Home<N.Y.C. Subway Stations<59 St-Columbus Circle/IND Platforms

The IND platforms at 59 Street consist of three platforms for the four track line with the standard two island platforms of an express station and an extra middle platform that was used as an exit platform until 1973 when opening the doors on both sides became too time consuming for modern subway cars. This middle platform was completely closed until 2010 when a fenced off portion in it's midsection was reopened as a passageway (accessed by a staircase at each end) between the northern and southern halves of the station. Previously all uptown and downtown 1 transfers had to use the already crowded IND platforms. Due to the fact the IRT Broadway Line crosses at an angle across the station divides the stop into northern (connecting to uptown 1 trains) and southern (downtown) ends. The uptown end has an elevator and 3 staircases from the uptown platform, with just two up from the downtown platform to that 60th street end and transferpoint. The downtown end has an elevator up from each platform with 3 staircases up from each along with one directly connecting the downtown 1 to downtown platform. These sections of the station are so connected to there IRT counterparts that exits are covered in the two other sections on this website for this station covering the uptown or downtown 1.

Page 1|Page 2 (59a1) The Musuem Train of R1-9s enters 59 Street to enter regular service as part of a single trip to Coney Island for the Polar Bear Club's Annual Dip 1 January, 2011 (59a2) Looking down a local track with red colums because the renovations are continuing 14 August, 2008 (59a3) The northern end of the uptown express platforms 30 December, 2008 (59a4) The 59 shadow text on the dark trimline with little black text on white 59s beneath, quite different than the original trimline 30 December, 2008 (59a5) A sign for the downtown 9 train although it has not existed since 2005 30 December, 2008 (59a6) A close up of one of the 59 in the station trimline 31 December, 2008 (59a7) A R32 C train enters 17 June, 2009 (59a8) Now repainted blue columns on one of 59th Streets platforms 29 June, 2009 (59a9) Another local track view 29 June, 2009 (59a10) An uptown R68A B train stops 22 July, 2009 (59a11) The doors close on a B train as passengers wait for the next train 22 July, 2009 (59a12) The northern end of one of the platforms still has Platform under construction Please Watch Your Step signs although the new floor is fully heres 21 May, 2010 (59a13) A downtown C train leaves 5 January, 2011 (59a14) An A train leaves 5 January, 2011 (59a15) Looking across the express track towards the new passageway on the former exit platform 5 January, 2011 (59a16) Passengers get on a downtown train 5 January, 2011 Page 1|Page 2

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