145th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 145th Street (disambiguation)145th Street 145th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) 145th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) August 2023 August 2023 145 Street File:IRT Lenox Ave Line - West 145th Street Station.jpg Downtown platform West 145th Street & Malcolm X BoulevardNew York, New York Manhattan Harlem 40 49 14 N 73 56 10 W inline,title IRT IRT Lenox Avenue Line Lenox north NYCT Bus: M1 M7 M102 Bx19M 2 side platforms 2 Underground 1904 11 23 2018 07 23 (reconstruction) 2018 11 28 New York City Subway Lenox far north Harlem–148th Street 135th Street alltimes yes 145th Street Subway Station (IRT) March 30, 2005 New York City Subway System MPS 05000231Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006 National Archives https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313909 National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017 New York MPS 145th Street Subway Station (IRT) 75313909 National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York https://web.archive.org/web/20200427115104/https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000231.pdf April 27, 2020 live y track uvSTR!~MFADEg\ ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS Harlem–148th Street uvSTRg!~vNULf@f\udCONTg\d ~~ ~~ ~~ to Lenox Yard udSTR\uvSHI2g+l-\d uvÜST\numN330 uvSTR\ cPLT\uvSTR\cPLT\ cPLT\uvSTR\cPLT\ uvSTR\uvSTRc2!~MFADEfq uvSTR!~uvSTRc2\uvSTR3+1!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 149th Street–Hostos White Plains uvABZg+1v\uvSTRc4!~MFADEfq uvSTRfg\ uvSTR!~MFADEf\ ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 135th Street Lenox The 145th Street station is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, it is served by the 3 train at all times. Built for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the 145th Street station contains two side platforms that can only fit six and a half train cars, unlike almost all other IRT stations, which are able to fit full-length ten-car trains. The station opened in 1904 as one of the northern termini of the original subway line operated by the IRT. With the construction of the Harlem–148th Street station to the north in the 1960s, the 145th Street station was planned to be closed, but due to community opposition and passengers' protests, the station remained open. Since the 145th Street station is the second-to-last stop on the line, entry is provided only to the southbound platform, although northbound customers are allowed to exit from this station. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and was closed from July to November 2018 for extensive renovations. The 145th Street station contains two side platforms and two tracks. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The platforms contain exits to Lenox Avenue's intersection with 145th Street and are not connected to each other within fare control. History Construction and opening left|thumb|Original terra cotta cartouche Planning for a subway line in New York City dates to 1864.21 However, development of what would become the city's first subway line did not start until 1894, when the New York State Legislature passed the Rapid Transit Act.Walker James Blaine https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsrapid00walkgoog Fifty Years of Rapid Transit — 1864 to 1917 1918 Law Printing New York, N.Y. November 6, 2016139–140 The subway plans were drawn up by a team of engineers led by William Barclay Parsons, the Rapid Transit Commission's chief engineer. It called for a subway line from New York City Hall in lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side, where two branches would lead north into the Bronx.October 23, 1979 Interborough Rapid Transit System, Underground Interior http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf November 19, 2019 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160327141814/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf live3 A plan was formally adopted in 1897, and legal challenges were resolved near the end of 1899.148 The Rapid Transit Construction Company, organized by John B. McDonald and funded by August Belmont Jr., signed the initial Contract 1 with the Rapid Transit Commission in February 1900,https://archive.org/details/cu31924022794253/page/n253/mode/2up?q=april+28 Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners for the City of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1904 Accompanied By Reports of the Chief Engineer and of the Auditor Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners 1905 229–236 in which it would construct the subway and maintain a 50-year operating lease from the opening of the line.165 In 1901, the firm of Heins & LaFarge was hired to design the underground stations.4 Belmont incorporated the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) in April 1902 to operate the subway.182 The 145th Street station was constructed as part of the IRT's East Side Branch (now the Lenox Avenue Line).Scott Charles 1978 Design and Construction of the IRT: Civil Engineering https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 208–282 (PDF pp. 209–283) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live 