Probably Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street (it s all one station) in Brooklyn. The following trains stop there:R, M, N, D, 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, B.I think that s the most of any station in NYC. As a result, more people use this station than any other. So many people change trains here.And Grand Central may be the busiest TRAIN station, but it s not the busiest SUBWAY TRAIN station. Only the 4,5,6 and S trains stop there.EDIT: You know I thought about Times Square, but it doesn t have quite as many lines going through it as Atlantic Avenue does. Time Square only has the R, N, Q, 1, 2, 3, 7, and S line going through it.There are more, if you count walking underground to the 8th Avenue subway station under Port Authority where you can get the A, E, and C trains. But that seems like a different station to me, since it s so very far away. But maybe I should count it. If so, then the combination of those two stations WOULD be the busiest, yes.
There s a lot more to busiest than how many trains stop there. Some of the busiest stations in New York only serve a few lines.The ten busiest stations in New York are all in Manhattan. This is probably because this is where the tourists and many daily commuters head to.Times Square is the busiest station with 60,880,668 riders in 2008. And that doesn t count the 42nd St. station which it s connected to on the 8th Ave. line.So the10 busiest staions in 2008 in order are:Times Square 60,880,668Grand Central 44,600,73834/Herald Sq. 39,040,94314/Union Sq. 35,545,65334/Penn Station (1,2,3) 28,343,88934/Penn Station (A,C,E) 26,013,43259/Columbus Cir. 20,858,19753/Lexington 20,475,05359/Lexington 20,053,574Fulton/Broadway-Nassau 19,813,040Atlantic Ave./Pacific St. which is in Brooklyn and another poster said had to be the busiest because it had the most lines only handled 10,121,151. Not even the busiest station in Brooklyn behind Court St./Borough Hall with 10,698,228.
The Times Square subway station is the busiest subway station in the entire New York City subway system. It serves more the 60 million passengers annually.Good luckNative New Yorker and daily commuter
Times Square-42nd streetA,C,E,N,Q,R,W,S,1,2,3,7the MTA counts it as one large station by ridership.
Times Square
Grand Central Station/ 42nd street...Biggest in the WORLD!
times square, 34th street and grand central station
Grand Central.