49th Street station (BMT Broadway Line)

49 Street  ​​​​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown platform
Station statistics
Address	West 49th Street & Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′38″N 73°59′02″W / 40.760423°N 73.983779°W / 40.760423; -73.983779Coordinates: 40°45′38″N 73°59′02″W / 40.760423°N 73.983779°W / 40.760423; -73.983779
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N  (all times) ​   Q  (late nights only) ​   R  (all except late nights) ​   W  (weekdays only)
Transit	New York City Bus: M7, M20, M50, M104
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	July 10, 1919 (102 years ago) (1919-07-10)[2]
Rebuilt	1973
Station code	010[3]
Accessible	Partially ADA-accessible; accessibility to rest of station planned (northbound platform accessible via elevator)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2019	7,410,041[5]  11.7%
Rank	50 out of 424[5]
Station succession
Next north	57th Street–Seventh Avenue: N  ​Q  ​R  ​W
Next south	Times Square–42nd Street: N  ​Q  ​R  ​W
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Track layout Legend to 57 St to Times Sq–42 St
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops weekdays only Stops late nights only

The 49th Street station is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, it is served by the N train at all times, the R train at all times except late nights, the W train on weekdays, and the Q train during late nights.

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Exit/entrance Elevator at northeast corner of 49th Street and Seventh Avenue for northbound trains only
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Ditmars Boulevard (57th Street–Seventh Avenue) ← toward 71st Avenue (57th Street–Seventh Avenue) ← toward Ditmars Boulevard weekdays (57th Street–Seventh Avenue) ← toward 96th Street late nights (57th Street–Seventh Avenue)
	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Southbound express	→ [a] do not stop here →
	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island via Sea Beach (Times Square–42nd Street) → ← toward 95th Street (Times Square–42nd Street) → ← toward Whitehall Street weekdays (Times Square–42nd Street) → ← toward Coney Island via Brighton late nights (Times Square–42nd Street) →
	Side platform

Entrance to downtown trains at 49th Street

This underground station, opened on July 10, 1919,^[2] has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are used by the Q train at all times except late nights.

49th Street was originally built in the same style as the other BMT Broadway stations but underwent an experimental renovation in October 1973. New tiling of red glazed brick was installed over the original BMT-style tiled walls, reducing the platforms' widths by several inches; in addition, special ceiling soundproofing and terrazzo flooring were installed. Since the renovation, three of the four street entrances have been reconstructed, leaving only the 47th Street exit on the southbound platform with the red brick appearance; additionally, the soundproofing experiment was not repeated at any other station. Additional false brick tiles were added some time after the 1973 renovation, indicating the presence of a station facility. A passageway leading to an exit at West 47th Street and Broadway was also added after the renovation. Also, one of the staircases on the southbound side is walled off, making only one staircase available to the southbound side. Yellow tactile treads on both platforms' edges were installed in 2015.

South of this station, the downtown local track descends slightly before ascending again. This is due to Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersecting at the narrow point of Times Square under 45th Street. As a result, the downtown local track of the BMT Broadway Line has to cross beneath the uptown local track of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.^[6][7]

Exits[]

There are four sets of platform-level fare controls, with no crossover or crossunder. Each platform has a full-time booth at the north end (49th Street) and a part-time booth at the south end (47th Street). Only the northbound platform is ADA-accessible. An elevator was constructed in conjunction with a new office tower at the northeast corner of West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue. The elevator conceals an out-of-system underground passageway leading to Rockefeller Center and the 47th–50th Streets station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line.^[8]

• One stair and one elevator, within 745 7th Avenue building, NE corner of 7th Avenue and 49th Street (northbound only)^[8]
• One stair, within 1626 Broadway building, NW corner of 7th Avenue and 49th Street (southbound only)^[8]
• One stair, on street, SW corner of 7th Avenue and 49th Street (southbound only)^[8]
• One stair, within Palace Theatre building, SE corner of 7th Avenue and 47th Street (northbound only)^[8]
• Two stairs, on street underneath 2 Times Square building, north side of 47th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue (southbound only)^[8]

References[]

Passageway to Rockefeller Center

Further reading[]

• Stookey, Lee (1994). Subway ceramics : a history and iconography of mosaic and bas relief signs and plaques in the New York City subway system. Brattleboro, Vt: L. Stookey. ISBN 978-0-9635486-1-0. OCLC 31901471.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 49th Street (BMT Broadway Line).

• nycsubway.org – BMT Broadway Subway: 49th Street
• Station Reporter — N Train
• Station Reporter — R Train
• 49th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 47th Street and Seventh Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 47th Street and Broadway entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View