116th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

116th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
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Station statistics
Address	East 116th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10035
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	East Harlem
Coordinates
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4  (late nights)       6  (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M98, M101, M102, M103, M116
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918  (1918-07-17)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	5,370,343  0.4%
Rank	85 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	125th Street: 4  6  <6>
Next south	110th Street: 4  6  <6>
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

116th Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street in East Harlem, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> during weekdays in peak direction and the 4 train during late nights.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Pelham Bay Park ( toward Parkchester rush hours and middays) (125th Street) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (125th Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall ( toward New Lots Avenue late nights) (110th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
Express tracks	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms, and serves local trainsonly. The two express tracks pass underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms. Fare control is at platform level, and no crossover or crossunder is provided. The station has standard IRT number and station name tiles. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks.

Exits

Exit location	Exit Type	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Southbound
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Southbound
NE corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Northbound
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street	Staircase	1	Northbound

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT East Side Line: 116th Street
• nycsubway.org — In Everything There is a Season Artwork by Robert Blackburn (2005)
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 116th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
• 116th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View