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59th Street–Columbus Circle station facts for kids

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59th Street - Columbus Circle is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line and BMT Broadway - Seventh Avenue Line in the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 57th Street, 58th Street, 59th Street and 8th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, It is served by the A, C, and 1 trains.

After this station on the Eighth Avenue Line, the next stations will be 72nd Street and 50th Street.

After this on the Seventh Avenue Line, the next stations will be 50th Street and 66th Street - Lincoln Center.

This station is for A, C , B ,D and 1 trains.

Turnstyle at Columbus Circle (26687087276)
59th Street Columbus Circle

Images for kids

  • Columbus Circle IRT 003

    IRT station's name in mosaics

  • Columbus Circle IRT 006

    Original cartouche featuring Columbus's ship the Santa Maria

  • 59th Street - Columbus Circle Middle Platform

    Passageway between the two IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line platforms via the center IND platform

  • Columbus Circle IRT 002

    Detailed view of the IRT station's ceiling. The original IRT station had been designated as a New York City landmark in 1978.

  • 59th Street Columbus Circle station 1978

    The uptown IRT platform in 1978

  • Turnstyle at Columbus Circle (26109472913)

    One of the station's entrances, which also leads to the Turnstyle retail complex

  • Columbus Circle retail vc

    Retail space

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