List of closed New York City Subway stations


The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Its predecessors—the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, and the Independent Subway System —were consolidated in 1940. Since then, stations of the New York City Subway have been permanently [|closed], either entirely or in part.
The largest number of closed New York City Subway stations consist of stations on abandoned and demolished elevated lines once operated by the IRT and the BMT, both of which were privately held companies. After their takeover by the City of New York, the three former systems were no longer in competition with each other. Thus, elevated lines that duplicated underground lines were the first to close. Other elevated lines that did not create a redundancy in the system, such as the Bronx portion of the IRT Third Avenue Line and a major portion of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line were later demolished. Two stations in which sections of track still operate have been demolished. The Dean Street station was demolished as part of the rebuilding of the BMT Franklin Avenue Line, and the Cortlandt Street station of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line was demolished and subsequently rebuilt after it sustained heavy damage caused by the September 11 attacks.
The remaining closed stations and portions of stations are intact and are abandoned. The exception is the Court Street station: it is the site of the New York Transit Museum, a museum that documents the history of public transportation in New York City. The closed outer platforms of the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station are occasionally used for filming purposes. The criterion for closing stations, as explained by spokesman Charles Seaton, is not "because of low ridership. The only reason we have closed a station is because of its proximity to another station... The smaller stations are just as necessary as the larger ones."

Permanently closed but existing stations

These stations are still intact but are not currently served by passenger trains. This list does not include closed platforms on a different level of an open station.
StationDivisionLineBoroughOpenedClosedFormer
Services		Notes
18th StreetA Lexington Avenue LineManhattanBetween 23rd Street and 14th Street–Union Square. Closed after platform lengthening of both adjacent stations and the opening of new entrances at 22nd Street and 15th Street deemed the 18th Street station to be within proximity.
91st StreetA Broadway–Seventh Avenue LineManhattanBetween 96th Street and 86th Street. Closed after platform lengthening of the 96th Street platforms deemed the station to be within proximity.
Anderson–Jerome AvenuesA Ninth Avenue elevatedBronxNorth of the 155th Street station, the elevated line crossed the Harlem River and went into a tunnel, much like the 125th Street subway station comes out of the tunnel onto a high viaduct. This was done in both places to keep the grade of the tracks relatively level. Closed with the discontinuation of the Polo Grounds Shuttle.
City Hall LoopA Lexington Avenue LineManhattanSouth of Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall on a curved balloon loop. Closed due to low ridership, short platform length and the proximity of the busier Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Court StreetB Fulton Street LineBrooklynWest of Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets. Closed due to low ridership and proximity to other Downtown Brooklyn stations. Site now houses the New York Transit Museum.
Myrtle AvenueB Fourth Avenue LineBrooklynJuly 1956Between the Manhattan Bridge and DeKalb Avenue. Closed due to proximity to DeKalb Avenue and construction of a flying junction to ease a choke point in the area. The southbound platform no longer exists; the northbound platform now houses the Masstransiscope zoetrope artwork by Bill Brand visible from Manhattan-bound trains coming from the local track at DeKalb Avenue.
Sedgwick AvenueA Ninth Avenue elevatedBronxNorth of the 155th Street station, the elevated line crossed the Harlem River and went into a tunnel similarly to how the 125th Street subway station comes out of the tunnel onto a high viaduct. This was done in both places to keep the grade of the tracks relatively level. Closed with the discontinuation of the Polo Grounds Shuttle.
South FerryA Lexington Avenue LineManhattan Inner platform of station; south of Bowling Green on a curved balloon loop. Closed due to low ridership, specialized rolling stock requirement and proximity to Bowling Green.
South FerryA Broadway–Seventh Avenue LineManhattan Outer platform of station; south of Rector Street on a curved balloon loop. Closed due to the opening of the new South Ferry–Whitehall Street station in 2009. Reopened in 2013 when the new station was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, then closed again after the new station was renovated. See also "Reopened and temporarily closed stations."
Worth StreetA Lexington Avenue LineManhattanBetween Canal Street and Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall. Closed after platform lengthening of the Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall platforms deemed the station to be within proximity.

