It blows my mind that one swipe at Times/Bryant will now connect you with 70% of the system lines completely walking distance -- meaning you could walk underground from 5th Ave all the way to Port Authority or make a walking transfer from the 2/3 train to the B/D without having to go into Brooklyn. Hell yeah.
Anyone going to visit NYC and planning to use the subway system should watch this, very informative. You've shown us a very clean, nicely decorated system. It would be interesting to check it out in 3 months to see if the cleanliness has been maintained. Thank you for sharing.
I would have love a pointer of where the former extrances to the former lower level platform of the Port Authority Bus Terminal station would have been, I know that platform is Bisected by the 7 extension to 34th street Hudson Yards but I'm curious where we pass that in the station.
The subway varies from line to line, stop to stop and borough to borough in terms of cleanliness. It's usually only the newest additions that look spotless like this. Art-wise though yes the subway is a lowkey art museum
There is another pedestrian tunnel, now not in use (closed many years ago), along Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) from 6th and 40th Street all the way past the 34th Street station and via other tunnels all the way down to the Path station at 33rd Street, and connecting of course to Penn Station and beyond. This 6th Avenue pedestrian tunnel is just below the street level and just above the Sixth Avenue subway tracks. It seems to me that this system of tunnels could be combined and inter-connected so as to connect Grand Central Station, Times Square, Herald Square, Penn Station and the new Moynihan station. This tunnel complex would have massive space available for shops, boutiques, information offices, police services, fast-food outlets, media offices, full-serve restaurants, restrooms, and other public facilities. I remember being able to walk from Penn Station, under 34th Street, then up Sixth Avenue all the way to Bryant Park, underground and rain-free -- in the middle decades of the 20th century.
I remember that tunnel. It was closed and filled in after a couple of crimes in the late '80s, I think. Not sure whether they occurred in that particular tunnel or not, but it was deemed unsafe.
@@michaelterranova784 I remember the Gimbels sign in the wall. But I don't think that was in the tunnel, but in the mezzanine level of the 34th/6th D station. (I seem to remember signs for and passageways to Macy's and Korvette as well, but I may be hallucinating those...Quite a few department stores back then.)
I saw the new stairs at F train 42nd street Wednesday but didn't know where they went. It is like some old passageways the subways had decades ago before most were sealed for security reasons.There was no notice made at transit where I work. I was going somewhere else so I didn't explore. It's a thoughtful connector but needs to be watched for safety. Your video shows why the Bryant Park station is so deep, the shuttle and 7 trains are above it.
I went back on Wednesday to see it, it's not very long. I was alone during my first walk through. The shuttle platform is now a bit farther east , no more gap fillers like at Union Square. Tracks 2&3 were express tracks that bypassed Times Square when the first subway line opened. One track is still connected to the 7th Ave line. Amazing how close the 6th Avenue line always has been to Times Square.
Very informative! When I was in college, I would try to find the all the free transfers. Also tried to find tunnels I could walk thru to avoid bad weather. Navigating the subway system is so crucial to commuters. Next time go to the new Fulton st station.
Honestly totally forgot they were working on this, lol. The new shuttle platform looks great, as does the tunnel down to Bryant Park. It's good to have in case, yeah, it rains or snows or it's too cold, though for me coming in from the Bronx, I'd see myself probably just sticking to Columbus Circle to switch from the D for the A in the morning if need be, lol (though also, yeah, probably kinda exhausting making that long walk from the B/D to the A/C/E, but I guess it's there if anyone needs leg day). Be nice to see some more revitalization and connections for stations in the Bronx and in Queens.
If you need to get to the A train you can take the B or D train to W 4th Street. Works mostly if you're going downtown but if you don't want to make such a long walk it's an option for going uptown as well because it doesn't take you too far out of your way.
It is my first time seeing these videos and i just love how this guy is guy just goes through new york city here in his youtube videos and giving us a little bit of history about the city hreat excellent work my friend please keep up tje great work and please keep these youtuber videos coming cause i kust simply enjoy them and the passion i have enjoying these videos by yours truly the action kid himself and so i will always enjoy looking forward to a new youtube every time this person is kind enough to keep on making them well peace my friends and friend thanks again for your awsome youtube videos 😁👍
MISSING NYC :-( Shoot its about time they connected the the 6th Ave Subway with the rest of Times Sq complex. I remember times having to walk in the freezing cold from 8th Ave to 6th Ave. Shuttle platform is now great to navigate. No way to to miss your train now. Especially before we had to run all the way to track 4.....NICE FOOTAGE AK...I think they close the passageway probably because the Shuttle doesn't run between those time
Actually, the 6th to 8th transfer is very useful, and I've waited for this for decades! Growing up, when going from a line like the D in Brooklyn, to go to the Port Authority, you had to transfer at W4th, or if we didn't feel like bothering with that, just walk the street from 6th to 8th on 42nd (back when it wasn't all nice like it is now). When I first explored the whole Times Sq. complex in my teens, I felt 6th Ave. should have been included in the connections. (BTW, the original plan for this was on the north side of the street, but now, they've cut out having to pass under 4 track).
