68th Street – Hunter College (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

68th Street–Hunter College
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Uptown 6 train arriving
Station statistics
Address	East 68th Street & Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10021
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper East Side
Coordinates	40°46′04″N 73°57′51″W / 40.767834°N 73.964124°W / 40.767834; -73.964124Coordinates: 40°46′04″N 73°57′51″W / 40.767834°N 73.964124°W / 40.767834; -73.964124
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: M66, M98, M101, M102, M103
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918; 99 years ago (July 17, 1918)
Station code	399
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	10,124,694  1.1%
Rank	29 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	77th Street: 4  6  <6>
Next south	59th 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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68th Street–Hunter College is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 68th Street on the Upper East Side 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.

On February 15, 1917, the Public Service Commission agreed to change the name of the under-construction station from 68th Street to 68th Street–Hunter College at the request of officials of Hunter College.

On July 17, 1918, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line opened north to 125th Street, along with the 68th Street station. Service was originally provided by a shuttle on the line's local tracks. Through service along the Park Avenue section of the Original Subway was provided on August 1, 1918.

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.

This underground station opened on July 17, 1918, has two local tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks of the Lexington Avenue Line, used by the 4 and 5 trains during daytime hours, pass beneath the station and are not visible from the platforms.

Both platforms have their original mosaic trim line with "68" tablets on it at regular intervals and name tablets reading "68th STREET-HUNTER COLLEGE" in two lines. On small sections of the platforms on either ends, where they were extended in the 1950s, there are blue trim lines with "68TH ST" written on it in white lettering. Blue columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks.