Lexington Avenue/59th Street station
59th Street , known as Lexington Avenue 59th Street is a station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 59th Street, 60th Street and Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side of Midtown Manhattan. It is served by the 4, 5, and 6 trains.
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| 300px Street stair by southeast corner of 59th Street and Lexington Avenue (The Q train served this station during the W's discontinuation from 2010-2016) | |||
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| Address | East 59th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 | ||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||
| Locale | Midtown Manhattan, Upper East Side | ||
| Coordinates | 40°45′45″N 73°58′04″W / 40.762471°N 73.9679°WCoordinates: 40°45′45″N 73°58′04″W / 40.762471°N 73.9679°W | ||
| Division | A (IRT), B (BMT) | ||
| Line | BMT Broadway Line IRT Lexington Avenue Line | ||
| Services | 4 all times (all times) 5 all times except late nights (all times except late nights) 6 all times (all times) <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) Template:NYCS Broadway 60th | ||
| System transfers | With MetroCard only: Template:NYCS 63rd Lexington at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street | ||
| Transit connections | Bus transport NYCT Bus: M101, M102, M103, Q32 Bus transport MTA Bus: QM2, QM3, QM20 | ||
| Structure | Underground | ||
| Levels | 3 | ||
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| Opened | July 1, 1948[1] | ||
| Station code | 613[2] | ||
| Accessible | not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned | ||
| Wireless service | Template:Wifi icon[3] | ||
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| Rank | Template:Infobox New York City Subway station/ridership/rank out of 424[5] | ||
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After this station, the next stations will be 51st Street and 68th Street Hunter College.
There is Lexington Avenue 59th Street and transfer is available to N , R and W trains.
BMT Broadway line
Lexington Avenue−59th Street on the BMT Broadway Line has two tracks and one island platform. Despite its name, the station is located on Lexington Avenue and 60th Street, one block north of 59th Street.
After this station on the Broadway Line, the next stations will be Fifth Avenue–59th Street station and Queensboro Plaza.
Lexington Avenue/59th Street Station Media
The Lexington Avenue lower-level express station, opened in 1962
- Lexington Avenue-59th Street New Turnstile.jpg
A new, still unused entrance/exit; it has since opened
- Lexington 59 Artwork vc.jpg
Elizabeth Murray's artwork
- R142 4 train at 59th Street.JPG
A 4 train made of R142 cars at the station, bound for Bowling Green
- IRT 59th Street Express Station Opening November 15, 1962.jpg
Brochure for the opening of the 59th Street express platforms
References
- ↑ New York Times, Transfer Points Under Higher Fare, June 30, 1948, page 19
- ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.