WOW that is a mouthful of alphabet right there!! LOL I'm glad you guys understand all this because I'm from St. Louis (no subways) and I KNOW I would get lost and wind up in Norway hahhaha! The new areas look beautiful, I must say. Very nice, especially if you are able to walk well.
As a New Yorker myself, though not born there ,but grew up there, NYC has the biggest subway system in America. It's been around since 1904. And there were 3 systems, I.R.T. BMT, IND. These were all united in 1940, thus making it the biggest one. Believe it or not ther are subway lines that do not exist anymore , the AA, BB, CC, EE, FF, GG, HH ,QJ, RJ,MJ, Line 8 that was also called the Central Bronx Elevated, that ran from the North Bronx down the middle of the Bronx and ended 1 mile from Manhattan at 149th St. and 3rd Ave.
18:40 AK, you're so cute! 🤣 The Metro should have you do a PSA as one can easily get lost there. 😄 Anyways, this is such an informative clip and I enjoyed seeing some of the art work! Keep up the good work, and you worked hard by releasing this video on the same day! 😎👍
The next free transfer should be at Broadway and Hewes street station, Livonia Avenue and Junius Street Station, and 21st street Queensbridge and 39th avenue station.
Broadway and Hewes definitely, supposedly from what I heard Junius/Livonia are Metro connected and they're planning on building a whole indoor connector....and Queensbridge and 39th is a bit far yeah....maybe Court Square?
Believe me, my late parents would have gotten lost if I did not know how to read a subway map. I am a New Yorker who grew up in NYC, though not born there like my parents. Eventually they could speak and understand English.
Nice and clean subway station with beautiful artwork. What a difference with the worst subway station. Like how you give all the information in all your videos.
Oh, I do remember taking that passage way going to train 7 couple weeks ago while visiting. Very convenient, but it can be confusing because, as you see in the video, you don't see the any train 7 sign until you get to the BDFM platform.
Geez, there are passageways upon passageways everywhere, and multiple levels look like you could walk in there for hours and get lost, thanks for showing it.
I had heard about these changes since I was last in Manhattan but this is a good overview, thanks. It appears although the platform is new at 3:58 when you can see the floor of the new shuttle stop the tile has already been replaced as it is a different color than the surrounding tile. Still looks nice right now.
OMG I never knew you can walk one stop from the 5th Avenue station to the Times Square Station. Back in the 1990's coming from Shea Stadium. If the weather was bad I would transfer from 5th Avenue to the 42nd BMT Broadway Line to go to the Howard Square Station and than take the PATH back to NJ. Sometimes I also took that long walk to the Porth Authorities to take the bus back to NJ too. I never did like that walk because you were right that walk in the tunnel is hot. Thanks again for sharing all the new updates at the Times Square Station
I remember when Court St. Station use to have this conveyor belt type escalator that use to take you down this long corridor connecting the E, and the F to the G line. And i'm wondering why did they got rid of it.
I hated that transfer!!! It’s one of the reasons why I liked the G on weekends. It took me straight to Forest Hills without having to go on that dreadful transfer.
@@ariesmichaelsayan4013 I had to check the map to make sure there was a Forest Hills station in Queens! The only Forest Hills station I know is in Boston lolol
Thank you for a great, informative tour. What an improvement this new Times Square Shuttle station is over the old tightly curved, narrow-platform original. May have lost a track (and a very special view into the IRT tunnel for Subway geeks), but the wide, straighter platform, combined with the longer trains makes a huge difference and creates a far less intimidating experience. Also really nice that there is now an in-fare connection with the 6th Ave lines, bright with eye-pleasing artwork. Here's hoping it stays both clean and safe. If so, it could be a good model for reviving the Gimbel's Passage (or creating a new passage) from Penn Station over to IND/BMT and PATH complex at Herald Square. I also enjoyed your extension of the tour showing the descent to 7 platform at Times Square and heading beyond to ACE. And, while the Subway map doesn't come close to suggesting it, I share your view that getting from Times Square platforms to PABT is a pretty grueling slog ;-) Perhaps it's the combination of heat, ramps, and crowds, but it seems longer than just walking at street level ;-) Keep up the good work!
