96th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

96th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	East 96th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10029
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Carnegie Hill & East Harlem
Coordinates	40°47′09″N 73°57′03″W / 40.785773°N 73.950949°WCoordinates: 40°47′09″N 73°57′03″W / 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
Wireless service	[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	8,294,978[2]  4.2%
Rank	44 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	103rd Street: 4  6  <6>
Next south	86th Street: 4  6  <6>
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Location

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> during weekdays in peak direction, and the 4 train during late nights.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to 103 St to 86 St

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, to Exits/Entrances
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Pelham Bay Park ( toward Parkchester rush hours and middays) (103rd Street) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (103rd Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall ( toward New Lots Avenue late nights) (86th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
Express tracks[3]	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	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. 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	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

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  Tile mosaic

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  Tile mosaic

References

1. "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
3. Station Reporter — 6 Train

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