103rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 103rd Street (disambiguation)103rd Street September 2025 August 2017 103 Street 103rd Street Northbound IND 8th Avenue Line Platform, March 2026.jpg Northbound R211A B train departing West 103rd Street & Central Park WestNew York, New York Manhattan Upper West Side 40.79604 N 73.96142 W inline,title IND IND Eighth Avenue Line Eighth center local Eighth center local header NYCT Bus: M10 2 side platforms (1 on each level) 4 (2 on lower level, 1 on upper level, 1 on ramp from upper to lower level) Underground 2 1932 09 10 yesList of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line 0362-4331 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849595.html?pageNumber=6 2020-04-21 The New York Times September 10, 1932 6 May 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210502021407/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849595.html?pageNumber=6 live New York City Subway Eighth local Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 96th Street 1 1 nycs D does not stop here allexceptnightsnightsonlyweekdaysonly y track Upper level \utdSTR!~MFADEg\udSTR ~~ ~~ ~~ to lower level \utdSTRg\udSTRg numN330\utSTR~L!~uSTRc2\utSTR~R!~uSTR3\d d\utSTR~L!~uSTR+1\utSTR~R!~uSTRc4 cPLT\udSTR\udSTR!~MFADEg!~utdSTR\c cPLT\uvSTR\c cPLT\uvSTR\c cPLT\uvSTR\c uvSTRg uvSTR!~MFADEf Lower level \utvSTR!~MFADEg\utvSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to Cathedral Pkwy–110th St numN330\utvSTRf\utvSTRg \utvSTR\utvSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ from upper level utvSTR cPLT\utvSTR\c cPLT\utvSTR\c cPLT\utvSTR\c cPLT\utvSTR\c utvSTRf utvSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 96th Street Eighth \ uSTRq ~~ Upper level utSTRq ~~ Lower level The 103rd Street station is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West 103rd Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side, it is served by the B on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only. History New York City mayor John Francis Hylan's original plans for the Independent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 mi of new lines and taking over nearly 100 mi of existing lines. The lines were designed to compete with the existing underground, surface, and elevated lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and BMT.August 4, 1923 Two Subway Routes Adopted by City 9 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1923/08/04/archives/two-subway-routes-adopted-by-city-estimate-board-accepts-wash.html August 1, 2019 0362-4331March 12, 1924 Plans Now Ready to Start Subways 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1924/03/12/archives/plans-now-ready-to-start-subways-commission-notifies-city-it-can.html August 1, 2019 0362-4331 On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of the IND Eighth Avenue Line.December 10, 1924 Hylan Subway Plan Links Four Boroughs at $450,000,000 Cost 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1924/12/10/archives/hylan-subway-plan-links-four-boroughs-at-450000000-cost-manhattan.html live June 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021251/https://www.nytimes.com/1924/12/10/archives/hylan-subway-plan-links-four-boroughs-at-450000000-cost-manhattan.html June 14, 2018 0362-4331 This line consisted of a corridor connecting Inwood, Manhattan, to Downtown Brooklyn, running largely under Eighth Avenue but also paralleling Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan. The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a local station at 102nd Street.1113431477 Express and Local Stations For New Eighth Avenue Line 5 Feb 1928 B1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 The finishes at the five stations between 81st Street and 110th Street were 18 percent completed by May 1930.1930-05-26 Progress is Rapid on 8th Av. Subway; Board's Engineers Report Spurt in Building Is Likely to Open the Line in July, 1930 en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1930/05/26/archives/progress-is-rapid-on-8th-av-subway-boards-engineers-report-spurt-in.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 By that August, the BOT reported that the Eighth Avenue Line was nearly completed and that the five stations from 81st to 110th Street were 99 percent completed.1930-08-24 Eighth Av. Subway Nearly Completed; Basic Construction Work From Chambers to 207th St. Done Except on Few Short Stretches en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1930/08/24/archives/eighth-av-subway-nearly-completed-basic-construction-work-from.html 2023-03-15 0362-4331 The entire line was completed by September 1931, except for the installation of turnstiles.O'Brien John C. 9 Sep 1931 8th Ave. Line Being Rushed For Use Jan. 1: Turnstile Installation on Subway Begins Monday; Other Equipment Ready for Start of Train Service City Has Yet to Find Operating Company Transit Official on Trip, 207th to Canal Street, Inspects Finished Tube 1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1331181357 A preview event for the new subway was hosted on September 8, 1932, two days before the official opening.September 9, 1932 Sightseers Invade New Subway When Barricade Is lifted en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/sightseers-invade-new-subway-when-barricade-is-lifted.html live July 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220701191612/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/sightseers-invade-new-subway-when-barricade-is-lifted.html July 1, 2022 0362-4331September 9, 1932 8th Av. Subway Gets First 5c. by Woman's Error: She Peers Into a Station, Hears Train, Pays for Ride, but Is Day Too Early Preparing for Tomorrow's Rush on 8th Ave. Subway 1 New York Herald Tribune 1125436641 The 103rd Street station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated IND's initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.