The 86th Street station is a station on the first phase of the Second Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Second Avenue and 86th Street, in the Yorkville section of
Platform level, with two specially designed R160 Q trains. On the beam above the stairs is the word "Excelsior", the New York state motto, meaning "ever upward".
Ancillary building
Vestibule for the two sets of escalator entrances at Entrance 2
Tunnel portal at edge of station cavern
The 96th Street station is a station on the IND Second Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Second Avenue and 96th Street on the border of the Upper East Side/Yorkvi
86th Street station (Second Avenue Subway)
…station is served by Q trains at all times, some N trains during rush hours, and one northbound R train during the AM rush hours. The station is between 96th Street to the north and 72nd Street to the south. It has two tracks and an island platform. The station is built so that it is more wide open than most other…
Platform level
Mezzanine level
Work above ground, November 2012
Station cavern construction in December 2014