135th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan the station on Lenox Avenue 135th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) other uses 135th Street (disambiguation)135th Street September 2025 August 2017 135 Street IND 135th Street Northbound Platform.jpg Northbound platform West 135th Street & Saint Nicholas AvenueNew York, New York Manhattan Harlem, Hamilton Heights 40.81709 N 73.94803 W inline,title IND IND Eighth Avenue Line Eighth center local Eighth center local header NYCT Bus: M3 Bx33 2 side platforms 6 (4 in passenger service) same Underground 1932 09 10 yList 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 New York City Subway Eighth local 145th Street 125th Street 1 1 services split nycs D does not stop here allexceptnightsnightsonlyweekdaysonly y track uSTR!~MFADEg\uSTR!~MFADEg\uSTR!~MFADEg\uSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 145th Street Eighth upper level udSTR\uvSTR!~dMFADEg\uvSTR!~dMFADEg\uvSTR!~dMFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 145th Street Concourse lower level uvSTRf\udSTRf\uvSTRg!~dNULf@f\uvSTRg udSHI2l\udSHI2gl+r\udSHI2g+r\udSTR\udSHI2g+l\udSHI2gr+l\udSHI2r numN345\d!~uSTR\uSHI2g+l\d!~uSHI2g+r\uSTR\ uv-SPLa\d!~uvSPLa-\uv-SPLa\uvSPLa- cPLT\uvSTR\uvSTR\uvSTR\cPLT cPLT\uvSTR\uvSTR\uvSTR\cPLT cPLT\uvSTR\uvSTR\uvSTR\cPLT cPLT\uvSTR\uvSTR\uvSTR\cPLT udSTRf\udSTR\uvSTRfg\udSTR\udSTRg udSTR\udSTR!~dMFADEf\uvSTR\uvSTR!~dMFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ Storage tracks uvSTR-!~MFADEf\uvSTR!~MFADEf\uv-STR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 125th Street Eighth The 135th Street station 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 in Manhattan, 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 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.Crowell Paul https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849529.pdf Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped September 10, 1932 The New York Times November 8, 2015 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 and Frederick Douglass Boulevard 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 On July 3, 1997, a Queens-bound A train derailed just north of the station as it was traversing a switch. 15 passengers were injured in the incident.Herszenhorn David M July 4, 1997 13 Injured When Subway Car Derails in Harlem https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/04/nyregion/13-injured-when-subway-car-derails-in-harlem.html September 13, 2024 The New York Times Station layout GStreet levelEntrance/exitPPlatform levelSide platformNorthbound local← newyork B weekdays toward NYCS Bedford Park Boulevard or NYCS 145th Street Concourse (145th Street)← newyork C toward NYCS 168th Street Eighth (145th Street)← newyork A toward NYCS Inwood–207th Street late nights (145th Street)Northbound layup track← No regular serviceNorthbound express← newyork Anewyork D do not stop hereSouthbound express← newyork Anewyork D do not stop here →Southbound layup track← No regular serviceSouthbound local← newyork B weekdays toward NYCS Brighton Beach Brighton (NYCS 125th Street Eighth) →← newyork C toward NYCS Euclid Avenue (125th Street) →← newyork A toward NYCS Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (125th Street) →Side platform thumb|left|Mosaic name tablet There is no trim line at this station, but there are mosaic name tablets reading "135TH ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a Prussian green background and black border. Small tile captions reading "135" run along the wall at regular intervals between the name tablets, and under the name tablets are directional captions, all in white lettering on a black background. Hunter green I-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering. This station 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.trackref trackbook3 All fare controls are at platform level and there are no mezzanines, crossovers, or crossunders. This station is located nearby the City College of New York. Exits The full-time booths are at the 135th Street end. The booth at the 137th Street exit has been removed, and the 137th Street exits used to be part-time only.http://www.pcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2001-Reopening-Closed-Entrances.pdf Reopening Closed Subway Entrances Using High Entry/Exit Turnstiles - Suggestions from the New York City Transit Riders Council November 2001 New York City Transit Riders Council April 3, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153323/http://www.pcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2001-Reopening-Closed-Entrances.pdf December 22, 2015 There were restrooms at the 137th Street end of the southbound platform. Both street staircases at this end were built with their entry points facing St. Nicholas Park. left|thumb|Stone entrance to the station From the southern end of the station, there is a staircase on the west side of St. Nicholas Avenue at West 135th Street to the southbound platform, within St. Nicholas Park, a staircase from the northeastern corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 135th Street to the northbound platform, and two staircases to the northbound platform from the southeastern corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 135th Street. At the northern end of the station, there is a staircase leading to the southbound platform from the western side of St. Nicholas Avenue at West 137th Street, within St. Nicholas Park, and an exit-only staircase from the northbound platform leading to the southeastern corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 137th Street.Harlem/Hamilton Heights This exit features an array of stone casting in a Cathedral-like setting, originally built in 1932. References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?7:44 IND Eighth Avenue 135th Street Station Reporter — B Train Station Reporter — C Train The Subway Nut — 135th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20170629054224/http://www.subwaynut.com/ind/135b/index.php June 29, 2017 Edgecombe Avenue, 135th Street, and Saint Nicholas Avenue entrances from Google Maps Street View 135th Street entrance in park from Google Maps Street View 137th Street stone entrance from Google Maps Street View 137th Street entrance in park from Google Maps Street View Platform from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:IND Eighth Avenue Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932 Category:1932 establishments in New York City Category:Hamilton Heights, Manhattan