Now the only thing we need from Times Square 42st is the platform screen doors and ADA accessible transfer from the 7 av lines to 8 av lines (Pretty easy to do since you can just add an entry to the mezzanine between the Downtown 1 2 3 lines and the Platform 7 line.
Manhattan lines are so improving. I live in Queens near by Airports. Queens lines never improve / have been getting worst. All 4 trains run in the same 1 line. Always traffic.
The reason why they only have it open from 6am-12am is that the shuttle doesn't run 24/7 so the 7 train is used as it's alternative between Times Square and Bryant Park
Yes, the has MTA prepared new announcements. Here is a quote of the new transfer. “This is, 42nd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal. Transfer is available to the 1, 2, 3, 7, B, C, D, E, F, M, N, Q, R, and W trains. Transfer is available to the shuttle to Grand Central.”
Really amazing, thank you for the tour. What do those "help point" devices do? Are the footprint images on the platform for social distancing or to keep people from the edge? I remember when I was a kid there was a curved platform that had a steel moving insert to fill the gap in the platform.
Honestly, I am really surprised that the MTA just made the New York City underground station of 42nd Street better and reliable than ever before! First of all, I see just two platforms for the 42nd street Shuttle at Times Square, which expanded from three cars to six cars! Plus, at the east end of that same station, there is a brand new passage way to the 6th Avenue routes' subway station, which over there is has the B, D, F, and M trains. Unbelievable!
Is it faster waiting for a 7 train at times square and get off at Bryant park? or starting from times square 7 platform, take that pedestrian path, then run back to the 7 platform at Bryant park? Maybe you should do a video of that with someone.
Good idea! What the MTA could do to avoid having to build transfer tunnels is allow out of staion transfers for the whole system. If not, they should connect Hoyt Schemerhorn, Hoyt St, and Jay St and connect Fulton St (G) with Lafayette in the (C) to Atlantic Barclays Terminal
Thanks for this. 😅 As a true New Yorker (and undercover railfan) I am appalled that Google is telling ppl to get off at Port Authority and "walk 1 min" to the exit at Bryant Park. Alarms went off as I knew 60 secs was wildly underestimated. Above ground and definitely under. The tunnel made to connect IND to IRT (old terms I know) is barely worth walking through to avoid going outside unless you really need the connection.... then another passageway linked by a million more stairs and hills/inclines? Ppl just need to connect at one of the million 0-20 sec transfers available btwn the 8th & 6th ave trains.... or go outside and walk the 10 minute, flat/leveled terrain aboveground- unless is POURING 🌧️. Anything else is a MTA gym membership. "Not Recommended" is an accurate statement. 😂
LOL dare you to offboard a 7 train at times square and RUN to 5th avenue station to catch the same train before it leaves. We'll call it...the 7 train challenge xD
This is really helpful. They make it seem so easy that you can transfer but the MTA hides the walk which is part of the truth. I wonder though, is taking the M42 though less stressful of a transfer? (since you get a free bus transfer).
I like it, it might get as much use as that transfer at 14th Street from the 123 at 7 Ave to the L which anyone that has done that walk can tell you, it ain't a joke😭
Before August 2021, B D F M don't stop here. Going there is the Q Train and coming back there is the Q train which is when you are from Brooklyn. After August 2021, I can actually go faster by taking a B Train. Now I can go take a B Train to Times Square and back in both directions. Even though the 6 avenue lines (B) (D) (F) (M) are the 42nd Street Bryant Park Station.
Interesting video. Very extensive but not particularly attractive subway network, and those pedestrian tunnels are very long. BTW, are these stations and tunnels ADA compliant? I didn't see an elevator anywhere.
So basically you can now walk all underground from one 7 train stop to another. Just like Chambers st A train station and Fulton st station, all connected underground
In other words, one can walk between Times Square (7) and Bryant Park (7) without riding the (7). Is this the only place in the system where it's possible to walk between stations on one line?
