UPPER MANHATTAN — The uptown Dyckman Street 1 train station platform reopened Monday after being closed for reconstruction since August 2010 as part of a $24 million overhaul.
The reopening now means straphangers can enjoy an uninterrupted ride going northbound to the Bronx after nearly one year of detours from the station.
But, as northbound passengers celebrated, those going in the other direction began what will be months of upheaval.
Beginning Monday, downtown riders needed to board the train at either 207th Street and Tenth Avenue or 191st Street and Broadway, as the MTA closed the southbound platform at Dyckman Street to make repairs.
The reconstruction is part of a $75 million renovation project along the 1 train line in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx and will include new stairs and canopies at the 207th, 215th, 225th, 238th and 242nd street stations.
The MTA recently settled a lawsuit regarding the station, agreeing to build an elevator on the southbound side of the station after construction is completed.
The elevator will make part of the station accessible to people with mobility issues and is scheduled for completion in 2014.
