TheNew York City Subway is arapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs ofNew York City in theU.S. state ofNew York:the Bronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan, andQueens. Its predecessors—theInterborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), theBrooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and theIndependent Subway System (IND)—were consolidated in 1940. Since then, many New York City Subwaystations have been permanently closed, either entirely (9 of them) or in part (24 of them).^[1]

The largest number of closed New York City Subway stations consist of stations on abandoned and demolishedelevated lines that were once operated by the IRT and the BMT, both of which wereprivately held companies. After their takeover by theCity of New York (the IND was already owned and operated by New York City), the three former systems were no longer in competition with each other. Thus, elevated lines that duplicated underground lines were the first to close. Other elevated lines that did not create a redundancy in the system, such as the Bronx portion of theIRT Third Avenue Line and a major portion of theBMT Myrtle Avenue Line were later demolished. Two stations in which sections of track still operate have been demolished. TheDean Street station was demolished as part of the rebuilding of theBMT Franklin Avenue Line, and theCortlandt Street station of theIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line was demolished and subsequently rebuilt after it sustained heavy damage caused by theSeptember 11 attacks. A number of stations were temporarily closed inLower Manhattan in the aftermath of the attacks, seeClosings and cancellations following the September 11 attacks.

The remaining closed stations and portions of stations are intact and are abandoned. The exception is theCourt Street station: it is the site of theNew York Transit Museum, a museum that documents the history of public transportation in New York City. The closed outer platforms of theHoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station are occasionally used for filming purposes. The criterion for closing stations, as explained by NYC spokesman Charles Seaton, is not "because of low ridership. The only reason we have closed a station is because of its proximity to another station... The smaller stations are just as necessary as the larger ones."^[2]

These stations are still intact but are not currently served by passenger trains. This list does not include closed platforms on a different level of an open station.

Station	Division	Line	Borough	Opened	Closed	Former services	Notes
18th Street	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	October 27, 1904[3]	November 8, 1948		Between23rd Street–Baruch College and14th Street–Union Square. Closed after platform lengthening of both adjacent stations and the opening of new entrances at 22nd Street and 15th Street deemed the 18th Street station to be within proximity.[4][5]
91st Street	A (IRT)	Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line	Manhattan	October 27, 1904[3]	February 2, 1959		Between96th Street and86th Street. Closed after platform lengthening of the 96th Street platforms deemed the station to be within proximity.[6]
Anderson–Jerome Avenues	A (IRT)	Ninth Avenue elevated	Bronx	July 1, 1918	August 31, 1958		North of the155th Street station, the elevated line crossed the Harlem River and went into a tunnel, much like the125th Street subway station comes out of the tunnel onto a high viaduct. This was done in both places to keep the grade of the tracks relatively level. Closed with the discontinuation of thePolo Grounds Shuttle.
City Hall	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	October 27, 1904[3]	December 31, 1945		South ofBrooklyn Bridge–City Hall on a curvedballoon loop. Closed due to low ridership, short platform length and the proximity of the busier Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station.[7] Listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.
Court Street	B (IND)	Fulton Street Line	Brooklyn	April 9, 1936[8]	June 1, 1946[9]		West ofHoyt–Schermerhorn Streets. Closed due to low ridership and proximity to otherDowntown Brooklyn stations. Site now houses theNew York Transit Museum.[1][10]
Myrtle Avenue	B (BMT)	Fourth Avenue Line	Brooklyn	June 22, 1915[11]	July 1, 1956July 1956[12]		Between theManhattan Bridge andDeKalb Avenue. Closed due to proximity to DeKalb Avenue and construction of aflying junction to ease a choke point in the area.[12] The southbound platform no longer exists; the northbound platform now houses theMasstransiscope zoetrope artwork by Bill Brand visible from Manhattan-bound trains coming from the local track at DeKalb Avenue.[13]
Sedgwick Avenue	A (IRT)	Ninth Avenue elevated	Bronx	July 1, 1918	August 31, 1958		North of the155th Street station, the elevated line crossed the Harlem River and went into a tunnel similarly to how the125th Street subway station comes out of the tunnel onto a high viaduct. This was done in both places to keep the grade of the tracks relatively level. Closed with the discontinuation of thePolo Grounds Shuttle.
South Ferry	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	July 10, 1905[3]	February 13, 1977		Inner platform of station; south ofBowling Green on a curvedballoon loop. Closed due to low ridership, specialized rolling stock requirement and proximity to Bowling Green.[14]
		Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line		July 1, 1918	June 27, 2017		Outer platform of station; south ofRector Street on a curved balloon loop. Closed due to the opening of the newSouth Ferry–Whitehall Street station in 2009. Reopened in 2013 when the new station was damaged byHurricane Sandy, then closed again after the new station was renovated.
Worth Street	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	October 27, 1904[3]	September 1, 1962		BetweenCanal Street andBrooklyn Bridge–City Hall. Closed after platform lengthening of the Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall platforms deemed the station to be within proximity.[15]

