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135th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

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 135th Street
 "A" train​"B" train​"C" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Entrance in park at 137th Street
Station statistics
AddressWest 135th Street & Saint Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10030
BoroughManhattan
LocaleHarlem, Hamilton Heights
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services   A late nights (late nights)
​   B weekdays during the day (weekdays during the day)
​   C all except late nights (all except late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: M3, Bx33
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks6 (4 in passenger service)
Other information
OpenedSeptember 10, 1932 (91 years ago) (1932-09-10)[2]
AccessibilitySame-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20231,083,148[3] Increase 6.3%
Rank279 out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
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Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

135th Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service. The B train provides additional service here on weekdays except nights.

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local ← "B" train toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours, 145th Street other times (145th Street)
← "C" train toward 168th Street ("A" train toward 207th Street late nights) (145th Street)
Northbound layup track ← No regular service
Northbound express ← "A" train "D" train do not stop here
Southbound express → "A" train "D" train do not stop here →
Southbound layup track → No regular service
Southbound local → "B" train toward Brighton Beach (125th Street) →
→ "C" train toward Euclid Avenue ("A" train toward Far Rockaway late nights) (125th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
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Track layout
Legend
to 145 St upper level
to 145 St lower level
Storage tracks
to 125 St

The 135th Street station opened on September 10, 1932.[2][5] It is the only local station with six tracks between two side platforms and is one of only three stations in the entire subway system that features six tracks on the same level, within the same tunnel (the others are DeKalb Avenue and Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets, both in Downtown Brooklyn). The two outermost tracks are used by local trains stopping at this station, while the two innermost tracks are used by express trains. The middle tracks in each direction are lay-up tracks and not used in revenue service.

In this station, all fare controls are at platform level and there are no mezzanines, crossovers, or crossunders. The full-time booths are at the 135th Street end (one on each side with three staircases on the northbound side and one on the southbound side).[6] The part-time end of the station is at 137th Street and has one staircase to the street on each side.[6] The staircases from the northbound platform at 137th Street are exit-only.[6] The booth in this area has also been removed. There were restrooms at the north end of the southbound platform. Both street staircases at this end were built with their entry points facing St. Nicholas Park and have an old-fashioned appearance. The exit-only stair from the part-time northbound side features an array of stone casting in a Cathedral-like setting, originally built in 1932.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New Eighth Ave Line, September 10, 1932, page 6
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c "Reopening Closed Subway Entrances" (PDF). pcac.org. New York City Transit Riders Council. November 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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