Lexington Avenue/51st Street station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lexington Avenue/51 Street
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 New York City Subway station complex |
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Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street plaza entrance
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| Address | East 53rd Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 |
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| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||
| Locale | Midtown Manhattan | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°45′25″N 73°58′19″W / 40.757075°N 73.971977°W | ||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT), B (IND) | ||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Lexington Avenue Line IND Queens Boulevard Line |
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| Services | 4 nightsonly (late nights) 6 alltimes (all times) <6>rushpeak (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) E alltimes (all times) M weekdaysonly (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.) |
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| Transit connections |  NYCT Bus: , M50, M101, M102, M103 MTA Bus: BxM1 |
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| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 11, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Station code | 612 | ||||||||||||
| Accessible |  ADA-accessible |
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| Traffic | |||||||||||||
| Passengers (2019) | 18,957,465  2% |
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| Rank | 10 out of 425 | ||||||||||||
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The 51st Street subway station, also known as Lexington Avenue/51st Street, is an important stop on the New York City Subway system. It is located in the busy Midtown Manhattan area of New York City, right where 51st Street meets Lexington Avenue.
This station is a "complex" station, which means it connects two different subway lines. You can catch trains from the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the IND Queens Boulevard Line here.
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Subway Lines and Services
The Lexington Avenue/51st Street station is served by several different subway trains. This means these trains stop here for passengers to get on and off.
IRT Lexington Avenue Line
The IRT Lexington Avenue Line is one of the oldest subway lines in New York City. At this station, you can catch the 6 train.
If you are heading uptown on the 6 train, the next station after 51st Street is 59th Street. If you are heading downtown, the next stop is Grand Central–42nd Street.
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The IND Queens Boulevard Line is another major subway line. At this station, you can catch the E and M trains.
If you are heading towards Queens on the E or M train, the next station after 51st Street is Court Square–23rd Street. If you are heading towards Manhattan, the next stop is 5th Avenue/53rd Street.
Connecting Stations
The Lexington Avenue/51st Street station is connected underground to the Lexington Avenue/53rd Street station. This connection makes it easy for riders to switch between the 6 train and the E and M trains without leaving the subway system. This is called a transfer.
Station Details
This underground station has two main levels for trains. It is a very busy station, with millions of passengers using it every year. In 2018, over 18.5 million people used this station complex! It is one of the top 10 busiest stations in the entire New York City Subway system. The station first opened a long time ago, in 1918.
Images for kids
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Mosaic name tablet
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51st Street entrance to the southbound platform
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50th Street entrance to the southbound platform
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Stair at the foot of 599 Lexington Avenue
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Older signage, since removed from the station
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As seen from the front of an arriving train
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An M train of R160As on the downtown track
See also
In Spanish: Calle 51 (línea de la Avenida Lexington) para niños