Open stations with closed platforms or entrances

Closed platforms

These stations are currently in operation, but contain abandoned platforms either adjacent to or on another level from the open platforms. The entries under the "Line" column refer to the line in question, even if the line is defunct. The entries under the "Opened" and "Closed" columns refer to the platform in question.
StationDivisionLineBoroughOpenedClosedFormer
Services		Notes
009Ninth AvenueB Culver LineBrooklynMay 10, 1975Lower platforms of the bi-level Ninth Avenue station. Platforms abandoned after Culver Shuttle service was discontinued. The line between Ninth Ave and Ditmas Avenue was demolished in 1985.
14th Street–Union SquareA Lexington Avenue LineManhattanTwo side platforms originally used for local service closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars, and use of island platforms for cross-platform interchange with express services.
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus TerminalB Eighth Avenue LineManhattan1981-03March 1981The lower level side platform on the southbound side was built with the upper level but not completed. It was completed in the 1950s and opened in September 1959 for Aqueduct Racetrack express service until that service's cessation in 1981. It was also used for E service during the 1970s and as a crossunder during the station's history. It was partially demolished to make way for the 7 Subway Extension in the late-2000s.
59th Street–Columbus CircleB Eighth Avenue LineManhattan1981 The center of three island platforms has been closed since 1981. Trains can't easily open their doors on both sides simultaneously. The edges of the platform were equipped with railings in the late-2000s, and reopened as a transfer passageway to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line platforms in 2010.
96th StreetA Broadway–Seventh Avenue LineManhattanApril 5, 2010Two side platforms originally used for local service closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars, and use of island platforms for cross-platform interchange with express services. They were used as part of the station's entrances until 2010.
Atlantic AvenueB Fulton Street elevatedBrooklynJuly 4, 1889BMT 13Formerly a six track, three island platform station. Western-most island platform still in service for the BMT Canarsie Line. Center island platform still standing, but no tracks are installed. The center island platform was last used in 1956 for Fulton Street elevated service. Eastern-most tracks, platform and structure demolished in 2003–2004.
Bergen StreetB Culver LineBrooklyn1976When express service on the Culver line ended in 1976, the lower level of this station closed and fell into disrepair. There are no plans to refurbish or reopen this level.
Bleecker StreetA Lexington Avenue LineManhattan1957Uptown platform lengthened at northern end in 1950s. Uptown platform lengthened at southern end for construction of a transfer to Broadway–Lafayette Street in 2012; Original northern extension closed at the same time.
BoweryB Nassau Street LineManhattanOctober 2004 Due to northbound service being rerouted to the former downtown express track, eastern island platform closed with all service on the western island platform.
Bowling GreenA Lexington Avenue LineManhattanWestern island platform used for shuttle service to South Ferry. Platform closed when shuttle service was discontinued.
BroadwayB Myrtle Avenue LineBrooklynUpper level. Island platform still standing, but no tracks are installed.
Brooklyn Bridge–City HallA Lexington Avenue LineManhattanTwo side platforms originally used for local service closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars, and use of island platforms for cross-platform interchange with express services. Curved portions of island platforms at the south end with gap fillers closed.
Canal StreetB Nassau Street LineManhattanOctober 2004 Due to northbound service being rerouted to the former downtown express track, eastern island platform closed with all service on the western island platform.
Chambers StreetB Nassau Street LineManhattan Two side platforms and center island platform closed. Western and eastern island platforms still in service for downtown and uptown services respectively.
DeKalb AvenueB Fourth Avenue LineBrooklyn19601960 The island platforms were originally extended southward in 1927 on curves. Coincident with the reconstruction of switches, in 1960, the platforms were extended on a straight extension northward and the curved portions were closed.
East 180th StreetA Dyre Avenue LineBronxIsland platform east of the current East 180th Street platforms in operation. Platform abandoned after Dyre Avenue Line trains operated through service to the IRT White Plains Road Line.
Gun Hill RoadA Third Avenue elevatedBronxUpper level for the subway opened March 3, 1917 as part of the Dual Contracts. The lower level for the elevated was built at the same time but not opened until October 4, 1920. The lower level was an island platform with two tracks. The Third Avenue elevated closed on April 28, 1973. The lower level was demolished as part of a station rebuild in 2004–2006.
Hoyt–Schermerhorn StreetsB Fulton Street LineBrooklynThe two outer platforms were originally open for Court Street service. When that station closed, so did these platforms.
Hoyt–Schermerhorn StreetsB Fulton Street LineBrooklyn1959-09September 19591981-03March 1981The two outer platforms were reopened for Aqueduct Racetrack express service until that service's cessation.
Mets–Willets PointA Flushing LineQueensThe northern end of the very long southbound side platform is abandoned and gated off.
Queensboro PlazaA Second Avenue elevatedQueensPlatforms for IRT Flushing Line and BMT Astoria Line still used.
Rector StreetB BMT Broadway LineManhattan The north end of the southbound side platform is walled off. The rest of the station is still in use.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd StreetA Broadway–Seventh Avenue LineBronxTwo side platforms closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars.
Wakefield–241st StreetA White Plains Road LineBronxTwo side platforms closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars.
WoodlawnA Jerome Avenue LineBronxTwo side platforms closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars.

