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50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°45′35.55″N 73°58′49.57″W / 40.7598750°N 73.9804361°W / 40.7598750; -73.9804361
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 50th Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
BoroughManhattan
Coordinates40°45′35.55″N 73°58′49.57″W / 40.7598750°N 73.9804361°W / 40.7598750; -73.9804361
Division[1]
ServicesIRT Sixth Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023[2]
Rank out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northEighth Avenue (Local)
58th Street (Alt. until 1924)
66th Street (Express)
Next south42nd Street
Location
50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line) is located in New York City
50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line) is located in New York
50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

50th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 42nd Street. For some trains, the next northbound stop was 58th Street Terminal until 1924, while for other trains, the next northbound stop was Eighth Avenue. For express trains, the next northbound stop was 66th Street on Ninth Avenue. Two years after the station closed, it was replaced two years later by the underground 47th–50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (IND Sixth Avenue Line) subway station.

References

  • "Sixth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2009.


  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.