The 1 Train

Oh the one train… Super crowded during rush hours so don’t expect to get a seat. At least it comes most of the time on time and every few minutes. Out of most of the NYC subway trains I’d say this is on the top tier. It runs down Broadway so it’ll take you to all the main touristy places in Manhattan!

As MTA train lines go, it’s not too bad. It has its issues but not as many as some, and it stops too frequently to give panhandlers a captive audience, and thus they generally avoid it. It is never showtime on the 1 train.
It gets 4 stars – an absurdly high rating for anything MTA-​related – because you have to be in one of the first 5 cars to get off the train at South Ferry. Why is this awesome? Because South Ferry is where you get off to get to the statue of liberty. Why is THIS awesome? Because tourists.
The 1 trains are probably about 30 years old and the PA system SUCKS and the conductors ran out of fucks to give years ago. So while they announce this particular quirk of the South Ferry station well before the train actually gets there, the «announcement» is basically inaudible. So tourists are all blissfully ignorant until one of them asks someone who isn’t as terrible as me, just to confirm, this train goes to South Ferry, right? When they’re told that yes, it does go to South Ferry, but you have to be in one of the first 5 cars, all hell breaks loose. It. Is. Fucking. HILARIOUS. Germans fighting Chinese people fighting redneck goobers to get off at the next stop and hurtle down the platform when THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT CAR THEY’RE IN!!! They’re barely even aware they’re on a train! It’s great! Every once in a while a whole family will get off, run BACKWARDS (!!!), realize how stupid they are, turn around, and get the doors closed on them. I don’t care if you just saw an ISIS video of some guy cutting off your dog’s head with a bread knife, if you don’t laugh at that shit YOU HAVE NO APPRECIATION FOR ART.
Take it in July, go south of 14^th St, bring popcorn.

I like this better than the 2 train. I have to use the 1 to go to work and i rarely wait long time for 1 except late night i guess but that’s understandable. Pretty clean and fast although if you live above 96^th street in Manhattan, good luck with getting the train especially if MTA decided to use stupid shuttle buses to replace the non working train.

I am not sure why people have been complaining about this train, have not had a bad experience yet, (knock on wood). The last stop of the 1 train is near the board between Bronx and Westchester County and the first stop is South Ferry but they are still in construction due damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy.
This is a local train so it have a lots of stops, in which I can mention; 238 Street, 231 Street, Marble Hill-​225 Street, 215 Street, 207 Street, Dyckman Street, 191 Street, 181 Street, 168 Street, 157 Street, 145 Street, 137 Street, 125 Street, 116 Street, 110 Street, 238 Street, 231 Street, Marble Hill-​225 Street, 215 Street, 207 Street, Dyckman Street, 191 Street, 181 Street, 168 Street, 157 Street, 145 Street, 137 Street, 125 Street, 116 Street, 103 Street, 96 Street, 86 Street, 79 Street, 72 Street, 66 Street, 59 Street, 50 Street, Time Square– 42 Street, 34 Street, 28 Street, 23 Street, 18 Street, 14 Street, Christopher Street-​Sheridan Square /​7 Avenue South, Houston Street /​Varick Street, Canal Street /​Varick Street, Franklin Street /​Varick Street, Chambers Street /​West Broadway, Cortland Street /​West Broadway (TEMPORARILY CLOSED), Rector Street, South Ferry.
It’s another MTA service, which cannot expect much.

I take this train almost all the time, since I take it to the last stop at the ferry. Heading uptown, there’s no problem, but heading downtown, there’s always issues. As someone who leaves work during rush hour and have to catch the next ferry, the train stops 10 – 15 minutes at Rector St and then waits another 15 minutes in the tunnel, so I miss my ferry and have to wait another 30 minutes for the next one. It can be extremely slow, so I transfer to the 2 or 3 line at Chambers St. since it gets me to where I want to go faster, and vice versa when I’m heading downtown, I transfer to the 1 from the 2 or 3 train at Chambers to get to the ferry. It’s not always packed, and it’s usually businessmen and tourists.

Oh the 1 train aka «local.» This train is relatively dependable although during the summer on weekends it seems like there’s always some damn underground secret tunnel being created that causes a huge delay in trips. If you live past West 96^th st. like myself, frustrating times are ahead, being forced to take a crowded shuttle bus of misfits playing music from their built in speakerphones to having private conversations loud enough for an audience in the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
It’s relatively clean considering other train lines feel like you’re riding in the back of a garbage truck. But for the sake of keeping it like that, please do me a favor and throw away your damn greasy napkins or soda that ends up being kicked or rolls over and leaves a path of liquid zig zag puddle death.
You can usually catch some entertainment on this line, including the express lines i.e. homeless musicians to the young «so you think you can dance» contestants who come 1 inch close to knocking your laptop or your face as they recklessly flip on poles.
If you travel a lot midday to late evening during the week, this train is pretty dependable. It comes with the good and bad. That’s New York life.

This train is always friggin’ packed at pretty much all hours of the day. It can be after midnight on a week-​night going uptown, when you get past 96 St, it’s packed, What can people possibly be doing at that time of the day? some times like it’s early rush-​hour! Every morning before 8:30 AM heading downtown, EVERY SINGLE TRAIN, with an exception of a very few, is standing-​room only. NO SEATS! It’s incredibly inconvenient when the train is packed AND the train moves very slowly. There IS an express track from 157 St. to 96 St. I just wish the MTA (Metropolitan Transit Athority) would use this track more frequently to subside the notorious overcrowding. because a vast majority of passengers who use this train in the morning get off at 96 St… a few more at 72 St. and another vast majority at Times Square– 42 St.
All the time, there are people I like to call «The Door Guards». You know who you are… those are the folks who don’t move to the center of the car to allow other people to get in and out of the train. That is a pet peeve of mine. Do us all a favor… please move to the center of the car to allow free movement at the doors. Be courteous; don’t be a Door Guard!
also, there are long wait periods between trains, especially at night and on weekends. This also creates overcrowding.

