137th Street–City College station

Coordinates: 40°49′16″N 73°57′14″W / 40.821°N 73.954°W / 40.821; -73.954
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 137 Street–City College
 
M5
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (119 years ago) (1904-10-27)[2]
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20232,738,004[3] Increase 8.1%
Rank126 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
145th Street
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Local 		125th Street
toward South Ferry
Location
137th Street–City College station is located in New York City Subway
137th Street–City College station
137th Street–City College station is located in New York City
137th Street–City College station
137th Street–City College station is located in New York
137th Street–City College station
Track layout

Legend
to 145th Street
to
137th Street Yard
to 125th Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The 137th Street–City College station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 137th Street and Broadway in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times. The station serves the nearby City College of New York and Riverbank State Park.

The 137th Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes 137th Street began on May 14 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1948, and the station was renovated in the late 20th century.

The 137th Street station contains two

fare control
.

History

Construction and opening

Northbound platform in 1905

Planning for a subway line in New York City dates to 1864.[5]: 21  However, development of what would become the city's first subway line did not start until 1894, when the New York State Legislature passed the Rapid Transit Act.[5]: 139–140  The subway plans were drawn up by a team of engineers led by William Barclay Parsons, the Rapid Transit Commission's chief engineer. It called for a subway line from New York City Hall in lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side, where two branches would lead north into the Bronx.[6]: 3  A plan was formally adopted in 1897,[5]: 148  and all legal conflicts concerning the route alignment were resolved near the end of 1899.[5]: 161 

The Rapid Transit Construction Company, organized by John B. McDonald and funded by August Belmont Jr., signed the initial Contract 1 with the Rapid Transit Commission in February 1900,[7] under which it would construct the subway and maintain a 50-year operating lease from the opening of the line.[5]: 165  In 1901, the firm of Heins & LaFarge was hired to design the underground stations.[6]: 4  Belmont incorporated the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) in April 1902 to operate the subway.[5]: 182 

The 137th Street station was constructed as part of the IRT's West Side Line (now the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) from 133rd Street to a point 100 feet (30 m) north of 182nd Street. Work on this section was conducted by L. B. McCabe & Brother, who started building the tunnel segment on May 14, 1900.[7] The section of the West Side Line around this station was originally planned as a two-track line, but in early 1901, was changed to a three-track structure to permit train storage in the center track.[8]: 93 [9]: 189–190  A third track was added directly north of 96th Street, immediately east of the originally planned two tracks.[10]: 14  By late 1903, the subway was nearly complete, but the IRT Powerhouse and the system's electrical substations were still under construction, delaying the system's opening.[5]: 186 [11] As late as October 26, 1904, the day before the subway was scheduled to open, the walls and ceilings were incomplete.[12]

The 137th Street station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway from

Morningside Heights and Harlem.[13]
: 8 

Service changes and station renovations

After the first subway line was completed in 1908,

Clark Street Tunnel to Brooklyn.[16]

To address overcrowding, in 1909, the New York Public Service Commission proposed lengthening the platforms at stations along the original IRT subway.[17]: 168  As part of a modification to the IRT's construction contracts made on January 18, 1910, the company was to lengthen station platforms to accommodate ten-car express and six-car local trains. In addition to $1.5 million (equivalent to $49.1 million in 2023) spent on platform lengthening, $500,000 (equivalent to $16.4 million in 2023) was spent on building additional entrances and exits. It was anticipated that these improvements would increase capacity by 25 percent.[18]: 15  The northbound platform at the 137th Street station was extended 150 feet (46 m) to the south,[18]: 112  while the southbound platform was not lengthened.[18]: 106  Six-car local trains began operating in October 1910,[17]: 168  and ten-car express trains began running on the West Side Line on January 24, 1911.[17]: 168 [19] Subsequently, the station could accommodate six-car local trains, but ten-car trains could not open some of their doors.[20]

The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.

rollsigns with numbered designations for each service.[26] The route to 242nd Street became known as the 1.[27] In 1959, all 1 trains became local.[28]