When Bryant Park becomes accessible (which is planned), this passageway had better become accessible too. Also, it should be open 24/7 since the shuttle platform is just not active during late nights and therefore should remain open to the public as a passageway during those times. Also, there are two more pairs of stations that deserve a physical connection to eliminate out-of-system free transfers, those being 59th St and 63rd St stations on Lexington Ave and Junius St and Livonia Ave. Speaking of this, only the latter station in each pair is accessible with each former having plans for elevator installation. Because of this, each new passageway had better be accessible if they ever get built.
I don't get down to N.Y. too much but when I do, I've used that Shuttle many times. I guess I'm a little confused. Where you get the Shuttle NOW, is it approximately in the same area as where it used to be? thanks!
It blows my mind that one swipe at Times/Bryant will now connect you with 70% of the system lines completely walking distance -- meaning you could walk underground from 5th Ave all the way to Port Authority or make a walking transfer from the 2/3 train to the B/D without having to go into Brooklyn. Hell yeah.
Anyone going to visit NYC and planning to use the subway system should watch this, very informative. You've shown us a very clean, nicely decorated system. It would be interesting to check it out in 3 months to see if the cleanliness has been maintained. Thank you for sharing.
It's a great connection!
I would have love a pointer of where the former extrances to the former lower level platform of the Port Authority Bus Terminal station would have been, I know that platform is Bisected by the 7 extension to 34th street Hudson Yards but I'm curious where we pass that in the station.
@@ActionKid yes
The subway varies from line to line, stop to stop and borough to borough in terms of cleanliness. It's usually only the newest additions that look spotless like this. Art-wise though yes the subway is a lowkey art museum
@@Cq184 ok yup agree 🤝
There is another pedestrian tunnel, now not in use (closed many years ago), along Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) from 6th and 40th Street all the way past the 34th Street station and via other tunnels all the way down to the Path station at 33rd Street, and connecting of course to Penn Station and beyond. This 6th Avenue pedestrian tunnel is just below the street level and just above the Sixth Avenue subway tracks. It seems to me that this system of tunnels could be combined and inter-connected so as to connect Grand Central Station, Times Square, Herald Square, Penn Station and the new Moynihan station. This tunnel complex would have massive space available for shops, boutiques, information offices, police services, fast-food outlets, media offices, full-serve restaurants, restrooms, and other public facilities. I remember being able to walk from Penn Station, under 34th Street, then up Sixth Avenue all the way to Bryant Park, underground and rain-free -- in the middle decades of the 20th century.
I remember that tunnel. It was closed and filled in after a couple of crimes in the late '80s, I think. Not sure whether they occurred in that particular tunnel or not, but it was deemed unsafe.
I remember in the 1960s it had stores all along it, and it also connected to Gimbels. The Gimbels sign is still there in tiles on the wall.
@@michaelterranova784 I remember the Gimbels sign in the wall. But I don't think that was in the tunnel, but in the mezzanine level of the 34th/6th D station. (I seem to remember signs for and passageways to Macy's and Korvette as well, but I may be hallucinating those...Quite a few department stores back then.)
I think the signs for PATH are still up in penn station
0:00-(N) (Q) (R) (W) [🟡Broadway Line🟡]
2:39-(S) [⚪42nd Street Shuttle⚪]
5:14-Times Square-Bryant Park connection
7:13-(B) (D) (F) (M) [🟠6 Av Line🟠]
7:52-Bryant Park-Times Square
9:26-(7) [🟣Flushing Line🟣]
11:44-(B) (D) (F) (M) [🟠6 Av Line🟠]
13:34-(S) [⚪42nd Street Shuttle⚪]
18:03-(7) [🟣Flushing Line🟣]
19:35-Times Square-PABT Connection
22:35-(A) (C) (E) [🔵8 Av Line🔵]
This is exactly what was needed for the longest. I always wanted this, especially during inclement weather.
Caught me at 4:40 lol. Great video! Awesome work!
😝😂😂😂 that's hilarious
WAIT TAHTS YOUU
OMG LOL U JUST DID A FACE REVEAL
Nice running into you!
Action Kid teaches me what's going on in my own city😁 , without my having to go out.
I saw the new stairs at F train 42nd street Wednesday but didn't know where they went. It is like some old passageways the subways had decades ago before most were sealed for security reasons.There was no notice made at transit where I work. I was going somewhere else so I didn't explore. It's a thoughtful connector but needs to be watched for safety. Your video shows why the Bryant Park station is so deep, the shuttle and 7 trains are above it.
Now you know where it goes to!
