57 Street  ​
The 57th Street station in December 2018.
Station statistics
Address	West 57th Street & Sixth Avenue New York, New York
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′51″N73°58′38″W / 40.764259°N 73.977213°W /40.764259; -73.977213
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Sixth Avenue Line
Services	F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)​
Transit	NYCT Bus:M5,M7,M31,M57,SIM1C,SIM3,SIM3C,SIM4C,SIM10,SIM30,SIM33C MTA Bus:QM10,QM12,QM15,QM16,QM17,QM18,QM24
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1968; 57 years ago (1968-07-01)
Closed	July 9, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-07-09) (reconstruction)
Rebuilt	December 19, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-12-19)
Accessible	notADA-accessible; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access
Traffic
2024	3,002,045[2]  16.3%
Rank	109 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Lexington Avenue–63rd Street F  <F> ​ towardJamaica–179th Street 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center F  <F> ​ towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue Future services (Dec 2025) Lexington Avenue–63rd Street F  ​M  towardForest Hills–71st Avenue Local 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center F  ​M  towardMiddle Village–Metropolitan Avenue
Former services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Lexington Avenue toward21st Street–Queensbridge JFK Express 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center towardHoward Beach–JFK Airport
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toLexington Avenue–63rd Street to47th–50th Streets
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays during the day Stops late nights and weekends Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)

The57th Street station is a localstation on theIND Sixth Avenue Line of theNew York City Subway. Located at the intersection of57th Street andSixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) inManhattan, it is served by theF train at all times and the<F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction. North of the station, the Sixth Avenue Line turns east and becomes theIND 63rd Street Line.

First announced in 1962, the 57th Street station was opened on July 1, 1968, at the cost of $13.2 million. The station was a terminal station until 1989, after which all service was extended to21st Street–Queensbridge. The station was temporarily served byshuttle trains in the 1990s during the63rd Street Line's reconstruction. From July to December 2018, the station was closed for an extensive five-month renovation.

The station was built as part of theChrystie Street Connection, which expanded train capacity on the Sixth Avenue Line. The Sixth Avenue extension to the new terminal at 57th Street was announced in 1962.^[3] The next year, the contract to construct the IND Sixth Avenue Line between 52nd and 58th Streets, including the 57th Street station, was awarded to Slattery Construction Company for $7.5 million (equivalent to $78,000,000 in 2024).^[4] Construction of the spur ultimately cost $13.2 million (equivalent to $119,355,789 in 2024).^[5]

The 57th Street station opened on July 1, 1968,^[3][5] as one of two stations added during construction of the Chrystie Street Connection, the other beingGrand Street.^[6] The opening of the station was celebrated by a 300-guest lunch on the platform on June 27, which was attended by Deputy MayorRobert W. Sweet; MTA ChairmanWilliam J. Ronan; and Avenue of the Americas Association president Eyssell. The new station was intended to serve the new residential and commercial developments being built in the immediate area.^[5] Upon its opening, the 57th Street station acted as theterminus of two services, theB during rush hours andKK during off-peak hours.^[6][7][3][5] The KK was renamed the K in 1974 and eliminated in 1976.^[8][9] From 1978^[10][11] to 1990, this station was also served by theJFK Express service to theeponymous airport.^[12]

When the north side of the Manhattan Bridge was closed for construction from 1986 to 1998 and again from July to December 2001, this station was only served by ashuttle train along Sixth Avenue, which traveled toGrand Street.^[13] Starting in 1988, this station was served byQ trains on weekdays, B trains on weekday evenings and weekends, andF trains during late nights. This was the terminal for all services until the IND 63rd Street Line to21st Street–Queensbridge opened on October 29, 1989.^[14][15] Late night F train service was replaced by ashuttle in 1997. Since December 2001, when the 63rd Street Tunnel Connector opened in Queens, the F route has served this station at all times,^{[16][17][18][19]} simultaneous with the withdrawal of all other services from the 63rd Street Line.^[16][18][19]