In 1981, the

CCNY. Obama traveled to stations to get people to sign letters addressed to local officials and the MTA. Obama was photographed holding a sign saying "May-Day! May-Day!! Sinking Subway System!"[33][34]

In April 1988,[35] the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) unveiled plans to speed up service on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through the implementation of a skip-stop service: the 9 train.[36] When skip-stop service started in 1989, it was only implemented north of 137th Street–City College on weekdays, and it was the northernmost local stop served by both the 1 and the 9.[37][38][39] Skip-stop service ended on May 27, 2005, as a result of a decrease in the number of riders who benefited.[40][41]

On January 2, 2007, film student Cameron Hollopeter suffered a seizure in the station and fell off the platform onto the tracks. Wesley Autrey saved his life as a train was approaching.[42] Autrey was given numerous awards and prizes,[43][44] and his two daughters were given a scholarship.[45]

In 2019, as part of an initiative to increase the accessibility of the New York City Subway system, the MTA announced that it would install elevators at the 137th Street–City College station as part of the MTA's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[46] In December 2022, the MTA announced that it would award a $146 million contract for the installation of eight elevators across four stations, including 137th Street.[47]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "1" train toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street (145th Street)
← "1" train alighting passengers only (select AM rush trips)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → "1" train toward South Ferry (125th Street) →
Side platform
Mosaic by Heins & LaFarge
Cartouche with three faces

This station was part of the original subway, and has two

96th Street,[6]: 4 [51]: 8  but as a result of the 1948 platform extension, became 520 feet (160 m) long.[20] The platform extensions are at the southern ends of the original platforms.[51]
: 40 

Design

As with other stations built as part of the original IRT, the station was constructed using a

cut-and-cover method.[52]: 237  The tunnel is covered by a U-shaped trough that contains utility pipes and wires. The bottom of this trough contains a foundation of concrete no less than 4 inches (100 mm) thick.[51]: 9  Each platform consists of 3-inch-thick (7.6 cm) concrete slabs, beneath which are drainage basins. The original platforms contained circular, cast-iron Doric-style columns spaced every 15 feet (4.6 m), while the platform extensions contained I-beam columns. Additional columns between the tracks, spaced every 5 feet (1.5 m), support the jack-arched concrete station roofs.[6]: 4 [51]: 9  There is a 1-inch (25 mm) gap between the trough wall and the platform walls, which are made of 4-inch (100 mm)-thick brick covered over by a tiled finish.[51]
: 9  The columns have been overlaid with heavy brick blocks.

The decorative scheme consists of silver and blue tile tablets (which may not have been original to the station design); white tile bands; a buff terracotta cornice; and green terracotta plaques.[51]: 40  The mosaic tiles at all original IRT stations were manufactured by the American Encaustic Tile Company, which subcontracted the installations at each station.[51]: 31  The decorative work was performed by tile contractor Manhattan Glass Tile Company and terracotta contractor Atlantic Terra Cotta Company.[51]: 40  The mosaics are in pink and black. The ceramic cartouche is also in pink and shows a three-faced figure. The three faces represent "Respice", "Adspice", and "Prospice", and are an emblem of the nearby City College.

Track layout

In the past, 137th Street was sometimes used as a

137th Street Yard, then return to the other side of the station for the next trip south. The center express track that passes through the station is currently unused in revenue service.[48]

Just south of the station, the tracks emerge onto the

116th Street–Columbia University, allowing trains to maintain a relatively level grade while passing through highly uneven terrain.[48]

Exits

Street stair

Both platforms have same-level

fare control containing a bank of turnstiles and staircases to the street. The northbound platform has two staircases on the east side of Broadway at 137th Street, and the southbound platform has a token booth and two staircases, one to each western corner of Broadway and 137th Street. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow transfers between directions.[53]

In popular culture

The station was often shown on the 2008 TV drama

better source needed
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Further reading

  • Stookey, Lee (1994). Subway ceramics : a history and iconography of mosaic and bas relief signs and plaques in the New York City subway system. Brattleboro, Vt: L. Stookey.
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    .

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