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Some stations are fully abandoned, rotting away and seen only from passing trains. Others are in use as storage facilities. Some have extra platforms that were closed long ago. And some, like City Hall, are architectural marvels that give a glimpse into the city's past. </p><p><br /> </p><center> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <table style="color:brown; background-color:#f9efe9;" cellpadding="10" width="70%" align="center"> <tbody><tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/IRT_East_Side_Line#City_Hall" title="IRT East Side Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_City_Hall_(IRT_East_Side_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>City Hall IRT</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IRT_East_Side_Line#Brooklyn_Bridge.2FCity_Hall" title="IRT East Side Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Brooklyn_Bridge-City_Hall_(IRT_East_Side_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>Brooklyn Bridge (Local and Express Platforms)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IRT_East_Side_Line#Worth_Street" title="IRT East Side Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Worth_Street_(IRT_East_Side_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>Worth Street</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IRT_East_Side_Line#18th_Street" title="IRT East Side Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_18th_Street_(IRT_East_Side_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>18th Street</b></a><br /><small></small> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/IRT_West_Side_Line#91st_Street" title="IRT West Side Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_91st_Street_(IRT_West_Side_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>91st Street</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IRT_West_Side_Line#South_Ferry" title="IRT West Side Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_South_Ferry_(IRT_West_Side_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>South Ferry (Loop Stations)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IRT_Brooklyn_Line#Nevins_Street" title="IRT Brooklyn Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Nevins_Street_(IRT_Brooklyn_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>Nevins Street (Lower Level)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BMT_Broadway_Line#City_Hall" title="BMT Broadway Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_City_Hall_(Broadway_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>City Hall BMT (Lower Level)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/BMT_Nassau_Street-Jamaica_Line#Chambers_Street" title="BMT Nassau Street-Jamaica Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Chambers_Street_(Nassau_Street-Jamaica_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>Chambers Street (Unused Platforms)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BMT_Nassau_Street-Jamaica_Line#Myrtle_Avenue.2FBroadway" title="BMT Nassau Street-Jamaica Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Myrtle_Avenue___Broadway_(Nassau_Street-Jamaica_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>Myrtle Avenue/Broadway (Upper Level)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BMT_Brighton_Line#Dean_Street" title="BMT Brighton Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Dean_Street_(Franklin_Shuttle).jpg" /><br /><b>Dean Street</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BMT_West_End_Line#9th_Avenue.2C_Lower_Level" title="BMT West End Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_9th_Avenue_(West_End).jpg" /><br /><b>9th Avenue (Lower Level)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/IND_8th_Avenue_Line#42nd_Street-Port_Authority_Bus_Terminal" title="IND 8th Avenue Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_42nd_Street-Port_Authority_Bus_Terminal_(8th_Avenue).jpg" /><br /><b>42nd Street-Port Authority (Lower Level)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IND_Crosstown_Line#Bergen_Street" title="IND Crosstown Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Bergen_Street_(Crosstown_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>Bergen Street (Lower Level)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IND_Fulton_Street_Line#Court_Street" title="IND Fulton Street Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Court_Street_(Fulton_Street_Subway).jpg" /><br /><b>Court Street (New York Transit Museum)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IND_Queens_Boulevard_Line#Roosevelt_Avenue_.28Terminal_Station.29" title="IND Queens Boulevard Line"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/icon/index_Station:_Roosevelt_Avenue_Terminal_Station_(Queens_Boulevard_Line).jpg" /><br /><b>Roosevelt Avenue (Terminal Station)</b></a><br /><small></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></center> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <table class="navbox" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px"><table class="nowraplinks collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div