There are two Rector Streets, and don’t worry, we’ll cover both of them on this blog. But, firstly, we’ll cover the #1 line (ex-IRT) station. For a hot minute after Hurricane Sandy, this was the end of the #1 line. Let’s look at this station.
The station consists of two side platforms, no crossover, a REALLY SMALL fare control mezzanine (possibly the world’s smallest?!), and your usual subway station platform amenities. The IRT mosaic work looks pretty nice, if basic. At street level, it’s lower Manhattan so it’s pretty busy. Overall though, it’s not a terrible station, but as far as local-only stations go, I’ve still seen some better.
The good: It serves the local area, and is one of the closest stops to Battery Park City (& the western waterfront). It, operationally, can also be used as a terminal in a pinch by redirecting trains into the old South Ferry balloon loop.
The bad: The tiny as hell mezzanine and the fact it isn’t accessible! Also, it’s kinda close to the World Trade Center station complex, but whatever.
Nearby points of interest: Battery Park City and the western waterfront, along with Trinity Church! There’s also some luxury (read: for the REALLY wealthy) housing, some shopping, among other things down here.
Transit connections:
7th Ave. Lines (1)
MTA bus (At Trinity Pl/Thames St.: M55, BxM18, QM25, QM65, SIM15)
NJT bus (120, at Trinity & Thames)
Overall, it’s a more quiet local station, as far as they go, but it’s still near some cool stuff. It’s just that hot DAMN is that fare control tiny
Rating: 5.5/10
