33rd Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

The 33rd Street station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Park Avenue and 33rd Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by 6 trains at all times, <6> trains during weekdays in the peak direction, and 4 trains during late night hours.

 33 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown platform with an Arts for Transit artwork, Lariat Seat Loops, on the columns
Station statistics
AddressEast 33rd Street & Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016:1
BoroughManhattan
LocaleMurray Hill, Kips Bay
Coordinates40°44′47″N 73°58′55″W
DivisionA (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: M15, M15 SBS, M34 SBS, M34A SBS, M101, M102, M103
MTA Bus: BM5, BxM1, QM12, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, QM24
NYC Ferry: Astoria and Soundview Routes
(on FDR Drive and East 34th Street)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20235,666,586 16.8%
Rank37 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Grand Central–42nd Street
4  6  <6>
toward Pelham Bay Park

Local
28th Street
4  6  <6>
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

33rd Street Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 1096
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.04001014
NYCL No.1096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2004
Designated NYCLOctober 23, 1979

The 33rd Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes the 33rd Street station started on September 12 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. After the city's first subway line was split into multiple lines in 1918, there was a failed proposal in the 1920s to convert 33rd Street into an express station. The station's platforms were lengthened in the late 1940s.

The 33rd Street station contains two side platforms and four tracks; express trains use the inner two tracks to bypass the station. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations, which are continued along the platform extensions. The platforms contain exits to 32nd Street to the south and 33rd Street to the north. The platforms are not connected to each other within fare control. The original station interior is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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