49th Street (BMT Broadway Line)

49th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
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)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N  (all times)       Q  (late nights only)       R  (all except late nights)       W  (weekdays only)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: M7, M20, M50, M104
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	July 10, 1919 (97 years ago) (1919-07-10)
Accessible	(northbound only)
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	8,029,988  6%
Rank	47 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	57th Street–Seventh Avenue: N  Q  R  W
Next south	Times Square–42nd Street: N  Q  R  W
Next north	none: N  W  Lexington Avenue–63rd Street: N  Q  Queens Plaza: R
Next south	southbound platform not accessible Previous accessible station northbound: Times Square–42nd Street: N  Q  R  W
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops weekdays only Stops late nights only
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49th Street 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:

This underground station, opened on July 10, 1919, 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, then rises back up. The reason for this is because Broadway and Seventh Avenue meet at its narrow point of Times Square (45th Street), and the downtown local track crosses beneath the uptown local track of the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line.

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.

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