List of New York City Subway Stations - Top Stations By Ridership

Top Stations By Ridership

These tables list the top ten New York City Subway stations by annual, average weekday, and average weekend ridership in 2011.

Annual
Rank	Station	Annual ridership (2011)
1	Times Square – 42nd Street / 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal	60,604,822
2	Grand Central – 42nd Street	42,795,505
3	34th Street – Herald Square	37,731,386
4	14th Street – Union Square	34,927,178
5	34th Street – Penn Station (Seventh Avenue)	26,758,623
6	34th Street – Penn Station (Eighth Avenue)	24,751,771
7	59th Street – Columbus Circle	21,300,892
8	Lexington Avenue / 59th Street	20,377,141
9	86th Street (Lexington Avenue)	19,425,347
10	Flushing – Main Street	18,967,751

Weekday
Rank	Station	Average weekday ridership (2011)
1	Times Square – 42nd Street / 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal	189,426
2	Grand Central – 42nd Street	147,644
3	34th Street – Herald Square	121,081
4	14th Street – Union Square	107,352
5	34th Street – Penn Station (Seventh Avenue)	87,482
6	34th Street – Penn Station (Eighth Avenue)	81,585
7	59th Street – Columbus Circle	67,901
8	Lexington Avenue / 51st – 53rd Streets	66,045
9	Lexington Avenue / 59th Street	65,855
10	Fulton Street	63,203

Weekend
Rank	Station	Average weekend ridership (2011)
1	Times Square – 42nd Street / 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal	224,823
2	14th Street – Union Square	140,672
3	34th Street – Herald Square	125,375
4	Grand Central – 42nd Street	95,544
5	34th Street – Penn Station (Seventh Avenue)	81,441
6	59th Street – Columbus Circle	73,391
7	34th Street – Penn Station (Eighth Avenue)	72,430
8	Canal Street (Chinatown)	72,181
9	Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue / 74th Street – Broadway	67,445
10	Lexington Avenue / 59th Street	66,534

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