List of New York City Subway transfer stations
In the New York City Subway there are several types of transfer stations:
- A station complex is where two or more stations are connected with a passageway inside fare control. There are stations of the New York City Subway when each station is counted separately. When station complexes are counted as one station each, the count of stations is.
- Station serving two or more lines. It may be a multi-level or adjacent-platform station and is considered to be one station as classified by the MTA. Typically each track in a station belongs to a certain line.
- Station serving two or more services. Different services may share tracks. These stations are not included in this article; see List of New York City Subway stations.
Some paper transfers between specific subway stations and bus routes also existed prior to July 4, 1997, when the MetroCard allowed free system-wide subway–bus transfers with fewer restrictions. The Rockaway Parkway station on the BMT Canarsie Line offers a transfer to the B42 bus within the station's fare control, the only such transfer within the NYCTA.
Context
The system was created from the consolidation of three separate companies that merged in 1940: the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, and the Independent Subway System. The earliest transfer stations were between lines of the same system: either the IRT, BMT or IND. The earliest free connection between lines that remains in existence is at Grand Central–42nd Street between the IRT Flushing Line and the original IRT subway, which opened on June 22, 1915. Some stations were constructed with passageways that connected different systems, such as the original IRT subway's Brooklyn Bridge station with the BMT Centre Street Loop Subway's Chambers Street station. On July 1, 1948, post-unification, many free transfers between the former systems were created coincident with the doubling of the fare from five to ten cents.The most recently created station complex is the Jay Street–MetroTech complex in Brooklyn on the IND Culver Line, IND Fulton Street Line and BMT Fourth Avenue Line; opened on December 8, 2010. The Court Square complex in Queens, which opened in 1988 as a connection between the IND Queens Boulevard and IND Crosstown lines, was expanded by adding a passageway to the IRT Flushing Line on June 3, 2011. A free transfer from Broadway–Lafayette Street to the uptown platform of Bleecker Street opened on September 25, 2012. A transfer to the downtown platform has existed since May 19, 1957. A passageway between Cortlandt Street and World Trade Center opened on December 29, 2017, along with a connection to the World Trade Center Transportation Hub.
Manhattan
Lower Manhattan (14th Street and below)
| Station complex | Individual stations | Lines | Services | Notes |
| 14th Street/Sixth Avenue | 14th Street | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | The IND Sixth Avenue Line and BMT Canarsie Line were connected inside fare control in the late 1960s, and a passageway west to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened on January 16, 1978. | |
| 14th Street/Sixth Avenue | 14th Street | IND Sixth Avenue Line | The IND Sixth Avenue Line and BMT Canarsie Line were connected inside fare control in the late 1960s, and a passageway west to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened on January 16, 1978. | |
| 14th Street/Sixth Avenue | Sixth Avenue | BMT Canarsie Line | The IND Sixth Avenue Line and BMT Canarsie Line were connected inside fare control in the late 1960s, and a passageway west to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened on January 16, 1978. | |
| 14th Street/Eighth Avenue | 14th Street | IND Eighth Avenue Line | The transfer passageway between the IND Eighth Avenue Line and BMT Canarsie Line was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| 14th Street/Eighth Avenue | Eighth Avenue | BMT Canarsie Line | The transfer passageway between the IND Eighth Avenue Line and BMT Canarsie Line was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| 14th Street–Union Square | 14th Street–Union Square | BMT Broadway Line | The BMT Broadway Line, BMT Canarsie Line, and IRT Lexington Avenue Line are linked by passageways at Union Square. The two BMT lines were connected on June 30, 1924, when the Canarsie Line opened. A passageway to the IRT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| 14th Street–Union Square | Union Square | BMT Canarsie Line | The BMT Broadway Line, BMT Canarsie Line, and IRT Lexington Avenue Line are linked by passageways at Union Square. The two BMT lines were connected on June 30, 1924, when the Canarsie Line opened. A passageway to the IRT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| 14th Street–Union Square | 14th Street–Union Square | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | The BMT Broadway Line, BMT Canarsie Line, and IRT Lexington Avenue Line are linked by passageways at Union Square. The two BMT lines were connected on June 30, 1924, when the Canarsie Line opened. A passageway to the IRT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street | Bleecker Street | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | A transfer passageway between the southbound IRT Lexington Avenue Line and both directions of the IND Sixth Avenue Line was placed inside fare control on May 19, 1957. The Bleecker Street uptown platform was remodeled to provide an easier transfer to/from the Broadway-Lafayette Street station and opened on March 26, 2012. The northbound transfer for the Lexington Avenue line opened on September 25, 2012, and the station became ADA-accessible. | |
| Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street | Broadway–Lafayette Street | IND Sixth Avenue Line | A transfer passageway between the southbound IRT Lexington Avenue Line and both directions of the IND Sixth Avenue Line was placed inside fare control on May 19, 1957. The Bleecker Street uptown platform was remodeled to provide an easier transfer to/from the Broadway-Lafayette Street station and opened on March 26, 2012. The northbound transfer for the Lexington Avenue line opened on September 25, 2012, and the station became ADA-accessible. | |
| Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street | Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | These two adjacent stations on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and BMT Nassau Street Line are connected by two passageways. The south one opened in 1914, and was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. A second passageway, at the north end of the stations, was opened in the evening of September 1, 1962, when the Lexington Avenue Line platforms were extended and the Worth Street station was closed. | |
| Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street | Chambers Street | BMT Nassau Street Line | These two adjacent stations on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and BMT Nassau Street Line are connected by two passageways. The south one opened in 1914, and was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. A second passageway, at the north end of the stations, was opened in the evening of September 1, 1962, when the Lexington Avenue Line platforms were extended and the Worth Street station was closed. | |
| Canal Street | Canal Street | BMT Broadway Line | The lower level of the BMT Broadway Line is linked to the upper level of the BMT Broadway Line, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Nassau Street Line via passageways. The three BMT stations were linked on September 4, 1917, when the Broadway Line opened. The IRT was connected on January 16, 1978. | |
| Canal Street | Canal Street | BMT Broadway Line | The lower level of the BMT Broadway Line is linked to the upper level of the BMT Broadway Line, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Nassau Street Line via passageways. The three BMT stations were linked on September 4, 1917, when the Broadway Line opened. The IRT was connected on January 16, 1978. | |
| Canal Street | Canal Street | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | The lower level of the BMT Broadway Line is linked to the upper level of the BMT Broadway Line, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Nassau Street Line via passageways. The three BMT stations were linked on September 4, 1917, when the Broadway Line opened. The IRT was connected on January 16, 1978. | |
| Canal Street | Canal Street | BMT Nassau Street Line | The lower level of the BMT Broadway Line is linked to the upper level of the BMT Broadway Line, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Nassau Street Line via passageways. The three BMT stations were linked on September 4, 1917, when the Broadway Line opened. The IRT was connected on January 16, 1978. | |
| Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street | Chambers Street | IND Eighth Avenue Line | The two halves of the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line are connected by the IND Eighth Avenue Line's express platform. The connections were opened in the 1950s, before which none of the three parts, not even the two IND stations, were connected. The BMT Broadway Line was connected to the Eighth Avenue Line's local platform in 2017 via a passageway. | |
| Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street | World Trade Center | IND Eighth Avenue Line | The two halves of the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line are connected by the IND Eighth Avenue Line's express platform. The connections were opened in the 1950s, before which none of the three parts, not even the two IND stations, were connected. The BMT Broadway Line was connected to the Eighth Avenue Line's local platform in 2017 via a passageway. | |
| Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street | Cortlandt Street | BMT Broadway Line | The two halves of the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line are connected by the IND Eighth Avenue Line's express platform. The connections were opened in the 1950s, before which none of the three parts, not even the two IND stations, were connected. The BMT Broadway Line was connected to the Eighth Avenue Line's local platform in 2017 via a passageway. | |
| Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street | Park Place | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | The two halves of the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line are connected by the IND Eighth Avenue Line's express platform. The connections were opened in the 1950s, before which none of the three parts, not even the two IND stations, were connected. The BMT Broadway Line was connected to the Eighth Avenue Line's local platform in 2017 via a passageway. | |
| Delancey Street/Essex Street | Delancey Street | IND Sixth Avenue Line | A passageway between the IND Sixth Avenue Line and BMT Nassau Street Line was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| Delancey Street/Essex Street | Essex Street | BMT Nassau Street Line | A passageway between the IND Sixth Avenue Line and BMT Nassau Street Line was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| Fulton Street/Fulton Center | Fulton Street | IND Eighth Avenue Line | A complicated network of passageways connects four separate stations on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, BMT Nassau Street Line, and IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. The full transfer system here was formed on July 1, 1948. While the passageways between the Eighth Avenue, Nassau Street, and Broadway–Seventh Avenue platforms all existed at the time, and were simply placed inside fare control, a paper transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line was issued at first, until a new passageway was opened. In December 2010, the Eighth Avenue Line station's name was changed from Broadway–Nassau Street to Fulton Street. | |