I went back on Wednesday to see it, it's not very long. I was alone during my first walk through. The shuttle platform is now a bit farther east , no more gap fillers like at Union Square. Tracks 2&3 were express tracks that bypassed Times Square when the first subway line opened. One track is still connected to the 7th Ave line. Amazing how close the 6th Avenue line always has been to Times Square.
This was pretty interesting and it's a good way to connect to many subway lines in the busiest street in Manhattan.
Your subway announcement about walking two blocks was hilarious!
to be fair you not far off from Grand Central Station nor Bryant Park
10:56 The cracking wall artwork got me.
I thought it was falling apart. XD
Very informative! When I was in college, I would try to find the all the free transfers. Also tried to find tunnels I could walk thru to avoid bad weather. Navigating the subway system is so crucial to commuters. Next time go to the new Fulton st station.
Can't complain about free transfers!
@@ActionKid Yep you dont give the mta an other 2.75
4:45 the ultimate crossover
The artwork in those passageways on the walls looked awesome , all together looked quite incredible 👍!!! Thank you for sharing A K !!!
I wasn't even aware they finished the work thanks for the update
Cool! Wasn't aware of this new connection. 🚇🗽 Thanks for sharing 👍
There was no press about it and not many even knew.
Its cool that u can walk from port authority all the way to b park underground
Honestly totally forgot they were working on this, lol. The new shuttle platform looks great, as does the tunnel down to Bryant Park. It's good to have in case, yeah, it rains or snows or it's too cold, though for me coming in from the Bronx, I'd see myself probably just sticking to Columbus Circle to switch from the D for the A in the morning if need be, lol (though also, yeah, probably kinda exhausting making that long walk from the B/D to the A/C/E, but I guess it's there if anyone needs leg day). Be nice to see some more revitalization and connections for stations in the Bronx and in Queens.
It’s still a great option for people trying to transfer from the 2 to the D. It’s so difficult to transfer from the 2/5 to the D
If you need to get to the A train you can take the B or D train to W 4th Street. Works mostly if you're going downtown but if you don't want to make such a long walk it's an option for going uptown as well because it doesn't take you too far out of your way.
This connection is a faster transfer from the 2 and 3 train at Times Square to the 6 Ave lines to avoid the crowds coming from the 7 train
why not transfer at 125 or 145?
signs in that area are easily read as well.
It is my first time seeing these videos and i just love how this guy is guy just goes through new york city here in his youtube videos and giving us a little bit of history about the city hreat excellent work my friend please keep up tje great work and please keep these youtuber videos coming cause i kust simply enjoy them and the passion i have enjoying these videos by yours truly the action kid himself and so i will always enjoy looking forward to a new youtube every time this person is kind enough to keep on making them well peace my friends and friend thanks again for your awsome youtube videos 😁👍
Very good detailed walk-through. I see one can no longer view the uptown 1 from the Shuttle platform at 42nd - T.S.
MISSING NYC :-( Shoot its about time they connected the the 6th Ave Subway with the rest of Times Sq complex. I remember times having to walk in the freezing cold from 8th Ave to 6th Ave. Shuttle platform is now great to navigate. No way to to miss your train now. Especially before we had to run all the way to track 4.....NICE FOOTAGE AK...I think they close the passageway probably because the Shuttle doesn't run between those time
Actually, the 6th to 8th transfer is very useful, and I've waited for this for decades! Growing up, when going from a line like the D in Brooklyn, to go to the Port Authority, you had to transfer at W4th, or if we didn't feel like bothering with that, just walk the street from 6th to 8th on 42nd (back when it wasn't all nice like it is now). When I first explored the whole Times Sq. complex in my teens, I felt 6th Ave. should have been included in the connections. (BTW, the original plan for this was on the north side of the street, but now, they've cut out having to pass under 4 track).
WOW that is a mouthful of alphabet right there!! LOL I'm glad you guys understand all this because I'm from St. Louis (no subways) and I KNOW I would get lost and wind up in Norway hahhaha!
The new areas look beautiful, I must say. Very nice, especially if you are able to walk well.
As a New Yorker myself, though not born there ,but grew up there, NYC has the biggest subway system in America. It's been around since 1904. And there were 3 systems, I.R.T. BMT, IND. These were all united in 1940, thus making it the biggest one. Believe it or not ther are subway lines that do not exist anymore , the AA, BB, CC, EE, FF, GG, HH ,QJ, RJ,MJ, Line 8 that was also called the Central Bronx Elevated, that ran from the North Bronx down the middle of the Bronx and ended 1 mile from Manhattan at 149th St. and 3rd Ave.
