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Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station

Index Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station

The Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station (formerly Lexington Avenue) is a New York City Subway station in Lenox Hill, Manhattan, shared by the IND and BMT 63rd Street Lines. [1]

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  1. 75 relations: American Society of Civil Engineers, Archer Avenue lines, BMT Brighton Line, BMT Broadway Line, BMT Sea Beach Line, Brooklyn, Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, Closed-circuit television, Construction of the Second Avenue Subway, Cross-platform interchange, East River, East Side Access, Elevator, Escalator, F (New York City Subway service), Glass tile, Glossary of rail transport terms, Grand Central Terminal, History of New York City (1946–1977), IND Culver Line, IND Queens Boulevard Line, IND Sixth Avenue Line, Independent Subway System, Interborough Rapid Transit Company, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, IRT Second Avenue Line, IRT Third Avenue Line, Island platform, Jean Shin, JFK Express, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Laminated glass, Lenox Hill, Lexington Avenue, Lexington Avenue/51st Street station, Lexington Avenue/59th Street station, Library of Congress, Long Island Rail Road, Main Line (Long Island Rail Road), Manhattan, MetroCard, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mezzanine, Midtown Manhattan, MTA Arts & Design, MTA Regional Bus Operations, N (New York City Subway service), New York City Subway, New York City Transit Authority, New York State Senate, ... Expand index (25 more) »

  2. 1989 establishments in New York City
  3. 63rd Street Line stations
  4. Lexington Avenue
  5. New York City Subway transfer stations
  6. Program for Action
  7. Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989

American Society of Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide.

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Archer Avenue lines

The Archer Avenue lines are two rapid transit lines of the New York City Subway, mostly running under Archer Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and Archer Avenue lines are program for Action.

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BMT Brighton Line

The BMT Brighton Line, also known as the Brighton Beach Line, is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.

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BMT Broadway Line

The BMT Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan.

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BMT Sea Beach Line

The BMT Sea Beach Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line at 59th Street via a four-track wide open cut to Coney Island in Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation

The Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) was an urban transit holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, and incorporated in 1923.

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Closed-circuit television

Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of closed-circuit television cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.

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Construction of the Second Avenue Subway

The Second Avenue Subway, a New York City Subway line that runs under Second Avenue on the East Side of Manhattan, has been proposed since 1920.

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Cross-platform interchange

A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines at a metro (or other railway) station.

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East River

The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary or strait in New York City.

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East Side Access

East Side Access (ESA) is a public works project in New York City that extended the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) two miles from its Main Line in Queens to the new Grand Central Madison station under Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan's East Side.

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Elevator

An elevator (North American English) or lift (British English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels.

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Escalator

An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure.

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F (New York City Subway service)

The F and <F> Queens Boulevard Express/Sixth Avenue Local are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway.

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Glass tile

Glass tiles are pieces of glass formed into consistent shapes.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways.

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Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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History of New York City (1946–1977)

Immediately after World War II, New York City became known as one of the world's greatest cities.

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IND Culver Line

The IND Culver Line (formerly BMT Culver Line) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, United States.

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IND Queens Boulevard Line

The IND Queens Boulevard Line, sometimes abbreviated as QBL, is a line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States.

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IND Sixth Avenue Line

The IND Sixth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States.

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Independent Subway System

The Independent Subway System (IND; formerly the ISS) was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway.

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Interborough Rapid Transit Company

The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of New York City's original underground subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City.

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IRT Lexington Avenue Line

The IRT Lexington Avenue Line (also known as the IRT East Side Line and the IRT Lexington–Fourth Avenue Line) is one of the lines of the A Division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Lower Manhattan north to 125th Street in East Harlem.

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IRT Second Avenue Line

The IRT Second Avenue Line, also known as the Second Avenue Elevated or Second Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan, New York City, United States, from 1878 to 1942.

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IRT Third Avenue Line

The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City.

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Island platform

An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange.

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Jean Shin

Jean Shin (born 1971) is an American artist living in Brooklyn, NY.

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JFK Express

The JFK Express, advertised as The Train to The Plane, was a limited express service of the New York City Subway, connecting Midtown Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Airport).

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John F. Kennedy International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area, in the United States.

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Laminated glass

Laminated glass is a type of safety glass consisting of two or more layers of glass with one or more thin polymer interlayers between them which prevent the glass from breaking into large sharp pieces.

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Lenox Hill

Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and Lenox Hill are upper East Side.

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Lexington Avenue

Lexington Avenue, often colloquially abbreviated as "Lex", is an avenue on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and Lexington Avenue are upper East Side.

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Lexington Avenue/51st Street station

The Lexington Avenue/51st Street station is a New York City Subway station complex on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and IND Queens Boulevard Line. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and Lexington Avenue/51st Street station are accessible New York City Subway stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan and new York City Subway transfer stations.

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Lexington Avenue/59th Street station

The Lexington Avenue/59th Street station (signed as 59th Street–Lexington Avenue) is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and Lexington Avenue/59th Street station are Lexington Avenue, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan, new York City Subway transfer stations and upper East Side.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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Long Island Rail Road

The Long Island Rail Road, often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island.

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Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)

The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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MetroCard

The MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.

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Mezzanine

A mezzanine (or in Italian, a mezzanino) is an intermediate floor in a building which is partly open to the double-height ceilinged floor below, or which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, a loft with non-sloped walls.

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Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district.

