Christopher Street

Christopher Street – Sheridan Square New York City Subway rapid transit station
Downtown local train 1 arriving
Station statistics
Address	Christopher Street & Seventh Avenue South New York, NY 10014
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Greenwich Village
Coordinates	40°43′59″N 74°00′11″W / 40.733°N 74.003°W / 40.733; -74.003Coordinates: 40°43′59″N 74°00′11″W / 40.733°N 74.003°W / 40.733; -74.003
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)       2  (late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: M8, M20 PATH at Christopher Street
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1918
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	3,454,080[1]  0.8%
Rank	132 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	14th Street: 1  2
Next south	Houston Street: 1  2
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Christopher Street – Sheridan Square is a local station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue South in Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and the 2 train during late nights.

Description

This underground station, opened on July 1, 1918, has two side platforms and four tracks. The two center express tracks are used by the 2 and 3 trains during daytime hours.

Both platforms have the standard IRT trim line and name tablets reading "CHRISTOPHER ST. SHERIDAN SQ." in Times New Roman font on two lines. The columns are painted dark green with every other one having a standard black name plate with white lettering. There are also signs directing to New York University.

Each platform has one fare control area at the center containing a turnstile bank and token booth. There is no free transfer between directions, though evidence of sealed-up crossunders are visible at each end of the station. The South Ferry-bound fare control has three street stairs to the diagonal intersection of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue, one to the northwest corner and two the southwest one. The Bronx-bound fare control has a single staircase to the island formed by Seventh Avenue, West Fourth Street, and Grove Street.

The 1994 artwork is entitled Greenwich Village Murals by Lee Brozgold and the students of I.S. 41. It features twelve mosaic frame panels on the platform walls depicting the history of Greenwich Village. The names of some of these panels include "Bohemians," "Rebels," "Founders," and "Providers."

The station can briefly be seen in the backdrop of the music video for David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans." Also, the 1999 comedy movie Big Daddy includes a scene of Adam Sandler, his character's foster son, and friends outside this station.

Image gallery

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  Name of the station in mosaics

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  Artwork depicting the old State Penitentiary at West 10th St.

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  Entrance for downtown

References

1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-22. 

Further reading

• Lee Stokey. Subway Ceramics : A History and Iconography. 1994. ISBN 978-0-9635486-1-0

External links

Media related to Christopher Street – Sheridan Square (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org — IRT West Side Line: Christopher Street/Sheridan Square
• nycsubway.org — The Greenwich Village Murals Artwork by Lee Brozgol (1994)
• Station Reporter — 1 Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Christopher Street – Sheridan Square (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)
• Christopher Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Sheridan Square entrance from Google Maps Street View