57th Street station (IND Sixth Avenue Line)

57 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
The 57th Street station in December 2018.
Station statistics
Address	West 57th Street & Sixth Avenue New York, NY
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′51″N 73°58′38″W / 40.764259°N 73.977213°W / 40.764259; -73.977213
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Sixth Avenue Line
Services	F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M5, M7, M31, M57
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1968; 55 years ago (1968-07-01)
Closed	July 9, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-09) (reconstruction)
Rebuilt	December 19, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-19)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,582,091[2]  13.7%
Rank	137 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Lexington Avenue–63rd Street F  <F> toward Jamaica–179th Street Local 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center F  <F> via Broadway–Lafayette Street
Former services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Lexington Avenue toward 21st Street–Queensbridge JFK Express 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center toward Howard Beach–JFK Airport
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Lexington Avenue–63rd Street to 47th–50th Sts–Rockefeller Ctr
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends and weekday evenings Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)

The 57th Street station is a station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 57th Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in Manhattan, it is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction. North of the station, the Sixth Avenue Line turns east and becomes the IND 63rd Street Line.

First announced in 1962, the 57th Street station was opened on July 1, 1968, at the cost of $13.2 million. The station was a terminal station until 1989, after which all service was extended to 21st Street–Queensbridge. The station was temporarily served by shuttle trains in the 1990s during the 63rd Street Line's reconstruction. From July to December 2018, the station was closed for an extensive five-month renovation.