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 The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849529.pdf November 8, 2015Sebring Lewis B. 10 Sep 1932 Midnight Jam Opens City's New Subway: Turnstiles Click Into Action at 12:01 A. M. as Throngs Battle for Places in 'First' Trains Boy, 7, Leads Rush At 42d St. Station City at Last Hails 8th Ave. Line After 7-Year Wait; Cars Bigger, Clean Transit Commissioner Officially Opening New Subway at Midnight 1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1114839882 Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million (equivalent to $c US 191.2 1932 1 million in US). While the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line already provided parallel service, the new Eighth Avenue subway via Central Park West provided an alternative route.https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/new-line-first-unit-in-citywide-system-8th-av-tube-to-ease-west.html New Line First Unit In City-Wide System; 8th Av. Tube to Ease West Side Congestion at Once -- Branches to Link 4 Boroughs Later. LAST WORD IN SUBWAYS Run From 207th to Chambers St. Cut to 33 Minutes -- 42d St. Has World's Largest Station. Cost has been $191,200,000 - Years of Digging Up City Streets, Tunneling Rock and Building Road Finally Brought to Completion. Duffus R. L. September 9, 1932 The New York Times August 3, 2017 12 en-US 0362-4331 August 23, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190823140418/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/new-line-first-unit-in-citywide-system-8th-av-tube-to-ease-west.html live Station layout thumb|left|250px|Tile color is blue with a black border This underground station has two levels with northbound trains using the upper level and southbound trains using the lower one. Each level has one side platform to the west of two tracks.trackref trackbook3 Both platforms have no trim line, but name tablets read "103RD ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a midnight blue background and black border. Small black "103" signs with white numbering run along the tiles at regular intervals and directional signs in the same style are below the name tablets. Blue columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black station name plate in white numbering. Within this station, the northbound express track descends to allow the northbound local to cross over it, before rising up at 110th Street, where the line becomes the standard four tracks side by side with the local tracks on the side and express tracks in the center. The IRT Lenox Avenue Line passes underneath this station at the extreme north end on West 104th Street to NYCS 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza. The line is not visible from the platforms. On the east side of Central Park West and West 104th Street, adjacent to Central Park, is an emergency exit enclosed in a small brick house for the IRT line, which passes underneath the station. From here the line curves northeast, running directly under Central Park's North Woods at this point. Exit thumb|The only entrance, at 103rd St. This station has one fare control area at the center of the upper-level platform. A single staircase connects the two platforms before a turnstile bank leads to a token booth and one staircase going up to the northwest corner of West 103rd Street and Central Park West. The station is unique in that it has only one open staircase to street level.MTA Neighborhood Maps: Upper West Side http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/mn/M15_upper_west_side_cp_2015.pdf mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority December 30, 2016 2015 November 23, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181123171751/http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/mn/M15_upper_west_side_cp_2015.pdf live Directional signs that have been covered indicate that there were two more fare control areas. One exit at the extreme south end had two staircases going to southwestern corner of West 102nd Street and Central Park West, and the other at the extreme north end had two that went to both western corners of West 104th Street.http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf Review of the A and C Lines December 11, 2015 Metropolitan Transportation Authority January 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20200203061138/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf February 3, 2020 Further evidence of these exits' existences includes new tiling on both levels, and doorways that lead to converted storage spaces on the upper level. The fare control area with stairs to West 104th Street was closed by 1940https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_1_01839_0037b#17.3/40.7967/-73.960788 1940s NYC | Street photos of every building in New York City in 1939/1940 January 26, 2021 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913063402/https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_1_01839_0037b#17.3/40.7967/-73.960788 live and possibly as early as November 1932 - just two months after the opening of the station - due to frequent vandalism.https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/History_of_the_Independent_Subway#The_Independent_City-Owned_System_Opens_For_Business The Independent City-Owned System Opens For Business January 26, 2021 May 12, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200512151219/https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/History_of_the_Independent_Subway#The_Independent_City-Owned_System_Opens_For_Business live left References External links nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 103rd Street https://web.archive.org/web/20120511084329/http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?7:4 May 11, 2012 Station Reporter – B Train Station Reporter – C Train The Subway Nut - 103rd Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20170629033526/http://www.subwaynut.com/ind/103b/index.php June 29, 2017 103rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Uptown Platform from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:IND Eighth Avenue Line stations Category:Eighth Avenue (Manhattan) Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932 Category:Upper West Side Category:Central Park Category:1932 establishments in New York City