- Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line)
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Cortlandt Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station 
Uptown platformStation statistics Address Cortlandt Street & Church Street
New York, NY 10280Borough Manhattan Locale Lower Manhattan Coordinates 40°42′39″N 74°00′40″W / 40.710735°N 74.011245°WCoordinates: 40°42′39″N 74°00′40″W / 40.710735°N 74.011245°W Division B (BMT) Line BMT Broadway Line Services N 
(late nights)
R
(all except late nights)Connection - New York City Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, M5, X27, X28
- PATH: NWK–WTC and HOB–WTC at World Trade Center
Structure Underground Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Other information Opened January 5, 1918[1] (original)
September 15, 2002 (first reopening)
November 25, 2009 (second reopening; northbound platform only)[2]
September 6, 2011 (southbound platform reopening)[3][4]Closed September 11, 2001 (first closing)
August 20, 2005 (second closing)Traffic Passengers (2010) 1,130,741[5] 
801.3%Rank 330 out of 422 Station succession Next north City Hall: N R Next south Rector Street: N R 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) Cortlandt Street is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway, located under Church Street, between Fulton and Cortlandt Streets in Lower Manhattan. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the N train replaces it.
This underground station, opened on January 5, 1918, has two tracks and two side platforms. It is the closest station on the BMT Broadway Line to the former World Trade Center and an exit at the north end once led to the lower concourse.
Contents
Renovations
The station was overhauled in the late 1970s, with repairs made to the structural and cosmetic appearance. The original BMT wall tiles were covered over with the MTA's then-standard large rectangular wall tiles, with bolted-on signs replacing the "Cortlandt Street" mosaics in the wall. Lighting was converted from incandescent to fluorescent and staircases and platform edges were repaired. Much of the cosmetic change that came with this renovation was undone in a subsequent 1998–1999 renovation. In addition to "state-of-repair" work and upgrades for ADA accessibility, the station's original 1918 tilework was restored. Other improvements were made to the public address system, directional signage, and concrete trackbeds.
Closures
Ribbon cutting for the reopening of the southbound platform.
The station sustained significant damage during the collapse of the adjacent World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. It was closed for repairs, which included removal of debris, fixing structural damage, and restoring the track beds, which had suffered flood damage in the aftermath of the collapse. The station reopened on September 15, 2002.
On August 20, 2005, the station was closed again for installation of the a new pedestrian concourse below Dey Street as part of the Fulton Street Transit Center project. At the same time, the station is to be made ADA-accessible in both directions. Previously, the station was accessible on the southbound side only via the temporary PATH World Trade Center station's elevator. MTA posters and flyers at that time indicated the station would reopen in the spring of 2006, and later by spring of 2007, but neither reopening schedules occurred[6]
The northbound side of the station reopened on November 25, 2009.[7][8] The southbound platform reopened on September 6, 2011 while continuing excavation along the Church Street side of the World Trade Center site is being performed.[9]
Image gallery
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Name tablet mosaic
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Monogram mosaic
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The southbound platform shortly after reopening
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Poster annoucing opening of the southbound platform
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Plaque on the Dey Street Underpass
References
- ^ "Open New Subway to Times Square". www.nycsubway.org. New York Times. 1918-01-06. http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/nytimes-1918-broadway.html. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ "Cortlandt Street R/W Subway Station Reopens". New York City Transit Authority. http://www.mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=091125-HQ33. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Cortlandt St. R Station Re-Opens". MTA.info. September 6, 2011. http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=368. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ Fink, Zack (September 6, 2011). "Lower Manhattan Subway Stop Fully Reopened". NY1. http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/146488/lower-manhattan-subway-stop-fully-reopened. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ "Cortlandt St station remains closed" (PDF). New York City Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926221123/http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf_f/03_rwnco3.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ "MTA Chairman Reopens R/W Cortlandt Street Station". NY1 News. http://ny1.com/7-brooklyn-news-content/news_beats/transit/109514/mta-chairman-to-re-open-r-w-cortlandt-street-station/. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Cortlandt St Northbound Subway Platform Reopens". Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center/LMDC. http://lowermanhattan.info/news/cortlandt_st_northbound_subway_21173.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ Fermino, Jennifer (August 3, 2011). "G. Zero station set to reopen". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/zero_station_set_to_reopen_hzX7ruzYrrKOlWQoS80Z5M. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
External links
Media related to Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line) at Wikimedia Commons
External videos
Ten Years Later: MTA Reflects on 9/11, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; September 7, 2011; 4:21 YouTube video clip - nycsubway.org — BMT Broadway Subway: Cortlandt Street – World Trade Center
- Station Reporter — N Train
- Station Reporter — R Train
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line)
- Dey Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Note: at time of picture it was closed
- Cortlandt Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Note: at time of picture it was closed
Categories:- BMT Broadway Line stations
- New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
- Railway stations opened in 1918
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