51st Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
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| New York City Subway station 51st Street |
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| Line | IRT Lexington Avenue Line |
| Services | 4(5) 6 <6>(1a2a) |
| Transfer | E V(123) at Lexington Avenue–53rd Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line) |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (upper level only) |
| Tracks | 4 (2 on each of 2 levels) |
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| Opened | July 17, 1918 |
| Next north | 59th Street 4(5) 6 <6>(1a2a) |
| Next south | 42nd Street–Grand Central 4(5) 6 <6>(1a2a) |
51st Street is a rapid transit station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway in Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is a local stop with two tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks pass through a lower level, and are not visible from the station. This was the sixth busiest station in the entire subway system in 1994.[1]
The station features beige brick over the original tile, but the standard IRT-style mosaics were saved. There is a crossunder at the north end, with a passageway to the Queens Boulevard Line, completed in 1989. The fare control is seven steps up from the platform level, and the platforms themselves are approximately 25 feet below street level.
A passageway connecting to Lexington Avenue–53rd Street on the IND Queens Boulevard Line was added in 1989.
Connections can be made to the M27 and M50 buses.
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[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IRT East Side Line: 51st Street
- Station Reporter — 51st Street/Lexington Avenue Complex
