This was actually the original terminus for express trains on the line. The previous station, Canal St was originally a local station with the express tracks bypassing through the center as usual and then diving down to City Hall’s lower level and ending there. Unlike most similar lines which were originally designed for local trains to short-turn and express trains to continue, this was vice-versa. Nowadays, the express tracks have been cut short just before Canal St and then they turn east to stop at their own new express platforms at the same station before heading to the Manhattan Bridge and the remaining express tracks from Canal St to City Hall’s lower level platforms have been repurposed as storage tracks. This is why Canal St’s upper level looks like a typical local station and yet, its “express” trackways end within the northern end of the station due to the tunnel entrance/exit being in its way.

I read somewhere that beyond the station the ceiling continues to get lower and lower until the tunnel ends at a cement wall.

Our old Recon room was down there where we worked out of the Vandal Squad. Keep in mind that you are taking a risk if you are caught and will be charged with "3d degree criminal trespass'. which is a misdemeanor offense under New York Penal Law 140.10 which involves: Entering the property of another.

Best video of this “station” I’ve seen!! Always wondered how far the tunnels went south of the station, would love to see where they go!!

Great Video 🎥👍👍👍👍👍

Never knew lower level has 2 island platforms! Great vid🔥💯

dopeee 🥰🥰

fire vid bro keep up the good work🔥🔥🔥🔥

The tunnel could turn west and go to jersey to complements the path

What’s the entrance from the back because that’s where I see most people come from

Wow! Cool, and creepy 🤷🏻‍♂️🚇

Interesting! A map would have helped us understand exactly where it is.

1:04 an unknown sound came from city Hall(bellow the station)

The original purpose was the upper platform was the last stop and the lower platform was a part of express/local until Manhattan Bridge connected to express/local Lower level is used to store trains now

how did u get down there

there's a functioning station in the same area that's even creepier.

Not too smart to be walking around like that. I worked for NYCT and CHL was one of my locations that I worked from. As an employee I didn't like to go down on the lower level to get my train. Junkies, homeless and who knows what else lived there. If something happened no one would know until the next shift found your body hours later in the morning .

Why are there Running lights?

Was there something down there that made you walk on the sides after going beyond the abandoned platform?

What a waste of good space. Oh well.

Sheesh what train usedto run through this station?

I always wonder how these guys never get caught tresspassing like that?

Watch the watch

Where’s the location?

3:36 What’s down there?

Are u like a 100% there aren’t any.. idk.. big turtle people that happen to be around the transitional period age wise between adulthood and childhood who enjoy Japanese culture specifically dressing up as midcentury Japanese guards and assassins hanging around down there?

Good thing they left all the lights on, the rats hate commuting in the dark.

What city is this in?

Which city hall is this??

why NLN gotta slap my boy for 😕

That is not abandoned that’s just this use in revenue service some W trains are store down there

Yall need to stop walking in these stations without a respirator. You can die from this stuff, asbestos etc. Please we love the videos, just make sure your wearing a respirator.

Granted you didn't want to get caught but I mean could you have at least shown up some of the stairwells and ladders? You are going through so fast swinging that camera on so bad I get seasick just trying to watch this thing and you got decent video but the problem is you're not using it?

how do you get there?