The MTA has completed extensive functional and aesthetic improvements at three busy subway stations in Lower Manhattan during already-planned service outages to refurbish the stops, the transit agency said on Tuesday.
The MTA upgraded the Christopher St-Stonewall and Houston St stations on the 1 line and Park Place on the 2/3 lines. The stations were refurbished while crews replaced 30-year-old switches near Chambers St., which required a suspension of 1/2/3 service in Lower Manhattan for four weekends in July and August.
NYC Transit reps said crews make it a point to take advantage of outages to do work such as repairing platform edges and repainting track ceilings and columns that is only possible when there is no train service at the stations.
The MTA announced that New York City Transit crews completed extensive functional and aesthetic upgrades at the Houston St station on the 1 line.MTA
“While crews replaced critical track infrastructure that had outlived their useful lives, we took advantage of the required service outages to get additional work done to improve the customer experience at the impacted stations,” NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said. “We take service changes seriously, so we make sure to do work during those changes that ensure when riders return to their stations, they see the improvement.”
At Christopher St., Houston St. and Park Place, crews repainted a combined 123,000 square feet of surfaces and repaired more than 12,500 feet of masonry. They also repaired 3,000 feet of platform edges, refinished benches, cleaned drains and services HVAC systems.
The MTA announced that New York City Transit crews completed extensive functional and aesthetic upgrades at the Park Place station on the 23 line.
At Christopher St., crews replaced 20 LED fixtures in dimly lit areas.
Local politicians were delighted with the improvements. Council Member Carl Wilson was especially pleased that the Christopher St. stop now has more lighting.
“Better lighting not only improves the look and feel of a station, but helps riders feel more comfortable as they move through the system,” he said. “I thank the MTA crews for their hard work to refresh these stations and make them more welcoming for the millions of New Yorkers who depend on our subway system every day.”
NYS Assembly Member Deborah Glick was also happy about the enhancements.
The MTA announced that New York City Transit crews completed extensive functional and aesthetic upgrades at the Christopher St station on the 1 line.MTA
“As the MTA continues its efforts to make upgrades to the transit system and enhance the customer experience, I am very pleased to see these significant improvements to the Christopher St, Houston St, and Park Place stations,” she said.
As part of its Station Revive work, NYC Transit has completed improvement projects at more than 180 out of 472 stations citywide.