28th Street station (BMT Broadway Line)

28 Street
28 Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	West 28th Street & Broadway; New York, NY 10001
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan, NoMad
Coordinates	40.745241°N 73.988757°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N (weekends and late nights); Q (late nights only); R (all except late nights); W (weekdays only)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	January 5, 1918[1]
Station code	013[2]
Opposite-; direction; transfer	No
Traffic
2019	4,018,310[3] 9.6%
Rank	122 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	34th Street–Herald Square: N Q R W
Next south	23rd Street: N Q R W
Location
Track layout
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops late nights and weekends
	Stops late nights only

28th Street is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway, located at 28th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, the W train on weekdays, the N train during late nights and weekends and the Q train during late nights.

History

This station opened on January 5, 1918, as the BMT Broadway Line was extended north from 14th Street–Union Square to Times Square–42nd Street and south to Rector Street. Service at this station was provided by local service running between Times Square and Rector Street.[1] Service was extended one station to Whitehall Street–South Ferry on September 20, 1918.[4][5] On August 1, 1920, the Montague Street Tunnel opened, extending local service from Lower Manhattan to DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn by traveling under the East River.[6][7]

On August 6, 1927, bombs exploded at the 28th Street station and at the 28th Street station on the Lexington Avenue Line. The perpetrator of the bombings is unknown; they were initially blamed on Galleanists, as Sacco and Vanzetti had been denied appeal three days prior, though police later believed they were unrelated.[8][9][10]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward 71st Avenue (34th Street–Herald Square) ← toward Ditmars Boulevard weekdays (34th Street–Herald Square) ← toward Ditmars Boulevard late nights/weekends (34th Street–Herald Square) ← toward 96th Street late nights (34th Street–Herald Square)
	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	← toward 95th Street (23rd Street) → ← toward Whitehall Street weekdays (23rd Street) → ← toward Coney Island via Sea Beach late nights/weekends (23rd Street) → ← toward Coney Island via Brighton late nights (23rd Street)
	Side platform

This underground station has four tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms are columnless and have their original BRT-style mosaics and station name tablets reading "28TH STREET" in Times New Roman font.

This station was renovated in 2001 by New York City Transit. It sealed off and removed any evidence of a crossunder outside fare control while false curtain walls were installed at the north ends of each platform, shortening them by 10 to 15 feet, though the Brooklyn-bound platform is longer than the Queens-bound one. Tiles from a previous renovation in the 1970s were removed, restoring the station's original trim line and name tablets.

The 2012 artwork at this station is City Dwellers (for Costas and Maro) by Mark Hadjipateras. It is composed of glass mosaics inspired by the Toy Center and the surrounding areas of the Garment and Flower District.[11]

Southbound street stair before the return of the W

Exits

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the northbound platform go up to either eastern corner of 28th Street and Broadway while the ones on the southbound platform go up to either western corner. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow a free transfer between directions.[12]

There are closed exits from each platform to all corners of 29th Street and Broadway. The exits to the northern corners are currently used as emergency exits and are blocked by hatches on street level, while the exits to the southern corners were sealed on street level.

References

"Open New Subway to Times Square" (PDF). The New York Times. January 6, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
"Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
District, New York (State) Public Service Commission First (January 1, 1919). Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York. J.B. Lyon Company.
Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
"New B.R.T. lines open" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
"Broadway - Fifty-Ninth Street Extension of B.R.T. Subway, Opened to Queensboro Plaza, L.I. City" (PDF). The New York Times. August 1, 1920. p. R-92. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
Joughin, Louis; Morgan, Edmund M. The Legacy of Sacco and Vanzetti. Princeton University Press. p. 273. ISBN 9781400868650 – via Google Books.
Carroll, Michael P. (Winter 2020). "The Forgotten Story of the Bombings of the Italian Church of Saints Peter and Paul in San Francisco". Italian American Review. 10 (1): 36. doi:10.5406/italamerrevi.10.1.0019.
"Probe of Bombings Turns to Boston". Boston Globe. August 9, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
"28th Street - Mark Hadjipateras - City Dwellers (for Costas and Maro), 2002". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pennsylvania Station / Times Square" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Broadway Subway: 28th Street
Station Reporter — N Train
Station Reporter — R Train
MTA's Arts For Transit — 28th Street (BMT Broadway Line)
28th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[42nd-1] "Open New Subway to Times Square" (PDF). The New York Times. January 6, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[riderref-3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[4] District, New York (State) Public Service Commission First (January 1, 1919). Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York. J.B. Lyon Company.

[:0-5] Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.

[6] "New B.R.T. lines open" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[7] "Broadway - Fifty-Ninth Street Extension of B.R.T. Subway, Opened to Queensboro Plaza, L.I. City" (PDF). The New York Times. August 1, 1920. p. R-92. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[8] Joughin, Louis; Morgan, Edmund M. The Legacy of Sacco and Vanzetti. Princeton University Press. p. 273. ISBN 9781400868650 – via Google Books.

[9] Carroll, Michael P. (Winter 2020). "The Forgotten Story of the Bombings of the Italian Church of Saints Peter and Paul in San Francisco". Italian American Review. 10 (1): 36. doi:10.5406/italamerrevi.10.1.0019.

[10] "Probe of Bombings Turns to Boston". Boston Globe. August 9, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] "28th Street - Mark Hadjipateras - City Dwellers (for Costas and Maro), 2002". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[MTA-PennStation-2015-12] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pennsylvania Station / Times Square" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Broadway Express	Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Astoria Boulevard 30th Avenue Broadway 36th Avenue 39th Avenue Queensboro Plaza Lexington Avenue/59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street* 23rd Street* 14th Street Eighth Street–New York University* Prince Street* Canal Street City Hall* Cortlandt Street* Rector Street* South Ferry–Whitehall Street* Court Street* Jay Street–MetroTech* DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Union Street* Ninth Street* Prospect Avenue* 25th Street* 36th Street 45th Street* 53rd Street* 59th Street–Fourth Avenue Eighth Avenue Fort Hamilton Parkway New Utrecht Avenue 18th Avenue 20th Avenue Bay Parkway Kings Highway Avenue U 86th Street Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Broadway Local	71st Avenue 67th Avenue 63rd Drive–Rego Park Woodhaven Boulevard Grand Avenue–Newtown Elmhurst Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 65th Street Northern Boulevard 46th Street Steinway Street 36th Street Queens Plaza Lexington Avenue/59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Eighth Street–New York University Prince Street Canal Street City Hall Cortlandt Street Rector Street South Ferry–Whitehall Street Court Street Jay Street–MetroTech DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Union Street Ninth Street Prospect Avenue 25th Street 36th Street 45th Street 53rd Street 59th Street Bay Ridge Avenue 77th Street 86th Street Bay Ridge–95th Street
Broadway Local	Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Astoria Boulevard 30th Avenue Broadway 36th Avenue 39th Avenue Queensboro Plaza Lexington Avenue/59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Eighth Street–New York University Prince Street Canal Street City Hall Cortlandt Street Rector Street South Ferry–Whitehall Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.