MTA - 59 St - Lexington Avenue Subway Station

Wow super busy station as it is a major hub and I needed to switch trains. It was cleaner than most that I ran into.

One of the cool things about the station was the mosaic murals on the walls. I was in a bit of a hurry so I did not spend much time checking them out but cool nevertheless

So as a casual user of the MTA system I can imagine that If I had to use it day in day out I may have a different view. The subway is depending on perspective an arduous task OR a fascinating opportunity to test out your directional and navigational skills. The reality is despite all of its downsides it is generally the fastest and cheapest way to roam NYC. Apple maps makes navigating the MTA transit system a breeze.

MTA 59 Street Station is where I change trains with my daughter when we head to Queens on the R train. We take the 6 train from 96th Street and get off here and change to the R. Lucky for me this week there weren't many people off peak hours. I just keep my head down so I don't trip while following my daughter to the platform. This week was a easy transfer. The stairs were clean. To me it is still a Three Stars rating.

I didn't find elevators or escalators from the exit to the ground.
There are many exits but if you follow the sign you won't miss it all all. 456 to E& F trains are quite far.

Love the cool art murals on the walls in the lower area where all the stairwells are to get to the 4,5, 6 or N, R, W trains.

It's still a bit grimy here but at least there's some culture to see.

One of the busier stations in the MTA network, perhaps because it serves both BMT Broadway trains as well as IRT Lexington Avenue trains. Yes, you can get the 4, 5, 6 and N, R, and W trains here as well as the F Queens Boulevard Express trains.

The station has multiple levels and is not handicapped accessible to or from any of them. The highest mezzanine level has the ticketing kiosks and turnstiles. There are two tracks here with side platforms that serve the 4 and 6 local trains. A crossunder below that has two more tracks with an island platform that serves the N, R and W trains. And below that, the side platforms for the 4 and 5 trains. Yeah, it's deep as heck and you can transfer here between any of those inside the fare control system.

I was really only looking for "exit" signage and found it, locating a working escalator that brought me to street level. The station is clean and in fine condition. Decently lit and there were a couple of transit cops hanging around. Good.

[Review 15668 overall - 261 in New York - 1172 of 2021.]

59th Street at Lexington Avenue is an okay MTA station. It has a good location more than anything. Lots of famous tourist attractions are here. Clean as far as subway stations go. The station is near several cool restaurants and shops.

Clean for the most part. It serves the N, R, W, 4, 5, and 6 Trains. This is a popular station for making a transfer. As such, this is busy. For as busy as this is, it's clean. Close to here are lots of attractions. It's a few blocks from Central Park. A street over, there's lots of upscale shopping on Park Avenue. The area is for the most part safe. It has lots of activity. There's lots of tourists shopping and whatever, and combined with the commuters this place always is packed.

It has a free transfer connection to 63rd Avenue. It recognizes it on your MetroCard. There's no tunnel, you just walk on the there sidewalks a few blocks until you get there.

Do you know what's better about the 59th and Lex station compared to the 53rd and Lex station? Just about nothing. They share few differentiating characteristics.

Very crowded. Lots of delays. Lots of random closures. That can happen anywhere, but seems much more common at this station.

Number 6 Train, you truly move like a snail for local service when you're fully functional, whilst other times you're a dead train who belongs at West Side Yard. You're able to move me from Chinatown's Canal Street to Soho to Union Square to another location of my company in the Upper East Side. You do allievate crowding during rush hour from your brother trains 4 and 5.

Pity you for terminating at City Hall where riders need to connect with the Number 4 or 5 in order to transfer for the A, C, 2, 3, J, M at Broadway Nassau-Fulton Street, which is a nusiance.

This is where I transfer for the 6 after taking the R from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave. I like that the station can have connected to the 4 and 5 express trains.

I only have to take a flight for stairs to get to the 6 after leaving the R trains compared to the Lexington Ave-53rd St station.