86th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

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86th Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	East 86th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10028
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper East Side
Coordinates	40°46′46″N 73°57′20″W / 40.779469°N 73.955626°W / 40.779469; -73.955626Coordinates: 40°46′46″N 73°57′20″W / 40.779469°N 73.955626°W / 40.779469; -73.955626
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4  (all times)      5  (all except late nights)      6  (all times) <6>(weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each of 2 levels)
Tracks	4 (2 on each of 2 levels)
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	19.433 million[1][2] ▲ 4.09%
Rank	11 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	96th Street (local): 4  6  <6> 125th Street (express): 4  5
Next south	77th Street (local): 4  6  <6> 59th Street (express): 4  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

86th Street is a station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 86th Street, it is served by the 4 and 6 trains (all times), and the 5 train (all times except late nights).

The station has four side platforms, two on an upper level, serving local trains, and two on a lower level, serving express trains. Old-style wall and ceiling lights have been removed. The initial renovation of this station took place with the opening of Gimbels just above in the early 1970s. The renovation consisted primarily of the stairwells from the street, the token booth, and the turnstyle area. An additional renovation was completed in the fall of 2005. There is no crossover between the uptown and downtown directions; fare control is at the upper platform level. Like many stations that have trains running in the same direction on different levels, there is an information device on the upper level that gives advance notice of an express train on the lower level; however, since the completion of renovations in 2005, this device ceased to operate and was subsequently removed. It is expected that new system-wide information monitors, currently in development, will replace the device no earlier than 2012.

Before recent renovations, the downtown side had two token booths. In 2003, the smaller of the two was removed and replaced with four automated kiosks.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 Bus connections 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Gallery

Closeup of the mosaics

[edit] Bus connections

• M86
• M98
• M101
• M102
• M103

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT East Side Line: 86th Street
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• Station Reporter — 6 Train