Closed entrances

In response to a request made by State Senator Martin Dilan, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority stated that 119 stations either had a closed street stair or closed control area, and that 130 stations had closed entrances. Within these 130 stations, there are 114 closed control areas and 298 closed street stairs. 188 of these were connected to closed control areas, with the remainder connected to control areas that remain open. Of these, many entrances were closed between the 1970s and 1990s due to legitimate crime concerns, due to low ridership, and to cut costs. As crime has decreased, and as ridership has gone up, these entrances, for the most part have not been revisited. During some station renovation projects, closed entrances have been reopened. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer delivered a letter to the New York City Transit Authority President Andy Byford in January 2020, demanding that the MTA develop, and make public, plans for restoring abundance of unavailable entryways along subway routes. The "long-shuttered entry points" contribute to severe overcrowding at stations and longer commute times.

Unfinished stations

These stations saw some construction but were left unfinished. The entries under the "Station" column refer to the station in which the unfinished station was built around.
StationDivisionProposed LineBoroughNotes
BroadwayB Worth Street LineBrooklynUpper level with four island platforms and six tracks partially built for the IND Second System.
City HallB Broadway LineManhattanLower level with two island platforms and three tracks. The platforms were intended to serve express trains, but express trains were instead routed over the Manhattan Bridge.
East BroadwayB Worth Street LineManhattanUpper level with two side platforms and two tracks. Space was set aside for the IND Second System, but never completed. Part of unfinished station is now the mezzanine.
Second AvenueB Second Avenue LineManhattanUpper level with two side platforms, one island platform, and four tracks Winfield Spur and Queens Boulevard LineQueensUpper level with an island platform and two trackways partially built for the IND Second System. The station is tiled and had blank signs, but no tracks or signals have been installed. The platform itself was repurposed into employee facilities.
Nevins StreetA Provisional IRT service on Fulton Street or Fourth AvenueBrooklynLower level with one side platform and one track partially built for a provisional IRT expansion. The provisional lines the platform would have served are now the IND Fulton Street Line and the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.
Utica AvenueB Utica Avenue LineBrooklynUpper level with two island platforms and four tracks partially built for the IND Second System.

Demolished stations

These stations have been demolished, with little or no infrastructure in existence. This list only includes stations demolished on existing lines; for lines that have been demolished, see defunct lines.
StationDivisionLineBoroughOpenedClosedNotes
180th Street–Bronx ParkA White Plains Road LineBronxFormer terminal station prior to the extension of the IRT White Plains Road Line. The next station south was West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue.
221st StreetA Broadway–Seventh Avenue LineManhattanThe temporary terminus of the IRT West Side Line until the opening of the new terminal station, Marble Hill–225th Street.
Dean StreetB Franklin Avenue LineBrooklynBetween Franklin Avenue and Park Place stations. Demolished as part of the reconstruction of the BMT Franklin Avenue Line; also closed due to low ridership and proximity to adjacent stations. See also "Reopened and temporarily closed stations."
Park AvenueB Jamaica LineBrooklynBetween Myrtle Avenue and Flushing Avenue stations; demolished during the Dual Contracts rebuild.
World's FairB World's Fair LineQueensServed the 1939–1940 World's Fair, and was demolished after the fair's closure.

Reopened and temporarily closed stations

These are stations that were officially closed and then reopened after at least one year. This list does not include stations that were closed for less than one year due to planned rehabilitation of the line or station.
In addition to the Cortlandt Street stations below, a number of stations were closed in Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. See Closings and cancellations following the September 11 attacks.

For reconstruction

The following stations were totally rebuilt due to unplanned causes.
StationDivisionLineBoroughClosedReopenedNotes
Cortlandt StreetB Broadway LineManhattanClosed when station sustained significant damage due to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Cortlandt StreetB Broadway LineManhattan
Closed a second time for the construction of the Dey Street Passageway and by request of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to facilitate the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site.
WTC CortlandtA Broadway–Seventh Avenue LineManhattanClosed when station sustained severe damage due to it being right underneath Ground Zero of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Station has since been rebuilt while reconstruction of the new World Trade Center site is being performed. In September 2018, the station reopened under the name WTC Cortlandt and has entered service once again.
Intervale AvenueA White Plains Road LineBronxClosed due to station house arson in 1989, reopened after extensive reconstruction.
South Ferry A Broadway – Seventh Avenue LineManhattanFlooded during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The outer South Ferry loop served as a temporary replacement while the new station was being rebuilt.

For renovation

The following stations were completely closed for more than a year while they were being renovated.
StationDivisionLineBoroughClosedReopenedNotes
Aqueduct RacetrackB Rockaway LineQueensClosed as part of Resorts World Casino New York construction.
Smith–Ninth StreetsB Culver LineBrooklyn
Closed due to Culver Viaduct rehabilitation.

For other reasons

The following stations were closed for a significant amount of time, but were not rebuilt during that time.
StationDivisionLineBoroughClosedReopenedNotes
Dean StreetB Franklin Avenue LineBrooklyn1899Closed due to low ridership. The station was reopened following protests. See also "Demolished stations."
South Ferry A Broadway – Seventh Avenue LineManhattanClosed due to the opening of the new South Ferry–Whitehall Street station. Reopened when the new station was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. See also "Permanently closed but existing stations."