72nd Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

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72nd Street
NYC Subway A service NYC Subway B service NYC Subway C service

New York City Subway station
Station information
Line IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services A late nights (late nights)
B weekdays until 9:30 p.m. (weekdays until 9:30 p.m.)
C all except late nights (all except late nights)
Platforms 2 side platforms (1 on each of 2 levels)
Tracks 4 (2 on each of 2 levels)
Passengers (2006) 2.377 million ▲ 5%
Other
Borough Manhattan
Opened September 10, 1932[1]
Next north 81st Street-Museum of Natural History: A late nights B weekdays until 9:30 p.m. C all except late nights
Next south 59th Street-Columbus Circle: A late nights B weekdays until 9:30 p.m. C all except late nights

72nd Street is a bi-level local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line. Northbound service is on the upper level while southbound service on the lower level. This station is located along Central Park West, with entrances and exits at West 72nd Street and Central Park West. There is evidence of a closed exit at the south end.

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[edit] Bus connections

  • M10: Harlem-159th Street (N/B) or Penn Station-32nd Street (S/B)
  • M72: Upper East Side-York Avenue(E/B) or West Side-Freedom Place (W/B) via 72nd Street Crosstown

[edit] Nearby points of interest

[edit] References

  1. ^ New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line, September 10, 1932, page 6

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