| Fulton Street/Fulton Center | Fulton Street | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | A complicated network of passageways connects four separate stations on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, BMT Nassau Street Line, and IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. The full transfer system here was formed on July 1, 1948. While the passageways between the Eighth Avenue, Nassau Street, and Broadway–Seventh Avenue platforms all existed at the time, and were simply placed inside fare control, a paper transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line was issued at first, until a new passageway was opened. In December 2010, the Eighth Avenue Line station's name was changed from Broadway–Nassau Street to Fulton Street. | |
| Fulton Street/Fulton Center | Fulton Street | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | A complicated network of passageways connects four separate stations on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, BMT Nassau Street Line, and IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. The full transfer system here was formed on July 1, 1948. While the passageways between the Eighth Avenue, Nassau Street, and Broadway–Seventh Avenue platforms all existed at the time, and were simply placed inside fare control, a paper transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line was issued at first, until a new passageway was opened. In December 2010, the Eighth Avenue Line station's name was changed from Broadway–Nassau Street to Fulton Street. | |
| Fulton Street/Fulton Center | Fulton Street | BMT Nassau Street Line | A complicated network of passageways connects four separate stations on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, BMT Nassau Street Line, and IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. The full transfer system here was formed on July 1, 1948. While the passageways between the Eighth Avenue, Nassau Street, and Broadway–Seventh Avenue platforms all existed at the time, and were simply placed inside fare control, a paper transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line was issued at first, until a new passageway was opened. In December 2010, the Eighth Avenue Line station's name was changed from Broadway–Nassau Street to Fulton Street. | |
| Fulton Center | Cortlandt Street | BMT Broadway Line | In November 2014, the Fulton Center opened, connecting the stations to Cortlandt Street outside of fare control, through the Dey Street Passageway. The BMT Broadway Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line stations at Cortlandt Street and World Trade Center were connected in 2017 via a passageway. | |
| Fulton Center | World Trade Center | IND Eighth Avenue Line | In November 2014, the Fulton Center opened, connecting the stations to Cortlandt Street outside of fare control, through the Dey Street Passageway. The BMT Broadway Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line stations at Cortlandt Street and World Trade Center were connected in 2017 via a passageway. | |
| Fulton Center | World Trade Center–Cortlandt | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | On September 8, 2018, the World Trade Center–Cortlandt station reopened, connecting the station to Cortlandt Street, World Trade Center, and Fulton Center outside of fare control via the Dey Street Passageway and World Trade Center Transportation Hub. | |
| South Ferry/Whitehall Street | South Ferry | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | A new passageway opened concurrently with the opening of the new South Ferry station on March 16, 2009. This connects the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line with the Whitehall Street station on the BMT Broadway Line. | |
| South Ferry/Whitehall Street | Whitehall Street–South Ferry | BMT Broadway Line | A new passageway opened concurrently with the opening of the new South Ferry station on March 16, 2009. This connects the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line with the Whitehall Street station on the BMT Broadway Line. | |
| West Fourth Street–Washington Square | lower level | IND Sixth Avenue Line | The station became a transfer station when the Sixth Avenue Line opened in 1940. | |
| West Fourth Street–Washington Square | upper level | IND Eighth Avenue Line | The station became a transfer station when the Sixth Avenue Line opened in 1940. |
Former transfers
When the elevated IRT Third Avenue Line closed from Chatham Square to South Ferry on December 22, 1950, a paper transfer was given to the M15 bus route. The Third Avenue Line was closed in Manhattan on May 12, 1955, removing this transfer.When the new "H" system was implemented on August 1, 1918, the Public Service Commission was unprepared for the heavy traffic using the 42nd Street Shuttle. The shuttle was closed for rebuilding at the end of August 3, and a paper transfer was added between Rector Street on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and Wall Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line. Shuttle service resumed on September 28, 1918, but the transfer remained, and was expanded to allow transfers from Wall Street on the Brooklyn Branch of the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, its temporary end. After the Brooklyn Branch was completed on April 15, 1919, the transfer was no longer needed.
