History
Spring Street was one of the original stations of the first subway in Manhattan, opening on October 27, 1904. At this time, Spring Street served local trains from the now abandoned City Hall station to 145th Street at Broadway. The only major service pattern change occurred on July 17, 1918 when the "H-system" began. This system started when the Lexington Avenue Line, was extended to 125th Street creating what is now referred to as the East Side Line, parallel but not connected by track to the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line. The 42nd Street Shuttle connects the two lines at Grand Central and Times Square. This pattern is still in use today.
In 1948, Spring Street began serving the newly coined 6 service to Pelham Bay Park. The <6> also stops here during rush hours in the peak direction.
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