork consists of clouds against a blue backdrop. "Sky" commemorates Ono's husband John Lennon, who was killed in 1980 outside the Dakota.[31][29]

Exits

Entrance at 72nd Street following the renovations
Closed 71st Street entrance

Both fare control areas are on the upper-level platform and two staircases, one adjacent to each area, go down to the lower level. The full-time one at 72nd Street is at the north end of the platform.

High Entry/Exit Turnstiles
.

Two staircases connect the two platforms, one at each fare control area, and one more used to connect the platforms in the center of the station. There are staircases to both western corners of West 72nd Street and Central Park West. The northwest staircase, outside the Dakota apartment building, is made of stone and is embedded within the Dakota's recessed areaway.[32] In addition, there is an entrance to the southwestern corner of West 70th Street and Central Park West.[30] This entrance had previously been closed,[33] but reopened in September 2002.[34][35]

Blue plywood walls and new tiling with a door[36] on the upper level indicate there was a third exit that led to West 71st Street.[37][38] Prior to the renovation of the station, further evidence of this exit's existence included directional signs with "71" that were covered or replaced with newer tiling and a fenced off staircase on the lower level.[39][40] During the renovation of the station, the exit and its accompanying staircase between the two platform levels was temporarily uncovered and used as an area to haul out construction debris; the street staircase has since been re-sealed and the staircase between the two platform levels was closed again.

References

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  16. ^ Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
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  19. ^ Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  20. ^ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  21. ^ "Enhanced Stations Initiative Program; Contract A·36622C (Package 3) for Design & Construction at 72nd Street, 86th Street, Cathedral Parkway (110th Street), and 163rd Street - Amsterdam Avenue Stations on the 8th Avenue Line (IND), Manhattan" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 1, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  22. ^ "New York City Transit and Bus Committee Meeting" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 23, 2017. p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  23. ^ Warerkar, Tanay (February 19, 2018). "MTA will shutter 4 Upper Manhattan subway stations for repairs". Curbed NY. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  24. ^ "72 St BC Station Reopens After Major Repairs to Steel and Concrete Structure, Functional Improvements". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 4, 2018. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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  26. ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 24, 2011). "The tiled off area of the former 71 Street entrance". subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  27. ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 22, 2009). "A 72ND St name tablet". subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  28. ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 22, 2009). "A downtown mosaic (the stop has none for uptown since fare control is on that platform)". subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  29. ^ a b "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  30. ^ a b c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Upper West Side" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  31. ^ Martinez, Jose (October 8, 2018). "The New 72nd Street Subway Station Features Art Designed by Yoko Ono". Spectrum News NY1 | New York City. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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  33. ^ "Reopening Closed Subway Entrances" (PDF). pcac.org. New York City Transit Riders Council. November 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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  35. ^ Gottfried, Dick (November 2002). "Assembly Member Dick Gottfried - Community Update - November 2002". New York State Assembly. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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  38. ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 24, 2011). "A 72ND St name tablet with a 71 arrow that has had its sign covering removed beneath". subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  39. ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 22, 2009). "The dirty closed off staircase from the downtown platform to 71 Street". subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  40. ^ Cox, Jeremiah. "The newer less yellowed wall with doors in it that was once the exit to 71 Street". subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

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