Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station

 5 Avenue/53 Street
 "E" train"M" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
People waiting for a train on the upper level platform
Station statistics
AddressFifth Avenue & 53rd Street
New York, New York
BoroughManhattan
LocaleMidtown Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′37″N 73°58′32″W / 40.76028°N 73.97556°W / 40.76028; -73.97556
DivisionB (IND)[1]
LineIND Queens Boulevard Line
Services   E all times (all times)
   M weekdays during the day (weekdays during the day)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, Q32, SIM3, SIM6, SIM6X, SIM8, SIM8X, SIM10, SIM22, SIM23, SIM24, SIM25, SIM26, SIM30, SIM31
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 stacked side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks2 (1 on each level)
Other information
OpenedAugust 19, 1933; 91 years ago (1933-08-19)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
AccessibilitySame-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20234,733,296[2]Increase 27.3%
Rank58 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Seventh Avenue
E all times
Lexington Avenue–53rd Street
E all timesM weekdays during the day
47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
M weekdays during the day
Location
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station is located in New York City Subway
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station is located in New York City
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station is located in New York
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station
Track layout

Superimposed tracks
(Left track above right)
Upper level
Lower level
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

The Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station is a station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street in Manhattan, it is served by the E train at all times and the M train weekdays except late nights.

Fifth Avenue/53rd Street was opened in 1933 as part of the Independent Subway System's (IND) Queens Boulevard Line. It contains two side platforms on separate levels: southbound trains to Lower Manhattan use the upper level, while northbound trains to Queens use the lower level. The station was renovated in the 1980s as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Culture Stations program and was rebuilt with displays showing information about the cultural institutions in the area. Further improvements to the station were proposed in the 2010s.

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.