57th Street–Seventh Avenue station

57 Street–7 Avenue
57 Street–7 Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Downtown island platform
Station statistics
Address	West 57th Street & Seventh Avenue; New York, NY 10019
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′56″N 73°58′48″W / 40.765461°N 73.980088°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N (all times); Q (all times); R (all except late nights); W (weekdays only)
Transit	New York City Bus: M7, M20, M31, M57
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	July 10, 1919 (104 years ago)
Accessible	ADA-accessible to mezzanine only; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access
Accessibility	Cross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Midtown–57th Street
Traffic
2023	7,787,658 21.1%
Rank	25 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Stops weekdays during the day
	Stops rush hours only (limited service)
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)

57th Street–Seventh Avenue is an express station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Midtown Manhattan at the intersection of 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, it is served by the N and Q trains at all times, the R train at all times except late nights, and the W train on weekdays.

On the subway map and on announcements, the station is called 57th Street–Seventh Avenue,^[5] but is also sometimes called Midtown–57th Street. It is directly adjacent to Carnegie Hall.

Station layout

style="color:;background:#Template:NYCS color;text-align:center;padding:5px"|

Track layout

Legend


					to Lexington Av–63 St
					Local trackways end

					to 5 Av–59 St

					Local trackways begin








					to 49 St
					to 42 St

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent Elevators at: southwest corner of 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. northeast corner of 55th Street and Seventh Avenue. Note: only the 55th Street elevator is accessible
P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) ← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) ← toward Template:Nycs weekdays (Template:Nycs)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) ← toward Template:Nycs (limited rush hour trips) (Template:Nycs)
	Southbound express	← toward Template:Nycs via Brighton (Template:Nycs late nights, Template:Nycs other times) → ← toward Template:Nycs via Sea Beach (limited rush hour trips) (Template:Nycs) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	← toward Template:Nycs via Sea Beach (Template:Nycs) → ← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) → ← toward Template:Nycs weekdays (Template:Nycs) →

When this station opened on July 10, 1919,^[6] the BMT Broadway Line had ended north of this station as six trackways, of which only two tracks (local tracks) continued to the 60th Street Tunnel to Queens. The other four trackways, both the express tracks and the outermost trackways (both of the outermost trackways are ramps which have never been used) curve slightly west before ending, which were a provision for the line to run to Upper Manhattan via Central Park West.^[7]

With four tracks and two island platforms, this station is the northernmost express station on the BMT Broadway Line. Much of the BMT system is chained from the zero point here. The N, R, and W trains use the local tracks, which continue north under 59th and 60th Streets to Queens, while Q trains, limited weekday rush hour N trains and one weekday a.m. rush hour R train use the center express tracks to continue north along the BMT 63rd Street Line to Lexington Avenue–63rd Street and the Second Avenue Subway. Before the BMT 63rd Street Line was built in 1989, the express tracks continued as layup spurs north of the station (although construction of the 63rd Street line from 1971 to 1978 continued the section between this station and Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station). The express tracks ran for about 400 feet.

North of the station, the local tracks continue into the 60th Street Tunnel to Queens, while the express tracks continue to 63rd Street, with switches to the 60th Street tunnel. South of the station, there are also crossovers between the two express tracks, between both northbound tracks, and between both southbound tracks.^[8]

This station underwent an overhaul in the late 1970s, which included fixing the station's structure and replacing the original wall tiles, old signs, and incandescent lighting with 1970s modern-look wall tile band and tablet mosaics, signs and fluorescent lights. Staircases and platform edges were also repaired.^{[citation needed]}

Elevators

In 1992–1993, the station received a major overhaul with state-of-the-art repairs as well as upgrading the station for ADA compliance. The original late 1910s tiling was restored, repairs were made to the staircases, new tiling on the floors, upgrades to the station's lights and public address system, installation of ADA safety treads along the platform edge, new signs, and new trackbeds in both directions. Accessibility to the mezzanine was further increased by the addition of a usable elevator on the southwest corner of 57th Street. While elevators have yet to be installed for platform access, it allows disabled access to the fare booth and MetroCard vending machines. The MTA intends to provide ADA access to the platforms as part of the 2010–2014 Capital Plan.^[9]

