145th Street station (IND lines)

145 Street
145 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Uptown local platform with a C train
Station statistics
Address	West 145th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue; New York, NY 10031
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem, Hamilton Heights
Coordinates	40°49′27″N 73°56′41″W / 40.82404°N 73.944769°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line; IND Concourse Line
Services	A (all times); B (weekdays during the day); C (all except late nights); D (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M3, Bx19
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	4 island platforms (2 on each level); cross-platform interchange
Tracks	7 (4 on upper level, 3 on lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (91 years ago)
Accessibility	Cross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	4,678,774 10.7%
Rank	59 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Upper platforms, 8 Av Line
Lower platforms, Concourse Line
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Stops weekdays during the day

145th Street is a bi-level express station on the IND Eighth Avenue and Concourse lines of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and Hamilton Heights, Manhattan. It is served by the A and D trains at all times, by the C train at all times except late nights, and by the B train on weekdays only.

History

Upper level platform

Lower level platform

The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.^[2]^[5] At this time, only the upper level of the station opened, as the IND Concourse Line was still under construction. When the IND Concourse Line opened for service on July 1, 1933,^[6] the lower level was opened.^[7]

The station has been undergoing renovations since 2017 as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. This is because of an MTA study conducted in 2015, which found that 45% of components were out of date.^[8]

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrance/exit
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agents, MetroCard machines
B2 Eighth Avenue Line platforms	Northbound local	← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs/St. Nicholas) ← toward Template:Nycs late nights (Template:Nycs/St. Nicholas)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs)
	Southbound express	→ toward Template:Nycs, Template:Nycs or Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) → → toward Template:Nycs late nights (Template:Nycs) →
B3 Concourse Line platforms	Northbound local	← toward Template:Nycs rush hours (Template:Nycs/Eighth) ← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs/Eighth)
	Island platform
	Peak-direction express/ short turn	← midday/evening termination track ← PM rush toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) → toward Template:Nycs middays/evenings (Template:Nycs) → → AM rush toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Template:Nycs rush hours (Template:Nycs) → → toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) →

The upper level has four tracks and two island platforms. The station used to have a full mezzanine, now, the central portion is used as a police precinct. The lower level has three tracks and two island platforms. The tile border here is gold with black and the name tablets are black with gold border. The northbound platform is twice as wide as the station's other three similarly-sized platforms, being 39 feet wide, so that the three trackways on the lower level line up directly with those above.^[7]^[9] Escalators lead up from this level to the mezzanine, bypassing the upper level platforms.

The center track on the lower level is used to terminate B trains during middays and early evenings, when it does not run into the Bronx. During rush hours, this track is used by D trains that run express on the IND Concourse Line in the peak direction. This track is not used during late nights or weekends.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

On the upper level, just north of the station, there is an open space next to the uptown local track ^[13] that was a remnant of the construction of the subway and not built for a specific purpose. That open space is where the lower level tracks turn off to the IND Concourse Line. There is a hole in the floor that allows a view of the lower level.

South of this station, through 135th Street, to just north of 125th Street, the line has six tracks. The express trains use the innermost pair of tracks, and the locals uses the outermost tracks. This section of the line is nicknamed “Homeball Alley” due to the large amount of switches and signals in this area.^[9]^[14]

Exits

The full-time entrance is at 145th Street with a part-time north exit at 147th Street:^[15]

One stair, NW corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street^[15]

One stair, SW corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street^[15]

One stair, NE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street^[15]

One stair, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street^[15]

One stair, between buildings on west side of St. Nicholas Avenue between West 147th and West 148th Streets^[15]

One stair, east side of St. Nicholas Avenue between West 147th and West 148th Streets^[15]

There are closed exits to both western corners of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 146th Street.^[8]

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 "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ 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" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
^ "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation" (PDF). The New York Times. July 1, 1933. p. 15.
^ ^a ^b Kramer, Frederick A. (January 1, 1990). Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press. ISBN 9780915276509.
^ ^a ^b Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
^ "B Train Subway Timetable June 12, 2016" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
^ "D Train Subway Timetable June 12, 2016" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
^ "Harlem - 145 Street (A,B,C,D)". www.subwaynut.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiTJoNPqjH4&t=3m31s The “bellmouth” or that open space is visible to the right at the 3:33 mark, just as the train leaves the 145th Street station (Upper level).
^ Matus, Paul (March 17, 2000). "rapidtransit.net - Tracks of the NYC Subway by Peter Dougherty Reviewed, Page 2". www.rapidtransit.net. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links

nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 145th Street
Station Reporter — A Lefferts
Station Reporter — A Rockaway
Station Reporter — B Train
Station Reporter — C Train
Station Reporter — D Train
The Subway Nut — 145th Street Pictures Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
145th Street modern entrance from Google Maps Street View
147th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Upper platforms from Google Maps Street View
Lower platforms from Google Maps Street View

[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[Chambers-2] "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

[riderref-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[Opening-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" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

[6] "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation" (PDF). The New York Times. July 1, 1933. p. 15.

[:0-7] Kramer, Frederick A. (January 1, 1990). Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press. ISBN 9780915276509.

[MTA-ReviewAC-2015-8] Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[tracks-9] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[10] "B Train Subway Timetable June 12, 2016" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

[11] "D Train Subway Timetable June 12, 2016" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

[12] "Harlem - 145 Street (A,B,C,D)". www.subwaynut.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

[13] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiTJoNPqjH4&t=3m31s The “bellmouth” or that open space is visible to the right at the 3:33 mark, just as the train leaves the 145th Street station (Upper level).

[14] Matus, Paul (March 17, 2000). "rapidtransit.net - Tracks of the NYC Subway by Peter Dougherty Reviewed, Page 2". www.rapidtransit.net. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[:1-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Eighth Ave. Line	Inwood–207th Street Dyckman Street 190th Street 181st Street 175th Street 168th Street 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue 155th Street [← to 155th Street, Concourse Line] 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 72nd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle [to Seventh Avenue, Sixth Ave. Line → / ← to Seventh Avenue, Queens Blvd. Line] 50th Street 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 34th Street–Penn Station 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Spring Street Canal Street Chambers Street / World Trade Center Fulton Street High Street [to Jay Street–MetroTech, Fulton St. Line →]
Concourse Line	Norwood–205th Street Bedford Park Boulevard Kingsbridge Road Fordham Road 182nd–183rd Streets Tremont Avenue 174th–175th Streets 170th Street 167th Street 161st Street–Yankee Stadium 155th Street 145th Street [to 135th Street, Eighth Ave. Line →]
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.