1980s view of the IRT East Side Line at 59th Street. Collection of nycsubway.org.

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Overview

Opened: 7/17/1918

Transfer here to: BMT Broadway Line

59th Street is an express station but started existence as a local-only station with side platforms (now the upper level). The express tracks, which run underneath the BMT 60th St. tunnel, had platforms added and opened November 15, 1962. The express platforms were added to reduce congestion at Grand Central and to provide another connection to Queens trains via the BMT. This complex is on three levels, with the IRT local on top, the BMT Queens trains in the middle, and the IRT express on the bottom.

This station used to have all green tile which has been covered up except for one "59th Street" sign near the south end of the northbound platform. There are whimsical stylized coffee cups and slippers mosaics in varied colors at random spacing near the stairways to mid and upper levels.

Artwork

Blooming, Elizabeth Murray (1996)

Photo Gallery

Image 47 (105k, 752x493) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: 59th Street	Image 48 (83k, 748x495) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: 59th Street	Image 49 (101k, 750x481) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: 59th Street	Image 24220 (125k, 775x601) Photo by: Gary Chatterton Location: 59th Street	Image 50132 (164k, 1044x705) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: 59th Street
Image 76700 (265k, 1044x788) Photo by: Danny Molina Location: 59th Street	Image 92957 (190k, 1044x791) Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar Location: 59th Street	Image 97927 (272k, 1024x768) Photo by: Robert Marrero Location: 59th Street	Image 108720 (124k, 1024x768) Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Location: 59th Street	Image 108721 (135k, 1024x768) Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Location: 59th Street
Image 115158 (302k, 1044x788) Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar Location: 59th Street	Image 119056 (261k, 1044x788) Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar Location: 59th Street	Image 119057 (294k, 1044x788) Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar Location: 59th Street	Image 132407 (269k, 1024x661) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 59th Street	Image 135999 (299k, 1044x788) Photo by: Nicholas Noel Location: 59th Street

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