77th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

77th Street  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	East 77th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10075
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper East Side
Coordinates	40.773587°N 73.959875°W / 40.773587; -73.959875
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	NYCT Bus: M101, M102, M103 M79 SBS at 79th Street
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918 (1918-07-17)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Former/other names	77th Street – Lenox Hill Hospital
Traffic
2023	6,231,273  16.3%
Rank	31 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

77th Street (also known as 77th Street – Lenox Hill Hospital) is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It is served by the 6 at all times, the <6> during weekdays in peak direction, and the 4 during late nights.

Station layout

Track layout
to 86 St to 68 St

Southbound entrance

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (86th Street) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (86th Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (68th Street–Hunter College) → → toward New Lots Avenue late nights (68th Street–Hunter College) →
	Side platform
Express tracks	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

This station has two local tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks of the Lexington Avenue Line, used by the 4 and 5 trains during daytime hours, pass beneath the station and are not visible from the platforms.

Both platforms has a fare control, and both areas have a turnstile bank, and four staircases to the street. The northbound side leads to the east side of Lexington Avenue while the southbound side leads to the west side. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.

The downtown platform is the only platform in the station to house a token booth. The uptown platform token booth was closed by the MTA after making a series of layoffs and has been removed.

Some old wall lights exist after the station's renovation in 2003, but most are gone or falling off the walls. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks.

The 2004 artwork here is called 4 Seasons Seasoned by Robert Kushner. It is installed on the ceiling above the fare control staircases and features mosaics related to the four seasons of the year.

Exits

Exit location	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Southbound
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Southbound
NE corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Northbound
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 77th Street	Staircase	2	Northbound

Nearby landmarks

• Lenox Hill Hospital
• Hunter College School of Social Work

External links

Mosaic

• Media related to 77th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
• nycsubway.org – IRT East Side Line: 77th Street
• nycsubway.org — 4 Seasons Seasoned Artwork by Robert Kushner (2004)
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 77th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
• 77th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View