96th St (IRT Seventh Avenue Line)
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IRT Seventh Ave Line
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96th St was built as an important express station; it was the northernmost station before trains split for Broadway to 242nd St, and to Lenox Ave to the White Plains Rd Line or 148th St.
Like at Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall and and 14th St on the 4/5/6, the station was originally built with side platforms adjacent to the local tracks to allow passengers to egress from local trains. Unlike those stations, the island platforms originally did not have any entrances because of an important sewer line obstructing the street; as a result, the first set of entrances were from either side platform, which led to the island platforms via a crossunder. Even with additional entrances at 94th Street and Broadway, the original entrances remained open until April 2010, when they were finally replaced by a headhouse (between 96th Street to 95th Street in the median of Broadway) that had stairs from street level directly to the island platforms. The original entrances were subsequently demolished and the side platforms were repurposed into employee facilities.
Pictures of the closed exits and platforms can be seen in the galleries below:
IRT Seventh Ave Line
List of closed areas:
- Closed side platforms, with exits to 96th St & Broadway (SW/SE)
96th St was built as an important express station; it was the northernmost station before trains split for Broadway to 242nd St, and to Lenox Ave to the White Plains Rd Line or 148th St.
Like at Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall and and 14th St on the 4/5/6, the station was originally built with side platforms adjacent to the local tracks to allow passengers to egress from local trains. Unlike those stations, the island platforms originally did not have any entrances because of an important sewer line obstructing the street; as a result, the first set of entrances were from either side platform, which led to the island platforms via a crossunder. Even with additional entrances at 94th Street and Broadway, the original entrances remained open until April 2010, when they were finally replaced by a headhouse (between 96th Street to 95th Street in the median of Broadway) that had stairs from street level directly to the island platforms. The original entrances were subsequently demolished and the side platforms were repurposed into employee facilities.
Pictures of the closed exits and platforms can be seen in the galleries below: