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59th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

Lexington Avenue/59th Street
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New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
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Street stair
Station statistics
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°W / 40.762471; -73.9679Coordinates: 40°45′45″N 73°58′04″W / 40.762471°N 73.9679°W / 40.762471; -73.9679
Division A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line       BMT Broadway Line
      IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services       4 all times (all times)
      5 all except late nights (all 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)
      N all times (all times)
      R all except late nights (all except late nights)
      W weekdays only (weekdays only)
System transfers With MetroCard only:
      F all times (all times)
      N selected rush-hour trips (selected rush-hour trips)
      Q all times (all times) at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street (63rd Street Lines)
Transit connections Bus transport NYCT Bus: M101, M102, M103, Q32
Bus transport MTA Bus: QM2, QM3, QM20
Structure Underground
Levels 3
Other information
Opened July 1, 1948; 68 years ago (1948-07-01)
Wireless service Wi-Fi and cellular service is provided at this station
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 21,407,792 (station complex) Decrease 0.7%
Rank 9 out of 425
59th Street
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New York City Subway rapid transit station
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An uptown 6 train of R142A cars enters on the local platform
Station statistics
Division A (IRT)
Line       IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services       4 all times (all times)
      5 all except late nights (all 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)
Levels 2
Platforms 4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks 4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened July 17, 1918; 98 years ago (1918-07-17) (upper level)
November 15, 1962; 54 years ago (1962-11-15) (lower level)
Wireless service Wi-Fi and cellular service is provided at this station
Station succession
Next north 68th Street–Hunter College (local): 4 late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
86th Street (express): 4 all except late nights 5 all except late nights
Next south 51st Street (local): 4 late nights 6 all times <6>weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction
Grand Central–42nd Street (express): 4 all except late nights 5 all except late nights
Lexington Avenue/59th Street
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New York City Subway rapid transit station
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Platform view
Station statistics
Division B (BMT)
Line       BMT Broadway Line
Services       N all times (all times)
      R all except late nights (all except late nights)
      W weekdays only (weekdays only)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened September 1, 1919; 97 years ago (1919-09-01)
Accessibility Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Wireless service Wi-Fi and cellular service is provided at this station
Station succession
Next north Queensboro Plaza (Astoria): N all timesWikipedia

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