77th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
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.
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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 6 | ||||||||||
Transit connections | M79 SBS at 79th Street | ||||||||||
Structure | Underground | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | July 17, 1918[1] | ||||||||||
Station code | 398[2] | ||||||||||
Wireless service | |||||||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | No | ||||||||||
Former/other names | 77th Street–Lenox Hill Hospital | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2019) | 7,821,286[4] | ||||||||||
Rank | 46 out of 424[4] | ||||||||||
Station succession | |||||||||||
Next north | 86th Street: 4 | ||||||||||
Next south | 68th Street–Hunter College: 4 | ||||||||||
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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
G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← ← | |
Southbound local | ||
Side platform | ||
Express tracks[5] | Northbound express | ← |
Southbound express |
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 |
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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
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