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Spring Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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Spring Street is a local station
on the IND Eighth Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at Spring Street and Sixth Avenue
in the SoHo
neighborhood of Manhattan
, it is served by the C
and E
trains, the former of which is replaced by the A
train during late nights.
This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932, has four tracks and two side platform
s. The two center express tracks are used by the A
train during daytime hours.
The platforms have a blue trim line on a dark blue border. The name tablets consist of "SPRING ST" in white sans-serif font on a dark blue background with a lighter blue border. Beneath the trim line and name tablets are "SPRING" and directional signs in white lettering on a black border tiled onto the walls. Blue I-beam columns run along the entire length of both platforms with every other one having the standard black and white station signs.
All fare control areas are at platform level. The station's main ones are at the south end of the platform, each contain banks of regular and HEET turnstiles, a token booth, and a single staircase going up to Spring Street and Sixth Avenue. The one on the northbound side is built inside a school building and leads to the northeast corner while the one on the southbound side leads to the northwest corner. A crossunder just within fare control allows a free transfer between directions.
The southbound platform has an unstaffed HEET entrance that has a single staircase going up to the southwest corner Van Dam Street and Sixth Avenue. Wall tiling suggests that fare controls and a crossunder have been removed from the north end of the station.
The 1994 artwork installed at the stairway of the northbound platform's fare control is called New York City Subway Station by Edith Kramer. It consists of a single painting depicting 14th Street – Union Square on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line
.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IND Eighth Avenue Line
IND Eighth Avenue Line
The Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. Located at Spring Street and Sixth Avenue
Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)
Sixth Avenue – officially Avenue of the Americas, although this name is seldom used by New Yorkers – is a major thoroughfare in New York City's borough of Manhattan, on which traffic runs northbound, or "uptown"...
in the SoHo
SoHo
SoHo is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, notable for being the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, and also, more recently, for the wide variety of stores and shops ranging from trendy boutiques to outlets of upscale national and international chain stores...
neighborhood of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, it is served by the C
C (New York City Subway service)
The C Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
and E
E (New York City Subway service)
The E Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
trains, the former of which is replaced by the A
A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train during late nights.
This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932, has four tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. The two center express tracks are used by the A
A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train during daytime hours.
The platforms have a blue trim line on a dark blue border. The name tablets consist of "SPRING ST" in white sans-serif font on a dark blue background with a lighter blue border. Beneath the trim line and name tablets are "SPRING" and directional signs in white lettering on a black border tiled onto the walls. Blue I-beam columns run along the entire length of both platforms with every other one having the standard black and white station signs.
All fare control areas are at platform level. The station's main ones are at the south end of the platform, each contain banks of regular and HEET turnstiles, a token booth, and a single staircase going up to Spring Street and Sixth Avenue. The one on the northbound side is built inside a school building and leads to the northeast corner while the one on the southbound side leads to the northwest corner. A crossunder just within fare control allows a free transfer between directions.
The southbound platform has an unstaffed HEET entrance that has a single staircase going up to the southwest corner Van Dam Street and Sixth Avenue. Wall tiling suggests that fare controls and a crossunder have been removed from the north end of the station.
The 1994 artwork installed at the stairway of the northbound platform's fare control is called New York City Subway Station by Edith Kramer. It consists of a single painting depicting 14th Street – Union Square on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line
IRT Lexington Avenue Line
The Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan north to 125th Street in East Harlem. The portion in Lower and Midtown Manhattan was part of the first subway line in New York...
.
External links
- nycsubway.org — New York Subway Station Artwork by Edith Kramer (1994)
- Station Reporter — C Train
- Station Reporter — E Train
- Spring Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Vandam Street entrance from Google Maps Street View