116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
116th Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street in East Harlem, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction, and the 4 train during late nights.
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Address | East 116th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10035 | ||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||
Locale | East Harlem | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.798607°N 73.942022°W | ||||||||||
Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||||
Line | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||
Services | 4 6 | ||||||||||
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Structure | Underground | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | July 17, 1918[1] | ||||||||||
Station code | 393[2] | ||||||||||
Wireless service | |||||||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | No | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2019) | 4,572,453[4] | ||||||||||
Rank | 105 out of 424[4] | ||||||||||
Station succession | |||||||||||
Next north | 125th Street: 4 | ||||||||||
Next south | 110th Street: 4 | ||||||||||
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History
116th Street opened on July 17, 1918 as part of an expansion of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line north of Grand Central–42nd Street.[1] Service was originally provided by a shuttle on the line's local tracks. Through service along the Park Avenue section of the Original Subway was provided on August 1, 1918.[1][5]
Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← ← | |
Southbound local | ||
Side platform | ||
Express tracks[6] | Northbound express | ← |
Southbound express |
This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms, and serves local trains only. The two express tracks pass underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms.[7] Fare control is at platform level, and no crossover or crossunder is provided.[8][9] The station has standard IRT number and station name tiles. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks.
Exits
Exit location[10] | Exit Type | Number of exits | Platform served |
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NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street | Staircase | 1 | Southbound |
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street | Staircase | 1 | Southbound |
NE corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street | Staircase | 1 | Northbound |
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street | Staircase | 1 | Northbound |
References
- "Lexington Av. Line to be Opened Today" (PDF). The New York Times. July 17, 1918. p. 13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- "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.
- "Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1918. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- Cox, Jeremiah (June 10, 2011). "The exit on the uptown side". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- Cox, Jeremiah (June 10, 2011). "Approaching the downtown turnstiles". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / East Harlem" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 116th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IRT East Side Line: 116th Street
- nycsubway.org — In Everything There is a Season Artwork by Robert Blackburn (2005)
- Station Reporter — 4 Train
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- MTA's Arts For Transit — 116th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
- 116th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View