77th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

77 Street
77 Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	East 77th Street & Lexington Avenue; New York, NY 10075
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper East Side
Coordinates	40.773587°N 73.959875°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4 (late nights); 6 (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M101, M102, M103; M79 SBS at 79th Street
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918[1]
Station code	398[2]
Wireless service	[3]
Opposite-direction transfer available	No
Former/other names	77th Street–Lenox Hill Hospital
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	7,821,286[4] 2.2%
Rank	46 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next north	86th Street: 4 6 <6>
Next south	68th Street–Hunter College: 4 6 <6>
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

77th Street (also known as 77th Street–Lenox Hill Hospital) is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. 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.

History

77th Street opened on July 17, 1918 as part of an expansion of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line north of Grand Central–42nd Street.[1]

Station layout

Track layout

					to 86 St






					to 68 St

Southbound entrance

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (86th Street) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (86th Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn Bridge (68th Street–Hunter College) → → toward New Lots Avenue late nights (68th Street–Hunter College) →
	Side platform
Express tracks[5]	Northbound express	← do not stop here
Express tracks[5]	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

This station has two local tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks of the Lexington Avenue Line, used by the 4 and 5 trains during daytime hours, pass beneath the station and are not visible from the platforms.[6]

Both platforms has a fare control, and both areas have a turnstile bank, and four staircases to the street. The northbound side leads to the east side of Lexington Avenue while the southbound side leads to the west side. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.

The downtown platform is the only platform in the station to house a token booth. The uptown platform token booth was closed by the MTA after making a series of layoffs and has been removed.

Some old wall lights exist after the station's renovation in 2003, but most are gone or falling off the walls. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks.

The 2004 artwork here is called 4 Seasons Seasoned by Robert Kushner. It is installed on the ceiling above the fare control staircases and features mosaics related to the four seasons of the year.

Exits

Exit location[7]	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Southbound
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Southbound
NE corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Northbound
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Northbound

Nearby landmarks

Lenox Hill Hospital
Hunter College School of Social Work

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.
Station Reporter — 6 Train
Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Upper East Side" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

External links

Mosaic

Media related to 77th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
nycsubway.org – IRT East Side Line: 77th Street
nycsubway.org — 4 Seasons Seasoned Artwork by Robert Kushner (2004)
Station Reporter — 4 Train
Station Reporter — 6 Train
MTA's Arts For Transit — 77th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
77th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[lexopens-1] "Lexington Av. Line to be Opened Today" (PDF). The New York Times. July 17, 1918. p. 13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-3] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[riderref-4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[5] Station Reporter — 6 Train

[tracks2-6] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[MTAMaps-UES-2017-7] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Upper East Side" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue Local	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester St. Lawrence Avenue Morrison Avenue–Soundview Elder Avenue Whitlock Avenue Hunts Point Avenue Longwood Avenue East 149th Street East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Cypress Avenue Brook Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Pelham Bay Park Express	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester Hunts Point Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.