MTA - Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street Station

Lexington Avenue–63rd Street formerly Lexington Avenue is a New York City Subway station in Lenox Hill, Manhattan, shared by the IND and BMT 63rd Street Lines. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street, it is served by the F and Q trains at all times, by limited N trains during rush hours, and by one A.M. rush hour R train in the northbound direction only. The station has two platform levels; trains headed southbound to downtown and Brooklyn use the upper level, while trains headed northbound to uptown and Queens use the lower level. This is one of the deepest stations in the subway system, requiring several banks of long escalators. Construction started at this station in 1969, and as a result of the New York City fiscal crisis in 1975, the station did not open until 1989. Originally, the station was intended to be a transfer point between passengers from the Sixth Avenue–Queens service and from the Broadway–Second Avenue service. This station was designed to allow for cross-platform transfers. However, in 1975, while the station was being built, construction was halted on the Second Avenue Subway. As a result, the side of the station intended for service to Second Avenue, the BMT side, was walled off with a temporary orange brick wall. Also, space intended for an exit at Third Avenue was left unused. While the Sixth Avenue side opened for service in 1989, the other side was only used for storing Broadway Line trains. The station appeared as if it had one side platform on each level. However, in 2007, construction resumed on the Second Avenue Subway, and as part of the line's construction, the BMT side of the station would finally be used. The orange wall was removed and replaced by a temporary barrier. Beige-white wall tiles were installed on the station walls adjacent to the tracks. The never-opened entrance at Third Avenue was redesigned with multiple elevators, and the station's false ceiling was removed. Before Second Avenue Subway service began operating, the temporary walls were removed, revealing the BMT side of the station. On January 1, 2017, the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway opened, with Q trains, and limited rush hour N trains serving the BMT half of the station. Ridership has increased at the station since.

I am amazed at how little concern there is by MTA got the 3rd ave exiting passengers. The lack of any secondary means of egress to 3rd ave is a discrace. Yesterday after walking half the platform to the elevators I was stopped by a MTA person on their cell phone who only looked up when I got to her to tell me all 4 elevators were out of service and that I would have to walk to the complete other end of the platform to take the escalators up to Lexington Ave. so walked the 1/2 block to 3rd. Back to lex on the platform and then back to 3rd on the street. Good 10 min with my bad leg. Where was the announcement and direction on the platform. Why were all 4 cars out is service. Bad planning and apathy for riders

In a fit of the worst idiocy I have ever seen by the MTA and there are oh so many, this station has NO stairs or escalators for their 3rd Ave exit. Whatever moron decided that should be cosmically ashamed .there is zero excuse, none, at all. Elevator only, operating at the typical 50% MTA capacity due to constant breakdowns, is such a heavy limitor on passenger flow it begs to question who's pocket was lined by this terrible design. Shame on you MTA, as always .

F train go a queens completely missed 2 arrival times risking my flight time /poor service

Very clean and modern station as of 2017. Hope it stays this way.

Lexington and 63rd....

This is one of those stations where if you work 1 or 2 blocks away but get off of your train with 5 mins or less to spare, you're going to be late.

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