155th Street station (IND Concourse Line)
155 Street M10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former/other names | 155th Street–Eighth Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | 630,547[2] 8.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 352 out of 423[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 155th Street station (155th Street–Eighth Avenue on some signage) is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of the bi-level 155th Street's lower level and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, at the border of Harlem and the Coogan's Bluff section of Washington Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan. It is served by the D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction and the B during rush hours only. The station opened in 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse Line.
History
This station was built as part of the IND Concourse Line, which was one of the original lines of the city-owned
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines | |
Platform level | Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (161st Street–Yankee Stadium) ← toward Norwood–205th Street (161st Street–Yankee Stadium) | |
Peak-direction express | ← PM rush does not stop here AM rush does not stop here → | |
Southbound local | toward Brighton Beach rush hours (145th Street) → toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (145th Street) → | |
Side platform |
This underground station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by the D express train during rush hours in the peak direction.[9]
Both platforms have an orange trim line with a black border and mosaic name tablets reading "155TH ST. – 8TH AVE." in white sans-serif lettering on a black background with orange border. Small "155" and directional tile captions in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line and some of the mosaic name tablets. Orange-yellow I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.
The street staircase is wider than normal staircases, since the
An abandoned tower sits on the south end of the Brooklyn-bound platform. When the
This is the only station in Manhattan that is served solely by the IND Concourse Line. To the north, the line continues under the
This station has a full-length
Exit
A quadruple-wide staircase diagonal to the mezzanine that goes up to the west side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 155th Street and Harlem River Drive.[14] The exit measures 28.5 feet (8.7 m) wide and 21 feet (6.4 m) deep. Three handrails separate the staircase into four "aisles".[10] Originally, the stairway had an open cast-iron railing, similar to others in the New York City Subway system. Urbahn Architects redesigned the exit around 2020 to make it more resistant to flooding. The redesigned stair is surrounded on three sides by a glass flood wall, which rests on a concrete coping just above ground level and is held in place by steel posts placed every 4 feet (1.2 m). The entrance is flanked by pillars measuring 6.5 feet (2.0 m) high; a portable floodwall could be placed between the pillars during severe weather.[10]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Duffus, R.L. (September 22, 1929). "Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ a b "New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000" (PDF). The New York Times. March 21, 1925. p. 1.
- ^ "Board Speeds Subway on Grand Concourse" (PDF). The New York Times. September 2, 1928. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-8232-5369-2. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation". The New York Times. July 1, 1933. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- Newspapers.com.
- OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "AIA Excelsior Award for 155th Street subway station by Urbahn Architects". Informed Infrastructure. January 23, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Showing Image 91572".
- ^ "Showing Image 91573".
- ^ "Showing Image 91577".
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
External links
- nycsubway.org – IND Concourse: 155th Street/8th Avenue
- Station Reporter — B Train
- Station Reporter — D Train
- The Subway Nut — 155th Street – 8th Avenue Pictures Archived January 6, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View