Astor Place station

The Astor Place station, also called Astor Place–Cooper Union on signs, is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Fourth Avenue, Cooper Square, and Astor Place between the East Village and NoHo, it is served by 6 trains at all times, <6> trains during weekdays in the peak direction, and 4 trains during late night hours.

 Astor Place
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressAstor Place & Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003:1
BoroughManhattan
LocaleNoHo / East Village
Coordinates40°43′47″N 73°59′30″W
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services   4  (late nights)
   6  (all times) <6>  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit NYCT Bus: M1, M2, M3, M8
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Former/other namesAstor Place–Cooper Union
Cooper Union
Traffic
20233,717,074 15.4%
Rank85 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
14th Street–Union Square
4  6  <6>
toward Pelham Bay Park

Local
Bleecker Street
4  6  <6>
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Astor Place Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 1096
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.04001013
NYCL No.1096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2004
Designated NYCLOctober 23, 1979

The Astor Place station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes the Astor Place station started on September 12 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms were lengthened in the late 1950s, and the station was renovated in the mid-1980s.

The Astor Place station contains two side platforms and four tracks; express trains use the inner two tracks to bypass the station. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The platforms contain exits to Astor Place and are not connected to each other within fare control. The original station interior is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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