86th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

86 Street  ​​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown local platform
Station statistics
Address	East 86th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper East Side
Coordinates	40°46′46″N 73°57′20″W / 40.779469°N 73.955626°W / 40.779469; -73.955626
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4  (all times) ​   5  (all times except late nights) ​   6  (all times) <6>  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M86 SBS, M98, M101, M102, M103 MTA Bus: BxM1[2]
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918 (105 years ago) (1918-07-17)[3]
Accessible	Partially ADA-accessible; accessibility to rest of station planned (Elevator for uptown local platform only)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	10,472,358[4]  19.2%
Rank	18 out of 423[4]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 125th Street 4  ​5  via 138th Street–Grand Concourse Express 59th Street 4  ​5  via Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College 96th Street 4  ​6  <6> toward Pelham Bay Park Local 77th Street 4  ​6  <6> toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
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Track layout Legend Upper level to 96th Street to 77th Street Lower level to 125th Street to 59th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000236[5]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 2005

The 86th Street station is an express station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 86th Street on the Upper East Side, it is served by the 4 and 6 trains at all times, the 5 train at all times except late nights, and the <6> train during weekdays in peak direction.

The 86th Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the Dual Contracts. The station opened on July 17, 1918, as part of the IRT's Lexington Avenue and Jerome Avenue lines from Grand Central–42nd Street to 167th Street. The station's platforms were extended in the early 1960s. It was also renovated in the 1970s, in 1986, and from 2002 to 2004.

The 86th Street station contains four side platforms and four tracks, split across two levels. Local trains use the upper level, which has two tracks and two side platforms, while express trains use the lower level, which are arranged in the same layout. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The upper platforms contain exits to Lexington Avenue and 86th Street, as well as stairs to and from the lower platforms. Unlike at most express stations, the respective pairs of northbound and southbound platforms are not connected to each other within fare control. The station interior is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.