Prince Street  ​
View of the Downtown platform
Station statistics
Address	Prince Street & Broadway New York, New York
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	SoHo
Coordinates	40°43′27″N73°59′52″W / 40.724202°N 73.997812°W /40.724202; -73.997812
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	NYCT Bus:M55,X27,X28,SIM1,SIM1C,SIM3C,SIM4C,SIM33C,SIM34
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 4, 1917; 108 years ago (September 4, 1917)[2]
Traffic
2024	3,216,188[3]  2.8%
Rank	100 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Eighth Street–New York University N  ​Q  ​R  ​W  viaLexington Avenue–59th Street Canal Street N  ​R  ​W  viaWhitehall Street–South Ferry Canal Street N  ​Q  via bridge
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toEighth Street–New York University toCanal Street toCanal Street andManhattan Bridge
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights only

ThePrince Street station is a local station on theBMT Broadway Line of theNew York City Subway. Located atPrince Street inSoHo, Manhattan, 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.

The station opened in 1917, had its platforms extended in the late 1960s, and was renovated in the late 1970s and in 2001.

Prince Street opened on September 4, 1917, as part of the first section of theBMT Broadway Line fromCanal Street to14th Street–Union Square.^[2] The station's platforms originally could only fit six 67-foot-long (20 m) cars. In 1926, theNew York City Board of Transportation received bids for the lengthening of platforms at nine stations on the Broadway Line, including the Prince Street station, to accommodate eight-car trains. Edwards & Flood submitted a low bid of $101,775 for the project.^[4] The platform-lengthening project was completed in 1927, bringing the length of the platforms to 535 feet (163 m).^[5][6]

The city government took over the BMT's operations on June 1, 1940.^[7][8] In the late 1960s, New York City Transit extended the platforms for 10 car trains, and fixed the station's structure and the overall appearance. The station was overhauled in the late 1970s.^[9] The original trim lines were replaced with white cinderblock tiles, except for small recesses in the walls, which contained yellow-painted cinderblock tiles. The staircases were repaired and new platform edges were installed. The yellow cinderblock field contained the station-name signs and black text pointing to the exits. The renovation also replacedincandescent lighting withfluorescent lighting.

In 2001, the station received a major overhaul. This project included restoration of the station's original tiling as well as upgrades such as platform widening.^[9][10]

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← towardForest Hills–71st Avenue(Eighth Street–New York University) ← towardAstoria–Ditmars Boulevard weekdays(Eighth Street–New York University) ← toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard late nights/weekends(Eighth Street–New York University) ← toward96th Street late nights(Eighth Street–New York University)
	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	← towardBay Ridge–95th Street(Canal Street/Tunnel) → ← towardWhitehall Street–South Ferry weekdays(Canal Street/Tunnel) → ← towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue viaSea Beach(Canal Street/Bridge weekends, Tunnel late nights) → ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue viaBrighton late nights(Canal Street/Bridge)
	Side platform

Mosaic and frieze

This underground station has twoside platforms and four tracks, the inner two of which are express tracks that do not serve the station. South of Prince Street, there arediamond crossovers between both directional pairs of local and express tracks.^[11] Apunch box is located at the south end of the southbound platform to allow weekend N and late-night Q trains to cross theManhattan Bridge.^[12]

The 2004 artwork,Carrying On, is byJanet Zweig. It uses water jet-cut steel, marble, and slate to create a mural along the entire length (totaling 1,200 feet) of both platforms. The 194 different frames in thisfrieze detail contain images of New Yorkers from all walks of life. As the title suggests, almost all of the images involve carrying something.

Fare control for each platform is at platform level. There is no free transfer between directions. Outside of fare control, the northbound platform has one street stair to either eastern corner of Broadway and Prince Street, while the southbound platform has one street stair to either western corner of that intersection.^[13]

Wikimedia Commons has media related toPrince Street (BMT Broadway Line).

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

• BMT Broadway Line stations
• Broadway (Manhattan)
• New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917
• 1917 establishments in New York City
• SoHo, Manhattan

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