Gothamist: Map of the Day: Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall Subway Loop

Bill

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:49:03 -0500

there were gaps between the platform and doors of newer and longer trains opened. What does this mean? Picture a circle. Now, picture a narrow rectangle inside that circle, touching its edges. The circle is the 'City Hall Loop', the track that returns a southbound 6 train to the northbound tracks. The narrow rectangle is a subway car, kissing the inside edge of the circle. In 1904, subway cars had entry/exit doors on either end--the end of the rectangle, where it meets the circle...er, platform. Modern subway cars have multiple doors along the long edge of the rectangle--which, sadly, don't touch the edge of the circle/platform. A formula for...Whoops! (Splat!) Please forgive my enthusiasm--my wife and I took the tour last weekend!

eric

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:41:56 -0500

anedo- i've stayed on the 6 train twice recently- last time this past saturday. you really have to look hard because the station is dark but you can definitely see the arched ceilings and iron chandeliers, which are lit. pretty cool highly recommend trying it. bonus is the look on people's faces when you emerge from the empty train as it stops again at brooklyn bridge stop before continuing north.

digitalgallerist

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:52:23 -0500

The URL to the New York Public Library map apparently was cut off. This is the correct link to that NYPL item: digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=357715

anedo

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 17:38:40 -0500

you used to be able to stay on the 6 train and see the station as it does the round to the uptown side but now the conductors goes inside every car to ensure there's no more passenger left.

mjbnyc

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:47:51 -0500

this is the same print used in older SUBWAY sandwhich shop wallpaper

kel

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:35:58 -0500

The City Hall platform is on a very sharp curve and was built for the older trains. To get the idea: if you've been to the Times Square Shuttle or South Ferry stations, you might notice that a) there are large gaps between the train and the edge of the platform, b) that the train and platform are at different heights, and that c) the platforms aren't long enough to accommodate a full ten-car train. That's pretty much how it is at City Hall, except the gaps are even more extreme.

RatherBeBiking

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:28:08 -0500

This is amazing - Triborough actually contributed something helpful! It's a nice change from the endless stream of useless unrelated crap he tags with gothamist.

Alex

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:07:43 -0500

there were gaps between the platform and doors of newer and longer trains opened. What does this mean?