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* nycsubway.org – [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?71 Fossils Artwork by Steve Wood (1988)] |
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* Forgotten NY – [http://forgotten-ny.com/2006/01/the-original-28-part-2-a-look-at-the-artwork-from-the-nycs-first-28-stations-opened-october-27-1904/ Original 28 – NYC's First 28 Subway Stations] |
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* The Subway Nut – [http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/137n1/index.php 137th Street–City College Pictures] |
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Revision as of 02:16, 14 June 2017
137th Street–City College  | |||||||
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 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||||||
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| Address | West 137th Street & Broadway New York, NY 10031 | ||||||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||
| Locale | Harlem, Hamilton Heights | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′16″N 73°57′14″W / 40.821°N 73.954°W | ||||||
| Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||
| Line | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | ||||||
| Services | 1  (all times) | ||||||
| Transit |  NYCT Bus: M4, M5 | ||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||
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| Opened | October 27, 1904[2] | ||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | No | ||||||
| Traffic | |||||||
| 2023 | 2,738,004[3]  8.1% | ||||||
| Rank | 124 out of 423[3] | ||||||
| Station succession | |||||||
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137th Street–City College 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 Harlem and 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.
History
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Operation of the first subway began on October 27, 1904, with the opening of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway from City Hall to 145th Street on the West Side Branch including the 137th Street station.[5][6][2]
In 1948, platforms on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line from 103rd Street to 238th Street were lengthened to 514 feet to allow full ten-car express trains to platform. Previously the stations could only platform six car local trains. The platform extensions were opened in stages. On April 6, 1948, the stations from 103rd Street to Dyckman Street had their platform extensions opened, with the exception of the 125th Street, which had its extension opened on June 11, 1948.[7][8]
In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.[9] As a result, one of future U.S. president Barack Obama's first community organizing efforts after being graduating from Columbia University was in conjunction with drawing attention to the poor condition of the station. In 1984 or 1985, Obama (who was working for the New York Public Interest Research Group) was among the leaders of May Day efforts to bring attention to the subway system, particularly the station serving 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!"[10][11]
In this station on January 2, 2007, film student Cameron Hollopeter suffered a seizure and fell off the platform onto the tracks. Wesley Autrey saved his life as a train was approaching.[12] Autrey was given numerous awards and prizes,[13][14] and his two daughters were given a scholarship.[15]
Station layout
| Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Southbound local | ←  toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall ()
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| Peak-direction express | ←  does not stop here →
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| Northbound local | toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) () →
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| Side platform | ||
This station has three tracks and two side platforms. In the past, it was sometimes used as a terminal station. There are switches north of the station that allow northbound trains to enter the underground 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.
Just south of the station, the tracks emerge from underground onto the Manhattan Valley Viaduct. The line is elevated at 125th Street, and then underground once again at 116th Street–Columbia University, allowing trains to maintain a relatively level grade while passing through highly uneven terrain.
Prior to the termination of 9 on May 27, 2005, this station was the northernmost common stop of the 1/9 skip-stop service. On northbound trains, this was the first point where conductors would announce whether the train would run "skip-stop" or not. Passengers on a 1 train traveling to a station served by the 9 train (or vice versa) could change here for the other train.
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.
Exits
Each platform has two exits:[16]
- Northbound: two exits to southeastern corner of 138th Street and Broadway
- Southbound: two exits, one to each western corner of 137th Street and Broadway
In popular culture
The station was often shown on the TV drama New Amsterdam, though the inside shots were taken at the Grand Central Shuttle station.[17]
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.
- ^ a b New York Times, Our Subway Open: 150,000 Try It, October 28, 1904
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ James Blaine Walker, Fifty Years of Rapid Transit, 1864-1917, published 1918, pp. 162-191
- ^ "New York City subway opens - Oct 27, 1904". HISTORY.com. October 27, 1904. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. New York City Board of Transportation. 1949.
- ^ "More Long Platforms – Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains". The New York Times. July 10, 1948. p. 8. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ Fink, Jason (November 9, 2008). "Obama stood out, even during brief 1985 NYPIRG job". Newsday. Newsday.
- ^ Harpaz, Beth J. (November 22, 2009). "Obama's 'lost years' in Manhattan – Hawaii's Newspaper". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Buckley, Cara (January 3, 2007). "Man Is Rescued by Stranger on Subway Tracks". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mayor Bloomberg Presents Award to Subway Hero Wesley Autrey". nyc.gov. January 4, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "City Honors Awesome Subway Hero Wesley Autrey". Gothamist. January 5, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Coultan, Mark (January 6, 2007). "NY toasts Subway Superman after death-defying rescue". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem/Hamilton Heights" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ TWoP Forums, New Amsterdam, March 16, 2008
Further reading
- Lee Stokey. Subway Ceramics : A History and Iconography. 1994. ISBN 978-0-9635486-1-0
External links
- nycsubway.org – IRT West Side Line: 137th Street
- nycsubway.org – Fossils Artwork by Steve Wood (1988)
- Station Reporter – 1 Train
- Forgotten NY – Original 28 – NYC's First 28 Subway Stations
- The Subway Nut – 137th Street–City College Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit – 137th Street–City College (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
- 137th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
