[Illustration: EXPRESS STATION AT 14TH STREET, SHOWING ISLAND AND
MEZZANINE PLATFORMS AND STAIRS CONNECTING THEM]

[Illustration: WEST SIDE OF COLUMBUS CIRCLE STATION (60TH
STREET)--ILLUMINATED BY DAYLIGHT COMING THROUGH VAULT LIGHTS]

[Illustration: CARAVEL AND WALL DECORATION]

The ticket booths are of oak with bronze window grills and fittings.
There are toilet rooms in every station, except at the City Hall loop.
Each toilet room has a free closet or closets, and a pay closet which
is furnished with a basin, mirror, soap dish, and towel rack. The
fixtures are porcelain, finished in dull nickel. The soil, vent and
water pipes are run in wall spaces, so as to be accessible. The rooms
are ventilated through the hollow columns of the kiosks, and each is
provided with an electric fan. They are heated by electric heaters.
The woodwork of the rooms is oak; the walls are red slate wainscot and
Keene cement.

Passengers may enter the body of the station without paying fare. The
train platforms are separated from the body of the station by
railings. At the more important stations, separate sets of entrances
are provided for incoming and outgoing passengers, the stairs at the
back of the station being used for entrances and those nearer the
track being used for exits.

[Illustration: CITY HALL STATION]

An example of the care used to obtain artistic effects can be seen at