28th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

 28 Street
 
Downtown platform
Station statistics
AddressEast 28th Street & Park Avenue South
New York, New York
BoroughManhattan
LocaleRose Hill, Kips Bay
Coordinates40°44′36″N 73°59′03″W / 40.74329°N 73.984165°W / 40.74329; -73.984165
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services   4  (late nights)
   6  (all times) <6>  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit New York City Bus: M1, M2, M3, M101, M102, M103, SIM3, SIM6, SIM6X, SIM10, SIM11, SIM31, X37, X38, X63, X64, X68
MTA Bus: BM2, BM3, BM4, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, BxM18, QM21
Bee-Line Bus System: 0028
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
ClosedJuly 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) (reconstruction)
RebuiltJanuary 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)
Accessible Partially ADA-accessible (Elevator is present only in the southbound direction)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20232,717,163 26.8%
Rank127 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
33rd Street
4  6  <6>

Local
23rd Street
4  6  <6>
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
28th Street Subway Station (IRT)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000230
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2005

The 28th Street station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Park Avenue South at 28th Street in the Rose Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by 6 trains at all times, <6> trains during weekdays in the peak direction, and 4 trains during late night hours.

The 28th Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes the 28th Street station started on September 12 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms were lengthened in the late 1940s.

The 28th Street station contains two side platforms and four tracks; express trains use the inner two tracks to bypass the station. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations, which are continued along the platform extensions. The platforms contain exits to 28th Street and Park Avenue, as well as to the New York Life Building. The platforms are not connected to each other within fare control. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.