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49th Street (BMT Broadway Subway)

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49th Street Station · Opened 12/1/1918

Local station with four tracks and two side platforms. Exits at both ends of the platform with platform level fare control; the northern exit leads to 49th Street and the southern exit leads to 47th Street right across from the TKTS booth in Duffy Square. No free crossover/under between directions.

49th Street was built to resemble the other local stations along Broadway, but in October 1973 underwent an experimental modernization program, which included new wall tile of red glazed brick (said to resemble a giant fireplace), special soundproofing installed in the ceiling, and terrazo tile floors on the platforms. The soundproofing experiment wasn't repeated at any other station in the system. The platforms seem unusually narrow (probably because the new brick was added on top of the existing tile wall reducing the width of the platform by several inches.

A glimpse of the typical BMT tile wall from prior to the renovations can be seen in this photograph (look at the far platform).


(image 104714) (100k, 1024x693)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 10/5/2009
Notes: 49th & Broadway entrance.
Viewed (this week/total): 13 / 319


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/25/2009
Notes: Station entrance.
Viewed (this week/total): 8 / 417


(image 98575) (154k, 1024x768)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/25/2009
Notes: Station entrance.
Viewed (this week/total): 11 / 518


(image 97024) (124k, 1024x768)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/2/2009
Notes: Station entrance.
Viewed (this week/total): 10 / 658


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: R
Car: R32 (Budd, 1964) 3865
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 8/21/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 747


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: R
Car: R32 (Budd, 1964) 3574
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 8/21/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 930


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: N
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2832
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 8/21/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 947


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: N
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8794
Photo by: Aliandro Brathwaite
Date: 6/19/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1254


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: N
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8856
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 3/11/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1814


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: N
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8793
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 1/3/2008
Notes: 49th Street northbound.
Viewed (this week/total): 5 / 1969


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: W
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2828
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 1/3/2008
Notes: 49th Street northbound.
Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 1814


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: N
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8897
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 1/3/2008
Notes: 49th Street northbound.
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 2212


(image 79224) (247k, 864x574)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: W
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2828
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 1/3/2008
Notes: 49th Street northbound.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 1259


(image 79083) (116k, 820x620)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: N
Car: R68A (Kawasaki, 1988-1989) 5096
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 12/28/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1248


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Todd Glickman
Date: 11/12/2007
Notes: Signage view.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1601


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Todd Glickman
Date: 11/12/2007
Notes: View through booth from platform to outside fare control.
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 1673


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8833
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 8/21/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 2522


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 7/4/2007
Notes: Platform view.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 1428


(image 68887) (198k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 7/4/2007
Notes: Platform view.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1392


(image 68888) (235k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Broadway Subway
Location: 49th Street
Route: N
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8734
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 7/4/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 2809


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