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Lexington Av/53 St

Manhattan
EF6
ELEVATORS OKFully accessible

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StationElevator entrance

No street elevator entrance coordinates in MTA open data for this station.

Elevators

4 elevators listed by the MTA.

Street → Mezzanine

  • Elevator
    52 St & Lexington Ave (NE corner) to mezzanine for E/F/6 in both directions.
    52 St & Lexington Ave (NE corner) to mezzanine for E/F/6 service in both directions.
    #EL203X
    If this elevator is out

    If you are on the street: Proceed to Grand Central-42 St for 6. Or, take a downtown M101 LTD, M102, or M103 to Grand Central-42 St and take an uptown 6 to 51 St. If you are on the mezzanine: Take a downtown 6 to Grand Central - 42 St. Exit the station and take a M101, M102, or M103 bus (3 Av between 42 St and 43 St) to 50 St. Proceed one block west to Lexington Av.

Mezzanine ↔ Platform

  • Elevator
    Downtown 6 platform to underpass to E/F service in both directions.
    downtown 6 platform to underpass for access to uptown 6 and E/F service in both directions
    #EL202
    If this elevator is out

    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.

  • Elevator
    Mezzanine to underpass for access to downtown 6.
    #EL201
    If this elevator is out

    If you are on the mezzanine: Take an uptown 6 to 125th Street. Then use elevators to transfer to downtown 6. Or, exit faregate and use elevator to exit station and take a downtown M102 or M103 (Lexington Av & E 53 St) to Lexington Av and E 42nd St for 42 St-Grand Central Station. If you are on the underpass: Take a downtown 6 to Grand Central-42 St then either: Use elevators to transfer to an uptown 6. Or, exit station and take an M101 LTD, M102, or M103 bus (3 Av between 42 St and 43 St) to 50 St. Proceed west to Lexington Av.

  • Elevator
    Mezzanine to E/F Platform
    mezzanine to E/F platform for service in both directions
    #EL245
    If this elevator is out

    If you are on the mezzanine: For F, take a West Side-bound M50 bus (E 49 St at Lexington Av) to 6 Av for the 47-50 Sts Rockefeller Ctr B/D/F/M station. For E, take a West Side-bound M50 bus (E 49 St at Lexington Av) to 8 Av for the 50 St C E station (accessible downtown only). For uptown E, take a downtown C or E and transfer at 42 St/Port Authority. If you are on the E/F platform: Take a downtown F to 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr. Exit station and take an East Side-bound M50 bus (50 St at 6 Av) to Lexington Av. Or, take a downtown E to 50 St. Exit station and take an East Side-bound M50 bus (50 St at 8 Av) to Lexington Av.

Escalators

8 escalatorsat this station. Useful if you can't manage stairs but don't need an elevator (e.g. heavy suitcase). Not wheelchair accessible.

  • Escalator
    6 mezzanine (53 St & Lexington Av) to E/F platform for both directions.
    #ES269
  • Escalator
    E/F platform to mezzanine for 6 train and 53 St & Lexington Av exit.
    E/F platform to mezzanine for 6 service and 53 St & Lexington Ave exit
    #ES243
  • Escalator
    Mezzanine (53 St & 3 Av) to E/F platform for service in both directions.
    #ES246
  • Escalator
    E/F platform to mezzanine for 6 train and 53 St & Lexington Av exit.
    #ES244
  • Escalator
    E/F platform to mezzanine for 53 St & 3 Av exit.
    E/F platform to mezzanine for 53 St & 3rd Av exit.
    #ES245
  • Escalator
    6/E/F mezzanine to 52 St & Lexington Av (NE corner).
    #ES600X
  • Escalator
    E/F platform to mezzanine for 6 service and 53 St & Lexington Av exit.
    #ES254X
  • Escalator
    Downtown 6 underpass to mezzanine for E/F service and 52 St & Lexington Av exit.
    #ES253X

Real-time tip: elevator status here can lag a few minutes. For the latest official status, check the MTA accessibility page or the MTA app.