These stations are currently in operation, but contain abandoned platforms either adjacent to or on another level from the open platforms. The entries under the "Line" column refer to the line in question, even if the line is defunct. The entries under the "Opened" and "Closed" columns refer to the platform in question.

Station	Division	Line	Borough	Opened	Closed	Former Services	Notes
009Ninth Avenue	B (BMT)	Culver Line	Brooklyn	March 16, 1919[11]	May 10, 1975		Lower platforms of the bi-levelNinth Avenue station.[16] Platforms abandoned afterCulver Shuttle service was discontinued.[17] The line between Ninth Ave andDitmas Avenue was demolished in 1985.
14th Street–Union Square	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	October 27, 1904[3]			Two side platforms (5-car length) originally used for local service closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars, and use of island platforms forcross-platform interchange with express services.
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal	B (IND)	Eighth Avenue Line	Manhattan	September 10, 1932[8]	1981-03March 1981[1]		The lower-level side platform on the southbound side was built with the upper level but not completed. It was completed in the 1950s and opened in September 1959 forAqueduct Racetrack express service until that service's cessation in 1981.[1] It was also used forE service during the 1970s and as a crossunder during the station's history. It was partially demolished to make way for the7 Subway Extension in the late-2000s.
59th Street–Columbus Circle	B (IND)	Eighth Avenue Line	Manhattan	September 10, 1932[8]	1981		The center of three island platforms has been closed since 1981. Trains can't easily open their doors on both sides simultaneously. The edges of the platform were equipped with railings in the late-2000s, and reopened as a transfer passageway to theIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line platforms in 2010.
96th Street	A (IRT)	Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line	Manhattan	October 27, 1904[3]	April 5, 2010		Two side platforms (5-car length) originally used for local service closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars, and use of island platforms forcross-platform interchange with express services. They were used as part of the station's entrances until 2010.
Atlantic Avenue	B (BMT)	Fulton Street elevated	Brooklyn	July 4, 1889	April 26, 1956	BMT 13	Formerly a six track, three island platform station. Westernmost island platform still in service for theBMT Canarsie Line. Center island platform still standing, but no tracks are installed. The center island platform was last used in 1956 for Fulton Street elevated service. Easternmost tracks, platform and structure demolished in 2003–2004.
Bergen Street	B (IND)	Culver Line	Brooklyn	March 20, 1933[8]	1976		When express service on the Culver line ended in 1976, the lower level of this station closed and fell into disrepair. There are no plans to refurbish or reopen this level.
Bleecker Street	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	1957[18]	March 26, 2012[19]		Uptown platform lengthened at northern end in 1950s. Uptown platform lengthened at southern end for construction of a transfer toBroadway–Lafayette Street in 2012; Original northern extension closed at the same time.
Bowery	B (BMT)	Nassau Street Line	Manhattan	August 4, 1913[11]	October 2004		Due to northbound service being rerouted to the former downtown express track, eastern island platform closed with all service on the western island platform.
Bowling Green	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	July 10, 1905[3]	February 13, 1977		Western island platform used for shuttle service toSouth Ferry. Platform closed when shuttle service was discontinued.[14]
Broadway	B (BMT)	Myrtle Avenue Line	Brooklyn	June 25, 1888	October 4, 1969		Upper level. Island platform still standing, but no tracks are installed.
Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall	A (IRT)	Lexington Avenue Line	Manhattan	October 27, 1904[3]			Two side platforms (5-car length) originally used for local service closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars, and use of island platforms forcross-platform interchange with express services. Curved portions of island platforms at the south end withgap fillers closed.
