1 (New York City Subway service)

For the former Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation 1 service, see Q (New York City Subway service).

Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local
South Ferry-bound 1 train of R62As departing 125th Street
Northern end	Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Southern end	South Ferry
Length	14.7 mi (23.7 km)
Stations	38
Rolling stock	R62A 10 R62s (1 train) (Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
Depot	240th Street Yard
Started service	October 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Route map  1  Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street 238th Street 231st Street The Bronx Manhattan Marble Hill–225th Street 215th Street 207th Street Dyckman Street 191st Street 181st Street 168th Street 157th Street 145th Street 137th Street–City College 125th Street 116th Street–Columbia University Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street to Wakefield to Harlem late nights 96th Street 91st Street closed 1959 86th Street 79th Street 72nd Street 66th Street–Lincoln Center 59th Street–Columbus Circle 50th Street  3  Times Square–42nd Street late nights 34th Street–Penn Station 28th Street 23rd Street 18th Street 14th Street Christopher Street–Stonewall Houston Street Canal Street Franklin Street late nights Chambers Street to Flatbush Av to New Lots Av WTC Cortlandt Rector Street  1  South Ferry Legend Lines used by the Other services sharing tracks with the Unused lines, connections, or service patterns  1  Termini of services Cross-platform interchange Platforms on different levels Interchange with other modes

The 1 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored red, since it uses the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line for its entire route.

The 1 operates at all times, making local stops between Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street in Riverdale, Bronx and South Ferry in Lower Manhattan.

The modern 1 train has always run up to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, but its route below 96th Street has varied through the years. In 1918, the modern IRT "H" system was introduced and the earlier trunk line service was discontinued. South of 96th Street, 1 trains either ran local to South Ferry or express to Brooklyn, a service pattern discontinued in 1959. From 1989 to 2005, the 1 ran in a skip-stop service pattern during rush hours, with the 9 providing the complementary skip-stop service on the same route.

History

Original R12 to R36 end rollsign

When the first subway opened between 1904 and 1908, one of the main service patterns was the West Side Branch, which the modern 1 train uses. Trains ran from Lower Manhattan to Van Cortlandt Park via what is now the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, 42nd Street Shuttle, and IRT Broadway–7th Avenue Line. There was both local and express service with express trains using the express tracks south of 96th Street. Some express trains ran to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn via the Joralemon Street Tunnel during rush hours while all other trains turned around at City Hall or the South Ferry outer loop.

On June 3, 1917, the first portion of the Broadway–7th Avenue Line south of Times Square–42nd Street (to 34th Street–Penn Station) opened; a separate shuttle service between Times Square and 34th Street was placed into service. On July 1, 1918, this shuttle was extended south to South Ferry, with a shorter shuttle on the Brooklyn branch between Chambers Street and Wall Street. Finally, the new "H" system was implemented on August 1, 1918, joining the 2 halves of the Broadway–7th Avenue Line and sending all West Side trains south from Times Square.

As of 1934, all 1 Express trains were running from 242nd Street to New Lots Avenue weekdays and Saturdays during the day, alternating to New Lots Avenue and Flatbush Avenues evenings and Sunday afternoons, and were split at Brooklyn Museum on Sunday morning with the south half going to New Lots Avenue and the north half to Flatbush Avenue. Late night service was not operated. All 1 Local trains ran from 137th Street (extended to Dyckman Street during rush hours) to South Ferry days and evenings, and 242nd Street to between New Lots and Flatbush Avenues late nights.

On September 5, 1937, the practice of splitting Sunday morning trains at Brooklyn Museum was discontinued, with the alternate trains going to New Lots Avenue or Flatbush Avenue.

On July 1, 1938, all evening and Sunday trains were rerouted to New Lots Avenue.

By 1945, all 1 Local peak period trains were cut back from Dyckman Street to 137th Street.

Beginning on May 10, 1946, all 1 Brooklyn trains were made express during late nights running on 12 minute headways. Previously all 1 trains ran local from 12:30 to 5:30am and they alternated between Flatbush and New Lots Avenues. On December 20, 1946, all late night trains were routed to Flatbush Avenue, while Sunday service still alternated between Flatbush and New Lots Avenues. On June 12, 1949, 137th Street to South Ferry Sunday locals were discontinued, but were resumed on March 5, 1950, at which time Sunday service was also rerouted to New Lots Avenue. On March 15, 1954, weekend 137th Street to South Ferry locals were discontinued, and simultaneously weekend Brooklyn trains were rerouted to Flatbush Avenue.

An attempt was made to extend express service further north on January 14, 1955, when alternate rush trains ran express between 137th and 96th Streets in the peak direction. This proved unsuccessful, and ended on June 28, 1956. Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, weekday trains were rerouted to Flatbush Avenue on December 20, 1957, and evening 137th Street to South Ferry locals were discontinued on May 23, 1958.

The bullet used from November 1967 to June 1979

The current bullet used since June 1979

Under a $100 million rebuilding program, increased and lengthened service was implemented during peak hours on the 1 train. Switching north of 96th Street was eliminated. On February 6, 1959, 1 trains began to run between 242nd Street and South Ferry all times. Trains began to be branded as Hi-Speed Locals, being as fast as the old express service with new R21s and R22s on the line. During rush hour in the peak direction, alternate trains, those running from 242nd Street, made no stops except 168th Street between Dyckman and 137th Streets in the direction of heavy traffic. The bypassed stations were served by locals originating from Dyckman Street.