There was never a free transfer between the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and IRT Lexington Avenue Line platforms at South Ferry. However, by 1960, night and weekend Lexington Avenue Line service stopped at the outer platform. This unadvertised transfer existed until 1977, when Lexington Avenue Line trains stopped running to South Ferry.
Midtown and Upper Manhattan
| Station complex | Individual stations | Lines | Services | Notes |
| 34th Street–Herald Square | 34th Street–Herald Square | BMT Broadway Line | The BMT Broadway Line and IND Sixth Avenue Line, which lie on top of each other, received a transfer at the time of the July 1, 1948 fare increase. An existing connection was placed inside fare control. | |
| 34th Street–Herald Square | 34th Street–Herald Square | IND Sixth Avenue Line | The BMT Broadway Line and IND Sixth Avenue Line, which lie on top of each other, received a transfer at the time of the July 1, 1948 fare increase. An existing connection was placed inside fare control. | |
| Grand Central–42nd Street | Grand Central | IRT 42nd Street Shuttle | The subway station at Grand Central Terminal serves the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, and IRT 42nd Street Shuttle. Connections are closely integrated, since all three lines were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The original station, opened on October 27, 1904, served only the first IRT subway, and is now the shuttle platforms. The Flushing Line station opened on June 22, 1915, and the Lexington Avenue Line station on July 17, 1918, each with direct connections to the existing station. The elevated IRT Second Avenue Line was closed on June 13, 1942, and, starting the next day, a paper transfer was available between the elevated IRT Third Avenue Line and the Grand Central complex. This allowed passengers who had taken the Second Avenue Line over the Queensboro Bridge to instead use the Third Avenue Line to Lower Manhattan. The Third Avenue Line closed on May 12, 1955, ending this transfer. | |
| Grand Central–42nd Street | Grand Central | IRT Flushing Line | The subway station at Grand Central Terminal serves the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, and IRT 42nd Street Shuttle. Connections are closely integrated, since all three lines were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The original station, opened on October 27, 1904, served only the first IRT subway, and is now the shuttle platforms. The Flushing Line station opened on June 22, 1915, and the Lexington Avenue Line station on July 17, 1918, each with direct connections to the existing station. The elevated IRT Second Avenue Line was closed on June 13, 1942, and, starting the next day, a paper transfer was available between the elevated IRT Third Avenue Line and the Grand Central complex. This allowed passengers who had taken the Second Avenue Line over the Queensboro Bridge to instead use the Third Avenue Line to Lower Manhattan. The Third Avenue Line closed on May 12, 1955, ending this transfer. | |
| Grand Central–42nd Street | Grand Central–42nd Street | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | The subway station at Grand Central Terminal serves the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, and IRT 42nd Street Shuttle. Connections are closely integrated, since all three lines were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The original station, opened on October 27, 1904, served only the first IRT subway, and is now the shuttle platforms. The Flushing Line station opened on June 22, 1915, and the Lexington Avenue Line station on July 17, 1918, each with direct connections to the existing station. The elevated IRT Second Avenue Line was closed on June 13, 1942, and, starting the next day, a paper transfer was available between the elevated IRT Third Avenue Line and the Grand Central complex. This allowed passengers who had taken the Second Avenue Line over the Queensboro Bridge to instead use the Third Avenue Line to Lower Manhattan. The Third Avenue Line closed on May 12, 1955, ending this transfer. | |
| Grand Central–42nd Street | 42nd Street | IRT Third Avenue Line | N/A | The subway station at Grand Central Terminal serves the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, and IRT 42nd Street Shuttle. Connections are closely integrated, since all three lines were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The original station, opened on October 27, 1904, served only the first IRT subway, and is now the shuttle platforms. The Flushing Line station opened on June 22, 1915, and the Lexington Avenue Line station on July 17, 1918, each with direct connections to the existing station. The elevated IRT Second Avenue Line was closed on June 13, 1942, and, starting the next day, a paper transfer was available between the elevated IRT Third Avenue Line and the Grand Central complex. This allowed passengers who had taken the Second Avenue Line over the Queensboro Bridge to instead use the Third Avenue Line to Lower Manhattan. The Third Avenue Line closed on May 12, 1955, ending this transfer. |
| Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal | Times Square | IRT 42nd Street Shuttle | At Times Square, a number of passageways connect the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, IRT 42nd Street Shuttle, and BMT Broadway Line. A block-long passageway west to the IND Eighth Avenue Line is also inside fare control. The first transfer here was between the original IRT subway and the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, opened on June 3, 1917, when the latter line opened as a shuttle to 34th Street–Penn Station. The Flushing Line was extended to Times Square on March 14, 1927, and a passageway connecting the IRT and BMT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. The same was done with the connection to the Eighth Avenue Line in December 1988. | |
| Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal | Times Square–42nd Street | BMT Broadway Line | At Times Square, a number of passageways connect the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, IRT 42nd Street Shuttle, and BMT Broadway Line. A block-long passageway west to the IND Eighth Avenue Line is also inside fare control. The first transfer here was between the original IRT subway and the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, opened on June 3, 1917, when the latter line opened as a shuttle to 34th Street–Penn Station. The Flushing Line was extended to Times Square on March 14, 1927, and a passageway connecting the IRT and BMT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. The same was done with the connection to the Eighth Avenue Line in December 1988. | |
| Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal | Times Square–42nd Street | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | At Times Square, a number of passageways connect the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, IRT 42nd Street Shuttle, and BMT Broadway Line. A block-long passageway west to the IND Eighth Avenue Line is also inside fare control. The first transfer here was between the original IRT subway and the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, opened on June 3, 1917, when the latter line opened as a shuttle to 34th Street–Penn Station. The Flushing Line was extended to Times Square on March 14, 1927, and a passageway connecting the IRT and BMT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. The same was done with the connection to the Eighth Avenue Line in December 1988. | |
| Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal | Times Square | IRT Flushing Line | At Times Square, a number of passageways connect the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, IRT 42nd Street Shuttle, and BMT Broadway Line. A block-long passageway west to the IND Eighth Avenue Line is also inside fare control. The first transfer here was between the original IRT subway and the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, opened on June 3, 1917, when the latter line opened as a shuttle to 34th Street–Penn Station. The Flushing Line was extended to Times Square on March 14, 1927, and a passageway connecting the IRT and BMT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. The same was done with the connection to the Eighth Avenue Line in December 1988. | |
| Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal | 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal | IND Eighth Avenue Line | At Times Square, a number of passageways connect the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line, IRT 42nd Street Shuttle, and BMT Broadway Line. A block-long passageway west to the IND Eighth Avenue Line is also inside fare control. The first transfer here was between the original IRT subway and the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, opened on June 3, 1917, when the latter line opened as a shuttle to 34th Street–Penn Station. The Flushing Line was extended to Times Square on March 14, 1927, and a passageway connecting the IRT and BMT was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. The same was done with the connection to the Eighth Avenue Line in December 1988. | |
| 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue | 42nd Street–Bryant Park | IND Sixth Avenue Line | A paper transfer was added between the IND Sixth Avenue Line and IRT Flushing Line at Bryant Park on July 1, 1968, when KK service started and the new 57th Street station opened. The transfer was only valid on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. until a passageway was opened by 1971. | |
| 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue | Fifth Avenue | IRT Flushing Line | A paper transfer was added between the IND Sixth Avenue Line and IRT Flushing Line at Bryant Park on July 1, 1968, when KK service started and the new 57th Street station opened. The transfer was only valid on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. until a passageway was opened by 1971. | |
