Seventh Avenue station (IND lines)

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Not to be confused with Seventh Avenue (BMT Brighton Line).
 7 Avenue
 "B" train​"D" train​"E" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
7th Avenue - Downtown Platform.jpg
Upper Level platform
Station statistics
AddressSeventh Avenue & West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
BoroughManhattan
LocaleMidtown Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′47″N 73°58′55″W / 40.762959°N 73.981891°W / 40.762959; -73.981891Coordinates: 40°45′47″N 73°58′55″W / 40.762959°N 73.981891°W / 40.762959; -73.981891
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Sixth Avenue Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services   B Weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings (Weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings)
​   D all times (all times)​
   E all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: M7, M20, M104
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 island platforms (1 on each level)
cross-platform interchange
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedAugust 19, 1933; 90 years ago (1933-08-19)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
AccessibilityCross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesSeventh Avenue–53rd Street
Traffic
20195,508,778[3] Increase 3.9%
Rank80 out of 424[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
59th Street–Columbus Circle
B Weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings ​D all times
services split
 NYCS-bull-trans-B-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-D-Std.svg
Express 		47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
B Weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings ​D all times
via Grand Street
50th Street
E all times
toward World Trade Center
 NYCS-bull-trans-E-Std.svg Fifth Avenue/53rd Street
E all times
toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
Location
Seventh Avenue station (IND lines) is located in New York City Subway
Seventh Avenue station (IND lines)
Seventh Avenue station (IND lines) is located in New York City
Seventh Avenue station (IND lines)
Seventh Avenue station (IND lines) is located in New York
Seventh Avenue station (IND lines)
Track layout

Legend
Upper level
from 5 Av/53 St
to 47–50 Sts
to 50 St
from 59 St–Columbus Cir
Lower level
to 5 Av/53 St
from 47–50 Sts
from 50 St
to 59 St–Columbus Cir
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops weekdays only Stops weekdays only

The Seventh Avenue station is a station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line and the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street in Manhattan, it is served by the D and E trains at all times, and the B train weekdays. The station is announced as Seventh Avenue–53rd Street, in the style of other stations that orient east-west along 53rd Street (such as Fifth Avenue/53rd Street and Lexington Avenue–53rd Street), as well as to prevent confusion with Seventh Avenue along the BMT Brighton Line in Brooklyn, which is also served by the B.

History

The Seventh Avenue station was designed as an interchange point between service of the IND Queens Boulevard Line and the IND Sixth Avenue Line. The northern half of the station opened on August 19, 1933 with the opening of the IND Queens Boulevard Line to Roosevelt Avenue in Queens.[4] The southern half of the station opened on December 15, 1940 with the opening of the IND Sixth Avenue Line north of West Fourth Street to 59th Street–Columbus Circle.[5]

In 1990, Utah tourist Brian Watkins was killed at the Seventh Avenue station while trying to protect his family from a robbery.[6] The murder was described as "probably the tipping point in New York’s history of violence and mayhem",[7] marking a low point in the record murder year of 1990 and leading to an increased police presence in New York.[8] Eight people were indicted:[9] the first trial found four of the eight defendants guilty of murder,[10] and a second trial found three of the remaining four defendants to also be guilty.[11] One defendant was later cleared of murder charges.[12]

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that the station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[13] The announcement occurred after a Connecticut woman fell down a staircase trying to carry her 1-year-old daughter on a stroller down a flight of stairs; the baby survived the fall, but the mother died.[14][15]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Upper level Southbound ← "E" train toward World Trade Center (50th Street)
Island platform
Southbound → "B" train weekdays toward Brighton Beach (47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center) →
→ "D" train toward Coney Island (47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center) →
Lower level Northbound → "E" train toward Jamaica Center (Fifth Avenue/53rd Street) →
Island platform
Northbound ← "B" train weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (59th Street–Columbus Circle)
← "D" train toward 205th Street (59th Street–Columbus Circle)
Northeast corner entrance

This is a two-level station, with two tracks on each level and two island platforms, one over the other. The lower level serves trains headed railroad north (to Central Park West for trains from the IND Sixth Avenue Line, to Queens for trains from the IND Eighth Avenue Line). The upper level is the reverse, serving trains headed railroad south (toward Lower Manhattan). Each level allows cross-platform interchange between the two lines.[16]: 70  The BMT Broadway Line passes overhead near the west end of the station; this crossing is visible in the ceiling and supporting columns.

The station serves two distinct subway lines that do not interconnect. On the IND Sixth Avenue Line, uptown trains (heading west through the station) merge with the IND Eighth Avenue Line along Central Park West, while downtown trains (heading east through the station) run along the IND Sixth Avenue Line. On the IND Queens Boulevard Line, uptown trains (heading east through the station) go to Queens via the 53rd Street Tunnel, while downtown trains (headed west through the station) merge with the Eighth Avenue Line south of 50th Street. There is no way for trains to travel between Central Park West and Queens, or between the Sixth Avenue Line and the lower section of the Eighth Avenue Line. West of the station, the southbound Sixth Avenue Line track (internally labeled as track B3) rises above both Queens Boulevard Line tracks (D3 southbound and D4 northbound), which in turn are above the northbound Sixth Avenue Line track (B4).[16]: 70 

Exits

This station has two main exits: one at the westbound end of the station at Broadway, and one in the middle of the station at Broadway. The westbound exit has staircases leading to the northeast and southeast corners of 53rd Street and Broadway. The middle exit has staircases leading to the northeast and southeast corners of 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ *"TWO SUBWAY UNITS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT; Links in City-Owned System in Queens and Brooklyn to Have 15 Stations" (PDF). The New York Times. August 18, 1933. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "New Subway Line on 6th Ave. Opens at Midnight Fete". The New York Times. December 15, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Curry, Jack (September 4, 1990). "Tourist Slain In a Subway In Manhattan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Hughes, Bill (October 26, 2010). "The Murder That Changed New York City". City Limits. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Last Charges Dismissed in Tourist's Slaying". The New York Times. July 24, 1992. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Ronald (September 8, 1990). "8 Are Indicted In Slaying Of Tourist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jury Selection to Begin in 2d Watkins Trial". The New York Times. March 7, 1992. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Last Charges Dismissed in Tourist's Slaying". The New York Times. July 24, 1992. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Rojas, Rick (January 25, 2017). "No Retrial for Man Convicted, Then Cleared, in '90 Subway Killing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Mom dies falling down stairs at NYC subway station as officials seek better accessibility". USA TODAY. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "A Mother's Fatal Fall on Subway Stairs Rouses New Yorkers to Demand Accessibility". The New York Times. January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  16. ^ a b Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midtown West" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

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