Elevators to the platforms have been under design for several years, with the MTA originally planning to award contracts in November 2013,^[10] but the design process was delayed several years due to preexisting utilities blocking the way of the proposed elevator access.^[11] Other issues included asbestos abatement, the lack of available space underground for the expansion of the mezzanine, and the need to negotiate with another developer to install elevators. The MTA started working on a revised design in September 2015. The construction award, and the beginning of construction was finally awarded in December 2017.^[12] Ultimately, the location of the platform elevators was moved to the southern end of the station, near 55th Street, necessitating the installation of a new street-to-mezzanine elevator at 55th Street.^[10]^[13] Substantial completion is projected for February 2021.^[14]

Exits

Stair to NW corner of 7th Avenue and 57th Street^[15]
Stair to NE corner of 7th Avenue and 57th Street^[15]
Stair and elevator to SW corner of 7th Avenue and 57th Street^[15]
Stair to SE corner of 7th Avenue and 57th Street^[15]
Stair to NW corner of 7th Avenue and 55th Street^[15]
Stair to NE corner of 7th Avenue and 55th Street^[15]
Stair to SW corner of 7th Avenue and 55th Street^[15]
Stair to SE corner of 7th Avenue and 55th Street^[15]

Proposed extension

North of this station are tunnel stub headings running straight from the local tracks^[16] for a proposed line under Central Park West or Morningside Avenue, that would have terminated either at 145th Street or 155th Street.

When the BRT / BMT was building the Broadway line as part of the Dual Contracts, the company also wanted to be awarded the Central Park West / Eighth Avenue route, which was on the planning boards at that time. The company figured that if they built ramps from the Broadway line that could naturally be extended to an Eighth Avenue line, they would get a toehold on being awarded that line, rather than lose out to the IRT, the only other subway operator when the Dual Contracts were built.^[17] The BMT / BRT never built that line for various reasons including the bankruptcy of the company after the Malbone Street Wreck and Mayor Hylan's plan to include the Eighth Avenue / CPW route in the IND system. The ramps were built but never used for revenue service. They were eventually used for storage until the tracks were disconnected.

The disused trackways for the proposed line ramp up and run for about 500 feet (150 m). The ramp on the northbound side has a Maintenance-of-Way shed built on it,^[18] and the trackway on the southbound side also has a storage shed sitting in it, just north of where the local tracks come in, but this shed is few hundred feet north of the shed on the opposite trackway of the other side of the tunnel. Some of the actual rails remain and can be seen from passing express/63rd Street Line trains, but are covered by many years of dirt. The never-used trackways curve slightly west before ending.^[7]^[19]

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.
^ "Broadway End of Subway Opened". The New York Times. July 10, 1919. p. 36.
^ ^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.
^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
^ ^a ^b http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/New_Subways:_Proposed_Additions_to_Rapid_Transit_System..._(1922) "Section on Broadway Subway Expansion"
^ "www.nycsubway.org: New York City Subway Track Maps". www.nycsubway.org. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ "The MTA's Key Station Plan for subway accessibility – The Weekly Nabe". The Weekly Nabe. June 13, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Transit and Bus Committee Meeting February 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2018. p. 326. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 24, 2017. p. 84. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
^ "T6041311 ADA Accessibility at 57 St Station on the Broadway Line – Phase 2". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ Schmidt, Linda (April 26, 2018). "Midtown shops worry about subway elevator construction". WNYW. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 90. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midtown West" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^ BMT7thAvenueExpress (October 17, 2009), RFW of The Brooklyn Bound R Part 2: Lexington Avenue to 14th Street Union Square, retrieved February 16, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) A trackway is visible towards the right at the 2:51 mark into this video, just before the train enters the 57th Street station.
^ Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1916). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. E. Croswell.
^ BMT7thAvenueExpress (August 31, 2009), RFW of The Queens Bound R Part 6: 23rd Street to Lexington Avenue, retrieved February 16, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) The shed is visible to the right at the 5:15 mark in the video, as the train leaves the 57th Street station.
^ Anastasio, Joe (June 19, 2005). "The BMT Provision". LTV Squad. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Broadway Subway: 57th Street
Station Reporter – N Train
Station Reporter – R Train
Station Reporter – Q Train
MTA's Arts For Transit – 57th Street–7th Avenue (BMT Broadway Line)
57th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
55th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform 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.