| 50th Street | upper level | IND Eighth Avenue Line | The station became a transfer station when the Queens Boulevard Line opened in 1933. There is no free connection between trains in opposite directions. A free transfer only exists between the northbound services and another exists between the southbound services. | |
| 50th Street | lower level | IND Queens Boulevard Line | The station became a transfer station when the Queens Boulevard Line opened in 1933. There is no free connection between trains in opposite directions. A free transfer only exists between the northbound services and another exists between the southbound services. | |
| Lexington Avenue/51st Street | 51st Street | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | A passageway connects these two stations on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and IND Queens Boulevard Line. The $13 million tunnel was paid for by Boston Properties, who was building an office tower on the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street, in exchange for a zoning bonus of 20% more space, and opened in early November 1986. | |
| Lexington Avenue/51st Street | Lexington Avenue–53rd Street | IND Queens Boulevard Line | A passageway connects these two stations on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and IND Queens Boulevard Line. The $13 million tunnel was paid for by Boston Properties, who was building an office tower on the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street, in exchange for a zoning bonus of 20% more space, and opened in early November 1986. | |
| Seventh Avenue | cross-platform interchange on two levels | IND Sixth Avenue Line | The station became a transfer station when the Sixth Avenue Line opened in 1940. | |
| Seventh Avenue | cross-platform interchange on two levels | IND Queens Boulevard Line | The station became a transfer station when the Sixth Avenue Line opened in 1940. | |
| 59th Street–Columbus Circle | 59th Street–Columbus Circle | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | The IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line stations at Columbus Circle, which lie above each other, are connected by a passageway that was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| 59th Street–Columbus Circle | 59th Street–Columbus Circle | IND Eighth Avenue Line | The IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line stations at Columbus Circle, which lie above each other, are connected by a passageway that was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| Lexington Avenue/59th–63rd Streets | 59th Street | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | The passageways between the Broadway Line and the upper-level local Lexington Avenue Line stations were placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. When the lower-level express Lexington Avenue platforms opened in 1962 to relieve congestion at the Grand Central–42nd Street transfer point, those platforms were connected to the local platforms and Broadway Line platforms above. A MetroCard transfer to the IND 63rd Street Line was added on December 16, 2001, when the Queens section of that line was completed. Since the F had moved to the new line, there was no longer a direct transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line, and so this transfer was added with an above-ground walk, free for MetroCard users within two hours of the original boarding. The cross-platform transfer between both the IND and BMT 63rd Street lines opened on January 1, 2017 with the opening of the Second Avenue Subway. Lexington Avenue-63rd Street was originally a two level station with the BMT tracks hidden behind a now demolished wall with orange tiles. | |
| Lexington Avenue/59th–63rd Streets | Lexington Avenue/59th Street | BMT Broadway Line | The passageways between the Broadway Line and the upper-level local Lexington Avenue Line stations were placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. When the lower-level express Lexington Avenue platforms opened in 1962 to relieve congestion at the Grand Central–42nd Street transfer point, those platforms were connected to the local platforms and Broadway Line platforms above. A MetroCard transfer to the IND 63rd Street Line was added on December 16, 2001, when the Queens section of that line was completed. Since the F had moved to the new line, there was no longer a direct transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line, and so this transfer was added with an above-ground walk, free for MetroCard users within two hours of the original boarding. The cross-platform transfer between both the IND and BMT 63rd Street lines opened on January 1, 2017 with the opening of the Second Avenue Subway. Lexington Avenue-63rd Street was originally a two level station with the BMT tracks hidden behind a now demolished wall with orange tiles. | |
