New York Transit Museum: Ghost Station Tour City Hall Station. an abandoned station of te New York Rapid Transit subw line, s originally the last stop at the southern end of the subway's interborough The tation opened in 1964, and was designed to be the most impressive station f the city's new subway system City Hall Station remained. in use until 1945, when the station had to be closed due to certain changes in the city's subway system. As more and more passengers tarted to travel by subway, it became platforms necessary to add more cars to subway trains. This meant that subway needed to be cxtended to fit the 1on trains. However, City Hall Station was originally built with a short, curved platform, making renovations to the station diheult. Rather than trying to uild it, officials station, the Brooklyn chose to abandon City Hall Station in favor of another nearb Bridge Station. Apart from being easier to renovate, the Brooklyn Bridge Station was also used by more passengers each day than City Hall station. In its final year City Hall station was used by only six hundred assengers a day, a very small number for New York City. Thus, City Hall ame a "ghost" station on the New York subway line, a modern underground ruin. Today, one subway line, the Number 6 train, still passes through City Hall Station on its way north, but the train does not stop In 1998, the New York Transit reopened City Hall station for tourists Museum Due to the historic significance and beauty of. this station, the New York Transit fuseum schedules special tours of the station several times each year. A few of the features guests will notice in this unique station include the arches and ry light built above the platform, the colored glass tiles decorating the walls, and brass chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. The station has also been named as a landmark by the US government Tour Information and Reservations Please make reservations with the Transir Museum from Tuesday to Friday, 10 AM. to 4 PM. Payment in advance is required for tours and must be received at eek before the scheduled tour Payment can be made by credit card or check Tours may require a lot of walking. Wear good walking shoes and comfortable clothes. For your safety, follow the instructions of the tour guide when tourin bandoned stations, stay with the grou all times, and otherwise follow instructions or signs at the facilities Photography is not permitted inside abandoned facilities Note: Tours of City Hall Station have been suspended as. of 2001 due to increased security citywide in New York.