[57th-2] "Broadway End of Subway Opened". The New York Times. July 10, 1919. p. 36.

[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] "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[6] Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.

[nycsubway.org-7] ttp://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/New_Subways:_Proposed_Additions_to_Rapid_Transit_System..._(1922) "Section on Broadway Subway Expansion"

[tracks-8] "www.nycsubway.org: New York City Subway Track Maps". www.nycsubway.org. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[9] "The MTA's Key Station Plan for subway accessibility – The Weekly Nabe". The Weekly Nabe. June 13, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[MTA-TB-Committee-Feb2018-10] "Transit and Bus Committee Meeting February 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2018. p. 326. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[11] "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 24, 2017. p. 84. Retrieved August 31, 2017.

[12] "T6041311 ADA Accessibility at 57 St Station on the Broadway Line – Phase 2". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[13] Schmidt, Linda (April 26, 2018). "Midtown shops worry about subway elevator construction". WNYW. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

[MTA-CPOC-Nov2018-14] "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 90. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

[MTAMaps-2015-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midtown West" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

[16] BMT7thAvenueExpress (October 17, 2009), RFW of The Brooklyn Bound R Part 2: Lexington Avenue to 14th Street Union Square, retrieved February 16, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) A trackway is visible towards the right at the 2:51 mark into this video, just before the train enters the 57th Street station.

[17] Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1916). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. E. Croswell.

[18] BMT7thAvenueExpress (August 31, 2009), RFW of The Queens Bound R Part 6: 23rd Street to Lexington Avenue, retrieved February 16, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) The shed is visible to the right at the 5:15 mark in the video, as the train leaves the 57th Street station.

[19] Anastasio, Joe (June 19, 2005). "The BMT Provision". LTV Squad. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Broadway Express	Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Astoria Boulevard 30th Avenue Broadway 36th Avenue 39th Avenue Queensboro Plaza Lexington Avenue–59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street* 23rd Street* 14th Street–Union Square Eighth Street–New York University* Prince Street* Canal Street City Hall* Cortlandt Street* Rector Street* Whitehall Street–South Ferry* Court Street* Jay Street–MetroTech* DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Union Street* Ninth Street* Prospect Avenue* 25th Street* 36th Street 45th Street* 53rd Street* 59th Street Eighth Avenue Fort Hamilton Parkway New Utrecht Avenue 18th Avenue 20th Avenue Bay Parkway Kings Highway Avenue U 86th Street Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Second Avenue/ Broadway Express/ Brighton Local	96th Street 86th Street 72nd Street Lexington Avenue–63rd Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street* Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street* 23rd Street* 14th Street–Union Square Eighth Street–New York University* Prince Street* Canal Street DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Seventh Avenue Prospect Park Parkside Avenue Church Avenue Beverley Road Cortelyou Road Newkirk Plaza Avenue H Avenue J Avenue M Kings Highway Avenue U Neck Road Sheepshead Bay Brighton Beach Ocean Parkway West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Broadway Local	Forest Hills–71st Avenue 67th Avenue 63rd Drive–Rego Park Woodhaven Boulevard Grand Avenue–Newtown Elmhurst Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 65th Street Northern Boulevard 46th Street Steinway Street 36th Street Queens Plaza Lexington Avenue–59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Eighth Street–New York University Prince Street Canal Street City Hall Cortlandt Street Rector Street Whitehall Street–South Ferry Court Street Jay Street–MetroTech DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Union Street Ninth Street Prospect Avenue 25th Street 36th Street 45th Street 53rd Street 59th Street Bay Ridge Avenue 77th Street 86th Street Bay Ridge–95th Street
Broadway Local	Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Astoria Boulevard 30th Avenue Broadway 36th Avenue 39th Avenue Queensboro Plaza Lexington Avenue–59th Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Eighth Street–New York University Prince Street Canal Street City Hall Cortlandt Street Rector Street Whitehall Street–South Ferry
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.