Houston Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

The Houston Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West Houston and Varick Streets in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and by the 2 train during late nights.

For the demolished station serving the IRT Third Avenue Line, see Houston Street (IRT Third Avenue Line). For the demolished station serving the IRT Ninth Avenue Line, see Houston Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line).

 Houston Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound 1 train departing
Station statistics
AddressWest Houston Street & Varick Street
New York, NY 10014
BoroughManhattan
LocaleGreenwich Village, West Village, Hudson Square
Coordinates40.7286°N 74.0053°W / 40.7286; -74.0053
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
​   2  (late nights)
Transit NYCT Bus: M20, M21
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1918 (1918-07-01)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20222,374,723  57.4%
Rank129 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Christopher Street–Sheridan Square
1  ​2 
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Local		 Canal Street
1  ​2 
toward South Ferry
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

to Christopher Street
to Canal Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends

The station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the Dual Contracts with New York City, and opened on July 1, 1918. The station had its platforms extended in the 1960s, and was renovated in 1994.

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