Lexington Avenue/59th Street station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids  Lexington Avenue/59 Street    ​​​
New York City Subway station complex
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)
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; -73.9679
Division	A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line       IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4 alltimes (all times)       5 allexceptnights (all except late nights)       6 alltimes (all times) <6>rushpeak (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)​       N alltimes (all times) ​      R allexceptnights (all except late nights) ​      W weekdaysonly (weekdays only)
System transfers	With MetroCard only: F <F>​       N limitedrush (limited weekday rush hour service only) ​      Q alltimes (all times) ​      R limitedrushpeak (one a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only) at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M101, M102, M103, Q32 MTA Bus: QM2, QM3, QM20
Structure	Underground
Levels	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-07-01)
Station code	613
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	16,760,813   1.1%
Rank	15 out of 425
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays only

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.

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

See also

In Spanish: Calle 59–Avenida Lexington (metro de Nueva York) para niños