Under the 2015–2019MTA Capital Plan, the station underwent a complete overhaul as part of theEnhanced Station Initiative and was entirely closed for several months. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps.^[20][21] In January 2018, the NYCT and Bus Committee recommended that Judlau Contracting receive the $125 million (equivalent to $156,523,324 in 2024) contract for the renovations of 57th and23rd Streets on the IND Sixth Avenue Line;28th Street on theIRT Lexington Avenue Line, and 34th Street–Penn Station on theIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line andIND Eighth Avenue Line.^[22] However, the MTA Board temporarily deferred the vote for these packages after city representatives refused to vote to award the contracts.^[23][24] The contract was put back for a vote in February, where Judlau's contract was ultimately approved.^[25] The station was closed for renovations on July 9, 2018,^[26] and reopened on December 19, 2018.^[27]

In June 2021, Turkish developerSedesco released plans for a 1,100-foot-tall (340 m)supertall skyscraper at 41-47 West 57th Street, within the nearbyBillionaires' Row.^[28][29] The developer plans to construct two elevators—one between the street and the mezzanine, and one between the mezzanine and the platform—at the 57th Street station to make it compliant with theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[30] In exchange, Sedesco would receive additional floor area for its skyscraper as part of the MTA's Zoning for Accessibility program.^[28][31] The plans were confirmed in December 2021,^[32][33] and construction began shortly afterward. The elevator between the street and the mezzanine will be constructed on the southwestern corner of 56th Street and Sixth Avenue.^[34] The project is funded by Sedesco.^[32][33]

From August 28, 2023, through April 1, 2024, F trains were rerouted via the53rd Street Tunnel between Queens and Manhattan due to track replacement and other repairs in the 63rd Street Tunnel. TheM train was rerouted from the 53rd Street Tunnel, running to a temporary northern terminus at 57th Street.^[35][36] In 2023, a short barrier was installed at the center of the platforms to reduce the probability of passengers being pushed into the tracks.^[37] On December 8, 2025, theM train will begin serving the station on weekdays during the day, running via the 63rd Street Tunnel. The F train will begin running via the 53rd Street Tunnel during the day, operating via the 63rd Street Tunnel during weekends and nights.^[38][39]

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent,MetroCard andOMNY vending machines
Platform level	Northbound	← towardJamaica–179th Street(Lexington Avenue–63rd Street)
	Island platform
	Southbound	→ towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center) →

Street entrances before renovation (left) and afterward (right)

This underground station contains two tracks and a singleisland platform serving both tracks.^[40] TheF train serves the station at all times, while the<F> train serves the station northbound during AM rush hours and southbound during PM rush hours.^[41] The next station to the north isLexington Avenue–63rd Street, while the next station to the south is47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center.^[42]

The platform is 615 feet (187 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide. The station stretches from 55th Street to 58th Street. From the full-length mezzanine, which is 48 feet (15 m) wide,^[43] there are six staircases to the platform. The station walls are plain white, with "57th St" stenciled on long, narrow tiles along the wall.^[44] The platform is approximately 35 feet (11 m) below ground.^[5] Prior to the 2018 renovation of the station, the "Next Train" indicator lights still hung from the platform ceiling, dating from the period when the station was aterminal two decades prior.^[45] There is an unused tower and crew area at the southern end of the platform.^[46]

The station contains a bronze plaque of Colonel John T. O'Neill, a former chief engineer of theNew York City Transit Authority.^[47]

There are eight street staircases spread on both sides of Sixth Avenue from 56th to 57th Streets.^[48] Before the station's renovation, these entrances had an unusual design compared to older stations, with lit posts reading "SUBWAY" on their side rather than thelighted red-or-green globes typical to other station entrances.^[49] The station has staircases to the western corners and northeastern corners of 6th Avenue and 57th Street, two stairs to the east side of 6th Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets, and stairs to the western corners and southeastern corner of 6th Avenue and 56th Street.^[48]

During the 57th Street station's renovation, glass barrier fences, next-train arrival "countdown clocks", and digital neighborhood wayfinding maps were installed around all of the exit stairs at street level, similar to at other stations renovated as part of theEnhanced Station Initiative. The two exits at the southern corner of 56th Street also received canopies similar to other Enhanced Station Initiative stations.^[50]

The 57th Street station is within one block of numerous notable locations. Attractions to the west include:^[51][52]

Attractions to the east include:

In addition, theNew York Hilton Midtown is one block south,^[52]: 305 and theTrump Parc andHotel St. Moritz are one block north.^[53]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org –IND 6th Avenue: 57th Street
• The Subway Nut –57 StreetArchived November 1, 2017, at theWayback Machine
• Station Reporter —F Train
• 57th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 56th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View

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