253 The original plan envisioned a station on the Lenox Avenue Line at 141st Street, just south of the 142nd Street Junction, where a spur of the Lenox Avenue Line diverges to the Bronx via the IRT White Plains Road Line. This was ultimately not built, and instead, the 145th Street station became the last stop on the Lenox Avenue Line before it entered the Lenox Yard, a train maintenance yard immediately to the north.7 McMullan & McBean began work on the section from 135th Street and Lenox Avenue to Gerard Avenue and 149th Street, including the 145th Street spur, on September 10, 1901.253 On November 23, 1904, the East Side Branch opened to 145th Street.https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 Report of the Public Service Commission For The First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1909 1910 Public Service Commission Albany en 191 January 8, 2021 February 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205172826/https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 livehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/23/100479050.pdf East Side Subway Open — Train from 145th Street to Broadway in 9 Minutes and 40 Seconds November 23, 1904 The New York Times March 27, 2016 1 0362-4331 January 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123113320/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/23/100479050.pdf live Initially, the station was served by East Side local and express trains. Local trains ran from City Hall to Lenox Avenue (145th Street). Express trains had their southern terminus at South Ferry or Atlantic Avenue and had their northern terminus at 145th Street or West Farms (180th Street).https://archive.org/details/pocketguidetone00yorkgoog The Merchants' Association of New York Pocket Guide to New York March 1906 Merchants' Association of New York 19–26 en South of the station, most northbound trains used a switch to access the western platform, which served both entering and exiting passengers; the train would then reenter service in the southbound direction. Northbound trains heading to Lenox Yard would drop off passengers on the eastern platform, which was an exit-only platform and did not have any ticket booths.July 1985 Eighty Years of Subway Service to the Bronx https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1980s/1985/1985-07-bulletin.pdf The Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 28 7 April 2, 201810 Express trains to 145th Street were eliminated in 1906.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1916 119 January 8, 2021 May 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210511155639/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 live Later years In 1918, the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened south of Times Square–42nd Street, and the original line was divided into an H-shaped system. Local trains were sent to South Ferry.August 2, 1918 Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph — Great H System Put in Operation Marks an Era in Railroad Construction — No Hitch in the Plans — But Public Gropes Blindly to Find the Way in Maze of New Stations — Thousands Go Astray — Leaders in City's Life Hail Accomplishment of Great Task at Meeting at the Astor 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1918/08/02/archives/open-new-subway-lines-to-traffic-called-a-triumph-great-h-system.html subscription November 6, 2016 January 6, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210106233417/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/08/02/archives/open-new-subway-lines-to-traffic-called-a-triumph-great-h-system.html?searchResultPosition=1 live The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.1940-06-13 City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html 2022-05-14 0362-4331 January 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html live June 13, 1940 Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration 25 New York Herald Tribune 1248134780 The IRT routes were given numbered designations with the introduction of "R-type" rolling stock. These fleet contained rollsigns with numbered designations for each service. The first such fleet, the R12, was put into service in 1948.Brown Nicole How did the MTA subway lines get their letter or number? NYCurious amNewYork May 17, 2019 https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ January 27, 2021 March 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020704/https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ live The route to Lenox Avenue–145th Street became the 3.Friedlander Alex Lonto Arthur Raudenbush Henry April 1960 A Summary of Services on the IRT Division, NYCTA https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf New York Division Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 3 1 2 March 28, 2021 September 14, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200914232631/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf dead On January 3, 1955, late-night service between the 145th Street and 96th Street stations was discontinued due to low ridership, and the 145th Street station was closed overnight.December 18, 1954 Subway Cut Is Explained By Official New York Amsterdam News 225708590 