I was visiting. The 1 train was one of the first subway rides I ever took, aside from the 5 and 4. We got on at Rector Street station and got off at Times Square. The train was exactly on time, and although we didnt get a seat, it was fast, and we were at Times Square in no time. Of course if I lived here I could write a more accurate review but overall a nice ride.

I know one thing
Anything is better than that 1 train
(It’s not so bad. The 4÷5÷6 is worse.)

With my new found chapter, I make my daily trek into Da Bronx via 1 Train.
Connecting at 168^th Street to catch the 1 train undergoes a labyrinth of long and windy stairs and passageways including an elevator ride. The 1 train is local therefore the ride itself will feel like an eternity. This train runs elevated above the ground beginning 125 Street into the Bronx. It crosses the Harlem River Ship Canal between Inwood in Manhattan island and Marble Hill (originally part of Manhattan island but separated by the ship canal; it is still part of the borough of Manhattan). The 1 train (IRT Broadway — Seventh Avenue Line) crosses Broadway Bridge above the road. Immediately to the north of the bridge along this rail line is Metro North’s Marble Hill — 225^th Street station. The rail cars are narrow in width compared with the A train.

This train is very slow and it feels like I’m riding this train for yrs. Just like riding the r train.

So baby give me that toot toot… lemme give you that beep beep… When I get off from the ferry taking the one train to Greenwich or Columbus center is pretty convent for me… it’s always there when I get off the ferry… no waiting… plus it’s fast! Most often… schedules change during the late evenings and weekends… because it is not as busy as weekdays… If you need more info… go to
…maps and bus informations …

How do you rate a train? Well there is reliability. Which I have to admit that the lack of this very factor has spurred me [or rather thorned me] to write this review. At the point of writing this review the 1 train has just come back online after 1130pm between 96^th Street and 242^nd. Otherwise I’ve had to rely on buses and cabs. MTA owes me money.
Other than the maintenance, which I understand, but have paid a small fortune to be upset about, service is pretty consistent. And I like the elevated train sections around 125^th Street, the final leg of Inwood, and the Bronx. There is something more «human» about traveling above ground. Not that I prefer buses, you can’t zone out on a bus. You have to keep track of your stop. And it’s easier for a bus driver to goof off. Leading to the whole two three bus combo phenomena.

Pretty decent train. Takes you to the South Ferry, Columbus Circle, City College, and Columbia University. It does get pretty packed. Goes all the way to the Bronx too. It it pretty fast, but it’s local so beware of the many stops. The train is similar to the 3 and 7 trains.

DO NOT CROSS YOUR LEGS ON THE 1 TRAIN!
It’s too damned narrow.
As with all the IRT lines (read up on your NYC Subway history:
THERE ARE NO «RED» OR «BLUE» LINES IN THIS CITY YOU NOOB!) this line was one of the first subway lines in the city. It’s not made for you to dangle your flip-​flops off your big toe as you read the New York Times as wide as your arms can stretch. If you do, don’t cop an attitude when I crush your paper and knock your shoe off.
You have been warned.

yes it’s a local I know. I’m actually a fan of the trains the 1 has.
anyway it is my late at night choice when the 2 is all messed up.
but i’ll avoid it if i could during rush hours. way too packed

1 star for the 1 train.
I’m not bitter, I try to give all trains the benefit of the doubt for reasons they can’t control. For the 1 train, the only thing it has going for it is its route, which is the only reason why I ride it (or has a star in this review!). There aren’t many alternatives for 7^th Avenue trains, minus buses of course. This train stops at 18^th Street? That’s awfully cute.
Then there are all the other reasons. I used to think the 1 train was literally *one train* because it was perpetually slow. ²⁄₃ trains whiz on by with ease during the weekday rush hour but the 1 clunks along with its cars nearly filled to capacity by all the other straphangers who have been patiently waiting only moments before. Is the weekend service any better? When in service perhaps, sometimes construction (as deemed by the MTA) disrupts the service and the ²⁄₃ are forced to go local, resulting in more crowded and slower service.
Then there is the actual train itself. Even the A/​C/​E trains went from grime to glimmer with the R160 new cars, I guess all of the extra money we’ve been milked from hikes and such haven’t made their way to the 1 Train just yet. Just means we’ll have to tolerate another dirty train line till the next best thing comes along.

Packed trains, local stops, and trains running every few minutes? You have got to the love the fact that the 1 train is either extremely consistent in keeping up with its schedule or very inconsistent (i.e. sick passengers, train traffic, etc.)
Unfortunately, the 1 line service is very spotty at night. Other than that it’s really not a bad train line to ride!

I love this train.
Sure, it’s not the fastest of trains, but it’s a local train. This place gets me everywhere I need to go… I’ve been gone, taking the A/​B/​C/​D trains recently (sorry 1… it’s not you, it’s me.) but I actually miss this train. At night, it always shows up, and it always gets me home. It doesn’t look like I’ll be taking it much more in the future due to my recent move, but it’ll always be close to my heart.
Given the choice, I’ll always go for the 1 train. Use it, but watch out — it grows on you quickly.

This is one of the better lines in the city. It runs regularly, services the entire West side of Manhattan, and the stations all have clocks (and the Subway Time App) so you know when the next train is coming and can plan accordingly. It’s also pretty fast, and goes nearly as fast as the 2 and 3 even though it is a local.
Negatives: although the train runs frequently, every train is pretty much packed from 5 pm until 11 pm on weeknights. Also, these cars are old and noisy. If they used the new 456 or NQR trains on this line, it would be hands down the best in New York.