Station: 51st Street (IRT East Side Line)
From nycsubway.org
IRT East Side Line at 51st Street. Photo by: Richard Chase, December 2009.
| IRT East Side Line |
Overview
Opened: 7/17/1918
Transfer here to: IND Queens Boulevard Line
51st Street is the sixth busiest station in the subway system. This station features beige brick over the original tile but the the standard IRT mosaics were saved. There is a crossunder at the north end and connections via a long passageway to the IND Queens Boulevard/53rd Street line station at Lexington Ave. The fare control is seven steps up from the platform level, and the platforms themselves are approximately 60 feet below street level.
Artwork
Tunnel Vision, Nina Yankowitz (1989)
Passing Through, Al Held (2004)
Photo Gallery
 Image 11348 (44k, 750x562) Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Location: 51st Street |
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 Image 46113 (200k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 51st Street |
 Image 49513 (194k, 788x1044) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: 51st Street |
 Image 58127 (144k, 1044x788) Photo by: John Barnes Location: 51st Street |
 Image 66658 (251k, 1044x788) Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar Location: 51st Street |
 Image 72650 (263k, 1044x788) Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar Location: 51st Street |
 Image 80310 (141k, 1044x676) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: 51st Street |
 Image 81044 (269k, 1044x699) Photo by: John Barnes Location: 51st Street |
 Image 93571 (138k, 820x620) Photo by: Bill E. Location: 51st Street |
 Image 101982 (225k, 1044x703) Photo by: Lee Winson Location: 51st Street |
 Image 101983 (241k, 1044x703) Photo by: Lee Winson Location: 51st Street |
 Image 102254 (226k, 1044x703) Photo by: John Barnes Location: 51st Street |
 Image 102256 (265k, 703x1045) Photo by: John Barnes Location: 51st Street |
 Image 108717 (106k, 1024x768) Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Location: 51st Street |
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