New Midtown IRT No. 7 Station, But Still Worst Subway Line

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The No. 7 train just opened its 22nd subway station this week in the Hudson Yards at West 34th Street and 11th Avenue in Manhattan.
But while the station was hailed for its design and sweeping mosaics, the line’s 52nd Street station in Queens takes the cake for being the worst station in the entire system, with a whopping 79 percent of its structural components in bad shape, the study found.
“This is one of the most neglected stations in the area,” said straphanger Michelle Vasquez of Woodside, Queens.
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By contrast, the No. 6 line received the best reviews, with only 15 percent of structural components across its 38 stations requiring attention.
The study also projected that, based on the MTA’s current spending, New York’s subway lines would not be up to snuff until 2067.
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A recent report by the same group found that 24 percent of all structural elements across New York’s 467 subway stations are in disrepair.

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The 7 is still the worst subway line despite new 34th Street station

By Emily Saul
New York Post
September 15, 2015 | 6:01pm