@@luislaplume8261 Oh HELL no. That's just insane! I have to amend my earlier post---forget Norway; I would wind up in the rings of Saturn!!!!!!😜
Oh Wow That Very Nice New 42nd Street Times Square Station 🚉 It Look So Beautiful 🤩
Enjoyed the tour of NYC's busiest subway station!
10:31 Love The Passageway Art.
By, Samm Kunce.
Thanks for showing. This is really nice.
Thanks AK for showing us the new passageway. And the artwork looks awsome down there..
You're welcome! I love the artwork down there.
Omg fuseguy meets action kid wow
18:40 AK, you're so cute! 🤣 The Metro should have you do a PSA as one can easily get lost there. 😄 Anyways, this is such an informative clip and I enjoyed seeing some of the art work! Keep up the good work, and you worked hard by releasing this video on the same day! 😎👍
Thanks for watching the video! It can be a really confusing complex of tunnels for sure if you don't know your way around.
This was pretty interesting to me. I never knew that there was something like this . Thanks for another great video ken.
You're welcome!
Thank you! This is useful information to know for my commute!
That’s so crazy! Now if I need to go to Times Square, I can get off the 7 one stop short, lol.
The next free transfer should be at Broadway and Hewes street station, Livonia Avenue and Junius Street Station, and 21st street Queensbridge and 39th avenue station.
yes hopefully
21 st queensbridge and 39th Ave? That won't work. It's too far.
Broadway and Hewes definitely, supposedly from what I heard Junius/Livonia are Metro connected and they're planning on building a whole indoor connector....and Queensbridge and 39th is a bit far yeah....maybe Court Square?
@@Cq184 Maybe Queenbero Pls and Queen pls connect together because it very close
@@hannyjacob8807 I don't think so.
It is great to travel with you. You capture great moments in time. Keep it going friend! 😊
I use the passageway from 6th Ave to 7th Ave every day now. Its a blessing.
Never knew this. Thanks Action Kid 🙂
The Subway system is soo large for sure.i like it This great 👍
It runs 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, and takes you just about anywhere you want to go in the city.
@@vanessawyndham8791 that's why USA is the greatest Nation in the world.with it's unique city of New York.
Thanks Vanessa
Believe me, my late parents would have gotten lost if I did not know how to read a subway map. I am a New Yorker who grew up in NYC, though not born there like my parents. Eventually they could speak and understand English.
The new passageway is narrow but I guess that's the best they could do. I had no idea this was happening. Thank you.
Nice and clean subway station with beautiful artwork. What a difference with the worst subway station. Like how you give all the information in all your videos.
At Times Square there is another walkway located within fare control that goes to 8th Avenue, so you can also free transfer to the A, C, and E…
This is very cool, they should connected grand central station to Times Square 42 street port authority bus terminal station
Thank you AK, more to my agenda when I come back home next month!
Now you can check it out!
Clearly I need to get out more. I didn’t even know they were working on connecting Times Square and Bryant Park.
Oh, I do remember taking that passage way going to train 7 couple weeks ago while visiting. Very convenient, but it can be confusing because, as you see in the video, you don't see the any train 7 sign until you get to the BDFM platform.
Geez, there are passageways upon passageways everywhere, and multiple levels look like you could walk in there for hours and get lost, thanks for showing it.
Informative. I'll miss leaving Port Authority (NJ Transit) then running two avenues over to 6th and 42nd to get the F train
You can still head out to the street and get there! It should be faster anyway.
another great video happy new year action kid
I had heard about these changes since I was last in Manhattan but this is a good overview, thanks. It appears although the platform is new at 3:58 when you can see the floor of the new shuttle stop the tile has already been replaced as it is a different color than the surrounding tile. Still looks nice right now.
Oh wow, this is nice. Thanks for sharing with us AK. Love the content 👌
OMG I never knew you can walk one stop from the 5th Avenue station to the Times Square Station. Back in the 1990's coming from Shea Stadium. If the weather was bad I would transfer from 5th Avenue to the 42nd BMT Broadway Line to go to the Howard Square Station and than take the PATH back to NJ. Sometimes I also took that long walk to the Porth Authorities to take the bus back to NJ too. I never did like that walk because you were right that walk in the tunnel is hot. Thanks again for sharing all the new updates at the Times Square Station
I remember when Court St. Station use to have this conveyor belt type escalator that use to take you down this long corridor connecting the E, and the F to the G line. And i'm wondering why did they got rid of it.
