116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 116th Street (disambiguation)116th Street August 2024 August 2025 116 Street 116th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) by David Shankbone.jpg Platform with train visible on the left East 116th Street & Lexington AvenueNew York, New York Manhattan East Harlem 40.798607 N 73.942022 W inline,title IRT IRT Lexington Avenue Line Lexington local Lexington local header NYCT Bus: M98 M101 M102 M103 M116M 2 side platforms 2 Underground 1918 07 17 y New York City Subway Lexington local 125th Street 110th Street 1 1 nycs 5 does not stop here alltimesnightsonlyrushpeak y track \\uvSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 125th Street Lexington \\uvSTRfg numN330\\cPLT\uvSTR\cPLT \\cPLT\uvSTR\cPLT \\cPLT\uvSTR\cPLT \\cPLT\uvSTR\cPLT \\uv-SHI2r\uvSHI2l- \\udSTR\utvSTR!~MFADEg\udSTR ~~ ~~ ~~ express tracks to NYCS 125th Street Lexington \\udSTR\uvSTR!~MFADEg!~utvSTR\udSTR \\uvSTRf\uvSTRg \\uvSTR!~MFADEf\uvSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 110th Street Lexington \ uSTRq ~~ ~~ ~~ Upper level utSTRq ~~ ~~ ~~ Lower level The 116th Street station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street in East Harlem, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction, and the 4 train during late nights. This station was constructed as part of the Dual Contracts by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and opened in 1918. It was renovated in 2003. History Construction and opening right thumb|175px|Station name in mosaics Following the completion of the original subway, there were plans to construct a line along Manhattan's east side north of 42nd Street. The original plan for what became the extension north of 42nd Street was to continue it south through Irving Place and into what is now the BMT Broadway Line at Ninth Street and Broadway. In July 1911, the IRT had withdrawn from the talks, and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was to operate on Lexington Avenue. The IRT submitted an offer for what became its portion of the Dual Contracts on February 27, 1912.Walker James Blaine Fifty Years of Rapid Transit — 1864 to 1917 1918 Law Printing New York, N.Y. 230–233 https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsrapid00walkgoog November 6, 2016https://www.nytimes.com/1912/05/22/archives/petition-for-subway-in-lexington-ave-district-residents-object-to.html Petition for Subway in Lexington Ave. May 22, 1912 0362-4331 The New York Times February 16, 2009 A petition is being circulated among the residents and property owners of the section just south of the Grand Central Station, in Park and Lexington Avenues, protesting against the proposed abandonment of the construction of the Subway in Lexington Avenue, between Forty-third and Thirty-second Streets. May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021130/https://www.nytimes.com/1912/05/22/archives/petition-for-subway-in-lexington-ave-district-residents-object-to.html live In 1913, as part of the Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913,https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/20/100611839.pdf Subway Contracts Solemnly Signed; Cheers at the Ceremonial Function When McCall Gets Willcox to Attest. March 20, 1913 The New York Times January 11, 2018 en-US 0362-4331 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021115/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/20/100611839.pdf live the Public Service Commission planned to split the original Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) system from looking like a "Z" system (as seen on a map) to an H-shaped system. The original system would be split into three segments: two north–south lines, carrying through trains over the Lexington Avenue and Broadway–Seventh Avenue Lines, and a west–east shuttle under 42nd Street. This would form a roughly H-shaped system.March 19, 1913 Money Set Aside For New Subways; Board of Estimate Approves City Contracts to be Signed To-day with Interboro and B.R.T. en-US The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/19/104910612.pdf November 10, 2017 0362-4331 July 7, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210707225820/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/19/104910612.pdf livehttps://books.google.com/books?id=mONHAQAAMAAJ&q=5,900+feet+long+clark+street+tunnel&pg=PA846 Engineering News-record 1916 McGraw-Hill Publishing Company 846 en 2020-12-28 2022-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021116/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Engineering_News_record/mONHAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=5%2C900+feet+long+clark+street+tunnel&pg=PA846&printsec=frontcover live It was predicted that the subway extension would lead to the growth of the Upper East Side and the Bronx.https://www.nytimes.com/1918/03/10/archives/the-seventh-and-lexington-avenue-subways-will-revive-dormant.html The Seventh and Lexington Avenue Subways Will Revive Dormant Sections — Change in Operation That Will Transform Original Four-Tracked Subway Into Two Four-Tracked Systems and Double Present Capacity of the Interborough Whitney Travis H. March 10, 1918 The New York Times August 26, 2016 12 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021133/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/03/10/archives/the-seventh-and-lexington-avenue-subways-will-revive-dormant.html?searchResultPosition=1 livehttps://www.nytimes.com/1918/05/19/archives/article-1-no-title-east-tank-line-west-trunk-line-park-place.html Public Service Commission Fixes July 15 For Opening of The New Seventh and Lexington Avenue Subway Lines — Will Afford Better Service and Less Crowding — Shuttle Service for Forty-Second Street — How the Various Lines of the Dual System Are Grouped for Operation and List of Stations on All Lines May 19, 1918 The New York Times November 6, 2016 32 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021117/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/05/19/archives/article-1-no-title-east-tank-line-west-trunk-line-park-place.html?searchResultPosition=1 live The 116th Street station opened on July 17, 1918, with service initially running between Grand Central–42nd Street and 167th Street via the line's local tracks.