Broadway–Lafayette Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
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Broadway–Lafayette Street    |
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New York City Subway station |
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| Line | IND Sixth Avenue Line |
| Services | B  (weekdays until 9:30 p.m.)D  (all times)F (all times)V (weekdays until midnight) |
| Transfer | 4  6 <6> (southbound only) at Bleecker Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Passengers (2006) | 9.600 million ▲ 8% |
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| Borough | Manhattan |
| Opened | January 1, 1936 |
| Next north | West Fourth Street–Washington Square: B D F V |
| Next south | Lower East Side–Second Avenue (local): F V Grand Street (express): B D |
| Essex Street (Nassau Street): no regular service | |
Broadway–Lafayette Street is a station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located on East Houston Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street in Manhattan.
The station is an important transfer point, as it is the southernmost station in Manhattan served by all four of the Sixth Avenue Line services. It is also the only transfer point in Lower Manhattan between the Sixth Avenue Line and the IRT Lexington Avenue Line at the Bleecker Street station. The transfer is free to all riders only in the southbound direction. Access to northbound Lexington Avenue trains entails a one-block walk at street level outside of fare control, and thus requires payment of an additional fare (except to Unlimited-Ride MetroCard holders). This "one-way" transfer is the only one of its kind in the entire system.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2005–2009 capital program allocates $50 million to renovate the Broadway–Lafayette and Bleecker Street stations, install ADA-compliant elevators, and create a free transfer in the northbound direction.
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[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IND 6th Avenue: Broadway/Lafayette
- Chan, Sewell. "With Connection on No. 6 Line, a Manhattan Transfer Is Coming", The New York Times, 2005-05-07. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
