72nd Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

72nd Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Downtown platform on the lower level
Station statistics
Address West 72nd Street & Central Park West
New York, NY 10023
Borough Manhattan
Locale Upper West Side
Division B (IND)
Line IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services       A  (late nights)
      B  (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.)
      C  (all except late nights)
Connection
Structure Underground
Levels 2
Platforms 2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks 4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened September 10, 1932; 79 years ago (September 10, 1932)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 2,760,109[2]  3.4%
Rank 170 out of 422
Station succession
Next north 81st Street – Museum of Natural History: A  B  C 
Next south 59th Street – Columbus Circle: A  B  C 

72nd Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, it is served by the C train at all times except late nights, when the A train replaces it. The B train provides additional service on weekdays.

This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932, has two levels, each of which has from west to east, one side platform, one local track and one express track. The express tracks are used by the A train during daytime hours and the D train at all times. Northbound trains stop on the upper level while southbound trains stop on the lower level.

Both platforms have name tablets reading "72ND ST." in white sans serif lettering on a blue background and black border and small "72" signs in white numbering on a black background at regular intervals. Directional signs in white lettering on a black background are below the name tablets. Mosaic signs in white lettering on a blue background on the upper level direct passengers to the staircases going down to the lower level.

This station's main fare control area is at the north end. Two staircases from the lower level go up to the upper level, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going up to either western corners of 72nd Street and Central Park West. The northwest staircase is made of stone since it is outside The Dakota apartment building.

This station has an unstaffed fare control area at the south end. One staircase from the lower level goes up to the upper level, where two HEET turnstiles lead to a single staircase going up to the southwest corner of 70th Street and Central Park West.

This station formerly had a fare control area at the center going up to 71st Street. Evidence of this includes a fenced off staircase on the lower level and new tiling on the upper level.

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References

  1. ^ New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New Eighth Ave Line, September 10, 1932, page 6
  2. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

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