155th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
For the station actually at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue, see 155th Street (IND Concourse Line).
155th Street  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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Brooklyn bound platform | |||||||||
| Station statistics | |||||||||
| Address |
West 155th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10032 | ||||||||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||
| Locale | Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, Harlem | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′51″N 73°56′29″W / 40.830859°N 73.9414°WCoordinates: 40°49′51″N 73°56′29″W / 40.830859°N 73.9414°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Eighth Avenue Line | ||||||||
| Services |
A  (late nights) C  (all except late nights) | ||||||||
| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: M3, Bx6 | ||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Opened | September 10, 1932[1] | ||||||||
| Wireless service |
 [2] | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
842,826[3]  1.2% | ||||||||
| Rank | 380 out of 422 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
163rd Street – Amsterdam Avenue: A C | ||||||||
| Next south |
145th Street: A C | ||||||||
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155th Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located under the intersection of 155th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, at the border of Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| B1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
| B2 | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound local | ← toward 168th Street ( toward 207th Street late nights) (163rd Street – Amsterdam Avenue) | |
| Southbound local | → toward Euclid Avenue ( toward Far Rockaway late nights) (145th Street) → | |
| B3[4] | Northbound express | ← does not stop here |
| Southbound express | → does not stop here → | |
This station, opened on September 10, 1932,[1][5] has two local tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks run underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms.
The station once had a full-length mezzanine, but the south end at 153rd Street is now closed and used as a MTA New York City Transit facility.[6] The north end at 155th Street has vent chambers and a high ceiling.
References
- 1 2 New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New Eighth Ave Line, September 10, 1932, page 6
- ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ Station Reporter — C Train
- ↑ 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". New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ "Review of the A and C Lines" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 155th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 155th Street
- Station Reporter — C Train
- The Subway Nut — 155th Street Pictures
- 155th Street southwestern corner from Google Maps Street View
- Platform from Google Maps Street View
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