The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced plans in 1956 to add fluorescent lights above the edges of the station's platforms.Katz Ralph 1956-01-27 Subway Stations to Get New Lights; $3,750,000 to Be Spent on Fluorescents for I.R.T. and B.M.T. Transfer Points en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/27/archives/subway-stations-to-get-new-lights-3750000-to-be-spent-on.html 2023-05-08 0362-4331 May 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230511214254/https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/27/archives/subway-stations-to-get-new-lights-3750000-to-be-spent-on.html live In 1959, all 3 trains became express.February 7, 1959 Wagner Praises Modernized IRT — Mayor and Transit Authority Are Hailed as West Side Changes Take Effect 21 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1959/02/07/archives/wagner-praises-modernized-irt-mayor-and-transit-authority-are.html November 6, 2016 0362-4331 subscription January 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101082503/http://www.nytimes.com/1959/02/07/archives/wagner-praises-modernized-irt-mayor-and-transit-authority-are.html?_r=0 live With the construction of the Harlem–148th Street station inside the Lenox Yard in the 1960s, the 145th Street station was planned to be closed, since the 148th Street station was intended as a direct replacement for the 145th Street station. However, the proposal was shelved due to protests from the local community over the long walk of up to seven blocks to either the new station or 135th Street one stop south, and due to possible congestion issues at 135th Street.Edwards Dick http://media.proquest.com/media/pq/hnp/doc/1043451842/fmt/ai/rep/NONE?hl=subways%2Csubway%2Csubways%2Csubway%2C145th+street%2Clenox+avenue&cit%3Aauth=Edwards%2C+Dick&cit%3Atitle=145th-Lenox+Subway+Stop+To+Continue&cit%3Apub=New+York+Amsterdam+News+%281962-1993%29&cit%3Avol=&cit%3Aiss=&cit%3Apg=3&cit%3Adate=Dec+2%2C+1967&ic=true&cit%3Aprod=ProQuest+Historical+Newspapers%3A+New+York+Amsterdam+News&_a=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%3D%3D&_s=ANffqswLiVm2%2FUlPdIVNQ6yx%2Fz0%3D#statusbar=1&zoom=150 145th-Lenox Subway Stop To Continue December 2, 1967 New York Amsterdam News July 10, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150710091610/http://media.proquest.com/media/pq/hnp/doc/1043451842/fmt/ai/rep/NONE?hl=subways%2Csubway%2Csubways%2Csubway%2C145th%2Bstreet%2Clenox%2Bavenue&cit%3Aauth=Edwards%2C%2BDick&cit%3Atitle=145th-Lenox%2BSubway%2BStop%2BTo%2BContinue&cit%3Apub=New%2BYork%2BAmsterdam%2BNews%2B%281962-1993%29&cit%3Avol=&cit%3Aiss=&cit%3Apg=3&cit%3Adate=Dec%2B2%2C%2B1967&ic=true&cit%3Aprod=ProQuest%2BHistorical%2BNewspapers%3A%2BNew%2BYork%2BAmsterdam%2BNews&_a=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%3D%3D&_s=ANffqswLiVm2%2FUlPdIVNQ6yx%2Fz0%3D July 10, 2015 The 148th Street station opened on May 13, 1968;https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/05/14/88948681.pdf IRT Passengers Get New 148th St. Station May 14, 1968 The New York Times October 4, 2011 9511 despite its name, the new terminal was located at 149th Street.Raudenbush Henry January 2007 148th Street-Lenox Terminal and How it Got its Name https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/2007-01-bulletin-unabridged/5 New York Division Bulletin Electric Railroaders Association 50 1 June 20, 2016 November 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161118162840/https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/2007-01-bulletin-unabridged/5 live Afterward, all northbound trains continued to 148th Street.11 From 1995 to 2008, this station lacked full-time service, as 3 trains did not operate during late nights. Full-time service was restored on July 27, 2008. During late nights, riders could take the M7, the M102, or a shuttle bus to 135th Street.Service Enhancements on 3 Line July 24, 2008 MTA New York City Transit http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/service-enhancements-3-line December 23, 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20141030174748/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/service-enhancements-3-line October 30, 2014http://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n320.jpg A close up of the sign saying late nights no 3 service at 145 Street and to use the shuttle bus (that appears on Manhattan bus maps) or M7 or 102 to 135 Street for 2 service. Cox Jeremiah June 24, 2008 subwaynut.com November 28, 2018 November 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013126/http://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n320.jpg live The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 2005, due to its importance as one of the first IRT stations to be built.March 10, 2005 Notice: National Register of Historic Places; pending nominations https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/03/10/05-4640/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions Federal Register en Department of the Interior: National Park Service 70 46 12009 05-4640 March 28, 2020 National Archives June 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630150548/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/03/10/05-4640/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions live Starting on March 2, 1998, the tunnel was reconstructed along with the cracked tunnel floor. This was done to correct a major water problem that had existed for many years due to the presence of the Harlem Creek and other underground streams, which caused extensive flooding, water damage, and seepage problems that occasionally contributed to severe service disruptions.http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm New York City Transit - History and Chronology mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20200324081453/http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm March 24, 2020 April 8, 2020Lii Jane H. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/28/nyregion/tunnel-work-to-cut-service-on-2-subways.html Tunnel Work To Cut Service On 2 Subways February 28, 1998 The New York Times January 17, 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161534/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/28/nyregion/tunnel-work-to-cut-service-on-2-subways.html March 28, 2020 B-4 en-US 0362-4331 The project cost $82 million and was finished on October 12, 1998.Lueck Thomas J. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/13/nyregion/beating-deadline-normal-service-returns-for-the-nos-2-and-3-subway-lines.html Beating Deadline, Normal Service Returns for the Nos. 2 and 3 Subway Lines October 13, 1998 The New York Times January 17, 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161535/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/13/nyregion/beating-deadline-normal-service-returns-for-the-nos-2-and-3-subway-lines.html March 28, 2020 B-3 en-US 0362-4331 During the reconstruction, 3 trains were rerouted to the 137th Street–City College station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Supplemental shuttle bus service connecting to other lines in the area were provided for much of this time.Newman Andy https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/12/nyregion/repairs-to-lenox-ave-tunnel-to-affect-many-subway-lines.html Repairs to Lenox Ave. Tunnel To Affect Many Subway Lines December 12, 1997 The New York Times July 31, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161538/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/12/nyregion/repairs-to-lenox-ave-tunnel-to-affect-many-subway-lines.html March 28, 2020 B-8http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/index-lenox-rehab.html Lenox Rehab '98 2 3 Lenox Line Service Guide March 2-October 1998 1998 thejoekorner.com New York City Transit live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161536/http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/index-lenox-rehab.html March 28, 2020 November 6, 2016 Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, the station underwent a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative and was entirely closed for several months. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps.https://gothamist.com/news/mta-will-completely-close-30-subway-stations-for-months-long-revamp MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp" Whitford Emma January 8, 2016 Gothamist dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200323103253/https://gothamist.com/news/mta-will-completely-close-30-subway-stations-for-months-long-revamp March 23, 2020 July 18, 2016https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/MTAStations.pdf MTA Stations governor.ny.gov Government of the State of New York live https://web.archive.org/web/20191102093442/https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/MTAStations.pdf November 2, 2019 July 18, 2016 In January 2018, the New York City Transit and Bus Committee recommended that Citnalta-Forte receives the $125 million contract for the renovations of 167th and 174th–175th Streets on the IND Concourse Line and 145th Street on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line.January 22, 2018 Transit & Bus Committee Meeting http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/archive/180122_1030_Transit.pdf New York City Transit and Bus Committee Meeting Metropolitan Transportation Authority 135 https://web.archive.org/web/20200429083300/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/archive/180122_1030_Transit.pdf April 29, 2020 January 19, 2018 live However, the MTA Board temporarily deferred the vote for these packages after city representatives refused to vote to award the contracts.Barone Vincent https://www.amny.com/transit/subway-station-improvements-1.16331101 Subway station upgrades in Manhattan, Bronx on hold after MTA board tables vote January 24, 2018 am New York January 25, 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20191003010325/https://www.amny.com/transit/subway-station-improvements-1.16331101/ October 3, 2019 enSiff Andrew https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mta-postpones-plan-modernize-subway-stations-cuomo-de-blasio/1825031/ MTA Shelves Plan to Modernize Subway Stations Amid Criticism January 24, 2018 NBC New York January 25, 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200429084009/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mta-postpones-plan-modernize-subway-stations-cuomo-de-blasio/1825031/ April 