221st Street station

New York City Subway station in Manhattan (closed 1907)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan, New York

IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue LineServicesNone (demolished)StructureElevatedPlatforms2 side platformsTracks3Other informationOpenedMarch 12, 1906; 118 years ago (March 12, 1906)ClosedJanuary 14, 1907; 117 years ago (January 14, 1907)Traffic2023^[2] Rank out of 423^[2]Station successionNext northMarble Hill–225th StreetNext south215th Street

Location
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The 221st Street station was a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Broadway and 221st Street in Inwood, Manhattan. It operated for less than a year.

History

The West Side Branch of the first subway was extended northward from the line's previous terminus at 157th Street to 221st Street, which served as the line's temporary terminus, on March 12, 1906.^[3]^[4]^[5] This extension was served by shuttle trains operating between 157th Street and 221st Street until May 30, 1906, when express trains began running through to 221st Street.^[6]^[7]

The station was closed with the extension of service over the new Broadway Bridge to Marble Hill–225th Street on January 14, 1907.^[3] After service was discontinued at 221st Street, the structure was dismantled and moved to 230th Street and Broadway for a new temporary terminus.

References

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Farthest North in Town by the Interborough" (PDF). The New York Times. January 14, 1907. p. 18.
^ District, New York (State) Public Service Commission First (January 1, 1913). Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York. J.B. Lyon Company.
^ "Trains To Ship Canal: But They Whiz by Washington Heights Station" (PDF). The New York Times. March 13, 1906. p. 16. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ Interborough Rapid Transit Company (1906). Subway Division - New York City (Map).
^ "Express to 221st Street: Will Run In the Subway To-day–New 181st Street Station Ready" (PDF). The New York Times. May 30, 1906. p. 1.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)

Broadway–
Seventh Ave. Line

Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
238th Street
231st Street
Marble Hill–225th Street
221st Street
215th Street
207th Street
Dyckman Street
191st Street
181st Street
168th Street *
157th Street
145th Street
137th Street–City College
125th Street
116th Street–Columbia University
Cathedral Parkway–110th Street
103rd Street
[← to Central Park North–110th Street, Lenox Ave. Line]
96th Street
91st Street
86th Street
79th Street
72nd Street
66th Street–Lincoln Center
59th Street–Columbus Circle
50th Street
Times Square–42nd Street
34th Street–Penn Station
28th Street
23rd Street
18th Street
14th Street
Christopher Street–Sheridan Square
Houston Street
Canal Street
Franklin Street
Chambers Street

South Ferry branch	WTC Cortlandt Rector Street South Ferry South Ferry (loops)
Brooklyn branch	Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall [to Hoyt Street, Eastern Pkwy. Line →]

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.