145th Street station (IND lines)

145th Street is a bi-level express station on the IND Eighth Avenue and Concourse lines of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and Hamilton Heights, Manhattan. It is served by the A and D trains at all times, by the C train at all times except late nights, and by the B train on weekdays only.

145 Street  ​​​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Uptown local platform with a C train
Station statistics
Address	West 145th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10031
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem, Hamilton Heights
Coordinates	40.82404°N 73.944769°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line IND Concourse Line
Services	A  (all times) ​   B  (Weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings) ​   C  (all except late nights) ​   D  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M3, Bx19
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	4 island platforms (2 on each level) cross-platform interchange
Tracks	7 (4 on upper level, 3 on lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932[1]
Station code	151[2]
Accessibility	Cross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	7,464,653[3]  0.4%
Rank	49 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	Tremont Avenue (Concourse express): D  168th Street (Eighth express): A  155th Street (Eighth local): A  ​C  155th Street (Concourse local): B  ​D  (Terminal): B
Next south	135th Street (Eighth local): A  ​B  ​C  125th Street (Eighth express): A  ​D
Location
Track layout Upper platforms, 8 Av Line to 168 St (Eighth Avenue express) to 155 St (Eighth Avenue local) to 135 St to 125 St Lower platforms, Concourse Line to Tremont Av (Concourse express) to 155 St (Concourse local) to 135 St (local) or 125 St (express) to 125 St (express) Upper level Lower level
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays only

History

Upper level platform

Lower level platform

The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.[1][4] At this time, only the upper level of the station opened, as the IND Concourse Line was still under construction. When the IND Concourse Line opened for service on July 1, 1933,[5] the lower level was opened.[6]

The station has been undergoing renovations since 2017 as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. This is because of an MTA study conducted in 2015, which found that 45% of components were out of date.[7]

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrance/exit
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agents, MetroCard machines
B2 Eighth Avenue Line platforms	Northbound local	← toward 168th Street (155th Street/St. Nicholas) ← toward 207th Street late nights (155th Street/St. Nicholas)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← toward 207th Street (168th Street)
	Southbound express	→ toward Far Rockaway, Lefferts Boulevard or Rockaway Park (125th Street) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Euclid Avenue (135th Street) → → toward Far Rockaway late nights (135th Street) →
B3 Concourse Line platforms	Northbound local	← toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (155th Street/Eighth) ← toward 205th Street (155th Street/Eighth)
	Island platform
	Peak-direction express/ short turn	← midday/evening termination track ← PM rush toward 205th Street (Tremont Avenue) → toward Brighton Beach middays/evenings (135th Street) → → AM rush toward Coney Island (125th Street) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Brighton Beach rush hours (135th Street) → → toward Coney Island (125th Street) →

The upper level has four tracks and two island platforms. The station used to have a full mezzanine, now, the central portion is used as a police precinct. The lower level has three tracks and two island platforms. The tile border here is gold with black and the name tablets are black with gold border. The northbound platform is twice as wide as the station's other three similarly-sized platforms, being 39 feet wide, so that the three trackways on the lower level line up directly with those above.[6][8] Escalators lead up from this level to the mezzanine, bypassing the upper level platforms.

The center track on the lower level is used to terminate B trains during middays and early evenings, when it does not run into the Bronx. During rush hours, this track is used by D trains that run express on the IND Concourse Line in the peak direction. This track is not used during late nights or weekends.[8][9][10][11]

On the upper level, just north of the station, there is an open space next to the uptown local track [12] that was a remnant of the construction of the subway and not built for a specific purpose. That open space is where the lower level tracks turn off to the IND Concourse Line. There is a hole in the floor that allows a view of the lower level.

South of this station, through 135th Street, to just north of 125th Street, the line has six tracks. The express trains use the innermost pair of tracks, and the locals uses the outermost tracks. This section of the line is nicknamed “Homeball Alley” due to the large amount of switches and signals in this area.[8][13]

Exits

The full-time entrance is at 145th Street with a part-time north exit at 147th Street:[14]

One stair, NW corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street[14]

One stair, SW corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street[14]

One stair, NE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street[14]

One stair, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street[14]

One stair, between buildings on west side of St. Nicholas Avenue between West 147th and West 148th Streets[14]

One stair, east side of St. Nicholas Avenue between West 147th and West 148th Streets[14]

There are closed exits to both western corners of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 146th Street.[7]

References

1. "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
4. Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
5. "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation" (PDF). The New York Times. July 1, 1933. p. 15.
6. Kramer, Frederick A. (January 1, 1990). Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press. ISBN 9780915276509.
7. Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
8. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
9. "B Train Subway Timetable June 12, 2016" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
10. "D Train Subway Timetable June 12, 2016" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
11. "Harlem - 145 Street (A,B,C,D)". www.subwaynut.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiTJoNPqjH4&t=3m31s The “bellmouth” or that open space is visible to the right at the 3:33 mark, just as the train leaves the 145th Street station (Upper level).
13. Matus, Paul (March 17, 2000). "rapidtransit.net - Tracks of the NYC Subway by Peter Dougherty Reviewed, Page 2". www.rapidtransit.net. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
14. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 145th Street
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• Station Reporter — B Train
• Station Reporter — C Train
• Station Reporter — D Train
• The Subway Nut — 145th Street Pictures Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
• 145th Street modern entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 147th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Upper platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Lower platforms from Google Maps Street View