I hated that transfer!!! It’s one of the reasons why I liked the G on weekends. It took me straight to Forest Hills without having to go on that dreadful transfer.
That sounds kind of cool, actually.
I remember that escalator walkway it was so much faster than it is now. It's like a jumble cluster of people walking now running for the trains
@@ariesmichaelsayan4013 I had to check the map to make sure there was a Forest Hills station in Queens! The only Forest Hills station I know is in Boston lolol
@@edwardmiessner6502lol!! Yes.. we have an area in Queens called Forest Hills. Many train lines pass through that area, including the LIRR.
Hey AK, plenty of us do appreciate the sometimes 'stupid' things you do for us, thanks!
Thank you for a great, informative tour. What an improvement this new Times Square Shuttle station is over the old tightly curved, narrow-platform original. May have lost a track (and a very special view into the IRT tunnel for Subway geeks), but the wide, straighter platform, combined with the longer trains makes a huge difference and creates a far less intimidating experience. Also really nice that there is now an in-fare connection with the 6th Ave lines, bright with eye-pleasing artwork. Here's hoping it stays both clean and safe. If so, it could be a good model for reviving the Gimbel's Passage (or creating a new passage) from Penn Station over to IND/BMT and PATH complex at Herald Square.
I also enjoyed your extension of the tour showing the descent to 7 platform at Times Square and heading beyond to ACE. And, while the Subway map doesn't come close to suggesting it, I share your view that getting from Times Square platforms to PABT is a pretty grueling slog ;-) Perhaps it's the combination of heat, ramps, and crowds, but it seems longer than just walking at street level ;-)
Keep up the good work!
Now the only thing we need from Times Square 42st is the platform screen doors and ADA accessible transfer from the 7 av lines to 8 av lines (Pretty easy to do since you can just add an entry to the mezzanine between the Downtown 1 2 3 lines and the Platform 7 line.
Manhattan lines are so improving. I live in Queens near by Airports. Queens lines never improve / have been getting worst. All 4 trains run in the same 1 line. Always traffic.
Nice! I hope I can finally get back to NYC for a visit next year. Looking forward to this. Thank you!
Was waiting for this lol. The New Platform Looks Great.
It's awesome!
OH WOW THAT VERY NICE NEW TIMES SQUARE SUBWAY STATION
I had no idea this opened or was even under construction. Thanks ActionKid!
It opened very quietly without any press.
The reason why they only have it open from 6am-12am is that the shuttle doesn't run 24/7 so the 7 train is used as it's alternative between Times Square and Bryant Park
Glad to see the Six Avenue ( Avenue of America ) and Seven Avenue lines and Broadway lines meet up !!!! Great 👍 job
Looks like the underground maze. It must be losing the correct wayward if I ‘ve seen the direction board thou .
Yes, the has MTA prepared new announcements. Here is a quote of the new transfer. “This is, 42nd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal. Transfer is available to the 1, 2, 3, 7, B, C, D, E, F, M, N, Q, R, and W trains. Transfer is available to the shuttle to Grand Central.”
Really amazing, thank you for the tour. What do those "help point" devices do? Are the footprint images on the platform for social distancing or to keep people from the edge? I remember when I was a kid there was a curved platform that had a steel moving insert to fill the gap in the platform.
The Help Point intercoms are for anyone to communicate with MTA staff. I've rarely seen them being used though. The footprints are to keep distance.
Honestly, I am really surprised that the MTA just made the New York City underground station of 42nd Street better and reliable than ever before! First of all, I see just two platforms for the 42nd street Shuttle at Times Square, which expanded from three cars to six cars! Plus, at the east end of that same station, there is a brand new passage way to the 6th Avenue routes' subway station, which over there is has the B, D, F, and M trains. Unbelievable!
Thank you for this video! I was wondering where this passageway is.
Such a very long walk It seems nice and cool but I'm just going to transfer at a less congested station
The announcement oughta be just "This is Grand Central 42st Street, transfer is available to Everything"
Except the J,L,Z,And G trains
1:40 Roy Lichtenstein artwork.
Thanks for the video, very helpful.
I installed all the cmu behind those art walls in the corridor. Union strong
Interesting that the art work on the walls resembles cracks ( above) and dirt below. Camoflauge?
I am glad that I grew up in Brooklyn when I did because it is to much walking around now
Some areas of the Subway are getting older.
