MTA Opens Two Modernized Elevators at 72 St Station, Its 24th Replacement of 2026
New York City is a city in New York County, New York. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on October 1 that two modernized elevators are now open at the 72 St station on the 1, 2 and 3 lines in Manhattan, one serving the downtown platform and one the uptown platform. The station handles more than 25,000 riders each weekday, and the work was completed on budget.
This is the MTA's 24th elevator replacement finished in 2026. The agency says 163 stations across the system are now fully accessible, and its 2025-2029 capital plan invests about $7.1 billion to make 60 more stations accessible and modernize 48 additional elevators, with further projects under way in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.
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