33rd Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

33rd Street   New York City Subway rapid transit station
Downtown platform with Arts for Transit on the columns
Station statistics
Address	East 33rd Street & Park Avenue New York, NY 10016
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Murray Hill
Coordinates	40°44′47″N 73°58′55″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)
Connection	New York City Bus: M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904 (October 27, 1904)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	9,090,245  1.5%
Rank	31 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Grand Central – 42nd Street: 4  6  <6>
Next south	28th Street: 4  6  <6>
33rd Street Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS:	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference#:	04001014
Added to NRHP:	September 17, 2004
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)

33rd Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Park Avenue and 33rd Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> during weekdays in peak direction, and the 4 during late night hours.

Layout

There are four tracks and two side platforms, with the express tracks in the middle, but at a lower level because of the presence of the Murray Hill Tunnel along this section of Park Avenue. The station was recently renovated, and contains eagle plaques similar to those at Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall. The plaques contain the numerals "33". Fare control is at the platform level. The station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004.

Image gallery

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  Faience plaque by Heins & LaFarge / Grueby Faience Company, 1904.

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  Tile name tablet by Heins & LaFarge / John H. Parry Co., 1904.

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  The unique fare control ironwork and Art for Transit installation on the columns

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  Southbound street stairs

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  33rd Street station in 1905

Further reading

• Lee Stokey. Subway Ceramics : A History and Iconography. 1994. ISBN 978-0-9635486-1-0

External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT East Side Line: 33rd Street
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• Forgotten NY — Original 28 - NYC's First 28 Subway Stations
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 33rd Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
• 33rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 32rd Street entrance from google Maps Street View