Gothamist: A Visit to the City Hall Subway Station

Tim N.

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:06:47 -0500

You used to just be able to hide in a corner of the train until the doors closed. The newer cars have more windows, so it's a little more difficult, but not impossible. I did it with my daughter a little while back while we were hunting for "ghost stations" and it seems that as long as there's not like twenty or so people doing it, the trainmen don't seem to mind.

railfan

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:29:11 -0500

The loop is technically in revenue service. A conductor that tells passengers to exit the train is mistaken.

Benjamin Kabak

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:38:05 -0500

Excellent stuff, Toby. Got any more pictures? I wanted to go yesterday but pre-Super Bowl party planning made that point moot. By the way, the station closed in 1945. The way you wrote this description, it sounds like it closed at the end of 1904!

Catherine

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:19:52 -0500

Not really, you just have to be in one of the first couple of cars and let the conducter know when he pops his head out or takes a walk. It's not uncommon for people to take the swing around back to the uptown side. I've gotten a testy "you should have told me," but never have I been asked to leave the train.

Subfan

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:16:00 -0500

I believe the policy is that you can ride around. You have to make sure the train is turning uptown, and not going to the yard. If they say "no passengers" I recommend getting off. I actually heard one automated announcement on a downtown 6 that "the next stop on this train is the uptown track of Brooklyn Bridge".

Dan

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:49:45 -0500

Do the MTA people do anything if you just decide to not get off the 6 at Brooklyn Bridge?