MTA Subway - Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall/Chambers St (4/5/6/J/Z)
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"Stay on the downtown 6 when it switches to uptown to see the old..."(5 Tips)
"City Hall Station closed in 1945 but remains a NYC secret."(9 Tips)
"Awesome view of the bridge."(6 Tips)
"City Hall R train will also be closed."(8 Tips)
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- Fernando BravoSeptember 16, 2012City Hall Station closed in 1945 but remains a NYC secret. Stay on the dowtown 6 at the Brooklyn Bridge City Hall stop, and your heart will pound as you loop around to the other side of the tracks.Upvoted 2 weeks ago
Time Out New YorkNovember 23, 2011See the old City Hall stop, one of NYC’s most majestic stations with vaulted ceilings and Art Nouveau skylights. Stay on the downtown 6 as it passes through the station on its way to the uptown track. Read more- Dylan McKenzieDecember 14, 2013Stay on the downtown 6 when it switches to uptown to see the old IRT station. Sorta cheesy but it feels like a theme park ride and it's really beautiful.Upvoted 4 weeks ago
Convenient station... you can get the 4, 5, or 6... and the J! #reliable
Untapped CitiesMarch 13, 2015There was also a Rockaway Beach service that originated from Chamber Street from 1913 to 1917, operated by the Long Island Rail Road and Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Read more
The Corcoran GroupJanuary 27, 2012Another badly kept NYC secret - stay on the 6 train as it turns around and you’ll be able to sneak a peak at the oldest subway station in NYC. Or exit the station and walk the Bridge.
When traveling from union square to Brooklyn bridge the 4-5 are faster than the 6. Don't be fooled by the luxury of a seat on the 6 it will take 2x as long, if you're in a rush.
Stribling & AssociatesFebruary 16, 2012Stay on the downtown 6 train after Brooklyn Bridge to see the beautiful (and abandoned) City Hall station as the train turns around to go uptown again. The incredible skylights are worth it alone.
stay on the downtown #6 after the last stop (Brooklyn Bridge/CityHall). Look west out the windows to see an old station that has been closed many years. the secret City Hall stop.
Wouter VeenstraOctober 19, 2012Stay on the 6 at the end station and see the old City Hall station (which is closed) when the train turns around!
The Chambers Street J/Z platform under the municipal building is historic in that it once stood as the BMTs south terminal. LIRR excursion trains also departed from this station via the Broadway BMT.
On weekends, the J service terminates here, and no trains continue south to Broad St. For service to Broad St, take the 4/5 to Wall St.
AT&T cellular reception may be found near the Municipal Building/Court House/Brooklyn Bridge exit, near the 4/5/6 platform.
- NYU WagnerFebruary 6, 2012City Hall R train will also be closed. Limited Services will be running on the other lines.
Zach AaronsApril 29, 2010Instead of getting off the downtown 6 train at this station, stay on and see the oldest subway station in NYC, opened at City Hall in 1904 Read more
Stay on the southbound 6 as it loops around to the northbound platform and catch a glimpse of the City Hall platform that's no longer in use.
Scenes from 30STM's Hurricane video were shot outside of this station.
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MTA Subway - Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall/Chambers St (4/5/6/J/Z)
Centre St (Chambers St)
New York, NY 10007
United States
New York, NY 10007
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