59th Street–Columbus Circle station
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The 59th Street–Columbus Circle station is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and the IND Eighth Avenue Line. It is located at Columbus Circle in Manhattan, where 59th Street, Broadway and Eighth Avenue intersect, and serves Central Park, the Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, and Midtown Manhattan. The station is served by the 1, A, and D trains at all times; the C train at all times except late nights; the B train during weekdays until 11:00 p.m.; and the 2 train during late nights.
59 Street–Columbus Circle | |||||||||||||
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New York City Subway station complex | |||||||||||||
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Address | Intersection of West 59th Street, Eighth Avenue & Broadway New York, NY | ||||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||
Locale | Columbus Circle, Midtown Manhattan | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°46′05″N 73°58′55″W | ||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT), B (IND)[1] | ||||||||||||
Line | IND Eighth Avenue Line IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | ||||||||||||
Services | 1 (all times) 2 (late nights) A (all times) B (weekdays during the day) C (all except late nights) D (all times) | ||||||||||||
Transit | NYCT Bus: M5, M7, M10, M12, M20, M104 MTA Bus: BxM2 | ||||||||||||
Levels | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | IRT station: October 27, 1904; 119 years ago (1904-10-27) IND station: September 10, 1932; 91 years ago (1932-09-10) Transfer: July 1, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-07-01) | ||||||||||||
Accessible | ADA-accessible | ||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||
2023 | 15,842,348[2] 15% | ||||||||||||
Rank | 7 out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||
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The Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line station was built for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and was a local station on the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The Eighth Avenue Line station was built as an express station for the Independent Subway System (IND) and opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the IND's first segment. The complex was renovated in the 2000s, following unsuccessful attempts to raise money for such a restoration during the late 20th century.
The IRT station has two side platforms and four tracks; express trains use the inner two tracks to bypass the station. The IND station has three island platforms and four tracks, but only two of the platforms are in use. The transfer between the IRT platforms and the IND platforms has been within fare control since July 1, 1948. The station complex contains elevators, which make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The original portion of the IRT station's interior is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2019[update], the station is the eighth-busiest in the system.[3]