Authority should make them newer again please.
I love New York City ☀️
Are you KIDDING ? That is like telling the Egyptian Government to make the pyramids newer. C'MON MAN!
Finally, something that looks first world...
Love the vids!
2:52 They kept the old private stairway into the Knickerbocker hotel as a piece of history. It's hard to see the sign there above the door.
That was cool!
Nice video of the subway, can you make a video of Penn station? Thanks 👍😊
Is it faster waiting for a 7 train at times square and get off at Bryant park? or starting from times square 7 platform, take that pedestrian path, then run back to the 7 platform at Bryant park? Maybe you should do a video of that with someone.
Good idea! What the MTA could do to avoid having to build transfer tunnels is allow out of staion transfers for the whole system. If not, they should connect Hoyt Schemerhorn, Hoyt St, and Jay St and connect Fulton St (G) with Lafayette in the (C) to Atlantic Barclays Terminal
Thanks for this. 😅 As a true New Yorker (and undercover railfan) I am appalled that Google is telling ppl to get off at Port Authority and "walk 1 min" to the exit at Bryant Park. Alarms went off as I knew 60 secs was wildly underestimated. Above ground and definitely under. The tunnel made to connect IND to IRT (old terms I know) is barely worth walking through to avoid going outside unless you really need the connection.... then another passageway linked by a million more stairs and hills/inclines? Ppl just need to connect at one of the million 0-20 sec transfers available btwn the 8th & 6th ave trains.... or go outside and walk the 10 minute, flat/leveled terrain aboveground- unless is POURING 🌧️. Anything else is a MTA gym membership. "Not Recommended" is an accurate statement. 😂
LOL dare you to offboard a 7 train at times square and RUN to 5th avenue station to catch the same train before it leaves. We'll call it...the 7 train challenge xD
Compare this to the 191st St Station
Homeless and crime as the walls and electronic screens would never be the same with 24 hr access.
When you said this at 18:50 what if it’s a race lol
Yes thank you didn’t know it was finished and that we have even more connections cool AK thank you
This is really helpful. They make it seem so easy that you can transfer but the MTA hides the walk which is part of the truth. I wonder though, is taking the M42 though less stressful of a transfer? (since you get a free bus transfer).
I like it, it might get as much use as that transfer at 14th Street from the 123 at 7 Ave to the L which anyone that has done that walk can tell you, it ain't a joke😭
No cap. I hate that ramp though and the L platform. It smells so bad
Before August 2021, B D F M don't stop here. Going there is the Q Train and coming back there is the Q train which is when you are from Brooklyn. After August 2021, I can actually go faster by taking a B Train. Now I can go take a B Train to Times Square and back in both directions. Even though the 6 avenue lines (B) (D) (F) (M) are the 42nd Street Bryant Park Station.
Interesting video. Very extensive but not particularly attractive subway network, and those pedestrian tunnels are very long. BTW, are these stations and tunnels ADA compliant? I didn't see an elevator anywhere.
I never knew the 42nd street Times Square subway was temporarily closed. If it was ever.
So basically you can now walk all underground from one 7 train stop to another. Just like Chambers st A train station and Fulton st station, all connected underground
In other words, one can walk between Times Square (7) and Bryant Park (7) without riding the (7).
Is this the only place in the system where it's possible to walk between stations on one line?
Hey Action Kid, just wanted to add that’s it’s actually possible to go all the way to 9the Ave without going outside, it doesn’t end at 8th
When Bryant Park becomes accessible (which is planned), this passageway had better become accessible too. Also, it should be open 24/7 since the shuttle platform is just not active during late nights and therefore should remain open to the public as a passageway during those times. Also, there are two more pairs of stations that deserve a physical connection to eliminate out-of-system free transfers, those being 59th St and 63rd St stations on Lexington Ave and Junius St and Livonia Ave. Speaking of this, only the latter station in each pair is accessible with each former having plans for elevator installation. Because of this, each new passageway had better be accessible if they ever get built.
Nice!!
I don't get down to N.Y. too much but when I do, I've used that Shuttle many times. I guess I'm a little confused. Where you get the Shuttle NOW, is it approximately in the same area as where it used to be? thanks!
It's in the same area, just pushed back a little.
@@michaelmorales1475 Thanks Mike!
They probably close specific passageways late at night for safety reasons - so people can't be trapped there if there is a potential crime situation.
I lived in NYC and no they don't 😊