style="font-size:110%"><a href="/wiki/Line_By_Line_Guide" title="Line By Line Guide">New York City Subway Lines</a></div></th></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group">IRT lines<br /></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IRT_East_Side_Line" title="IRT East Side Line">IRT East Side Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRT_West_Side_Line" title="IRT West Side Line">IRT West Side Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRT_Brooklyn_Line" title="IRT Brooklyn Line">IRT Brooklyn Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRT_Flushing_Line" title="IRT Flushing Line">IRT Flushing Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRT_Pelham_Line" title="IRT Pelham Line">IRT Pelham Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRT_Woodlawn_Line" title="IRT Woodlawn Line">IRT Woodlawn Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRT_White_Plains_Road_Line" title="IRT White Plains Road Line">IRT White Plains Road Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRT_Times_Square-Grand_Central_Shuttle" title="IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle">IRT Times Square-Grand Central Shuttle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group">BMT lines<br /></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BMT_4th_Avenue_Line" title="BMT 4th Avenue Line">BMT 4th Avenue Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Astoria_Line" title="BMT Astoria Line">BMT Astoria Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Brighton_Line" title="BMT Brighton Line">BMT Brighton Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Broadway_Line" title="BMT Broadway Line">BMT Broadway Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Canarsie_Line" title="BMT Canarsie Line">BMT Canarsie Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Culver_Line" title="BMT Culver Line">BMT Culver Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Myrtle_Avenue_Line" title="BMT Myrtle Avenue Line">BMT Myrtle Avenue Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Nassau_Street-Jamaica_Line" title="BMT Nassau Street-Jamaica Line">BMT Nassau Street-Jamaica Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_Sea_Beach_Line" title="BMT Sea Beach Line">BMT Sea Beach Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMT_West_End_Line" title="BMT West End Line">BMT West End Line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group">IND lines<br /></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IND_6th_Avenue_Line" title="IND 6th Avenue Line">IND 6th Avenue Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IND_8th_Avenue_Line" title="IND 8th Avenue Line">IND 8th Avenue Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IND_Concourse_Line" title="IND Concourse Line">IND Concourse Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IND_Crosstown_Line" title="IND Crosstown Line">IND Crosstown Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IND_Fulton_Street_Line" title="IND Fulton Street Line">IND Fulton Street Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IND_Queens_Boulevard_Line" title="IND Queens Boulevard Line">IND Queens Boulevard Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IND_Rockaway_Line" title="IND Rockaway Line">IND Rockaway Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IND_1939_Worlds_Fair_Line" title="IND 1939 Worlds Fair Line">IND 1939 World's Fair Line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group">Other lines<br /></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Street_Tunnel_and_the_Second_Avenue_Subway" title="63rd Street Tunnel and the Second Avenue Subway">63rd Street Tunnel and the Second Avenue Subway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SIRT_Staten_Island_Rapid_Transit" title="SIRT Staten Island Rapid Transit">SIRT Staten Island Rapid Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Brooklyn_Railway" title="South Brooklyn Railway">South Brooklyn Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_2nd_Avenue_Elevated" title="The 2nd Avenue Elevated">The 2nd Avenue Elevated</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_3rd_Avenue_Elevated" title="The 3rd Avenue Elevated">The 3rd Avenue Elevated</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_6th_Avenue_Elevated" title="The 6th Avenue Elevated">The 6th Avenue Elevated</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_9th_Avenue_Elevated-Polo_Grounds_Shuttle" title="The 9th Avenue Elevated-Polo Grounds Shuttle">The 9th Avenue Elevated-Polo Grounds Shuttle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_5th_Avenue_Elevated_(Brooklyn)" title="The 5th Avenue Elevated (Brooklyn)">The 5th Avenue Elevated (Brooklyn)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_5th_Avenue_Elevated_(Brooklyn)" title="The 5th Avenue Elevated (Brooklyn)">The 5th Avenue Elevated (Brooklyn)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lexington_Avenue_Elevated_(Brooklyn)" title="The Lexington Avenue Elevated (Brooklyn)">The Lexington Avenue Elevated (Brooklyn)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <!-- NewPP limit report Cached time: 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