29, 2020 en The contract was put back for a vote in February, where it was ultimately approved.http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-votes-cuomo-1b-plan-pretty-subway-stations-article-1.3836591 Foes Hit Governor's Station Fix Plan Rivoli Dan February 22, 2018 NY Daily News February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180223023519/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-votes-cuomo-1b-plan-pretty-subway-stations-article-1.3836591 live The subway station was closed for renovations from July 23 to November 28, 2018.http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/subway-stations-harlem-and-bronx-receive-structural-repairs-and Subway Stations in Harlem and the Bronx to Receive Structural Repairs and Improvements This Summer July 3, 2018 Metropolitan Transportation Authority en July 6, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20200429084125/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/subway-stations-harlem-and-bronx-receive-structural-repairs-and April 29, 2020http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=11/28/2018&time=&method=getstatus4 Planned Service Changes for: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 Metropolitan Transportation Authority dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181129020843/http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=11%2F28%2F2018&time=&method=getstatus4 November 29, 2018 February 12, 2019 Due to the closure, 2018 ridership dropped 41.9% compared to the previous year, from 1,093,045 riders in 2017 to 635,413 riders in 2018. Station layout GroundStreet levelExit and southbound entrancePlatform levelSide platformNorthbound← newyork 3 toward NYCS Harlem–148th Street (Terminus)Southbound→ newyork 3 toward NYCS New Lots Avenue New Lots (NYCS 34th Street–Penn Station Broadway-Seventh late nights) (NYCS 135th Street Lenox) →Side platform There are two tracks with two short side platforms.5trackref trackbook3 The station, served by the 3 train at all times,timetable 3 is between 135th Street to the south and Harlem–148th Street to the north.map The station is 348 ft m long and can fit six-and-a-half 51 ft m on IRT subway cars.6 Only the first five cars of a train open here because the R62 subway cars used on the 3 service are configured in five-car sets and each must have their doors opened at the same time (selective door operation is used). Before trains on the 3 service were lengthened from nine to ten cars in 2001, only four cars opened their doors at the station.http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us:80/nyct/subw497.pdf April 1997 New York City Subway Map April 1997 mta.nyc.ny.us New York City Transit Authority https://web.archive.org/web/19970704043436/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/subw497.pdf July 4, 1997 dead November 28, 2018 The station is slightly offset under Lenox Avenue, being located closer to the avenue's western curb line.16 Design The fare control is at platform level, and there is no crossover or crossunder between the platforms. The station agent's booth is located on the southbound platform.http://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n321.jpg The entrance area outside of fare control at 145 Street. Cox Jeremiah June 24, 2008 subwaynut.com November 28, 2018 November 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013107/http://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n321.jpg live The station has mosaic name tablets, some old "145" terra cotta cartouches, and a mosaic replica of a cartouche.6http://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n327.jpg A mosaic name tablet at 145 Street. Cox Jeremiah June 24, 2008 subwaynut.com November 28, 2018 November 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013135/http://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n327.jpg livehttp://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n32.jpg A flat mosaic replica of a terra cotta cartouche at 145 Street. Cox Jeremiah June 24, 2008 subwaynut.com November 28, 2018 March 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309061041/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n32.jpg livehttp://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n39.jpg A close up of a terra cotta cartouche at 145 Street it is identical, other than the numbers in it, to similar cartouches at all the other Lenox Avenue stations except 110 Street. Cox Jeremiah June 24, 2008 subwaynut.com November 28, 2018 March 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309002017/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n39.jpg live There used to be women's and men's restrooms on the southbound platform, as evidenced by stone lintels reading "women" and "men".7 The central section of the southbound platform widens near the turnstiles.7https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?144186 Showing Image 144186 Chatreau Bernard September 23, 2011 www.nycsubway.org November 28, 2018 November 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012832/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?144186 live As with other stations built as part of the original IRT, the station was constructed using a cut-and-cover method.237 The tunnel is covered by a U-shaped trough that contains utility pipes and wires. This trough contains a foundation of concrete no less than 4 in thick. The lowest sections of the trough's outer walls are composed of transverse arches 5 ft wide.5 Each platform consists of 3 in cm -thick mid concrete slabs, beneath which are located drainage basins. Columns between the tracks, placed atop the transverse arches, support the jack-arched concrete station roofs.54 Unlike in most original IRT stations, the majority of these columns are not built-up I-beams.6 Along the northern end of the platforms there are dense clusters of I-beam columns,https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?30454 Showing Image 30454 Weinberg Brian May 17, 2004 www.nycsubway.org November 28, 2018 November 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012834/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?30454 live while the remainder of the platform contains circular, cast-iron Doric-style columns spaced every 15 ft. The ceiling is about 15 ft above platform level; the section of the ceiling north of the fare control area is smooth, and the section south of fare control is composed of segmental vaults supported by the center columns. There is a 1 in on gap between the trough wall and the platform walls, which are made of 4 in on-thick brick covered over by a tiled finish.6 The 2018 artwork at this station is Parade, a ceramic and glass artwork by Derek Fordjour. It consists of images depicting the African-American parade tradition of Harlem.145th Street - Derek Fordjour - Parade, 2018 http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=3&station=1 web.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20200430074639/http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=3&station=1 April 30, 2020 April 30, 2020 Track layout Like the other stations on the original IRT subway, it was initially built for trains shorter in length than the standard eight to ten cars used by the subway. In the 1950s and 1960s, all of the other IRT stations were either lengthened to 10 cars or closed.Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. 1949 New York City Board of Transportation 2027/mdp.39015023094926July 10, 1948 More Long Platforms – Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains 8 The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/07/10/86748393.pdf March 27, 2016 0362-4331 May 24, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524041114/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/07/10/86748393.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false live The 145th Street station was also lengthened slightly to the north: there are no columns between the tracks there, since the site formerly accommodated a track crossover. When 145th Street was planned to be closed in the 1960s, it was deemed unnecessary to further lengthen the platforms. Because it remained open, 145th Street is the only original IRT station besides the 42nd Street Shuttle stations that still cannot accommodate ten-car trains. Approximately 200 ft m north of the station is a diamond crossover for the approach to the northern terminal of the 3 train at Harlem–148th Street. Approximately 300 ft m south of the station is the 142nd Street Junction with the IRT White Plains Road Line.trackref trackbook A track crossover formerly existed immediately south of the station, and another switch existed immediately north of the original platforms, within the space occupied by the current platform extension.trackref van Exits thumb|Entrance to the southbound platform at 145th St Street staircases from platform level go up to all four corners of 145th Street and Lenox Avenue. One street staircase goes to each of the corners; the stairs on the west side of Lenox Avenue serve the southbound platform, while the stairs on the east side are served by the northbound platform. There is no entrance from the street to the northbound platform, as both eastern street staircases contain a high exit-only turnstile and emergency gate.5Harlem/Hamilton Heightshttp://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n317.jpg A no entry exit from the uptown platform at 145 Street viewed from Lenox Avenue. Cox Jeremiah June 24, 2008 subwaynut.com November 28, 2018 November 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012944/http://subwaynut.com/irt/145n3/145n317.jpg live Like the other original IRT stations, this station originally was built with entrances resembling elaborate kiosks, which were removed for reducing sight lines for motorists.https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?120 Former IRT Kiosk Pirmann David www.nycsubway.org November 28, 2018 November 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013048/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?120 live The street staircases were replaced with relatively simple, modern steel railings like those seen at most New York City Subway stations.8 References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?199:3154 IRT White Plains Road Line 145th Street y yes Category:1904 establishments in New York City Category:Harlem Category:IRT Lenox Avenue Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904