33rd Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

33rd Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Downtown platform with Arts for Transit artwork on the columns
Station statistics
Address	East 33rd Street & Park Avenue New York, NY 10016
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Murray Hill, Kips Bay
Coordinates	40°44′47″N 73°58′55″W / 40.74639°N 73.98194°W / 40.74639; -73.98194Coordinates: 40°44′47″N 73°58′55″W / 40.74639°N 73.98194°W / 40.74639; -73.98194
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: M34 SBS, M34A SBS MTA Bus: BxM1
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904 (112 years ago) (1904-10-27)
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	9,701,723  1%
Rank	31 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Grand Central – 42nd Street: 4  6  <6>
Next south	28th Street: 4  6  <6>
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
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33rd Street Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference #	04001014
Added to NRHP	September 17, 2004

33rd Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Park Avenue and 33rd Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> during weekdays in peak direction, and the 4 during late night hours.

Construction started on the first IRT line in 1900. The part of the line from City Hall to just south of 42nd Street was part of the original IRT line, opened on October 27, 1904 including a local station at 33rd Street.

On April 13, 1948, the platform extensions to accommodate ten-car trains at this station along with those at 23rd Street, and 28th Street were opened for use.

On December 27, 1948, a new entrance at 32nd Street to the 33rd Street station opened for use.

There are four tracks and two side platforms, with the express tracks in the middle, but at a lower level because of the presence of the Murray Hill Tunnel along this section of Park Avenue. The station was recently renovated, and contains eagle plaques similar to those at Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall. The plaques contain the numerals "33". Fare control is at the platform level. The station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004.