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MTA Arts & Design

MTA Arts & Design, formerly known as Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and Arts for Transit and Urban Design, is a commissioned art program directed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the transportation systems serving New York City and the surrounding region.

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MTA Regional Bus Operations

MTA Regional Bus Operations (RBO) is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

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N (New York City Subway service)

The N Broadway Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway.

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New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

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New York City Transit Authority

The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.

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New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house.

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OMNY

OMNY (short for One Metro New York) is a contactless fare payment system, currently being implemented for use on public transit in the New York metropolitan area.

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In rail transport, the paid area is a dedicated "inner" zone in a railway station or metro station, accessible via turnstiles or other barriers, to get into which, visitors or passengers require a valid ticket, checked smartcard or a pass.

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Program for Action

Metropolitan Transportation: A Program for Action, also known as simply the Program for Action, the Grand Design, or the New Routes Program, was a proposal in the mid-1960s for a large expansion of mass transit in New York City, created under then-Mayor John Lindsay.

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Proposed expansion of the New York City Subway

Since the opening of the original New York City Subway line in 1904, and throughout the subway's history, various official and planning agencies have proposed numerous extensions to the subway system.

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Q (New York City Subway service)

The Q Second Avenue/Broadway Express/Brighton Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway.

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Queens

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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R (New York City Subway service)

The R Broadway Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway.

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Roosevelt Island station

The Roosevelt Island station is a station on the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and Roosevelt Island station are 1989 establishments in New York City, 63rd Street Line stations, accessible New York City Subway stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan, program for Action and railway stations in the United States opened in 1989.

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Second Avenue Subway

The Second Avenue Subway (internally referred to as the IND Second Avenue Line by the MTA and abbreviated to SAS) is a New York City Subway line that runs under Second Avenue on the East Side of Manhattan. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and Second Avenue Subway are program for Action.

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Short turn

In public transport, a short turn, short working or turn-back is an earlier terminus on a bus or rail line that is used on some scheduled trips that do not operate along the full length of the route.

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Side platform

A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway.

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The Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Paper is a weekly newspaper that covers news related exclusively to the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tile

Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass.

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Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway.

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Tunnel boring machine

A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole" or a "worm", is a machine used to excavate tunnels.

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Turnstile

A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time.

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Upper East Side

The Upper East Side, sometimes abbreviated UES, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, bounded approximately by 96th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 59th Street to the south, and Central Park and Fifth Avenue to the west.

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21st Street–Queensbridge station

The 21st Street–Queensbridge station is a station on the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and 21st Street–Queensbridge station are 1989 establishments in New York City, 63rd Street Line stations, accessible New York City Subway stations, program for Action and railway stations in the United States opened in 1989.

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57th Street station (IND Sixth Avenue Line)

The 57th Street station is a station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and 57th Street station (IND Sixth Avenue Line) are new York City Subway stations in Manhattan.

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57th Street–Seventh Avenue station

The 57th Street–Seventh Avenue station (signed as the 57th Street station) is an express station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and 57th Street–Seventh Avenue station are accessible New York City Subway stations and new York City Subway stations in Manhattan.

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63rd Street lines

The IND 63rd Street Line and BMT 63rd Street Line, also referred to as the 63rd Street Crosstown, Crosstown Route, or Route 131-A, are two rapid transit lines of the B Division of the New York City Subway system. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and 63rd Street lines are 1989 establishments in New York City and program for Action.

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63rd Street Tunnel

The 63rd Street Tunnel is a double-deck subway and railroad tunnel under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens in New York City. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and 63rd Street Tunnel are program for Action.

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72nd Street station (Second Avenue Subway)

The 72nd Street station is a station on the first phase of the Second Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and 72nd Street station (Second Avenue Subway) are accessible New York City Subway stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan and upper East Side.

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96th Street station (Second Avenue Subway)

The 96th Street station is a station on the IND Second Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station and 96th Street station (Second Avenue Subway) are accessible New York City Subway stations and new York City Subway stations in Manhattan.

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See also

1989 establishments in New York City

63rd Street Line stations

Lexington Avenue

New York City Subway transfer stations

Program for Action

Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_Avenue–63rd_Street_station

Also known as 63rd Street station (New York City Subway), Lex 63, Lexington Avenue (63rd Street lines), Lexington Avenue (IND 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street (63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street (63rd Street Lines), Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street (BMT 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street (IND 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street (New York City Subway), Lexington Avenue / 63rd Street (IND 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue station, Lexington Avenue station (63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue-63rd Street, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (63rd Street Lines), Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (BMT 63rd Street Line station), Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (BMT 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (IND 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (New York City Subway), Lexington Avenue/63rd Street, Lexington Avenue/63rd Street (63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station (63rd Street Lines), Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station (BMT 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station (IND 63rd Street Line), Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station (New York City Subway).

, OMNY, Paid area, Program for Action, Proposed expansion of the New York City Subway, Q (New York City Subway service), Queens, R (New York City Subway service), Roosevelt Island station, Second Avenue Subway, Short turn, Side platform, The Brooklyn Paper, The New York Times, Tile, Tunnel, Tunnel boring machine, Turnstile, Upper East Side, 21st Street–Queensbridge station, 57th Street station (IND Sixth Avenue Line), 57th Street–Seventh Avenue station, 63rd Street lines, 63rd Street Tunnel, 72nd Street station (Second Avenue Subway), 96th Street station (Second Avenue Subway).