Canal Street	B (BMT)	Nassau Street Line	Manhattan	August 4, 1913[11]	October 2004		Due to northbound service being rerouted to the former downtown express track, eastern island platform closed with all service on the western island platform.
Chambers Street	B (BMT)	Nassau Street Line	Manhattan	August 4, 1913[11]			Two side platforms and center island platform closed. Western and eastern island platforms still in service for downtown and uptown services respectively.
DeKalb Avenue	B (BMT)	Fourth Avenue Line	Brooklyn	June 22, 1915[11]	19601960[12]		The island platforms were originally extended southward in 1927 on curves. Coincident with the reconstruction of switches, in 1960, the platforms were extended on a straight extension northward and the curved portions were closed.[12]
East 180th Street	A (IRT)	Dyre Avenue Line	Bronx	May 15, 1941[3]			Island platform east of the currentEast 180th Street platforms in operation. Platform abandoned after Dyre Avenue Line trains operated through service to theIRT White Plains Road Line.
Gun Hill Road	A (IRT)	Third Avenue elevated	Bronx	October 4, 1920	April 28, 1973		Upper level for the subway opened March 3, 1917 as part of theDual Contracts. The lower level for the elevated was built at the same time but not opened until October 4, 1920. The lower level was an island platform with two tracks. The Third Avenue elevated closed on April 28, 1973. The lower level was demolished as part of a station rebuild in 2004–2006.
Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets	B (IND)	Fulton Street Line	Brooklyn	April 9, 1936[8]	June 1, 1946		The two outer platforms were originally open forCourt Street service. When that stationclosed, so did these platforms.
				1959-09September 1959[1]	1981-03March 1981[1]		The two outer platforms were reopened forAqueduct Racetrack express service until that service's cessation.[1]
Mets–Willets Point	A (IRT)	Flushing Line	Queens	May 7, 1927[3]			The northern end of the very long southbound side platform is abandoned and gated off.
Queensboro Plaza	A (IRT)	Second Avenue elevated	Queens	July 23, 1917[20]	June 13, 1942[21]		Platforms forIRT Flushing Line andBMT Astoria Line still used.
Rector Street	B (BMT)	BMT Broadway Line	Manhattan	January 5, 1918			The north end of the southbound side platform is walled off. The rest of the station is still in use.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street	A (IRT)	Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line	Bronx	August 1, 1908[3]			Two side platforms (5-car length) closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars.
Wakefield–241st Street	A (IRT)	White Plains Road Line	Bronx	December 13, 1920[3]			Two side platforms (5-car length) closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars.
Woodlawn	A (IRT)	Jerome Avenue Line	Bronx	April 15, 1918[3]			Two side platforms (5-car length) closed due to lengthening of all trains to ten cars.

In response to a request made by State SenatorMartin Dilan, theMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) stated that 119 stations either had a closed street stair or closed control area, and that 130 stations had closed entrances.^[22][23] Within these 130 stations, there are 114 closed control areas and 298 closed street stairs. 188 of these were connected to closed control areas, with the remainder connected to control areas that remain open.^[24] Of these, many entrances were closed between the 1970s and 1990s due to legitimate crime concerns, due to low ridership, and to cut costs. As crime has decreased, and as ridership has gone up, these entrances, for the most part have not been revisited. During some station renovation projects, closed entrances have been reopened.New York City ComptrollerScott Stringer delivered a letter to theNew York City Transit Authority PresidentAndy Byford in January 2020, demanding that the MTA develop, and make public, plans for restoring abundance of unavailable entryways along subway routes. The "long-shuttered entry points" contribute to severe overcrowding at stations and longer commute times.^[25]

These stations saw some construction but were left unfinished. The entries under the "Station" column refer to the station in which the unfinished station was built around.

These stations have been demolished, with little or no infrastructure in existence. This list only includes stations demolished on existing lines; for lines that have been demolished, seedefunct lines.

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