72nd Street (Eighth Avenue Line, AiN)

72nd Street ( Eng. 72nd Street ) is a New York subway station located on the IND Eighth Avenue Line . The station is located in Manhattan , on the Upper West Side County, at the intersection of 72nd Street and Central Park West . A only works at night (replaces B and C ); B works only on weekdays except night; C is open daily except late at night.

72nd Street 72nd Street Eighth Avenue Line, AiN
New york subway
Platform layout
opening date	September 10, 1932
Area	Manhattan
County	Upper west side
Type of	underground
Number of platforms	2 (1 at each level)
Type of platforms	side
Exit to the streets	72nd and 70th Streets, Central Park West
Ground transportation	Buses M10, M72, BxM2
Station code

Upper tier L E Lower tier L E

The station is local, not quite ordinary. The difference from the standard local station is that it is two-level. The upper level is used by trains following to the Bronx , the lower level is used by trains towards Lower Manhattan . At each level there is one side platform and two paths, one of which is followed by expresses A and C. The platforms are located one below the other, on the west side of the tracks. Express trains use the eastern route. South of the station, the standard track configuration is being restored. Both platforms are decorated in blue tones, they have mosaics with the name of the station. The name of the station is also located on the columns in the form of a white inscription on a black plate. Lifts are not equipped.

The station has two exits, coming only from the upper platform. To access the lower one there are stairs directly from the upper level platform - there is no direct exit from the lower level to the city. Exits lead to 72nd (from the north end of the platform) and 70th streets (from the south end). Exit to 72nd street is the main one and leads to all corners of the intersection. The turnstile hall of the second (on 70th street) is represented by two full-height turnstiles and leads to only one of the corners of the intersection. Near the station is Central Park , access to which is from both exits. There used to be access to 71st Street, but now it is not functioning.

The exit to 72nd Street is located near the wall of the Dakota building, in the gate of which John Lennon was killed in 1980.

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  Mosaic with the name of the station

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  Train B leaves from the station

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  Entrance to the station at the Dakota building