79th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

The 79th Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 79th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and the 2 train during late nights.

For the station actually at 79th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn, see 79th Street (BMT West End Line).

 79 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWest 79th Street & Broadway
New York, NY 10024: 1 
BoroughManhattan
LocaleUpper West Side
Coordinates40.784°N 73.98°W / 40.784; -73.98
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
​   2  (late nights)
Transit NYCT Bus: M79 SBS, M104
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20223,182,626  40%
Rank86 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
86th Street
1  ​2 
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Local		 72nd Street
1  ​2 
toward South Ferry
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

to 86th Street
to 72nd Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
79th 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.04001018
NYCL No.1096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2004
Designated NYCLOctober 23, 1979

The 79th 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 79th Street station began on August 22 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms have been lengthened since opening.

The 79th 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, although most of the original design has been replaced with a cinder block design. The platforms contain exits to 79th Street and Broadway and are not connected to each other within fare control. The remaining portion of the original station interior is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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