116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

116 Street
116 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	East 116th Street & Lexington Avenue; New York, NY 10035
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	East Harlem
Coordinates	40°47′55″N 73°56′31″W / 40.798607°N 73.942022°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	NYCT Bus: M98, M101, M102, M103, M116
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918 (106 years ago)
Opposite-; direction; transfer	No
Traffic
2023	2,766,817 1%
Rank	121 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

116th 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 116th Street in East Harlem, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction, and the 4 train during late nights.

History

116th Street opened on July 17, 1918 as part of an expansion of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line north of Grand Central–42nd Street.^[2] Service was originally provided by a shuttle on the line's local tracks. Through service along the Park Avenue section of the Original Subway was provided on August 1, 1918.^[2]^[5]

Station layout

Track layout

Legend

					to 125 St






					to 110 St

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (125th Street) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (125th Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (110th Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue late nights (110th Street) →
	Side platform
Express tracks^[6]	Northbound express	← do not stop here
Express tracks^[6]	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms, and serves local trains only. The two express tracks pass underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms.^[7] Fare control is at platform level, and no crossover or crossunder is provided.^[8]^[9] The station has standard IRT number and station name tiles. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks.

Exits

Exit location^[10]	Exit Type	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Southbound
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Southbound
NE corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Northbound
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Northbound

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lexington Av. Line to be Opened Today" (PDF). The New York Times. July 17, 1918. p. 13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1918. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
^ Station Reporter — 6 Train
^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 10, 2011). "The exit on the uptown side". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 10, 2011). "Approaching the downtown turnstiles". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / East Harlem" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT East Side Line: 116th Street
nycsubway.org — In Everything There is a Season Artwork by Robert Blackburn (2005)
Station Reporter — 4 Train
Station Reporter — 6 Train
MTA's Arts For Transit — 116th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
116th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[lexopens-2] "Lexington Av. Line to be Opened Today" (PDF). The New York Times. July 17, 1918. p. 13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[riderref-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[5] "Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1918. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

[6] Station Reporter — 6 Train

[tracks-7] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[8] Cox, Jeremiah (June 10, 2011). "The exit on the uptown side". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[9] Cox, Jeremiah (June 10, 2011). "Approaching the downtown turnstiles". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[10] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / East Harlem" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue Local	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester St. Lawrence Avenue Morrison Avenue–Soundview Elder Avenue Whitlock Avenue Hunts Point Avenue Longwood Avenue East 149th Street East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Cypress Avenue Brook Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Pelham Bay Park Express	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester Hunts Point Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
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