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New York Region Transit > NYC > Subway > Stations > Manhattan

 

South Ferry

Boro Manhattan Lines Served
Year Opened Original Loop Station, 1905-2009, 2013-2017
New Stub station: 2009-2013, 2017-
Street Location South St Transfers  
Platform Layout Original Loop: 2 side platforms, outer one was in regualr service when open
New Stub: 1 island platform
Right-of-Way Subway
# of Tracks 2 tracks Former Name(s)  
Points of Interest Staten Island Ferry, Liberty Island Ferry, Battery Park
The Original IRT outer Loop station opened in 1904, closed in 2009, but reopened in 2013. The "New" South Ferry Station opened in 2009, closed in 2012 due the Hurricane Sandy damage, was rebuilt an reopened in 2017. The BMT Whitehall St station was tied into the IRT station in 2009.
About the station excavation (12/4/17) Concourse art (12/4/17)
Concourse art (12/4/17) Concourse art (12/4/17)
Concourse art (12/4/17) Concourse art (12/4/17)
Concourse art (12/4/17) Station platform (12/4/17)
Station platform (12/4/17) Station platform (12/4/17)
Station platform (12/4/17) The new station is much straighter then the original (10/13/10)
nyc-hr-1-sferry-092702-01.jpg (372888 bytes)Train leaving South Ferry soon after the line reopened (9/27/02) The curve platform with gap fillers is clearly in view (3/28/08)
Station tiled sign (3/28/08) Original artwork (3/28/08)
Entrance to the new South Ferry and Whitehall street stations (10/13/10) Artwork on the mezzanine (10/13/10)
Train departing from the new South Ferry Terminal (10/13/10) At the end of track at the new station (10/13/10)
Station signage (10/13/10) #1 train at the loop platform (10/05/13)
South Ferry art (10/05/13) Platform extenders in use (10/05/13)
#1 train at the loop platform (10/05/13) Note the platform extenders (10/05/13)

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End of Line Rector Street
 

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