42nd Street-Bryant Park (IND Sixth Avenue Line) - IRT Flushing Line Platform

IRT Flushing Line Platform

Fifth Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Entrance to the IRT section of the complex
Station statistics
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Flushing Line
Services 7 (all times) <7> (rush hours until 10:00 p.m., peak direction)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened March 22, 1926; 86 years ago (March 22, 1926)
Former/other names Fifth Avenue – Bryant Park
Station succession
Next north Grand Central: 7 <7>
Next south Times Square: 7 <7>
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays only
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

Fifth Avenue (formerly Fifth Avenue – Bryant Park) on the IRT Flushing Line, opened on March 22, 1926, has two tracks and one island platform. The platform walls have a mosaic golden trimline with "5" tablets at regular intervals along it.

The station has a full length mezzanine directly above the platform and tracks. The full-time fare control is at the east end. A single stair on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in front of the New York Public Library goes down to an area that has a full-time token booth and turnstile bank that leads to several staircases down to the platform. Towards the west end, the mezzanine splits in two with one portion becoming a down hill ramp where there is another staircases up from the platform before leading to the passageway to the IND Sixth Avenue Line. The portion of the mezzanine that curves up leads to some HEET turnstiles and a small fare control area. The two adjacent street stairs here have elaborate ironwork and go up to the south side 42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue on the northern edge of Bryant Park.

The 2002 artwork here is called Under Byrant Park by Samm Kuce. It is located in the transfer passageway and consists of glass mosiac and etched granite depicting roots of trees with various literacy quotes.


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