Division A (IRT) Platforms 2 side platforms Borough Manhattan Added to NRHP 30 March 2005 | Structure Underground Passengers (2015) 7,214,293 1.5% Opened 27 October 1904 Tracks 4 | |
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Line IRT Lexington Avenue Line Services 4 (late nights)
6 (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) Address New York, NY 10016, United States Locale Rose Hill, Kips Bay, Manhattan Similar 33rd Street, 23rd Street, 103rd Street, 110th Street, 68th Street–Hunter College | ||
Bronx bound r142a 6 train leaving 28th street irt lexington avenue line
28th Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Park Avenue South and 28th Street in Manhattan, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> during weekdays in peak direction, and the 4 during late night hours.
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History
Construction started on the first IRT line in 1900. The part of the line from City Hall to just south of 42nd Street was part of the original IRT line, opened on October 27, 1904 including a local station at 28th Street.
On April 13, 1948, the platform extensions to accommodate ten-car trains at this station along with those at 23rd Street, and 33rd Street were opened for use.
Station layout
This station contains four tracks and two side platforms. The two middle express tracks run at a lower level than the two outer local ones. The fare control is at platform level and there are no open crossunders or crossovers. However, there is a closed crossunder with railings and a blacked out sign indicating its location. The token booth is unusual in that it is built into the tile wall instead of a standalone structure like most other stations. The station's ornamentation includes glass block wall artwork at the main fare control entitled Seven Ways 4 Twenty-Eighth, which was installed during station renovations in 1996. There is also an unusual back-lit station sign name, similar to that at 23rd Street, at fare control.
The 28th Street station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005.
Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.