49th Street (BMT Broadway Line)

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New York City Subway station 49th Street
(northbound only)

Station information
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N R⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W^(123a)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other
Borough	Manhattan
Opened	July 10, 1919^{[citation needed]}
Next north	57th Street N R⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W^(123a)
Next south	Times Square-42nd Street N R⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W^(123a)

49th Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, it is served by the N at all times, by the R at all times except late nights, and by the W during weekdays. The Q is the only BMT Broadway service that does not stop here, since it bypasses using the center express tracks on its way to/from its northern terminus at 57th Street.

Entrance to downtown trains at 49th Street.

This local station has four tracks and two side platforms. There are four sets of platform-level fare controls, with no crossover or crossunder; each platform has a full-time booth at the north end (49th Street) and a part-time booth at the south end (47th Street). Only the northbound platform is ADA-compliant; an elevator was constructed in conjunction with a new office tower at the northeast corner of West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue. The elevator conceals an out-of-system underground passageway leading to Rockefeller Center and 47th–50th Streets station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line.

49th Street was originally built in the same style as the other BMT Broadway stations but underwent an experimental renovation in October 1973. New tiling of red glazed brick was installed over the original BMT-style tiled walls, reducing the platforms' widths by several inches; in addition, special ceiling soundproofing and terrazzo flooring were installed. Since the renovation, three of the four street entrances have been reconstructed, leaving only the 47th Street exit on the southbound platform with the red brick appearance; also, the soundproofing experiment was not repeated at any other station. Additional false brick tiles were added some time after the 1973 renovation, indicating the presence of a station facility. A passageway leading to an exit at West 47th Street and Broadway was also added after the renovation.