Subway station · Manhattan
51st Street · Includes Lexington Av/53 St
Accessible (ADA) 2 elevator/escalator outages 2 service alerts
6 Lexington Av platforms
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Posted Oct 16, 2026, 6:43 PM
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 6:06 PM
Nov 7 - 8 Nov 14 - 15, and Nov 21 - 22, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
6 runs on a modified schedule while 45 and 6 trains share a track in Manhattan.
What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 11:14 AM
Nov 6 - 9, Nov 13 - 16, and Nov 20 - 23, Fri 9:45 PM to Mon 5:00 AM
For service to these stations, take the 4 or 6 to 59 St or Grand Central-42 St accessible and transfer to an uptown 4 local or 6.
For service from these stations, take the 4 or 6 to 59 St or 125 St accessible and transfer to a downtown 4 or 6.
Travel tip:
Transfer between uptown and downtown trains with fare-capped OMNY at 86 St.
Schedule reminder: 4 does not serve these local stations days and evenings.
What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 11:08 AM
Nov 7 - 8 and Nov 14 - 15, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
5 service operates on a modified schedule because 45 and 6 trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.
What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 9:11 AM
Oct 16 - 18, Friday, beginning 10 PM, Sat and Sun, all day
Schedule reminder: Late night 4 runs local between these stations.
What's happening?
We're making communications improvements
Posted Oct 12, 2026, 7:50 AM
Oct 17 - 18, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
Notes: 5 service operates on a modified schedule because 45 and 6 trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.
Manhattan-bound 5 service begins after 10 AM on Sunday (10/18)
Schedule reminder: Overnight 5 service operates only in the Bronx between Dyre Av and E 180 St.
What's happening?
We're making communications improvements
Posted Oct 12, 2026, 7:49 AM
Nov 4 - 5, Wed 11:45 PM to Thu 5:00 AM
shuttle bus Free Q96 buses run between Court Sq-23 St and 21 St-Queensbridge, stopping at Queens Plaza.
Travel alternatives:
For 14 St, 23 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 42 St-Port Authority and 50 St, take the A or use nearby F stations along 6 Av.
For 7 Av, take the D instead.
For 5 Av/53 St, use nearby F stations at 57 St or 47-50 Sts.
For Lexington Av/53 St, use the nearby Lexington Av/59 St N station.
For Court Sq-23 St, take the 7.
For Queens Plaza, take a Manhattan-bound E or Manhattan-bound F via transfer at Steinway St, use the nearby Queensboro Plaza accessible | 7N station or take shuttle bus free shuttle buses.
Transfer stations:
W 4 St-Wash Sq accessible | AEDF
34 St-Herald Sq accessible | Jamaica Center-bound E, DFN
42 St-Port Authority/Times Sq/Bryant Park
7AEDFN
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr accessible | Jamaica Center-bound E, DF
21 St-Queensbridge accessible | Jamaica Center-bound E, Jamaica-bound F and shuttle bus
Queens Plaza accessible | Manhattan-bound E, Manhattan-bound F and shuttle bus
Steinway St EF
Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway accessible | 7EF
Note: Brooklyn-bound F trains are rerouted via Court Sq E from 36 St to 5 Av/53 St and resumes service at 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr during this time.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.
Posted Oct 6, 2026, 3:34 PM
Alerts from MTA service alert feeds, shown as published (English). Data may not be real time.
If you are on the downtown 6 platform: Take a downtown 6 to Grand Central-42 St and then either: Use elevators to transfer to an uptown 6 to 51 St. Or, exit station and board an M101 LTD, M102, or M103 bus (3 Av between 42 and 43 St) to 50 St. Proceed west to Lexington Av. If you are on the underpass: Use elevators to exit station and take a downtown M102 or M103 (Lexington Av & E 53 St) to Lexington Av and 42nd St for 42nd St-Grand Central Station. Or, use elevator at other end of underpass to take uptown 6 to 125th Street. Use elevators to transfer to downtown 6.
Last 30 days: 13 outages recorded (≈ 138 hours out of service in total). Tracking since Oct 11, 2026.
Status from the MTA elevator & escalator feed, checked every 5 minutes. “No outage” means the unit is not listed as out of service; it does not guarantee it is working. All outages.
| Line & direction | Weekday | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer | 5:24 AM – 9:59 PM | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| E World Trade Center | 5:07 AM – 9:25 PM | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| F Jamaica-179 St | 3:18 AM – 3:00 AM | No service | No service |
| F Coney Island-Stillwell Av | 24 hours | No service | No service |
| 4 Woodlawn | 2:40 AM – 2:20 AM | 2:37 AM – 2:17 AM | 24 hours |
| 4 Crown Hts-Utica Av | 12:55 AM – 5:00 AM | 12:51 AM – 5:51 AM | 24 hours |
| 5 Eastchester-Dyre Av | No service | No service | 11:21 AM – 10:43 PM |
| 5 Bowling Green | No service | No service | 10:32 AM – 10:05 PM |
| 6 Pelham Bay Park | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| 6 Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Late-night service may differ; overnight trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times.
21 entrances: 11 easements, 10 stairs.
Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.
ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.
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