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/17/102723156.pdf Lexington Av. Line to be Opened Today July 17, 1918 The New York Times April 21, 2020 en-US 0362-4331 13 December 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211214183011/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/17/102723156.pdf live1918-07-17 Lexington Subway to Operate To-day 8 New York Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald/66004851/ 2023-05-30 On August 1, the "H system" was put into place, with through service beginning on the new east and west side trunk lines, and the institution of the 42nd Street Shuttle along the old connection between the sides.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 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 live1918-08-02 New "H" System Brings Worst Subway Jam 1, 6 New-York Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-new-h-system-brings-w/125572944/ 2023-05-30 The cost of the extension from Grand Central was $58 million.July 11, 1918 Finish a New Link of the Dual Subway; Lexington Avenue Line North of Forty-second Street to Begin Local Service Wednesday. Branch Extends to Bronx Through service, with Times SquareGrand Central Shuttle Connections, to Open Soon. Changes in the Bronx. 20 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1918/07/11/archives/finish-a-new-link-of-the-dual-subway-lexington-avenue-line-north-of.html live January 8, 2017 0362-4331 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021118/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/07/11/archives/finish-a-new-link-of-the-dual-subway-lexington-avenue-line-north-of.html?searchResultPosition=1 Later years 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 This station was renovated in 2003, along with the 77th Street and 86th Street stations on the Lexington Avenue Line. As part of the project, structural deficiencies were repaired, signage and lighting were enhanced, electrical service was upgraded, station facilities were rehabilitated, new fare arrays and a new token booth were installed, and portions of the station were upgraded to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. In addition, visual clutter was eliminated, and artwork was installed. The contract for the station renovation project, which was expected to take two years, was expected to be advertised in October 2000.July 2000 Forecast of MTA Capital Program Contracts July - December 2000 http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/eye-nyct.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000816070400/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/eye-nyct.htm August 16, 2000 July 29, 2021 mta.nyc.ny.us Metropolitan Transportation Authority The contract for these three stations was awarded in October 2001, and the projects were done in-house. The cost of the work at 116th Street station was $15.5 million, of which $12.3 million came from the Federal government.December 12, 2002 Contract Capers: Excess Costs and Politics in MTA Contracting https://ppefny.org/wp-content/uploads/2002/12/20021212OtherContractCapers.pdf live July 29, 2021 ppfeny.org Public Policy and Education Fund of New York 11, 13 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015608/https://ppefny.org/wp-content/uploads/2002/12/20021212OtherContractCapers.pdf 2019-02-07 Station layout This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms, and serves local trains only. The two express tracks pass underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms.trackref trackbook3 The 6 stops here at all times, and the 4 stops here during late nights.timetable 4timetable 6 The station is between NYCS 125th Street Lexington to the north and NYCS 110th Street Lexington to the south.map Fare control is at platform level, and no crossover or crossunder is provided.http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/116n6/116n69.jpg The exit on the uptown side Cox Jeremiah June 10, 2011 subwaynut.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150601050809/http://subwaynut.com/irt/116n6/116n69.jpg June 1, 2015 December 19, 2018 deadhttp://www.subwaynut.com/irt/116n6/116n613.jpg Approaching the downtown turnstiles Cox Jeremiah June 10, 2011 subwaynut.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150601050543/http://subwaynut.com/irt/116n6/116n613.jpg June 1, 2015 December 19, 2018 dead The station has standard IRT number and station name tiles. Both platforms have emergency exits from the lower level express tracks. Exits thumb|Uptown entrance This station has staircases that lead out to the four corners of the intersection of 116th Street and Lexington Avenue. Staircases on the western corners serve the southbound platform, while those on the eastern corners serve the northbound platform. There are no crossovers or crossunders between the platforms that would allow free transfers between directions.https://new.mta.info/document/2126 116th Street Neighborhood Map April 2018 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority December 28, 2020 December 27, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211227193054/https://new.mta.info/document/2126 live References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?5:3112 IRT East Side Line 116th Street nycsubway.org — In Everything There is a Season Artwork by Robert Blackburn (2005) Station Reporter — 4 Train Station Reporter — 6 Train MTA's Arts For Transit — 116th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) 116th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:IRT Lexington Avenue Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1918 Category:1918 establishments in New York City Category:East Harlem