28th Street (BMT Broadway Line)

28th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Looking across the tracks
Station statistics
Address	West 28th Street & Broadway New York, NY 10001
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan, Flatiron District, NoMad
Coordinates	40°44′43″N 73°59′20″W / 40.745241°N 73.988757°WCoordinates: 40°44′43″N 73°59′20″W / 40.745241°N 73.988757°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N  (weekends and late nights)       Q  (late nights only)       R  (all except late nights)       W  (weekdays only)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	January 5, 1918[1]
Wireless service	[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	4,083,143[3]  7.5%
Rank	122 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	34th Street–Herald Square: N  Q  R  W
Next south	23rd Street: N  Q  R  W
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops late nights only
Location

28th Street is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway, located at 28th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, the W train on weekdays, the N train during weekends and late nights and the Q train during late nights.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to 34 St to 23 St

G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue via Sea Beach weekends and late nights ( via Brighton late nights) (23rd Street) ← toward Bay Ridge–95th Street (23rd Street) ← toward Whitehall Street–South Ferry weekdays (23rd Street)
	Southbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ weekdays ( weekends and late nights) toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (34th Street–Herald Square) → → toward 57th Street–Seventh Avenue late nights (34th Street–Herald Square) → → toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue (34th Street–Herald Square) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

This underground station, opened on January 5, 1918, has four tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms are columnless and have their original BRT-style mosaics and station name tablets reading "28TH STREET" in Times New Roman font.

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Queens-bound platform go up to either eastern corners of 28th Street and Broadway while the ones on the Brooklyn-bound platform go up to either western corners. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow a free transfer between directions.

This station was renovated in 2001 by MTA New York City Transit. It sealed off and removed any evidence of a crossunder outside fare control while false curtain walls were installed at the north ends of each platform, shortening them by 10 to 15 feet, though the Brooklyn-bound platform is longer than the Queens-bound one. Tiles from a previous renovation in the 1970s were removed, restoring the station's original trim line and name tablets.

Mosaic artwork installed in 2002 is titled City Dwellers by Mark Hadjipateras.

References

1. New York Times, Open New Subway to Times Square, January 6, 1918
2. "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Broadway Subway: 28th Street
• Station Reporter — N Train
• Station Reporter — R Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 28th Street (BMT Broadway Line)
• 28th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View