Houston Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

 Houston Street
 
Northbound 1 train departing
Station statistics
AddressWest Houston Street & Varick Street
New York, New York
BoroughManhattan
LocaleGreenwich Village, West Village, Hudson Square
Coordinates40°43′43″N 74°00′19″W / 40.7286°N 74.0053°W / 40.7286; -74.0053
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
   2  (late nights)
Transit NYCT Bus: M20, M21
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1918 (1918-07-01)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20232,749,660 15.8%
Rank123 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Christopher Street–Stonewall
1  2 

Local
Canal Street
1  2 
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends

The Houston Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West Houston and Varick Streets in the Greenwich Village and Hudson Square neighborhoods of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and by the 2 train during late nights.

The station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the Dual Contracts with New York City, and opened on July 1, 1918. The station had its platforms extended in the 1960s, and was renovated in 1994.