28 Street  ​
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	West 28th Street & Broadway New York, New York
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan,NoMad
Coordinates	40°44′43″N73°59′20″W / 40.745241°N 73.988757°W /40.745241; -73.988757
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N  (weekends and late nights) ​  Q  (late nights only) ​  R  (all except late nights) ​  W  (weekdays only)
Transit	MTA Bus:BxM3,BxM4,BxM11,BxM18
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	January 5, 1918 (107 years ago) (1918-01-05)[2]
Traffic
2024	2,982,859[3]  9.8%
Rank	110 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 34th Street–Herald Square N  ​Q  ​R  ​W  viaLexington Avenue–59th Street Local 23rd Street N  ​Q  ​R  ​W  viaWhitehall Street–South Ferry
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to34th St–Herald Square to23rd Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops weekdays during the day Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights only

The28th Street station is a localstation on theBMT Broadway Line of theNew York City Subway, located at 28th Street andBroadway inManhattan. It is served by theR train at all times except late nights, theW train on weekdays, theN train during late nights and weekends and theQ train during late nights.

TheNew York Public Service Commission adopted plans for what was known as the Broadway–Lexington Avenue route on December 31, 1907. This route began atthe Battery and ran underGreenwich Street, Vesey Street, Broadway toNinth Street, private property toIrving Place, and Irving Place andLexington Avenue to theHarlem River. After crossing under the Harlem River intothe Bronx, the route split at Park Avenue and 138th Street, with one branch continuing north to and alongJerome Avenue toWoodlawn Cemetery, and the other heading east and northeast along 138th Street,Southern Boulevard, andWestchester Avenue toPelham Bay Park. In early 1908, the Tri-borough plan was formed, combining this route, the under-constructionCentre Street Loop Subway in Manhattan andFourth Avenue Subway in Brooklyn, aCanal Street subway from the Fourth Avenue Subway via the Manhattan Bridge to theHudson River, and several other lines in Brooklyn.^[4][5]

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company submitted a proposal to the Commission, dated March 2, 1911, to operate the Tri-borough system (but under Church Street instead of Greenwich Street), as well as a branch along Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 59th Street from Ninth Street north and east to theQueensboro Bridge; the Canal Street subway was to merge with the Broadway Line instead of continuing to the Hudson River. The city, the BRT, and theInterborough Rapid Transit Company (which operated the firstsubway and fourelevated lines in Manhattan) came to an agreement, and sent a report to theNew York City Board of Estimate on June 5, 1911. The line along Broadway to 59th Street was assigned to the BRT, while the IRT obtained theLexington Avenue line, connecting with its existing route atGrand Central–42nd Street. Construction began on Lexington Avenue on July 31, and on Broadway the next year. TheDual Contracts, two operating contracts between the city and the BMT and IRT, were adopted on March 4, 1913.^[6]

A short portion of the line, coming off the north side of the Manhattan Bridge through Canal Street to14th Street–Union Square, opened on September 4, 1917, at 2 P.M., with an eight car train carrying members of the Public Service Commission, representatives of the city government and officials of the BRT, leaving Union Square toward Coney Island. Service opened to the general public at 8 P.M., with trains leaving Union Square and Coney Island simultaneously.^[7] The line was served by two services. One route ran via the Fourth Avenue Line and the Sea Beach Line to Coney Island, while the other line, the short line, ran to Ninth Avenue, where passengers could transfer for West End and Culver Line service. The initial headway on the line was three minutes during rush hours, three minutes and forty-five seconds at other times, except during late nights when service ran every fifteen minutes.^[8]

28th Street station opened on January 5, 1918, as the BMT Broadway Line was extended north from14th Street–Union Square toTimes Square–42nd Street and south toRector Street. Service at this station was provided by local services running between Times Square and Rector Street.^[2] Service was extended one station toWhitehall Street–South Ferry on September 20, 1918.^[9][10] On August 1, 1920, theMontague Street Tunnel opened, extending local service from Lower Manhattan toDeKalb Avenue inDowntown Brooklyn by traveling under theEast River.^[11][12]

On August 6, 1927, bombs exploded at the 28th Street station and at the28th Street station on the Lexington Avenue Line. Numerous passengers were injured, but there were no casualties,^[13] although investigators initially believed one person may have been killed.^[14] The perpetrator of the bombings is unknown; they were initially blamed onGalleanists, asSacco and Vanzetti had been denied appeal three days prior, though police later believed they were unrelated.^[15][16][17]

The city government took over the BMT's operations on June 1, 1940.^[18][19] The station was renovated in the 1970s to accommodate ten-car trains. As part of the renovation, the original wall tiles, old signs, andincandescent lighting were covered by modern-look wall tile band and tablet mosaics, and new signs andfluorescent lights were installed. Staircases and platform edges were also renovated.

This station was renovated in 2001 byNew York City Transit. It sealed off and removed any evidence of a crossunder outsidefare control while false curtain walls were installed at the north ends of each platform, shortening them by 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.5 meters), though the Brooklyn-bound platform is longer than the Queens-bound one. Tiles from the previous renovation in the 1970s were removed, restoring the station's original trim line and name tablets.

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← towardForest Hills–71st Avenue(34th Street–Herald Square) ← towardAstoria–Ditmars Boulevard weekdays(34th Street–Herald Square) ← toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard late nights/weekends(34th Street–Herald Square) ← toward96th Street late nights(34th Street–Herald Square)
	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	← towardBay Ridge–95th Street(23rd Street) → ← towardWhitehall Street–South Ferry weekdays(23rd Street) → ← towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue viaSea Beach late nights/weekends(23rd Street) → ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue viaBrighton late nights(23rd Street)
	Side platform

This underground station has four tracks and twoside platforms. Both platforms are columnless and have their originalBRT-style mosaics and station name tablets reading "28TH STREET" in serif font.

The 2002 artwork at this station isCity Dwellers (for Costas and Maro) by Mark Hadjipateras. It is composed of glass mosaics inspired by the Toy Center and the surrounding areas of theGarment and Flower District.^[20]

Both platforms have one same-levelfare control area at the center. Each one has aturnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the northbound platform go up to either eastern corner of 28th Street and Broadway while the ones on the southbound platform go up to either western corner. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow a free transfer between directions.^[21]

There are closed exits from each platform to all corners of 29th Street and Broadway. The exits to the northern corners are currently used as emergency exits and are blocked by hatches on street level, while the exits to the southern corners were sealed on street level.

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• MTA's Arts For Transit —28th Street (BMT Broadway Line)
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