96th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

96 Street  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	East 96th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Carnegie Hill & East Harlem
Coordinates	40°47′09″N 73°57′03″W / 40.785773°N 73.950949°W / 40.785773; -73.950949
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4  (late nights) ​   6  (all times) <6>  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M96, M98, M101, M102, M103[2] Short Line Bus: 208
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918 (105 years ago) (1918-07-17)[3]
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	3,760,351[4]  10.9%
Rank	80 out of 423[4]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 103rd Street 4  ​6  <6> toward Pelham Bay Park Local 86th Street 4  ​6  <6> toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here
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Track layout Legend to 103rd Street to 86th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The 96th Street station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 96th Street in the Carnegie Hill and East Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction, and the 4 train during late nights.

This station was constructed as part of the Dual Contracts by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and opened in 1918. It was renovated in the 1990s.