Lexington Avenue/59th Street station

The Lexington Avenue/59th Street station is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. It is located at Lexington Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets, on the border of and the of .
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: New York City subway station
  • Also known as: “Lexington Av–59 St”, “Lexington Avenue / 59th Street”, “Lexington Avenue / 59th Street (New York City Subway)”, “Lexington Avenue–59th Street”, and “Lexington Avenue/59th Street”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Modern Art and 59th Street station.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , New York City, on 53rd Street between and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media. is situated 2,800 feet west of Lexington Avenue/59th Street station.

Metro station
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The was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in , . It was built on September 16, 1878. The local trains used two tracks and two side platforms.

Arts center
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is a concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets, in , New York City. Designed by architect William Burnet Tuthill and built by its namesake, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the venue is one of the most prestigious in the world for both classical music and popular music. is situated 3,500 feet west of Lexington Avenue/59th Street station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenox Hill and Diamond District.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the of in . It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.

Neighborhood
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A is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including:…

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Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.

Lexington Avenue/59th Street station

Latitude
40.76275° or 40° 45′ 46″ north
Longitude
-73.96747° or 73° 58′ 3″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Network
New York City Subway
Open location code
87G8Q27M+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 597928318
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q870982
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Lexington Avenue/59th Street station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “萊辛頓大道/59街車站”
  • Chinese: “萊辛頓大道／59街車站”
  • Dutch: “59th Street”
  • Dutch: “Lexington Avenue-59th Street”
  • Dutch: “Lexington Avenue/59th Street”
  • French: “Lexington Avenue / 59th Street”
  • French: “Lexington Avenue/59th Street”
  • Italian: “Lexington Avenue/59th Street”
  • Japanese: “レキシントン・アベニュー/59丁目駅”
  • Korean: “렉싱턴 애비뉴-59번가”
  • Polish: “Lexington Avenue / 59th Street”
  • Polish: “Lexington Avenue/59th Street”
  • Russian: “Lexington Avenue / 59th Street”
  • Russian: “Лексингтон-авеню – 59-я улица”
  • Russian: “Лексингтон-авеню — 59-я улица”
  • Russian: “Лексингтон-авеню / 59-я улица”
  • Spanish: “Avenida Lexington Calle 59”
  • Spanish: “Avenida Lexington–Calle 59”
  • Spanish: “Calle 59 Avenida Lexington”
  • Spanish: “Calle 59-Avenida Lexington”
  • Spanish: “Calle 59–Avenida Lexington”
  • Spanish: “Calle 59”
  • Ukrainian: “Лексінгтон-Авеню/59-та вулиця”
  • Ukrainian: “Проспект Лексінгтон/59-та вулиця”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 731 Lexington Avenue and Trump Plaza.

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