| Lexington Avenue/59th–63rd Streets | Lexington Avenue–63rd Street | IND 63rd Street Line | The passageways between the Broadway Line and the upper-level local Lexington Avenue Line stations were placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. When the lower-level express Lexington Avenue platforms opened in 1962 to relieve congestion at the Grand Central–42nd Street transfer point, those platforms were connected to the local platforms and Broadway Line platforms above. A MetroCard transfer to the IND 63rd Street Line was added on December 16, 2001, when the Queens section of that line was completed. Since the F had moved to the new line, there was no longer a direct transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line, and so this transfer was added with an above-ground walk, free for MetroCard users within two hours of the original boarding. The cross-platform transfer between both the IND and BMT 63rd Street lines opened on January 1, 2017 with the opening of the Second Avenue Subway. Lexington Avenue-63rd Street was originally a two level station with the BMT tracks hidden behind a now demolished wall with orange tiles. | |
| Lexington Avenue/59th–63rd Streets | Lexington Avenue–63rd Street | BMT 63rd Street Line | The passageways between the Broadway Line and the upper-level local Lexington Avenue Line stations were placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. When the lower-level express Lexington Avenue platforms opened in 1962 to relieve congestion at the Grand Central–42nd Street transfer point, those platforms were connected to the local platforms and Broadway Line platforms above. A MetroCard transfer to the IND 63rd Street Line was added on December 16, 2001, when the Queens section of that line was completed. Since the F had moved to the new line, there was no longer a direct transfer to the Lexington Avenue Line, and so this transfer was added with an above-ground walk, free for MetroCard users within two hours of the original boarding. The cross-platform transfer between both the IND and BMT 63rd Street lines opened on January 1, 2017 with the opening of the Second Avenue Subway. Lexington Avenue-63rd Street was originally a two level station with the BMT tracks hidden behind a now demolished wall with orange tiles. | |
| 145th Street | upper level | IND Eighth Avenue Line | The station became a transfer station when the Concourse Line opened in 1933. | |
| 145th Street | lower level | IND Concourse Line | The station became a transfer station when the Concourse Line opened in 1933. | |
| 168th Street | 168th Street | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | At the crossing of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line in Washington Heights, a passageway connects the two stations. It was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. | |
| 168th Street | 168th Street | IND Eighth Avenue Line | At the crossing of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line in Washington Heights, a passageway connects the two stations. It was placed inside fare control on July 1, 1948. |
Former transfers
A paper transfer at the Polo Grounds, between the IND Concourse Line and Polo Grounds Shuttle, was created on June 12, 1940, immediately after the IRT Ninth Avenue Line was closed south of 155th Street. It, along with the new transfer at 161st Street–Yankee Stadium, allowed passengers who had taken the Ninth Avenue Line from the IRT Jerome Avenue Line in the Bronx to use the IND Concourse Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line. The Polo Grounds Shuttle and the transfer were discontinued on August 31, 1958.The Bronx
Former transfers
The first portion of the IRT White Plains Road Line opened on November 26, 1904 as a branch from the elevated IRT Third Avenue Line north of 149th Street to 180th Street–Bronx Park in West Farms. It was connected into the original IRT subway on July 10, 1905, and Third Avenue service was ended. Transfers were given at 149th Street for passengers who wanted to change to Third Avenue, and transfers were added between the Manhattan-bound subway and the Third Avenue Line to the north on July 13 due to the "congestion and confusion" at that point. These transfers originally only applied to trains continuing in the same direction; by the 1920s, this transfer point had become very congested. A passageway inside fare control was opened on June 1, 1927 in the triangle bounded by 148th Street, Third Avenue, and Willis Avenue. The Third Avenue Line closed on April 28, 1973, ending the transfer.The IRT Dyre Avenue Line opened on May 15, 1941. At first, it did not connect directly to the IRT White Plains Road Line, and a transfer passageway was placed inside fare control. A direct connection to the White Plains Road Line north of the station opened on May 6, 1957, and the old NYW&B station was closed.
