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47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center Station · Opened 12/15/1940

Four tracks, two island platforms. The track and platform arrangement here is slightly unusual. The north end of the downtown platform ramps up, and is at a higher elevation than the uptown platform. The tracks north of the station run on three levels to form the flying junction at 53rd Street connecting the IND Queens Boulevard line into the 6th and 8th Avenue trunks. To accommodate the track arrangement in the junction, the southbound platform has the positions of the "express" and "local" tracks reversed. Trains entering 47th/50th Street station from the west (from Central Park West) enter the station on the westernmost of the downtown tracks; trains entering from the east (from Queens Boulevard) use the eastern downtown track. Between 47/50th Streets and 42nd Street the southbound tracks cross over each other (not at grade). Thus it can be said that the southbound side of the station has the traditional placement of local and express tracks reversed.

The station has a massive mezzanine which connects to many Rockefeller Center buildings outside the fare control. There are four sets of exit stairs from the two island platforms. The south two connect to 47th and 48th Sts., the northern pair to 49th and 50th. The tile is white with an orange tile band with black border and there is no name tablet.


(image 106622) (211k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: V
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 58xx
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 10/19/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 220


(image 104713) (105k, 701x1024)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 10/5/2009
Notes: Entrance at Time-Life building
Viewed (this week/total): 18 / 432


(image 102224) (185k, 1044x703)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5582
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 6/21/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 186


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R32 (Budd, 1964) 3472
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 5/29/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 298


(image 98607) (225k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R160A (Option 1) (Alstom, 2008-2009, 5 car sets) 9258
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 3/26/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 783


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 6090
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 3/26/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 356


(image 98605) (242k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: B
Car: R68A (Kawasaki, 1988-1989) 5172
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 3/26/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 420


(image 98606) (225k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: D
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2580
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 3/26/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 310


(image 98514) (236k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R160A (Option 1) (Alstom, 2008-2009, 5 car sets) 9288
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 3/25/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 853


(image 98268) (208k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5662
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 3/21/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 314


(image 97051) (227k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: V
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5726
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 3/3/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 470


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/2/2009
Notes: New elevator entrance to 47/50th.
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 575


(image 97022) (144k, 768x1024)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/2/2009
Notes: One of the station entrances.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 624


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/2/2009
Notes: Station concourse.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 621


(image 97223) (222k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 6190
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 2/28/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 362


(image 96505) (198k, 1044x791)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 2/20/2009
Notes: New elevator at 47-50th, not yet in service.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 400


(image 96506) (243k, 1044x791)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: F
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5918
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 2/20/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 431


(image 94717) (224k, 930x618)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: D
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2505
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 12/28/2008
Notes: D Line inbound. View from R4 484.
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 648


(image 90346) (220k, 1044x701)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: D
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2708
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 8/27/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1193


(image 90347) (256k, 1044x701)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 47-50th Street/Rockefeller Center
Route: V
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5930
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 8/27/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 835


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