96th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

96 Street
96 Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	East 96th Street & Lexington Avenue; New York, NY 10029
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Carnegie Hill & East Harlem
Coordinates	40.785773°N 73.950949°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: M98, M101, M102, M103; Short Line Bus: 208
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918[1]
Station code	396[2]
Wireless service	[3]
Opposite-direction transfer available	No
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	5,145,222[4] 0.1%
Rank	88 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next north	103rd Street: 4 6 <6>
Next south	86th Street: 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

96th 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 96th Street in the Carnegie Hill and East Harlem neighborhoods 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

96th 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 103 St






					to 86 St

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (103rd Street) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (103rd Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn Bridge (86th Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue late nights (86th Street) →
	Side platform
Express tracks[5]	Northbound express	← do not stop here
Express tracks[5]	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

The station has two local tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks run on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms.[6] A crossover is provided, with a mosaic in the mezzanine entitled City Suite, commissioned in 1994. There are new "96th Street" mosaics, and a window in the mezzanine overlooks the tracks, giving a view of oncoming trains from the south. The south end of the station features a rounded ceiling due to problems encountered during construction. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks.

Exits

Exit location[7]	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 96th Street	Staircase	1	Both
NE corner of Lexington Avenue and 96th Street	Staircase	1	Both
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 96th Street	Staircase	1	Both
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 96th Street	Staircase	1	Both

Image gallery

Tile mosaic
Tile mosaic

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

nycsubway.org – IRT East Side Line: 96th Street
nycsubway.org — City Suite Artwork by Laura Bradley (1994)
Station Reporter — 4 Train
Station Reporter — 6 Train
MTA's Arts For Transit — 96th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
96th 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

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

[MTAMaps-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.