Brooklyn
Former transfers
On October 30, 1954, a connection between the IND Brooklyn Line and the BMT Culver Line opened, and the Culver Line was transferred from BMT to IND control. Service through the new connection commenced, and the BMT Culver Shuttle was instituted between Ditmas Avenue and Ninth Avenue, making Ditmas Avenue an inter-division transfer station. When the BMT Culver Shuttle ceased on May 11, 1975, the station was left to be served by the IND Culver Line only.On March 5, 1944, when the elevated BMT Myrtle Avenue Line was removed from the Brooklyn Bridge elevated tracks, and cut back from Park Row to Bridge–Jay Streets, a paper transfer was added at Bridge–Jay Streets to the Brooklyn Bridge trolley lines, specifically the Smith Street Line, DeKalb Avenue Line, and Seventh Avenue Line. Bridge trolleys were discontinued on March 6, 1950, and the transfer was replaced with one to the IND Sixth Avenue Line. Manhattan-bound passengers received a transfer when boarding the Myrtle Avenue Line west of Broadway, but Brooklyn-bound passengers could only get one when entering at Broadway – Nassau Street, near Park Row. In addition, similar trolley transfers were provided at High Street – Brooklyn Bridge, at the Brooklyn end of the bridge. The Myrtle Avenue Line west of Broadway closed on October 3, 1969, and the transfer was replaced with one to the B54 bus route, which ran under the line. The transfers at High Street – Brooklyn Bridge were discontinued at some point, but the B54 transfer remained for a long time.
When the Broadway Elevated spur to Broadway Ferry closed to passengers on July 2, 1916, a paper transfer was added to the Broadway Ferry Shuttle streetcar line. The shuttle was moved from Broadway Ferry to Lorimer Street when the BMT Canarsie Line opened through Williamsburg on June 30, 1924, and Broadway Line streetcars were rerouted to the ferry. Later the transfer was to the Meeker Avenue Line, now part of the B24 bus route.
A paper transfer was added at Rockaway Avenue between the temporary east end of the underground IND Fulton Street Line and the new west end of the elevated BMT Fulton Street Line, immediately after the BMT Fulton Street Line was closed west of Rockaway Avenue on June 1, 1940. When the BMT Fulton Street Line was closed east of Rockaway Avenue on April 27, 1956, these transfers were discontinued.
The lower level, serving the Jamaica Line, opened in 1888. The station became a transfer station when the Myrtle Avenue Elevated platform on the upper level opened in 1889. When Myrtle Avenue Line service west of this station ended in 1969, the upper level was abandoned and all Myrtle Avenue Line trains from the east merged onto the Jamaica Line tracks.
Future transfers
The IRT New Lots Line passes over the Livonia Avenue station on the BMT Canarsie Line. Directly west of this station is the Junius Street station but there is no free in-system transfer between the two stations. A free out-of-system transfer on nights and weekends was introduced on April 26, 2019 as part of the L shutdown, and introduced permanently in February 2020. It is planned to convert an overpass running between the Junius Street and Livonia Avenue stations into a in-system transfer passage between them, due to increasing ridership and plans for additional housing in the area. In February 2020, the MTA awarded a design–build contract to construct the free transfer and associated elevator upgrades.Queens
Current temporary transfers
| Location | Individual stations | Lines | Services | Notes |
| Inwood | Inwood–207th Street | IND Eighth Avenue Line | Implemented until 2020 due to closure of transfer at 168th Street. | |
| Inwood | 207th Street | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | Implemented until 2020 due to closure of transfer at 168th Street. | |
| Inwood | 215th Street | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | Implemented until 2020 due to closure of transfer at 168th Street. | |
| Williamsburg | Broadway | IND Crosstown Line | Implemented on weekends and late nights until July 2020 due to 14th Street Tunnel shutdown. | |
| Williamsburg | Hewes Street | BMT Jamaica Line | Implemented on weekends and late nights until July 2020 due to 14th Street Tunnel shutdown. | |
| Williamsburg | Lorimer Street | BMT Jamaica Line | Implemented on weekends and late nights until July 2020 due to 14th Street Tunnel shutdown. | |
| Brownsville | Junius Street | IRT New Lots Line | Implemented on weekends and late nights until July 2020 due to 14th Street Tunnel shutdown. | |
| Brownsville | Livonia Avenue | BMT Canarsie Line | Implemented on weekends and late nights until July 2020 due to 14th Street Tunnel shutdown. | |
| Brownsville | - | BMT Canarsie Line | - |