PM rush local/express service was discontinued on February 2, 1959, and morning rush express service was revised on January 8, 1962 to running non stop from 225th to Dyckman Streets and 168th to 137th Streets. This express service was discontinued on May 24, 1976, after which all 1 trains began to make all stops.

On August 21, 1989, the 1/9 weekday skip-stop service started. The plan was to have skip-stop service begin north of 116th Street–Columbia University, but due to criticism, most notably that riders did not want 125th Street to be a skip-stop station, skip-stop service operated north of 137th Street–City College between the hours of half past 6 am and 7 pm. All 1 trains skipped Marble Hill–225th, 207th, 191st and 145th Streets, while all 9 trains skipped 238th, 215th, Dyckman and 157th Streets. On September 4, 1994, midday skip-stop service was discontinued, and 191st Street was no longer a skip-stop station.

After the September 11 attacks, 1 trains had to be rerouted since the IRT Broadway–7th Avenue Line ran directly under the World Trade Center site and was heavily damaged in the collapse of the Twin Towers. It ran only between 242nd Street and 14th Street, making local stops north of and express stops south of 96th Street. The skip-stop service with the 9 train was suspended. On September 19, after a few switching delays at 96th Street, service was changed. 1 trains made all stops from 242nd Street to New Lots Avenue via the Clark Street Tunnel and IRT Eastern Parkway Line, to replace 3 trains (which terminated at 14th Street) at all times except late nights, when it terminated at Chambers Street in Manhattan instead. On September 15, 2002, 1 trains returned to the South Ferry Loop and 9 skip-stop service was reinstated. However, Cortlandt Street, which was directly underneath the World Trade Center, was demolished as part of the clean-up and was rebuilt as part of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub until September 8, 2018, when it reopened as WTC Cortlandt.

Bronx-bound 1 train of R62s at 125th Street

9 train service was discontinued on May 27, 2005 and 1 trains now make all stops at all times. The skip-stop service made less sense by 2005 because of the increased number of trains being run and higher ridership at the bypassed stations; the MTA estimated that eliminating skip-stop service only added 21⁄2 to 3 minutes of travel time (for passengers at the northernmost stations at 242nd Street and 238th Street) but many passengers would see trains frequencies double, resulting in decreased overall travel time (because of less time waiting for trains).

On March 16, 2009, the new South Ferry station opened, replacing the original loop station. However, Hurricane Sandy flooded the station, requiring it to be shut down for repairs. Rector Street served as a temporary terminal for the 1 until April 4, 2013, when the 1 returned to the reopened loop station, also serving as a temporary terminal until the new South Ferry Station reopened on June 27, 2017.

Route

Service pattern

The 1 uses the following lines with the same service pattern at all times.

Line	From	To	Tracks
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line	Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street	South Ferry	local

Stations

Station service legend
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops weekdays during the day
	Stops weekdays in the peak direction only
	Station closed
Time period details
	Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
↑	Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the indicated direction only
↓
	Elevator access to mezzanine only

	Stations		Subway transfers	Connections and notes
The Bronx
Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
	Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
	238th Street			Northern terminal for some southbound rush hour trains
	231st Street
Manhattan
	Marble Hill–225th Street			Metro-North Hudson Line at Marble Hill
	215th Street			Northern terminal for some northbound a.m. rush hour trains Out-of-system transfers with MetroCard: A  at Inwood–207th Street
	207th Street			Bx12 Select Bus Service Out-of-system transfers with MetroCard: A  at Inwood–207th Street
	Dyckman Street	↓		Station is ADA-accessible in the southbound direction only.
	191st Street
	181st Street			George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
	168th Street		A  ​C  (IND Eighth Avenue Line)	Station is closed for elevator maintenance until early 2020.
	157th Street			Bx6 Select Bus Service
	145th Street
	137th Street–City College			Northern terminal for some a.m. rush hour trains
	125th Street
	116th Street–Columbia University			M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport
	Cathedral Parkway–110th Street
	103rd Street
	96th Street		​2  ​3
	86th Street		2	M86 Select Bus Service
	79th Street		2	M79 Select Bus Service
	72nd Street		​2  ​3
	66th Street–Lincoln Center		2
	59th Street–Columbus Circle		2  A  ​B  ​C  ​D  (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
	50th Street		2
	Times Square–42nd Street		​2  ​3  7  <7> ​ (IRT Flushing Line) A  ​C  ​E  (IND Eighth Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal) N  ​Q  ​R  ​W  (BMT Broadway Line) S  (42nd Street Shuttle)	Port Authority Bus Terminal
	34th Street–Penn Station		​2  ​3	M34 / M34A Select Bus Service Amtrak, LIRR, and NJ Transit at Pennsylvania Station
	28th Street		2
	23rd Street		2	M23 Select Bus Service
	18th Street		2
	14th Street		​2  ​3  F  <F> ​M  (IND Sixth Avenue Line at 14th Street) L  (BMT Canarsie Line at Sixth Avenue)	PATH at 14th Street M14 Select Bus Service
	Christopher Street–Sheridan Square		2	PATH at Christopher Street
	Houston Street		2
	Canal Street		2
	Franklin Street		2
	Chambers Street		​2  ​3
Manhattan Branch
	WTC Cortlandt			PATH at World Trade Center
	Rector Street
	South Ferry		N  ​R  ​W  (BMT Broadway Line)	M15 Select Bus Service Staten Island Ferry at Whitehall Terminal

External links

• MTA NYC Transit – 1 Broadway – Seventh Avenue Local
• MTA Subway Time—1 Train
• "1 Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.